Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Fun Shy
Dunedin
09/12/2010 - 11/12/2010
"Vividly unusual and brutally beautiful verbal imagery..
The Second Test
Wellington, Dunedin, Auckland, Hamilton
15/02/2010 - 30/06/2012
"Unexpectedly funny rendition of a moving story..
"Production passes poignancy test in recapturing the past..
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The Real Inspector Hound
Dunedin
02/12/2010 - 11/12/2010
"Good show no mystery..
"A classic of parody..
Backwards in High Heels
Dunedin
13/10/2010 - 13/10/2010
"Intimate and focused..
"A genuine community event..
Hush
Auckland, Dunedin
12/03/2009 - 27/11/2010
"Compelling look at forces behind family violence..
"Stories of abuse safely told..
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Mates & Lovers
Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Hamilton
17/11/2010 - 30/06/2012
"Universal resonance..
"Entertaining, informative and moving..
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Red Riding Hood
Dunedin
12/11/2010 - 11/12/2010
"Panto promise of fun kept for young, old alike..
"Bawdy brilliance with extra prunes..
Where We Once Belonged
Dunedin, Auckland
04/11/2010 - 11/10/2012
"Pure delight..
"Irreverent, exuberant, revealing..
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The Butler
Dunedin, Hamilton, Tauranga, Christchurch
09/06/2006 - 16/10/2010
"Dinner party evoked through dream-like logic, comedy, disturbances, visually rich mobile tableaux …..
"Magnificent!..
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Kiri Te Kanawa in Recital
Dunedin
16/10/2010 - 16/10/2010
"Enters the spirit of any song..
Taonga: Dust, Water, Wind
Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin
12/03/2009 - 27/10/2010
"It takes a team to create magnificence..
"Poems inspired by a kuia..
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Hotel - A Cabaret
Auckland, Dunedin
14/10/2010 - 03/07/2011
"Phenomenal talents..
"Consummate showmanship in theatrical equivalent of a compilation tape..
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Heat
Hamilton, Auckland, Dunedin, Nelson, Wellington
01/07/2010 - 19/02/2011
"Emotions run hot as relations turn frigid..
"Dramatic, comic, confrontational, visceral, moving..
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Peso Medio
Dunedin, Auckland
12/10/2010 - 20/10/2010
"Palpable eroticism and admirable stamina..
Te Radar’s Eating the Dog
Dunedin, Wellington, Auckland, Vividly unusual and brutally beautiful verbal imagery
12/05/2009 - 01/10/2011
"A trip off history’s beaten old track..
"Entertaining and accessible portrait of New Zealand culture..
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L’Orfeo
Dunedin
10/10/2010 - 15/10/2010
"The more powerful for being unforced..
Back of the Bus
Christchurch, Nelson, Wellington, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dunedin, Hamilton
23/09/2008 - 28/02/2021
"Riding the bus will never be the same again..
"Fantastic!..
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