Review Archive
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
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..
HEART'S DESIRE
Dunedin
05/11/2020 - 07/11/2020
"External tedium contrasted with thrilling internal havoc..
"A witty, satirical gem..
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..
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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UNBRIDLED
Lyttelton
31/10/2020 - 08/11/2020
"Dancing in celebration..
SEMELE
Auckland
29/10/2020 - 06/11/2020
"A post-lockdown romp from the master of fireworks..
THE WITCHING HOURS 2020
Wellington
27/10/2020 - 31/10/2020
"Creatives at the top of their game..
"Solid truths amongst the lols..
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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VISITORS – A Darkfield Radio Experience
Global
30/10/2020 - 07/11/2020
"The closest you’ll get to a true ghost encounter this Halloween..
PARTIALLY FURNISHED
Dunedin
22/10/2020 - 24/10/2020
"We’ve all been there..
GHOST TREES
Wellington
24/10/2020 - 24/10/2020
"Incredibly personal, never self-indulgent, perfectly balanced..