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Womanz Work! Plays from New Zealand’s Female Playwrights

(not a specified venue)

31/05/2011 - 08/07/2011

"Energetic and engaging no frills theatre..

"Delicious slices of theatrical pie splendidly acted and beautifully directed..

C’Mon Black!

Wellington, Wanaka, Tauranga

13/04/2011 - 27/10/2011

"A stereotype in three dimensions..

"Far from being just a game..

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Red

Auckland

04/06/2011 - 25/06/2011

"Powerful portrait of an abstract artist..

"Engages the visceral and pits it against the mundane..

Five Women Wearing the Same Dress

Christchurch, Dunedin

03/06/2011 - 23/07/2011

"Hotshot entertainment in provocation to blandness..

"And now a toast to the bridesmaids..

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Sheep

Wellington

25/05/2011 - 11/06/2011

"Of men, women, machines and sheep..

"The crowning glory of Willem Wassenaar’s four-year tenure..

Flipside

Palmerston North

28/05/2011 - 02/07/2011

"A wealth of understanding of human nature..

"Raw and rugged, dramatic, compassionate and uplifting love song of the sea..

The Keepers

Auckland, Wellington

31/05/2011 - 29/09/2012

"Hypnotic weave..

"Too many unanswered questions..

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Carluccio and the Queen of Hearts

Dunedin

26/05/2011 - 04/06/2011

"Scots pretender portrayed in Florentine decadence..

"Trapped by lost dreams..

The Brothers Size

Auckland

27/05/2011 - 18/06/2011

"Art and life as one..

Jailbait

Auckland

24/05/2011 - 28/05/2011

"About as elegant as it is awkward..

Shine Lady

Leigh, north of Auckland, Auckland

18/05/2011 - 30/05/2011

"A bejewelled celebration of the primordial feminine..

"A fluid, feminine performance..

Stravinsky Selection - Royal NZ Ballet

Invercargill, Auckland, Wellington

20/05/2011 - 09/06/2011

"Two tough acts for poor Petrouchka to follow..

"Satisfied with Great Success is the delight in this Triple Bill..

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The Foreign Monologues

Auckland

25/05/2011 - 28/05/2011

"The only thing you risk is your time..

The Bird Song

Wellington

21/05/2011 - 28/05/2011

"We know where this bird’s going..

"An excellent way to end the day or start your evening..

Boomers Behaving Badly

Wellington, Hamilton

28/05/2010 - 27/02/2013

"Boomer blooms with talent and wit..

"Slightly self-mocking songs and stories..

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