Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
RIGOLETTO
Wellington
23/08/2019 - 31/08/2019
"Focussed and fabulous..
BOLD MOVES
Palmerston North, Dunedin, Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland, Napier
16/08/2019 - 14/09/2019
"Delish-ish..
"Outrageously good..
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HAMLET
New Plymouth, Nelson, Napier, Wellington, Christchurch, Hamilton, Dunedin
25/06/2019 - 08/09/2019
"Slick production plays at a cracking pace..
"Triumphant revelling in challenges..
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MRS KRISHNAN’S PARTY
Auckland, Whangarei, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Wellington, Tauranga
06/12/2017 - 25/08/2019
"Astute, contagious, charming, delicious..
"Festival of renewal happily honoured with depth and levity..
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SYMMETRY
Wellington
22/08/2019 - 22/08/2019
"Fluidly and fluently evokes the unreal reality of being human..
MEASURE FOR MEASURE
Dunedin, Wellington, Napier, Nelson, Hamilton, Christchurch, New Plymouth
25/06/2019 - 07/09/2019
"Beautifully balances the comic and bawdy with the serious and heartfelt..
"An absolute masterclass in comedic Shakespearian performance..
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CRINGE WORTHY!
Wellington, Palmerston North
10/08/2019 - 26/09/2020
"Fast-paced, hilarious, harmonious nostalgia..
"High energy entertainment delightful and dazzling..
TINY DEATHS
Wellington
20/08/2019 - 20/08/2019
"Superbly crafted insights..
LOVIN’ IT
Wellington
15/08/2019 - 24/08/2019
"Consistently engaging search for meaning in the muddle..
CLUB PARADISO
Auckland, Wellington
02/06/2015 - 17/08/2019
"Shocking, surprising, insightful..
"It doesn’t get better – or scarier – than this..
I’LL TELL YOU THIS FOR NOTHING My mother the war hero
Edinburgh, Scotland, Whanganui, Dunedin, Wellington
18/09/2018 - 25/08/2019
"Kate JasonSmith's show pays tribute to her mother..
"A lesson for us all for today..
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SOLITUDE the secret life of Annie Chaffey
Wellington, Nelson, New Plymouth, Hamilton
29/11/2017 - 22/10/2020
"Woman alone: a subtle, much-needed counterpoint..
"Simple yet fascinating and admirable..
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BURN HER
Wellington
03/08/2019 - 31/08/2019
"Distils the big themes of political intrigue with insight, flair, withering wit and a welcome humanity..
ONEPU
Wellington, Christchurch
19/07/2019 - 03/08/2019
"Deep local connections..
"Rippling wind at the rim of the world..
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MEREMERE
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Gisborne
14/10/2016 - 13/10/2019
"Weaves text, movement, light and sound in startling and compelling ways..
"Life-enhancing encounters..
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THE CLEARING
Nelson, Wellington, Palmerston North, Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch
31/07/2019 - 02/11/2019
"A perplexing shadow world..
"Perplexing, intriguing, ambiguous, unknowable..
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MY FAIR LADY
Wellington
25/07/2019 - 03/08/2019
"Colourful, classical musical brought to life by Wellington Footlights..
"I could have stayed all night..
ORCHIDS
Auckland, Wellington
12/10/2017 - 27/07/2019
"Intricate and surprising and the journey into the feminine is majestically crafted..
"The feminine divine..
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