Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
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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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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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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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..
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..
The Guys
Dunedin
06/10/2006 - 14/10/2006
"List of eulogies falls short of great drama..
Lines of Fire
Dunedin
05/10/2006 - 22/10/2006
"Station-based promenade play could go further..
"Railway station setting transports audience..
The Glass Menagerie
Wellington
05/10/2006 - 16/12/2006
"Fresh, knowing, moving..
"Steel behind disguise of illusion..
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Hecuba
Dunedin
26/09/2006 - 30/09/2006
"Classical tragedy accessible to modern audience..
Skeleton Woman
Dunedin
30/09/2006 - 03/10/2006
"Blend of Inuit and Maori evokes emotions..
WOW World of WearableArt Awards Show 2006
Wellington
01/09/2006 - 21/09/2006
"Audience denied access to design detail and craft excellence..
Monkey's Uncle
Wellington
07/09/2006 - 27/09/2006
"Farce Imitates Life..
"Seriously funny deconstruction..