Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Mozart Dances
Auckland
22/08/2008 - 29/08/2008
"Splendid fusion of dance and music..
"US dancers provide a mesmerising spectacle..
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The Winter’s Tale
Dunedin
21/08/2008 - 30/08/2008
"A tall Tale: Shakespeare refreshed by a spot of gender-bending...
"General exuberance with a few bugbears..
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Mammals
Wellington
02/08/2008 - 30/08/2008
"Complexity of human relationships captures..
"Children make the play..
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Winter
Wellington
31/07/2008 - 09/08/2008
"Not dramatic or visual enough for stage..
"Teetering between reality and a world of dreams and fantasies..
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Ship Songs
Hamilton, Auckland, Tauranga, Wellington, Arrowtown, Paraparaumu, Wanaka
06/08/2008 - 07/04/2012
"Ship Songs Sparkles..
"Poignant, rollicking, tragic, lyrical, cheering and stirring..
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Jeff Koons
Wellington
26/08/2008 - 06/09/2008
"Pretty wacky..
"Memorable assault on your senses..
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True West
Auckland
13/08/2008 - 14/09/2008
"Entertaining role reversal..
Shining Armour
Wellington
26/08/2008 - 30/08/2008
"Thoughtful play needs excitement..
"Positively low key; mature and engaging..
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The Dentist's Chair
Wellington, Auckland
06/03/2008 - 27/09/2009
"Unmasking a darker, stranger Indian Ink production..
"Dare to confront what you fear the most..
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Strange Resting Places
Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington, (not a specified venue), Nelson, Edinburgh, Scotland
18/03/2007 - 25/08/2014
"Beautifully constructed, creative and engaging..
"Humour, pain and profound insight shared..
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The Play About The Baby
Auckland
27/08/2008 - 02/09/2008
"Surreal take on real concepts palatably presented..
Romeo & Juliet
Auckland, Palmerston North, Wellington
18/07/2008 - 24/08/2008
"Thought-provoking and emotional experience..
"All elements in harmony..
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Grace
Wellington, Auckland
19/08/2008 - 20/09/2008
"Rough around the edges but a charmer..
"Like a river love carves its own path..
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Compleat Female Stage Beauty
Hamilton
13/08/2008 - 16/08/2008
"Shakespeare, Sex & Stanislavsky channelled in rich, ugly, beautiful play..
Baghdad, Baby!
Christchurch
15/08/2008 - 13/09/2008
"Pure gold..
Heroes
Christchurch
02/08/2008 - 30/08/2008
"Tepid Soup..
"Mortality confronted with unsentimental humour..
Three Sisters
Auckland
02/08/2008 - 30/08/2008
"Caged Sisters..
"Humour finds balance with high intensity..
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White Trash Omnibus
Auckland
13/08/2008 - 16/08/2008
"Unimaginative abusers fail to move..