Review Archive
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Fresh Talent Stands Up
Dunedin
17/03/2011 - 19/03/2011
"A lack of atmosphere and punctuation..
The Show Must Go On
Auckland
17/03/2011 - 19/03/2011
"Show about dancing cuts to the core..
"Deeply thought provoking, hilarious, layered and playful..
Who Are You
Auckland
02/03/2011 - 19/03/2011
"Dynamic, fast paced performance..
"Full out dancing and in your face social commentary..
Raybon Kan: Awesome $ecrets of Winning Thru £aziness*
Dunedin
17/03/2011 - 20/03/2011
"A close-to perfect pre-dinner show..
The Idea of America
Auckland, Waiheke Island, Wellington
23/03/2010 - 19/03/2011
"American dream on-stage..
"Messed up family’s powerful portrayal painful to watch..
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Crossing Lines
Wellington
09/03/2011 - 20/03/2011
"Being ‘Kiwi’..
"When two cultures collide..
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Mates & Lovers
Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Hamilton
17/11/2010 - 30/06/2012
"Universal resonance..
"Entertaining, informative and moving..
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Rapt
Auckland
16/03/2011 - 19/03/2011
"..a night for humanity... a night for dancers..
"Wright’s dancers in full flight to spin tale of hope against the odds..
Tomboi: Laugh Your Bits Off
Wellington
16/03/2011 - 19/03/2011
"The efficacy of self-pleasuring comedy..
"Good in parts..
The End
Auckland
16/03/2011 - 19/03/2011
"An intriguing adaptation of a lesser Beckett … aided by a touch of the blarney..
"Endearingly poetic rendering of a wholly deficient life..
Gaff Aff
Auckland
16/03/2011 - 19/03/2011
"Marvellous teamwork animates a cardboard rat race world..
"High-tech cool mixes it with mimed inventiveness..
Too Darn Hot!
Wellington
16/03/2011 - 24/03/2011
"Playing in the ironic gap between aspiration and fulfilment..
Xerxes
Auckland, Wellington
02/03/2011 - 19/03/2011
"Sheer skill and enjoyment here..
"Sublime blend of voices and orchestra..
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Boats
Wellington
14/03/2011 - 26/03/2011
"Ordinary objects ingeniously used..
The Sound of Ocean
Auckland
15/03/2011 - 18/03/2011
"Articulating water as a nourishing element..
The Whale’s Tale
Wellington
14/03/2011 - 19/03/2011
"Madness with a purpose..