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Lantern

Wellington, Auckland

21/04/2009 - 13/06/2009

"Lantern sheds light on Chinese-Kiwi cultural experiences..

"Depth and warmth..

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The Raft

Palmerston North

06/06/2009 - 04/07/2009

"Tough but rewarding..

"A beautifully written, produced and presented work of luminous satisfaction..

CATS

Auckland

06/06/2009 - 27/06/2009

"Stellar Cross performance electrifies poetic memories..

"Discipline, effort and detail made to look easy..

A Song for the Ugly Kids

Auckland, Wellington

12/05/2009 - 23/05/2009

"Infectious silliness leaves warm glow..

"Subtly insightful..

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Ngâ Manurere

Auckland

03/06/2009 - 10/06/2009

"Potent Maori writer ready to soar..

"Fledgling playwright’s subtle touch tugs the heartstrings..

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King Richard The Second

Wellington

02/06/2009 - 06/06/2009

"Intriguing to watch..

"A vivid expose of political machinations..

Cindy and Eric Go To Hell

Auckland

04/06/2009 - 07/06/2009

"Every character somehow sympathetic, no matter how dishonest or grotesque..

Othello Polynesia

Wellington

02/06/2009 - 06/06/2009

"Comic tragedy..

"Racial undertones do not register..

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Kairoa Glory – A Top Town Story

Auckland

02/06/2009 - 06/06/2009

"Hammy comedy / satire..

All The World’s a Stage

Wellington

29/05/2009 - 27/06/2009

"Henwood the hero..

"Henwood joins illustrious group..

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Don Juan in Soho

Dunedin

29/05/2009 - 20/06/2009

"Don Juan deliciously mines modern moral melodrama..

"Farcical social commentary with pathos..

The Scene

Auckland

29/05/2009 - 27/06/2009

"Clichéd ending to smoking hot Big Apple drama..

"Surreality check..

My Name Is Rachel Corrie

Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland

29/05/2009 - 25/09/2010

"Dispelling the masticated myth that is dropped into our little tweeting bird mouths by the mainstream media..

"Politics fires passion of controversial play..

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2009 Made in New Zealand

Auckland, Hastings, Hamilton, Invercargill, Dunedin, Wellington

02/04/2009 - 12/06/2009

"Reflective flights and figurative falls..

"Too wholesome, joyful and enthusiastic to excite..

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