Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
The Many Deaths of Jeff Goldblum
Dunedin
23/03/2023 - 25/03/2023
"Surreal, slightly dystopian comedy could use some further development..
ACCESS
Wellington, Dunedin
22/02/2023 - 25/03/2023
"A work with enormous potential, but …..
"Provokes bubbles of genuine laughter or small in-breaths of empathy..
The Bear
Dunedin
22/03/2023 - 24/03/2023
"An audaciously unorthodox approach..
THE SENSEMAKER
Wellington, Dunedin
28/02/2023 - 25/03/2023
"Unique, complex, enigmatic - don't miss it..
"Fascinatingly unpredictable - a one in a thousand performance..
TITLE AND DEED
Wellington, Dunedin
14/09/2022 - 24/03/2023
"Exquisitely crafted fragments..
"Steven Ray captivating in TAHI Festival play..
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Fresher
Dunedin
22/03/2023 - 24/03/2023
"Unforgettable evening of laughter, songs, and storytelling..
An Incomplete Education (Une Éducation Manquée)
Dunedin
22/03/2023 - 25/03/2023
"19th-century French opera with a 21st-century vibe..
THE KING OF TAKING
Dunedin, Nelson, Wellington
14/10/2022 - 25/03/2023
"Entertaining excellence that pricks the pretensions of those in power..
"Masterful miming and a theatre full of laughter..
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Out at Sea
Dunedin
20/03/2023 - 22/03/2023
"Polished and energetic..
Lessons Learned From Hannibal Lecter
Dunedin
19/03/2023 - 22/03/2023
"A cracker of a comedy..
Hanna
Dunedin
18/03/2023 - 18/03/2023
"Plenty of humour to leaven a fairly serious subject ..
Lamb To the Slaughter
Dunedin
16/03/2023 - 18/03/2023
"A light-hearted and gleeful production..
DARK RADIO
Wellington, Dunedin
17/02/2023 - 19/03/2023
"Playful Pastiche on Mass-Paranoia in Spy-Thriller..
"Offers a safe space to experience paranoia and contemplate how it erupts and spreads in our world..
Wonderful
Dunedin, Wellington
10/11/2022 - 19/03/2023
"In the grand tradition of Theatre of the Absurd..
"Subtly absurdist perceptive satire full of things to leave us wondering..
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Flow
Wellington, Dunedin
05/03/2023 - 19/03/2023
"A poignant exploration of love, death, grief, and what it means to live a life that subverts expectations..
"If the purpose is to set us adrift in a Limbo where things that may once have seemed important are…..
The Apology
Dunedin
16/03/2023 - 16/03/2023
"Well-crafted for a Dunedin audience..
WINDING UP (ATC on tour)
Dunedin
06/03/2023 - 11/03/2023
"From the good life to funeral plans..
"A comic two-hander with ideal pairing..
GASLIGHT ME
Dunedin, Wellington
23/03/2022 - 04/03/2023
"An extremely intelligent, insightful and entertaining exposé of a persistent psychological condition..
"A scintillating production - both ebullient and subtle..
Magic In the Air
Dunedin
17/02/2023 - 19/02/2023
"Still relevant themes avoid malice, leaving audience charmed by mystery and mischief..