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Double Portrait: Finding Frances Hodgkins

Waikanae, Hamilton, Wellington

27/11/2009 - 07/07/2012

"A passion to paint against all odds..

"Handstand on Hodgkins a revelation..

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Wolf’s Lair

Wellington, Auckland

26/02/2009 - 12/12/2009

"You have to see it..

"Guilt-driven portrait..

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Confessions of a Drag Queen

Auckland, Wellington

25/11/2009 - 19/03/2011

"I was interested, I was engaged, I laughed …..

"Not so much of a confession but certainly not a drag..

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So Many Disappointed Men

Wellington

27/11/2009 - 27/11/2009

"A colourful range from touching to humorous..

Distraction Camp

Wellington, Christchurch

27/11/2009 - 11/09/2010

"Driven to Distraction..

"No escape as reality and illusion unite..

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My London Sojourn

Auckland

25/11/2009 - 27/11/2009

"Deeply funny, perfectly irreverent, intensely melodramatic, truly disturbing..

"Meet Sainsbury’s self-important denial-ridden bloody-minded control freak..

GAS

Wellington

24/11/2009 - 05/12/2009

"Too much..

"A joyous, energetic experiment..

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New Zealand School of Dance Graduation Season 09

Wellington

18/11/2009 - 28/11/2009

"End dance..

"A reminder of life’s good things..

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Roger Hall’s Dick Whittington and his Cat: The Pantomime

Wellington

14/11/2009 - 16/01/2010

"Loud music..

"Invention and lunacy are alive and well..

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Espiritu Flamenco

Wellington

20/11/2009 - 22/11/2009

"Spanish dance traditions celebrated..

"Olé..

The Pohutukawa Tree

Auckland

03/09/2009 - 26/09/2009

"Deep roots..

"Rewarding production of deeply perceptive play..

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Anything Goes

Christchurch

21/11/2009 - 13/02/2010

"A spirit lifter..

Whitireia Performing Arts Grad Show 2009

Wellington

19/11/2009 - 21/11/2009

"Multi-skilled ambassadors..

Blowing It

Auckland

11/11/2009 - 22/11/2009

"Warts-and-all insight into undercover depravity..

Peter Pan

Palmerston North, Christchurch, Invercargill, Auckland, Napier, Dunedin, Wellington, Hamilton

30/10/2009 - 10/12/2009

"A window to magical world of adventure, secrets and spectacle..

"Applause richly deserved for rollicking performance..

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Flintlock Musket

Auckland

17/11/2009 - 28/11/2009

"Moving and vital: a rejuvenating insight into how our nation came to be..

"Shooting high..

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