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Assassins

Auckland

24/07/2010 - 14/08/2010

"Drop dead and pretty bloody gorgeous..

"Integrity in sensational staging..

Romeo and Juliet

Auckland

22/07/2010 - 14/08/2010

"Joyful performances breathe life, passion and beauty into tragic love story..

"A love story for our times..

Parlour Song

Wellington

24/07/2010 - 21/08/2010

"Song’s praises sung..

"Uneasy suburbia setting for fine performances..

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The Sunshine Boys

Christchurch

24/07/2010 - 04/09/2010

"Humour and pathos in nit-picky pair’s behaviour..

Talk

Auckland

22/07/2010 - 25/07/2010

"Wincingly funny portrayal of blatant self-interest and petty-mindedness..

Te Kaupoi

Wellington, Auckland

10/06/2010 - 23/07/2010

"Power reduced by unrevealed motivations..

"Cheeky humour escapes from repressive and brutal nz police state..

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Swan Lake On Ice

Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland

30/06/2010 - 25/07/2010

"Russian classic gorgeous served on ice with twist..

"Spectacle serves the story..

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LaLaLuna

Invercargill, Dunedin, Nelson, Christchurch

13/07/2010 - 24/07/2010

"Pure delight in finding the light..

"Everyday objects made magic with extraordinary skill..

Idiots

Auckland

20/07/2010 - 22/07/2010

"It would be idiotic to miss it..

The Young and the Witless IV

Wellington

02/06/2010 - 25/08/2010

"Unpredictable soap produces amusing absurdism..

"Format and team-work changes needed to make this work..

Rangi and Mau’s Amazing Race

Auckland

17/07/2010 - 17/07/2010

"Meeting the Matariki challenge with tongue in cheek hyperbole..

The Perfumed Garden

Christchurch

16/07/2010 - 14/08/2010

"Imagination and skill brings principled perspective to New Zealand’s place in world affairs..

D'Arranged Marriage

Dunedin

16/07/2010 - 17/07/2010

"Real affection for characters’ quirks and oddities..

I Am a Camera

Wellington

07/07/2010 - 17/07/2010

"Poignant look behind the froth of Cabaret..

"More ‘depth of field’ required..

Mark Twain & Me in Mâoriland

Wellington

13/03/2010 - 24/07/2010

"Magic and comedy in return visit to Maoriland..

"Absorbing quest a very special experience..

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Waiting for Godot

Wellington, Christchurch

30/06/2010 - 14/07/2010

"Desolation depicted with humanity, tenderness and wry humour..

"Delight in the depths of desolation..

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Young & Hungry Festival of New Theatre 2010, Wellington

Wellington

09/07/2010 - 24/07/2010

"The best of the bunch..

"Sex, aggression, manipulation for power figure in three plays..

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