Review Archive
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Heat
Hamilton, Auckland, Dunedin, Nelson, Wellington
01/07/2010 - 19/02/2011
"Emotions run hot as relations turn frigid..
"Dramatic, comic, confrontational, visceral, moving..
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Etiquette
Wellington
25/01/2011 - 20/02/2011
"A thespian at your table..
"Intriguing but let down by isolation..
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The Motor Camp
Wellington
22/01/2011 - 18/02/2012
"Quirky comedy neatly resolved..
"Superbly modulated wit and flair..
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Goldilocks and the Three Bears
Christchurch
17/01/2011 - 29/01/2011
"Delightfully irreverent, relevant and fresh with local flavour..
No Taste Forever!
Wellington
13/01/2011 - 29/01/2011
"Tragic plots end up in a Marx Brothers-like finale..
"A frolic to give you colic?..
Roger Hall’s CINDERELLA – the pantomime
Auckland
12/01/2011 - 22/01/2011
"More wacky action needed amid good quips for adults..
2010 Auckland theatre wrap
Auckland
01/01/2010 - 31/12/2010
"Auckland theatre’s best of 2010..
2010 Wellington Theatre Wrap
Wellington
01/01/2010 - 31/12/2010
"Wellington theatre in rude good health..
"Wellington theatre’s highs and lows..
The Xmas Monologues 2
Auckland
20/12/2010 - 22/12/2010
"The horrific humour of Christmas madness..
MUNE an autobiography
(not a specified venue)
17/12/2010 - 31/01/2011
"A ripping yarn, a page turner..
"Multi-levelled story an absolute treasure..
Silent Night
Auckland, Tauranga, Nelson, Hastings, Whangarei, Wellington, Kerikeri
13/12/2010 - 26/11/2016
"Bitter-sweet clarity carries laugh 'til you cry survivor story..
"A beautiful piece of theatre..
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Random Acts of God & Other Stories: A Contemporary Cabaret
Christchurch, Nelson
14/12/2010 - 21/10/2011
"The best performance in Nelson Arts Festival 2011..
"Accomplished performers raise questions about power..
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Members of Our Limbs
Wellington
12/12/2010 - 12/12/2010
"Madcap antics and zany delight..
"Emotional truth at the heart of success..
Installations and Dance Films
Auckland
05/10/2010 - 11/12/2010
"Visually arresting and absorbing imagery..
I Love You, You’re Perfect, Now Change
Wellington
08/12/2010 - 11/12/2010
"A fantastic night’s entertainment..
"Love’s complex joys and pains explored..
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Fun Shy
Dunedin
09/12/2010 - 11/12/2010
"Vividly unusual and brutally beautiful verbal imagery..
Aotearoha Comedy Carnival 2010
Wellington, Auckland
09/12/2010 - 10/12/2010
"Stand-up, magic, songs and silence..
Birds of Paradise 2010
Auckland
08/12/2010 - 18/12/2010
"Mixed bag of birds need more room to move..
"Sit back and enjoy the fun..