Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE
Dunedin, Hamilton
22/09/2012 - 23/03/2013
"An admirable venture..
"When Harry meets Charlie..
NAUGHTY BAD GIRLS
Hamilton
21/09/2012 - 23/09/2012
"Universality of personal angst resonates..
BAXTER IN THE DARK, Te Rongo o Te Wairua
Hamilton
21/09/2012 - 21/09/2012
"Eye-opening rawness in the dark..
DRACULA
Hamilton
29/08/2012 - 08/09/2012
"How madness and evil become the norm..
THE MERCHANT OF VENICE
Hamilton
16/08/2012 - 25/08/2012
"Low comedy and high drama..
STANDSTILL
Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton
09/03/2011 - 07/07/2012
"Irreverent, bizarre, compelling..
"Treadmill of life presents novel and engaging theatre..
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Cirque Non Sequitur
Hamilton, Auckland
30/06/2012 - 12/08/2012
"Homegrown fetish, fantasy and nightmare with mystery, humour, pathos, menace and gorgeous bodies..
"Tantalising images disrupted by humour; fantasy juxtaposed with hyper-realism …..
Five Go Mad on Improv
Auckland, Hamilton
11/05/2011 - 29/06/2012
"Lashings of hilarity, drollery and double entendres..
"Another Blytonian adventure – Hoorah!..
Ka Hao te Rangatahi: The New Net Goes Fishing
Hamilton
28/06/2012 - 05/07/2012
"Refreshing in its honest simplicity..
RICHARD MEROS SALUTES THE SOUTHERN MAN
Takaka, Auckland, Dunedin, Nelson, Hamilton, Wellington
08/03/2012 - 01/12/2012
"Cleverly constructed and excellently performed..
"A salute to the Southern Man..
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Desperate Antics
Hamilton
01/10/2011 - 01/10/2011
"Satirical humour in ‘peach’ of a play..
Atonal Heart : four monologues
Hamilton
30/09/2011 - 05/07/2012
"Tales of the weird and creepy give laughter and pause..
"Intelligent, original, polished..
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The Massacre of Glencoe
Hamilton
22/09/2011 - 29/09/2011
"An eerie re-enactment..
Spring Awakening
Hamilton
26/09/2011 - 27/09/2011
"The timeless quest to know about sex..
The Word Becomes Me
Hamilton
23/09/2011 - 24/09/2011
"The heart is still a lonely hunter..
King Lear
Hamilton
05/08/2011 - 20/08/2011
"Great play done exceptionally well..
GURU OF CHAI
Auckland & Wellington, Wellington, Nelson, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Wanaka, Auckland, NYC, USA, Christchurch, Raumati
11/02/2010 - 11/08/2024
"Guru of Chai is ‘pure theatre magic’..
"Resonant themes of love, loss and redemption leave a lasting impact..
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Heat
Hamilton, Auckland, Dunedin, Nelson, Wellington
01/07/2010 - 19/02/2011
"Emotions run hot as relations turn frigid..
"Dramatic, comic, confrontational, visceral, moving..
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Apollo 13: Mission Control
Auckland, Hamilton
20/07/2009 - 15/08/2009
"A fun experience with real dramatic tension..
"An interactive treat: ‘Failure is not an option’..
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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