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Red Riding Hood

Dunedin

12/11/2010 - 11/12/2010

"Panto promise of fun kept for young, old alike..

"Bawdy brilliance with extra prunes..

Roger Hall’s Robin Hood: the pantomime

Wellington

13/11/2010 - 23/12/2010

"Robin still dashing in the hood..

"Robin Hood rides right through Zealandia..

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everything is ok

Wellington

06/11/2010 - 20/11/2010

"Mirror to society..

"Bleak picture of life reduced to lonely ritualism..

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The Nutcracker

Wellington, Napier, Christchurch, Auckland, Invercargill, Palmerston North

29/10/2010 - 09/12/2010

"Slick theatrical magic!..

"The Nutcracker - great to watch..

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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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Ecology in Fifths

Wellington, Hawkes Bay, Hastings

11/11/2010 - 25/10/2020

"Thought provoking and devastatingly stunning..

"Considered, live, wonderful, urgent and disturbing..

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Passage

Auckland

11/11/2010 - 20/11/2010

"Inside women’s fantasies, handbags, stories, spiritualities, traumas, regrets and fears..

Me and Robert McKee

Wellington

06/11/2010 - 04/12/2010

"Telling lies for money..

"McGee is back with urbane new play..

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The Rocky Horror Show

Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch

09/11/2010 - 12/12/2010

"O’Brien tells Rocky’s tale his way..

"O’Brien’s gift exhilarates..

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Pentecost

"Physically, emotionally, intellectually demanding..

Little White Men

Auckland

08/03/2009 - 13/11/2010

"You’ll come out wanting a shower..

"Paranoid conspiracy theory or fair warning?..

Penalties, Pints and Pirouettes

Palmerston North

06/11/2010 - 18/12/2010

"Rough-textured play deftly produced..

Friday Night Guilt Club

Auckland

05/11/2010 - 03/12/2010

"Casual weird ramblings and experimental oddities and stuff..

APOLLO 13: Mission Control

Wellington

27/02/2010 - 18/12/2010

"Mankind’s clever step..

"Wellington, we have another hit Apollo 13 launch..

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Two Fish ’n’ a Scoop

Christchurch

29/10/2010 - 27/11/2010

"Marvellous showcase of skill and invention..

"Home truths funny and easy to swallow..

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