Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
The Underarm
Palmerston North, Wellington
14/09/2006 - 25/11/2006
"Actors keep their eyes on the ball..
"Brothers at the crease..
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I Ain't Nothing But / A Glimmer In The Dark, She Said
Wellington
17/10/2006 - 26/10/2006
"You'll be puzzled..
"Go with the flow..
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Peer Gynt
Wellington
21/10/2006 - 28/10/2006
"Graduation triumph..
"Brilliant if flawed play done ingeniously..
Lines of Fire
Dunedin
05/10/2006 - 22/10/2006
"Station-based promenade play could go further..
"Railway station setting transports audience..
My Heart is Bathed in Blood
Dunedin
06/10/2006 - 21/10/2006
"The terrifying power of passion..
"Heart-wrenching tale of love lost well told..
Nga Tangata Toa - the warrior people
Wellington
18/10/2006 - 04/11/2006
"Screaming out for atmosphere and menace..
"Fiery forces..
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Master Class
Wellington
14/10/2006 - 11/11/2006
"For music lovers and historians..
"Tired old bear’s growl just as menacing as ever..
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500 Letters
Tauranga, New Plymouth, Hamilton, Nelson, Wellington, Auckland
12/10/2006 - 04/10/2008
"Trusting truth..
"Memorable memoir with music and inventive projections..
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Dance Like a Man
Auckland
13/10/2006 - 14/10/2006
"Trans-generational tale of ambition and regret..
Fuzzy Reception
Auckland
12/10/2006 - 14/10/2006
"Body poetry..
Here's Hilda!
Dunedin, Wellington
09/10/2006 - 18/02/2007
"Otago character brought to life..
"A grandmother’s remarkable story..
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Private Dancer (R18)
Auckland
11/09/2006 - 14/09/2006
"Pseudo erotica?..
Wheeler's Luck
Dunedin
11/10/2006 - 14/10/2006
"Delicious play no mere stroke of luck..
Yours Truly
Wellington
28/09/2006 - 14/10/2006
"What a Ripper..
"Ripping tale of love and murder..
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King and Country
Dunedin, Wellington
24/02/2006 - 10/10/2006
"Fearsome realities faced with song and humour..
"Cathartic theatre..
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The School for Scandal
Dunedin
05/10/2006 - 14/10/2006
"Flexibility and quantum leaps..
"Little left to languish..