Review Archive
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
BANGING CYMBAL CLANGING GONG
Wellington, Auckland, Havelock North
26/08/2014 - 24/09/2016
"Off Beat..
"Touches the bleeding Barbarian heart..
More reviews
NOT IN OUR NEIGHBOURHOOD
Wellington, Auckland, Invercargill, Dunedin, Christchurch, Palmerston North
01/03/2014 - 24/06/2017
"Devastating yet wanted more..
"The importance of this work cannot be overstated..
More reviews
VANILLA MIRAKA
Wellington, Auckland, Global
04/11/2014 - 31/05/2020
"Delightful, funny and poignant..
"A sincere quest or an ‘othering’ piss-take?..
More reviews
Short+Sweet Theatre 2016 – Gala Final
Auckland
18/09/2016 - 18/09/2016
"Some seriously inventive stuff..
SWEENEY TODD The Demon Barber of Fleet Street
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
17/09/2016 - 15/10/2016
"Can’t be recommended highly enough..
"Fleet Street Clean Sweep..
More reviews
Short+Sweet Theatre 2016 – Season 2
Auckland
13/09/2016 - 17/09/2016
"Mostly sophisticated and well-crafted with often quite exceptional performances..
Short+Sweet Theatre 2016 – Wildcard 2
Auckland
17/09/2016 - 17/09/2016
"Important development opportunity..
UNDER THE SAME MOON
Wellington, Auckland, Tauranga, Hamilton, New Plymouth
10/02/2015 - 15/09/2016
"Falls short of its promise..
"A keen observation of human nature and family..
More reviews
NO HOLDS BARD
Wellington, Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dunedin, Waiheke Island, Havelock North, Hamilton, Tauranga
16/05/2013 - 11/08/2018
"Cleverly written and performed with consummate skill..
"Excites and delights..
More reviews
SHOT BRO – Confessions of a Depressed Bullet
Auckland, Wellington, Tauranga, Kaikohe, Wairarapa, Dunedin, Invercargill
09/06/2016 - 09/05/2019
"Confronting and hard but also a safe space in which to explore the ugly realities of mental health..
"Funny, powerful, demanding..
More reviews
CLOSE CITY
Auckland
10/09/2016 - 17/09/2016
"Alluring and ultimately disturbing reverie..
"A Doll’s Hell..
More reviews
BOYS WILL BE BOYS
Auckland
08/09/2016 - 24/09/2016
"Swimming with the Sharks..
"A searing interrogation of value systems..
More reviews
GRUESOME PLAYGROUND INJURIES
Auckland
08/09/2016 - 17/09/2016
"Gruesome injuries over decades won’t cut you to the quick..
"Skilfully pinpointed truth..
SHORT+SWEET THEATRE 2016 – Season 1
Auckland
06/09/2016 - 10/09/2016
"A mixed bag of all-sorts..