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A View from the Bridge

Auckland

21/10/2010 - 31/10/2010

"Greek tragedy alive in Little Italy..

"Inspiring view from the auditorium..

ConArtists: Austen Found - The Undiscovered Musicals of Jane Austen

Auckland

07/05/2009 - 31/10/2010

"Improv treatment real Austentatious delicacy..

"A veritable abundance of austentatious authenticity..

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Wild Cabbage

Wellington

21/10/2010 - 30/10/2010

"Well-performed theatrical anarchy..

"Darkly whimsical play has stood the test of time..

The Pohutukawa Tree

Wellington

20/10/2010 - 30/10/2010

"Decline of Maori language gives play relevance..

"Deep exploration and profound engagement not achieved..

Touch Wood

Auckland

19/10/2010 - 23/10/2010

"Amusing shenanigans..

God Of Carnage

Christchurch

16/10/2010 - 13/11/2010

"Brutal comedy has audience in stitches..

"Reason v unfettered emotions..

Gene Pool

Wellington

16/10/2010 - 06/11/2010

"Clone machine gives birth to magical man..

"The premise has promise..

The Butler

Dunedin, Hamilton, Tauranga, Christchurch

09/06/2006 - 16/10/2010

"Dinner party evoked through dream-like logic, comedy, disturbances, visually rich mobile tableaux …..

"Magnificent!..

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Superflux

Auckland

17/10/2010 - 18/10/2010

"Audio visual assault..

Kiri Te Kanawa in Recital

Dunedin

16/10/2010 - 16/10/2010

"Enters the spirit of any song..

HOTEL

Auckland

14/10/2010 - 21/10/2010

"Well worth a visit..

Taonga: Dust, Water, Wind

Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin

12/03/2009 - 27/10/2010

"It takes a team to create magnificence..

"Poems inspired by a kuia..

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Hotel - A Cabaret

Auckland, Dunedin

14/10/2010 - 03/07/2011

"Phenomenal talents..

"Consummate showmanship in theatrical equivalent of a compilation tape..

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The Sad Lament of Pecos Bill, on the Eve of Killing his Wife

Auckland, Tauranga

13/10/2010 - 28/10/2011

"Beautifully realised musical evocation of grief..

"Bold, colourful, inspiring..

Sweeney Todd – The Demon Barber of Fleet Street

Christchurch

14/10/2010 - 23/10/2010

"Quality horror..

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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Peso Medio

Dunedin, Auckland

12/10/2010 - 20/10/2010

"Palpable eroticism and admirable stamina..

Te Radar’s Eating the Dog

Dunedin, Wellington, Auckland, Greek tragedy alive in Little Italy

12/05/2009 - 01/10/2011

"A trip off history’s beaten old track..

"Entertaining and accessible portrait of New Zealand culture..

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Cabaret

Wellington

13/10/2010 - 13/11/2010

"Sally’s flight from life supports Life Flight..

"Life is a cabaret even in small scale..

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