Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
The Thirty-Nine Steps
Auckland
12/02/2009 - 07/03/2009
"Story secondary to antics..
"Season opener good for a laugh despite gaps..
Faust Chroma
Wellington, Palmerston North
11/02/2009 - 21/02/2009
"Memorable and thought-provoking..
"Mind-blowing..
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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..
Turbine
Palmerston North, Wellington
30/11/2006 - 11/04/2009
"A splendidly explored dilemma..
"Winds of change..
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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 Piradicals
Wellington
13/02/2009 - 21/02/2009
"Power struggles & sexual politics..
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..
The Mountain
Wellington
12/02/2009 - 18/02/2009
"A pinnacle of performance..
"Skilful and assured ascent could go further..
Drowning Bird, Plummeting Fish
Wellington, Dunedin
11/02/2009 - 04/04/2009
"Wondrous, exciting, demanding, unfathomable, unmissable..
"Ambitious and dangerous..
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Bang Bang You’re Dead
Wellington
11/02/2009 - 21/02/2009
"A one-hour roller coaster crammed with social relevance..
Buddha Boy
Wellington
03/02/2009 - 09/02/2009
"Engaging searches for enlightenment..
"A fair and very earnest effort..
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A Mime To Kill
Wellington, Auckland
07/02/2009 - 19/03/2009
"Literally shifts the boundaries of convention..
"Quiet triumph..
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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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The Frogs Under the Waterfront
Wellington
02/02/2009 - 07/02/2009
"Cast meet challenge like ducks to water..
"Wonderfully fresh, outward-looking and entertaining..
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Colony! + Grimm
Wellington
06/02/2009 - 09/02/2009
"Challenges to bourgeoning skills enjoyable for the audience..
"New talent knocking at the stage door..
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Boomerang Lean and the She-Devil from Outer Space
Wellington
10/02/2009 - 14/02/2009
"Refreshing, original, cheeky, noncommittal …..
Duet: Falling in Love…Again + Office FYI: A Musical
Wellington
10/02/2009 - 14/02/2009
"One plot lost, a fantastic treat discovered..