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The Twits

Auckland

02/12/2011 - 18/12/2011

"Pair of twits has children of all ages chuckling..

"Madcap Anarchic Absurdity i.e. Dahl..

Rita and Douglas

Queenstown, Wellington, Tauranga, Dunedin, Wanaka, Auckland, Nelson

12/04/2011 - 12/04/2014

"Poignant and elegantly told..

"Deeply insightful..

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Tartuffe

Auckland

03/11/2011 - 26/11/2011

"Raunchy reworking makes clever splash..

"A veritable frottage of the senses..

Yours Truly

Auckland

30/09/2011 - 22/10/2011

"Victorian contradictions evoked with skilful stylistic shifts..

"Riveting evening of originality, theatricality and entertainment..

The First Asian AB

Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington

13/09/2011 - 25/02/2012

"Local bromance a winning combo..

"Not about the rugby..

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Venus Is...

Auckland

07/09/2011 - 17/09/2011

"Extreme physicality, intense lyricism and eroticism..

"Definitely a show to see more than once..

The End Of The Golden Weather

Auckland

03/09/2011 - 24/09/2011

"Young cast bask in Weather’s brilliance..

"A vital and vivid rendering of a great Kiwi classic..

Cirque du Soleil – Saltimbanco

Auckland

25/08/2011 - 04/09/2011

"Unparalleled production values..

"Super circus … where the incredible is normal..

Soap The Show

Wellington, New Plymouth, Hastings, Auckland

28/07/2011 - 28/08/2011

"Bathtub antics make a world class splash..

"Impressive but could do with an edit..

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Calendar Girls

Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga

10/08/2011 - 03/09/2011

"One to mark on your calendar..

"A nice play with a soothing effect..

THE FACTORY – A Pacific Musical

Edinburgh, Scotland, Auckland

13/08/2011 - 25/08/2014

"Pacific voices asserted..

"A sweet and rhythmic ride with pure Samoan soul..

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Intimacies: Sweet Thing & I’d Rather Be The Pope

Auckland

09/08/2011 - 14/08/2011

"Sinclair boldly pushes the limits..

"Watchable if somewhat abstruse black comedy..

I Love You Bro

Auckland

29/07/2011 - 20/08/2011

"Tale of chat room fantasy rooted in reality..

"True cautionary tale disturbs and stretches credulity..

Sexy Buddha

Auckland

26/07/2011 - 06/08/2011

"Called to the bar for some fine, lively sparring..

"Enlightenment at the bar..

Othello

Auckland

23/07/2011 - 13/08/2011

"Dream team’s Othello a treat..

"World class challenging art; mediocrity is not an option..

The Last Taniwha

Auckland, Dunedin

23/06/2011 - 15/03/2013

"Potential yet to be realised..

"Strong text and performers undermined by directorial inconsistencies..

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Red

Auckland

04/06/2011 - 25/06/2011

"Powerful portrait of an abstract artist..

"Engages the visceral and pits it against the mundane..

Miss Saigon

Auckland

20/05/2011 - 11/06/2011

"Polished cast add sparkle to spectacle..

"Of loss and sacrifice..

The Music of Andrew Lloyd Webber

Auckland, Wellington

03/05/2011 - 08/05/2011

"The unexpected triumph of the look..

"Lloyd Webber’s best songs performed with heartfelt emotion..

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Mary Stuart

Auckland

05/05/2011 - 28/05/2011

"Leads give Schiller’s royal scrap an electric edge..

"Accessible and neatly stylised..

Polly Hood in Mumuland

Auckland

15/04/2011 - 03/05/2014

"A triumph – and only on for a week..

"Students put da hood onto Red Riding Hood..

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Poor Boy

Auckland

19/03/2011 - 09/04/2011

"Macabre gloom in a minor key..

"Great, but the fun’s missing..

The End

Auckland

16/03/2011 - 19/03/2011

"An intriguing adaptation of a lesser Beckett … aided by a touch of the blarney..

"Endearingly poetic rendering of a wholly deficient life..

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