Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Vivid Dreaming
Global, Auckland
23/03/2022 - 10/09/2022
"Vivid Dreaming Round 2 – starkly contrasting contemporary pieces..
"Picturesque smoothness...
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Waiwhakaata - Reflections in the Water
Global
26/03/2022 - 27/03/2022
"Epic Te Reo Māori physical whakapapa opera...
THE SUPER SPECIAL DISABILITY ROADSHOW
Global
10/03/2022 - 27/03/2022
"A show of exciting possibilities..
Rituals of Destruction
Auckland
02/03/2022 - 05/03/2022
"A source of bias in retrospective decision making: experimental evidence..
GASLIGHT ME
Dunedin, Wellington
23/03/2022 - 04/03/2023
"An extremely intelligent, insightful and entertaining exposé of a persistent psychological condition..
"A scintillating production - both ebullient and subtle..
Queen of Shades
Global
06/03/2022 - 07/03/2022
"Stylish Aesthetic..
Artefact - How to Behave in a Museum
Global, Dunedin, Nelson, Christchurch, Auckland, New Plymouth
20/03/2022 - 12/10/2023
"ENJOYMENT CURATED TO PERFECTION..
"Charming Funny and Human..
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CHRIS PRIESTLEY & THE UNSUNG HEROES
Dunedin
20/03/2022 - 21/03/2022
"A moving night and riveting history lesson..
THE SHIT KID
Wellington, Dunedin
22/02/2022 - 17/09/2022
"Sharni’s tale recreated with a wonderfully variegated physicality and fluent vocal delivery..
"A cheerful, cheeky show with a distinctly Kiwi flavour..
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Full Moon Folk Ball
Global
18/03/2022 - 27/03/2022
"Feel connected, thankfully, to a wider community..
DAYBREAK ESTATE
Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland
08/02/2022 - 09/04/2022
"A fanfare to chaos..
"Relentless nihilist optimism...
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INHERENT AWKWARDNESS
Global
17/03/2022 - 27/03/2022
"Various approaches to virtual performance..
AGENTS PROVOCATEURS
Wellington, Dunedin
22/02/2022 - 15/09/2022
"Incredibly powerful with a charming cheek..
"A clever idea charmingly executed..
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SHAKESPEARE IN A ONESIE
Dunedin
17/03/2022 - 27/03/2022
"A comfortably cosy evening..
BELLE - a performance of air.
Wellington
21/02/2022 - 17/03/2024
"Stunning lighting design offers many a trompe l’oeil ..
"Must see performance!..
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LIVE LIVE CINEMA: LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS
Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch, Tauranga, Dunedin, Havelock North, Nelson, Global
14/05/2015 - 27/03/2022
"Wholeheartedly worth watching..
"Most of all it is really, really clever..
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Te Mata
Auckland
02/03/2022 - 03/03/2022
"Resilience and respect, listening and challenging, safety and uncertainty...
A STAB IN THE DARK
Global
11/03/2022 - 13/03/2022
"An intriguingly dramatised meditation on the good/evil duality within individuals and our species..
GAG REFLEX
Wellington
08/03/2022 - 12/03/2022
"Leaves you gagging for more..
ANOTHER UNIVERSE
Global
10/03/2022 - 03/04/2022
"A lovely little jewel box of a piece..
ON CUBA STREET A Street Opera
Wellington
10/02/2022 - 12/02/2022
"Thought-provoking, unpredictable and totally original..
SHATTERED
Global
18/02/2022 - 12/03/2022
"Visceral, vulnerable, wholeheartedly honest and moving..