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Gene Pool

Wellington

16/10/2010 - 06/11/2010

"Clone machine gives birth to magical man..

"The premise has promise..

God Of Carnage

Christchurch

16/10/2010 - 13/11/2010

"Brutal comedy has audience in stitches..

"Reason v unfettered emotions..

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, The premise has promise

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..

Backwards in High Heels

Dunedin

13/10/2010 - 13/10/2010

"Intimate and focused..

"A genuine community event..

The Birthday Boy

Wellington

09/10/2010 - 06/11/2010

"Friendship and jealousy..

"Entertainingly provocative play needs to be trusted..

Deadly

Wellington

12/03/2010 - 23/10/2010

"Subtle portrayal of descent into sin..

"Richly textured physical theatre..

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L’Orfeo

Dunedin

10/10/2010 - 15/10/2010

"The more powerful for being unforced..

Passionate Choices: Love and Duty

Wellington

02/10/2010 - 02/10/2010

"NZ Opera take note: New stars rising at NZSM..

Find Me

Auckland

12/10/2010 - 16/10/2010

"Lost, adrift and unsure..

Back of the Bus

Christchurch, Nelson, Wellington, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dunedin, Hamilton

23/09/2008 - 28/02/2021

"Riding the bus will never be the same again..

"Fantastic!..

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Macbeth

Auckland, Wellington

18/09/2010 - 16/10/2010

"Great theatre: a must-see..

"A tortured king, lean, mean queen and malevolent witches pack powerful punch..

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Footnote Forte 2010

Nelson, Wellington, Auckland

07/10/2010 - 18/10/2010

"Full of surprises and fanciful conceits..

"Fresh and stimulating..

Y Chromozone

Auckland

09/10/2010 - 09/10/2010

"Definitely a winner..

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