Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
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..