Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Armslength
Wellington
18/01/2008 - 17/02/2008
"Balancing acts..
"Cracking good dialogue and actions could have been left to speak for themselves..
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PAUA
Wellington
19/01/2008 - 16/02/2008
"The price of paua..
"Action, intrigue, overt physicality with political/ecological message makes for a must-see winner..
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On The Conditions and Possibilities of Helen Clark taking me as her Young Lover
Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin
15/01/2008 - 27/09/2008
"Meros for office!..
"Perfect timing..
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A Renaissance Man
Wellington
10/01/2007 - 19/01/2007
"Mining the depths of despair, hilarity and bawdiness..
"The funny side of John Donne..
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The Great Storm of 1868
(not a specified venue)
14/11/2007 - 14/03/2009
"Unique enriching theatre..
"Immaculately presented, utterly engrossing retelling of Oamaru history..
The Wind in the Willows
Auckland
15/01/2008 - 26/01/2008
"Quietly distinctive slick family theatre..
Glide Time
Dunedin
06/12/2007 - 22/12/2007
"Laughter and affection at failings and follies of fellow NZers..
Gondwana: Land of the Giants
Auckland
09/01/2008 - 27/01/2008
"Intrepid dinosaur fans enraptured by realistic puppets..
Dance Highlights 2007
Wellington
10/01/2008 - 10/01/2008
"Looking back with pleasure and forward in keen anticipation..
2007 Wellington Theatre in Review
Wellington
03/01/2008 - 03/01/2008
"Saluting the unsung heroes..
Christmas at Te Parenga (from The End of the Golden Weather)
Auckland
25/12/2007 - 25/12/2007
"Transported from Takapuna to ‘Te Parenga’..
NOT THE MESSIAH (HE’S A VERY NAUGHTY BOY)
Auckland
15/12/2007 - 16/12/2007
"Nicely Handeled by Eric the Not-Half Idle and Company..
Dickens' Women
Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington
28/11/2007 - 09/12/2007
"Sublime character acting and acerbic commentary..
"An indefatigable treasure of the stage..
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Godzone
Wellington
04/12/2007 - 15/12/2007
"Giggles and warm fuzzies..
"Gentle spoof on Kiwi men..
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The Santa Claus Show 07
Auckland
08/12/2007 - 22/12/2007
"A Merry Little Christmas Cracker..
A Streetcar Named Desire
Wellington
24/11/2007 - 22/12/2007
"Visceral, imaginative and highly entertaining..
"Exciting work..
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A Very Merry Scriptless
Christchurch
13/12/2007 - 22/12/2007
"Ho Ho Ho Hum..
The Feminine
Auckland
12/12/2007 - 15/12/2007
"Sainsbury: fast becoming a classic playwright of his generation..