Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
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..
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..
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..
Night Light
Auckland, Global, Rotorua, Hamilton
03/06/2022 - 17/08/2023
"Presented to a full house in Hamilton..
"Joy of watching the contrasting sequences, and the range of connecting movements..
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NGĀ RORIRORI
Wellington
18/06/2022 - 25/06/2022
"More about the how than the what or why..
"A sleek and creative romp through a mad chase to be heard and understood..
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Ad Parnassum – Purapurawhetū
Christchurch
21/06/2022 - 04/07/2022
"A compelling, multi-layered work..
BADONG
Wellington
21/06/2022 - 23/06/2022
"A fast, furious, and funny dissection of racism and more..
HE MĀORI?
Wellington, Palmerston North
21/06/2022 - 14/06/2024
"A powerful testament to the enduring quest to belong..
"Vital storytelling..
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AN OAK TREE
Hamilton
14/06/2022 - 18/06/2022
"Magic trick of metatext falls short..
THE FINAL HOURS HOUR
Wellington
14/06/2022 - 18/06/2022
"Touches our humanity while critiquing human stupidity..