Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Decodance Classical on Cuba
Wellington
23/07/2022 - 24/07/2022
"Decodance..
THE SWING
Wellington
07/02/2020 - 18/11/2023
"Made with a heart-melting level of care..
"A carefully considered and expertly crafted experience that has real potential to be an instigator of change..
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TO ALL THE FRIENDS I'VE LOST BEFORE
Wellington
21/07/2022 - 10/03/2023
"We all need a friend that earns our company and this show does just that..
"Honest, heartfelt and generous..
SHIFT YOUR PARADIGM – No Chairs Required
Wellington
01/03/2022 - 21/07/2022
"A gag fuelled laugh fest with critical and satirical insight..
"Compelling commitment and worth developing..
WONDERKIND
Wellington
09/07/2022 - 05/05/2023
"Epic creative explorations – so much experienced in so little time!..
"Humour, surprises, artistic creativity and the joy of playful friendship..
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LONG DAY’S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT
Auckland
07/07/2022 - 30/07/2022
"Simple yet effective and impeccably acted to have you hooked..
"Compels our recognition, judgement, understanding and empathy..
TIMBERRR…!
Wellington, Palmerston North
08/04/2022 - 13/08/2022
"Assured, successful, warmly recommended..
"Cutting through the blokeish obstacles..
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BURROWERS or The Secret Society of Notable Nuisances
Wellington
14/07/2022 - 23/07/2022
"Transports us back to the perceptions of childhood..
LA TRAVIATA
Wellington
09/07/2022 - 16/07/2022
"Moving and poignant..
"Carefully designed ingenuity..
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KAHA – Triple Boost
Auckland
07/07/2022 - 09/07/2022
"He tangata, he tangata, he tangata – a testament to the kaupapa of Atamira Dance Company..
KIWI COURAGE
Wellington
11/07/2022 - 22/07/2022
"Revealing parallels between birds and humans..
DREAM GARDEN
Wellington
09/07/2022 - 10/07/2022
"Lyrical acrobatics and exquisite whimsy..
THE GOLDEN ASS
Takaka, Wellington
06/07/2022 - 11/05/2024
"A fantastically engaging collection of slapstick adventures..
"An inspiring, classic, relevant, hilarious plea for empathy..
DYING SWANOLOGUES
Wellington
05/07/2022 - 09/07/2022
"More could evolve from the seeded elements..
RAW! ASMR
Nelson
30/06/2022 - 02/07/2022
"From passion through mayhem to a frenzy of fruit..
Hui (Pronounced ‘Who-ee’)
Hamilton
29/06/2022 - 01/07/2022
"Short play tackling big issues..
Krishnan’s Dairy
Auckland, Wellington, Raumati
26/08/2009 - 21/09/2022
"As fresh, remarkable and astonishing as ever..
"An enduring, honest and mesmerising milestone in New Zealand theatre..
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WAITING
Wellington, Auckland
28/06/2022 - 30/09/2023
"The perfect marriage of script, actor, and production. Physical theatre at its best...
"A spellbinding hour of poetic, physical, metaphysical, existential and practical performative excellence..
THE MATARIKI GLOW SHOW
Rotorua, Hamilton, Wellington
27/05/2019 - 25/06/2022
"Strong performers and great bones..
"Wonderful story brought to life through puppetry..
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The Veiled Isle
Dunedin
25/06/2022 - 25/06/2022
"Surreal and Original..