Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Happy Home Road
Christchurch
06/08/2009 - 08/08/2009
"Where is the magic of risk and spectacle?..
Vienna Verona
Wellington
05/08/2009 - 15/08/2009
"A step up..
"Mongrel play..
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Winded
Christchurch
05/08/2009 - 08/08/2009
"Creative and captivating..
Naomi Ferguson: Songs My Mother Taught Me
Wellington, Christchurch
05/08/2009 - 10/12/2009
"Gorgeous, golden voice..
"From naïve to hippy to wah-wah crystallised in song..
Bollocks
Auckland
04/08/2009 - 08/08/2009
"Brilliant script convincingly played..
Gestalt
Auckland
16/03/2009 - 05/08/2009
"Geekville revisited..
"Feelgood X-Box Romcom..
Apollo 13: Mission Control
Auckland, Hamilton
20/07/2009 - 15/08/2009
"A fun experience with real dramatic tension..
"An interactive treat: ‘Failure is not an option’..
Portrait of an Unidentified Man
Christchurch
30/07/2009 - 02/08/2009
"Feats of illusion..
Love You Approximately
Christchurch, Wellington, Dunedin
28/07/2009 - 20/03/2011
"Much to like..
"Unmoved by love..
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La Sylphide
Wellington, Christchurch, Invercargill, Auckland, Dunedin, Napier
30/07/2009 - 03/09/2009
"Perpetuating imperial European cultural legacies..
"Polished performances capture true spirit of this melodramatic dance..
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Once and for all we’re gonna tell you who we are so shut up and listen
Christchurch
30/07/2009 - 02/08/2009
"Battering spontaneity pushes boundaries..
Rafael Bonachela’s 360°
Christchurch
31/07/2009 - 01/08/2009
"Notions of The Matrix hang around all night..
Le Sud
Hamilton, Christchurch, Clyde, Central Otago, Wellington, Wanaka, Dunedin
29/04/2009 - 11/10/2010
"A comedy of manners, not politics..
"Kiwis with a taste of French..
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Lullaby Jock
Wellington, Auckland
27/07/2009 - 29/05/2010
"A brave piece..
"One man show (not that you’d notice) is a brilliant portrayal of a father by his son..
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The 39 Steps
Wellington
18/07/2009 - 13/02/2010
"Stands up better than well to a second visit..
"Step up for laughs..
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Starlight Express
Auckland, Wellington
01/07/2009 - 09/08/2009
"Spectacularly heart-warming ride hits the right emotional chord..
"Thrill-a-thon of sound and movement..
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Angels
Christchurch
16/07/2009 - 15/08/2009
"Rich Pasifika flavour with a twist worth waiting for..
"Voices of Pasifika women: musical, comical, thought-provoking..
The Intricate Art of Actually Caring
Dunedin, Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, New Plymouth, Hastings, Hamilton, Wanaka
10/02/2009 - 28/06/2012
"On the road again..
"Deliciously laconic, funny and captivating..
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God of Carnage
Auckland
25/07/2009 - 15/08/2009
"Tulips, vomit and insults fly..
Memoirs of Active Service
Auckland, Gisborne, Hamilton
02/07/2009 - 23/08/2009
"Humour and harsh realities recalled..
"Of love and war..
Hurai
Dunedin
16/07/2009 - 25/07/2009
"Compelling drama a stunner..
"Stripped back, declamatory drama..
Performance Arts in Oz
Australia
26/06/2009 - 12/07/2009
"Uneasy alliances between theatre, other art forms, and the aesthetics of the everyday..