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SUNDAYS AT IRA'S

Wellington

02/04/2022 - 16/04/2022

"Let Yourself Go..

"A nostalgic and heartfelt back journey to Broadway's heyday..

JEZ & JACE

Wellington

01/04/2022 - 02/04/2022

"Resonant, refreshing, joyous..

"Rarely a moment the audience isn’t in stitches..

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..

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