Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
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..