Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
blip
Wellington
31/01/2024 - 04/10/2024
"Pure honesty, total freedom: immersive joyous theatre..
"Engaging, well designed, skilfully presented, challenging-but-not-off-putting..
Suitcase Show
Wellington, Nelson
29/02/2024 - 30/10/2024
"Enchanting, magical stories of love, climate change, obsession and death..
"Satisfaction in having our senses well tricked and inventively strummed..
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The Big Butterfly
Christchurch
03/10/2024 - 06/10/2024
"There’s a peace in this performance that is like a warm hug..
CAT vs DOG
Nelson
28/09/2024 - 12/10/2024
"Captivating story line played out with love..
Wedlock: A Drag Wedding
Wellington
28/09/2024 - 28/09/2024
"Joyous, sexy and endearing..
Am I A Surfer Now?
Wellington, Whangarei
07/08/2024 - 03/10/2024
"Fearless? Definitely. But also charming, absurd, and ultimately very funny...
Disaster
Wellington
02/10/2024 - 06/10/2024
"Is it profound or just a game? Either way it’s absorbing...
Petty Grievances
Whangarei
27/09/2024 - 12/10/2024
"Burning up with laughter and it feels so right..
Tangihanga
Wellington, Rotorua, Whangarei, Auckland, Hastings
28/08/2024 - 25/10/2024
"With thirty plus characters, Neho’s transitions are seamless making this a must-see performance. ..
"Caricatures germinated from kernels of truth that shine from within..
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The Myth-Adventures of Vincent Andrew-Scammell
Wellington, Auckland, Whangarei
21/02/2024 - 28/09/2024
"A giddy,high-energy rampage through Greek mythology...
MR FUNGUS
Wellington
05/10/2021 - 05/10/2024
"Special delights in effusive silence..
"Funny and charming..
Trees, Bees and Me
Wellington
28/09/2024 - 12/10/2024
"Heartfelt, uplifting, deeply moving and funny..
Mamma Mia!
Christchurch
27/09/2024 - 12/10/2024
"Fizzing with energy and zeal..
We, The Outsiders
Wellington, Dunedin, Auckland, Whangarei
31/01/2024 - 29/09/2024
"A Gathering of Migrant Stories..
"Intensely personal stories performed with commitment and energy..
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Rutene Spooner's Be Like Billy?
Christchurch, Rotorua, Gisborne, Auckland, Nelson
25/03/2023 - 25/10/2024
"A Question for the Times..
"An outstanding show, a fine performer, so proud of how far we’ve come...
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Matilda the Musical
Auckland
24/09/2024 - 29/09/2024
"Directors Meese and Mouat create magic with this stunner of a show...
Te Radar's CookBookery!
Nelson, Auckland
06/09/2024 - 01/12/2024
"Culinary lunacy, celestial voices, Aunt Daisy's recipe for swan, and Te Radar - a splendid recipe for holiday fun..
"Go for the cherries, stay for the carrots..
Ngā Rorirori
Auckland, Wellington
12/09/2024 - 22/09/2024
"Great dance, awesome music, mistaken identities, wacky hijinks, cutting satire, and a happy ending..
"Fills the room with mauri and juicy ahua..
The Mario LaNZa Valentines Fantasy
Rotorua
21/09/2024 - 21/09/2024
"A wonderful show which absolutely must be performed again and again..
Rigoletto
Auckland
19/09/2024 - 25/09/2024
"Pace and polish place this well-proven production at the zenith of operatic musical entertainment...
Essence Unfolding
Auckland
19/09/2024 - 21/09/2024
"A testament to the power of art in helping people work and walk through the dark..
"Green’s outstanding physical journey drenched in the imagery of hope, of optimism, of promise...