Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Rabbit Hole
Wellington
19/07/2011 - 30/07/2011
"Wrenching tale of parents’ grief..
"A moving play and performance..
Hamlet
Wellington
22/07/2011 - 06/08/2011
"An understanding simple and unschooled..
"A quirky Hamlet, but it grabs attention..
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A Lion in the Meadow and Other Stories
Auckland
16/07/2011 - 30/07/2011
"Mahy magic wins the day..
The Great Rugby Robbery
Christchurch
20/07/2011 - 23/07/2011
"Big, bold and silly..
King Arthur
Auckland
20/07/2011 - 30/07/2011
"Brilliantly batty..
Shakespeare: As You Write It
Christchurch
20/07/2011 - 20/07/2011
"Comical-historical-tragical freshness..
Hansel & Gretel
Christchurch
20/07/2011 - 23/07/2011
"A charming and slightly offbeat entertainment..
The Adventures of Pinocchio
Wellington
19/07/2011 - 30/07/2011
"Sure to win hearts and delight audiences..
Super Nan
Dunedin
18/07/2011 - 30/07/2011
"And the sponsor runs away with the show?..
A Collection Of Nonsense – The Owl and the Pussycat & Other Oddities
Auckland
19/07/2011 - 29/07/2011
"Big on talent and artistry – treat yourselves..
Awhi Tapu
Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington
22/06/2011 - 30/07/2011
"Truly remarkable revival..
"A subtly subversive confrontation..
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The Flying Kiwi Circus
Christchurch
18/07/2011 - 27/07/2011
"A skills-based show with impressive comic elements..
A Knight to Remember
Wellington
18/07/2011 - 30/07/2011
"The formula succeeds again..
Le Sud
Palmerston North
16/07/2011 - 27/08/2011
"‘Sud’ missile on target as an irrepressible comic fantasy..
"Often very funny romp nearly always entertaining..
Short+Sweet Theatre, Auckland 2011
Auckland
05/07/2011 - 17/07/2011
"2012 Top 30 – Week 2 Sweet As..
"Top 20 Week 2: Bigger, brighter, better..
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Rumpelstiltskin
Wellington
16/07/2011 - 30/07/2011
"Ageless tale engages is modern context..
Boxes
Wellington, Auckland
03/07/2010 - 30/07/2011
"The eternal domestic struggle..
"Charming ingenuity..
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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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Go Solo 2011
Wellington
11/07/2011 - 23/07/2011
"Groups C and D..
"Groups A and B..