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SGCNZ’s e-National University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival 2020

Global

08/11/2020 - 31/01/2021

"Scenes from The Tempest | Julius Caesar..

"Scenes from Twelfth Night | Much Ado About Nothing..

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UNDERCURRENT

Raumati, Tauranga, Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch, Wellington

24/10/2020 - 12/11/2020

"Blistering new dance works..

"Wariness, disconnection, and partying with careless abandon..

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The Ryman Healthcare season of The Sleeping Beauty

Palmerston North, Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland, Invercargill, Napier

29/10/2020 - 06/12/2020

"An evening at the ballet..

"A ballet with lockdown at its centre..

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HEART'S DESIRE

Dunedin

05/11/2020 - 07/11/2020

"External tedium contrasted with thrilling internal havoc..

"A witty, satirical gem..

THE END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER

Dunedin

05/11/2020 - 08/11/2020

"A triumph..

"A luminous, compassionate production..

EVERY BRILLIANT THING

Auckland, Gisborne

09/10/2020 - 06/12/2020

"A flawless production..

"Performing Mental Health..

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OUR MODERN EARTH (Is A F*cking Mess)

Auckland

20/10/2020 - 24/10/2020

"Our Current Moment..

"Dense, multi-disciplinary, multi-media experience somehow reassuring..

PARADISE or The Impermanence of Ice Cream

Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch

23/10/2020 - 28/09/2024

"Another brilliant theatre experience from Indian Ink..

"Secrets, science and vultures come home to roost..

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NO EXIT

Dunedin

02/11/2020 - 07/11/2020

"Unsettles audience to make them reflect..

"Captivating challenges..

PLAY PLAY 2020

Christchurch

07/11/2020 - 08/11/2020

"The perfect blend of ridiculous and miraculous..

HARLEQUEEN

Christchurch, Wellington, Dunedin

01/03/2019 - 07/11/2020

"Celebrates transgressive female fools – and shocks us..

"Howells of laughter..

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GIRL IN THE LOFT

Wellington

05/11/2020 - 14/11/2020

"Personal take on slice of London theatre history endearing and wonderfully executed..

"Captures an unusual life-to-date..

ROUTINE MAGIC / MAGIC ROUTINE

Wellington

05/11/2020 - 14/11/2020

"Mostly routine with moments of magic..

BETWEEN A CLOWN AND A DARK PLACE

Christchurch

04/11/2020 - 06/11/2020

"Entertaining and sincere engagement with fear..

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