Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Our Catharsis
Wellington, Christchurch
09/10/2013 - 04/03/2016
"Small, personal, wry and cleverly engaging..
"Unique, intelligent, thought-provoking work..
Fault Lines
Christchurch, Auckland, Nelson
19/09/2013 - 16/10/2013
"A calm anxiety..
"Epic adversity..
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IN ABSENTIA
Nelson, Christchurch, Dunedin, Hamilton
20/03/2013 - 26/08/2014
"Deeply affecting..
"Elegant and eloquent..
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And Then It Moved
Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington
15/05/2013 - 15/10/2013
"Buckets go dancing..
"A Privileged Window..
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BOMBSHELLS
Whangarei, Auckland, Hastings, Paraparaumu, Wellington, Palmerston North, Christchurch
21/03/2007 - 15/10/2013
"Unforgettable characters, writing and performance..
"Sheer brilliance..
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Demigod Half-Human
Dunedin, Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch, Hamilton
30/09/2013 - 29/03/2014
"A deep sense of hopelessness..
"Bold and impressive first full-length work..
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Antipodes Creature
Christchurch
04/10/2013 - 06/10/2013
"When Opposites Collide..
ECHOLALIA
Edinburgh, Scotland, Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
25/02/2012 - 22/08/2014
"Strong contribution to contemporary clowning and the conversation about autism..
"Fresh and Funny Surprise Package..
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Still Standing Silent
Christchurch
04/10/2013 - 06/10/2013
"Unpredictability makes for compelling viewing..
NIU SILA
Hamilton, Auckland, Whangarei, Christchurch, Nelson
13/09/2013 - 25/10/2013
"Scintillating and unforgettable..
"Tuai Sila 8½ years later..
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JOSEPH HARPER in THINK: TREE (Omoutautahi)
Christchurch, Auckland, Wellington
03/05/2013 - 12/10/2013
"Witty, literary, metaphysical and thrumming with nervous energy..
"Endearing, quirky, spontaneous, touching..
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BLACK FAGGOT
Wellington, Nelson, Edinburgh, Scotland, Melbourne, Australia, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Auckland, New Plymouth
16/02/2013 - 02/09/2015
"Powerful humanising of initially stock characters..
"Honest, raw, energetic, thoroughly entertaining and thought-provoking..
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KEEP/SELF
Christchurch, Auckland
01/10/2013 - 22/11/2013
"Meaningful encounters and gentle social commentary..
"Shared bill leaves room for elaboration..
SNAP!
Christchurch
21/09/2013 - 19/10/2013
"Cheerfully heavy hand subtracts the spice of subtlety..
On The Upside-Down of the World
Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Hamilton, Tauranga, NYC, USA, Nelson, Wanaka, Christchurch, Wellington
01/07/2011 - 25/08/2014
"Interrogating multiple selves..
"Sweet, heartfelt and tenderly funny star performance..
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GIFTED
Southland, Nelson, Cromwell, Queenstown, Tauranga, Dunedin, Invercargill, Wanaka, Alexandra, Oamaru, Wellington, Christchurch, New Plymouth
22/08/2013 - 31/10/2015
"Evocative gesture to literary treasures..
"A rich and resonating theatrical experience..
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KISS THE FISH
Nelson, Napier, Auckland, Gisborne, Christchurch, Whangarei, Wellington, New Plymouth, Tauranga, Hamilton, Kerikeri, Dunedin
10/08/2013 - 26/07/2015
"Resounding applause..
"The joke of human progress revealed..
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