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The Taming of the Shrew

Wellington

17/02/2009 - 21/02/2009

"Strong central performances..

Turbine

Palmerston North, Wellington

30/11/2006 - 11/04/2009

"A splendidly explored dilemma..

"Winds of change..

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Self Portrait

Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin

10/02/2009 - 03/04/2009

"Intriguing if a bit too explicit..

"Self-portraits of an artist danced..

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Into the Looking Glass

Wellington

07/02/2009 - 14/02/2009

"Dancing to Lewis Carroll’s Tune..

"The blurry line between dreams and reality..

The Mountain

Wellington

12/02/2009 - 18/02/2009

"A pinnacle of performance..

"Skilful and assured ascent could go further..

Faust Chroma

Wellington, Palmerston North

11/02/2009 - 21/02/2009

"Memorable and thought-provoking..

"Mind-blowing..

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Asian Tales™: Native Alienz

Auckland

12/02/2009 - 21/02/2009

"Poignant flavour to seven appetisers of home-grown Asian theatre..

"Life is simply very complicated..

Words Apart

Wellington

14/02/2009 - 18/02/2009

"Engrossing drama, fringe at its best..

"Little complexity or development..

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The Pragmatic

Wellington

14/02/2009 - 22/02/2009

"Young company flexes its muscles..

Drowning Bird, Plummeting Fish

Wellington, Dunedin

11/02/2009 - 04/04/2009

"Wondrous, exciting, demanding, unfathomable, unmissable..

"Ambitious and dangerous..

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Henry V

Wairarapa, Wellington

05/02/2009 - 28/02/2009

"A wild ride..

"Cry God for Harry his iPod and the stilt walker..

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The Thirty-Nine Steps

Auckland

12/02/2009 - 07/03/2009

"Story secondary to antics..

"Season opener good for a laugh despite gaps..

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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Jenny De Leon’s Pre-Christmas Show 2008

Auckland

19/12/2008 - 19/12/2008

"An evening’s entertainment to delight in and savour..

"Sparkler at Sea: a reflection..

Poly-zygotic

Wellington

13/02/2009 - 07/05/2009

"Greater clarity and polish in cheery hour of cultural stereotyping..

"An enjoyable way to spend an hour..

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The Many Other Lives Of Maria Madness

Wellington

14/02/2009 - 22/02/2009

"Fun with no real depth..

The Piradicals

Wellington

13/02/2009 - 21/02/2009

"Power struggles & sexual politics..

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