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DEATH OF A SALESMAN

Auckland

13/10/2012 - 27/10/2012

"I’m sold..

"Classic reading of Miller a Peach..

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THE RED CHAIR

Auckland

21/09/2012 - 06/10/2012

"Musical theatre needs MC..

"Cleverly hidden themes amid the fun..

DAY AFTER NIGHT

Auckland

18/09/2012 - 29/09/2012

"Genuinely cheesy..

"Execution sadly lacking in bold venture..

PRIVATE LIVES

Auckland

06/09/2012 - 29/09/2012

"My love-hate relationship with Silo’s Private Lives..

"Slick pastiche reboots Coward for modern audience..

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BEAUTIFUL LOSERS

Auckland, Wanaka, Cromwell, Taupo, Nelson

16/05/2012 - 27/10/2013

"Biting the Apple..

"Captivated Beats..

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THE PANTRY SHELF

Auckland

16/08/2012 - 25/08/2012

"All’s fare in madcap battle for shoppers’ carts..

"Rich and fulfilling with unexpected delights and eminently digestible..

NØUGHTY GIRLS

Auckland

16/08/2012 - 25/08/2012

"Engaging authenticity..

"Sweet voyeurism..

THE TRIUMPHANTS

Auckland

09/08/2012 - 18/08/2012

"Stylish, inventive view of challenging lives..

"Jet black comedy and a superlative debut triumph together..

AWATEA

Auckland

21/07/2012 - 11/08/2012

"Mason’s work still relevant in superb retelling..

"Awatea Shines Brightly..

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SOME EXPLICIT POLAROIDS

Auckland

14/06/2012 - 23/06/2012

"Funny, moving, confronting..

"X-rated but not too sensational..

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TRIBES

Auckland

08/06/2012 - 30/06/2012

"Now how to express my experience?..

"Riveting, heart-wrenching theatre..

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THE LION IN WINTER

Auckland

31/05/2012 - 09/06/2012

"Modern twist on wealthy family’s seething ambition works well..

"Entertaining and surprisingly funny..

RUDALI – THE MOURNER

Auckland

18/05/2012 - 26/10/2013

"Shared Tears..

"Believable yet stylised world kept in sharp, crisp, snappy focus and rhythm..

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PLANTATION

Auckland

15/05/2012 - 19/05/2012

"An entertaining and engaging slice of Pacific flavoured life..

STEPHEN K AMOS in LAUGHTER IS MY AGENDA

Wellington, Auckland

28/04/2012 - 02/05/2012

"Stand-up pro delivers great in-the-moment humour..

MRS VAN GOGH

Auckland

18/04/2012 - 02/03/2013

"A treat for fans..

"Play brings us closer to Van Gough’s vision..

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JERSEY BOYS – The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons

Auckland

14/04/2012 - 24/05/2012

"From gangsters to superstars..

"The good kind of Jersey..

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PUNK ROCK

Auckland

27/03/2012 - 07/04/2012

"Drama lays bare the brutality of bullying..

"Teen angst on overdrive..

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THE MĀORI TROILUS AND CRESSIDA - TOROIHI RĀUA KO KĀHIRA

Auckland, Wellington, London

09/03/2012 - 24/04/2012

"Remarkable, aggressive, thoughtful..

"Language no barrier to universality and tragicomic richness..

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IN THE NEXT ROOM (OR THE VIBRATOR PLAY)

Auckland

17/03/2012 - 07/04/2012

"A Play In Need of Its Own Treatment..

"Good vibrations raise laughs..

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MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING

Auckland

24/02/2012 - 06/03/2012

"Shakespeare very much at home in the post-war years..

"Well-paced charmer..

TOP GIRLS

Auckland

23/02/2012 - 18/03/2012

"You Can Be a Successful Woman, Too! (Terms and Conditions Apply)..

"Vignettes recall girl power and the glass ceiling..

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A Criminal Christmas

Auckland

05/12/2011 - 18/12/2011

"Crazy Christmas night of actor-driven fun theatre..

"Stress-relieving absurdist fun in frenetic spaghetti of activity..

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