Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Hamlet
Wellington
22/07/2011 - 06/08/2011
"An understanding simple and unschooled..
"A quirky Hamlet, but it grabs attention..
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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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Awhi Tapu
Auckland, Hamilton, Wellington
22/06/2011 - 30/07/2011
"Truly remarkable revival..
"A subtly subversive confrontation..
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The Lead Wait
Wellington
14/05/2011 - 10/06/2011
"Deeply satisfying..
"O’Neill-style drama with a Kiwi kind of darkness..
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Death and the Dreamlife of Elephants
Wellington
10/11/2009 - 04/06/2011
"Magical Dreamscape..
"Quest poetic but just too elephantine..
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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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Uso
Wellington
05/05/2011 - 07/05/2011
"Glee misses..
"Poverty, drugs and the ties of brotherhood..
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TIC TIC
Wellington, Auckland, Tauranga, , Dunedin
04/05/2010 - 06/10/2012
"Disparate components flow smoothly..
"Quite simply an inspiration..
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I Heart Camping
Auckland, Dunedin, Wellington
24/02/2010 - 21/04/2011
"Camp ground cringe gives laughs aplenty in under-the-canvas show..
"Romantic comedy hard to believe..
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Hear to See
Wellington
19/03/2011 - 26/03/2011
"The old-fashioned brilliance of magical tricks..
"Amazing puppeteering in a story that could work better..
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Fairy Stories
Wellington
12/03/2011 - 09/04/2011
"A sheer torrent of unstoppable talent..
"Yes camp and naughtiness, expect ’em | Plus all the rest of love’s rich spectrum..
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This Rugged Beauty
Wellington
25/02/2011 - 05/03/2011
"The nature of being Kiwi..
"Stands proud on the slopes of a metaphorical Mount Aspiring..
The Hooligan and the Lady
Wellington
24/02/2011 - 27/02/2011
"Taking the hard knocks to tell our rough and tumble stories..
"Strong social message embedded within a rollicking good entertainment..
Joseph and Mahina
Wellington, Auckland
19/02/2011 - 28/02/2011
"Coolio!..
"Delicately subtle..
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Love in the Time of Vampires
Wellington
18/02/2011 - 21/02/2011
"Deliciously coarse..
"Absurdist madness relished..
Love You Approximately
Christchurch, Wellington, Dunedin
28/07/2009 - 20/03/2011
"Much to like..
"Unmoved by love..
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The Winter's Tale
Wellington
12/02/2011 - 26/02/2011
"Zealous young actors at risk of getting hoarse..
"Energetic and Enjoyable..
think of all the fun you’ll find in the rubber room
Wellington
08/02/2011 - 19/02/2011
"Hope in Rubber Room..
"Kafkaesque Room Play..
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Broken China
Auckland, Wellington
13/04/2010 - 12/02/2011
"1950s Suburban Comedy Turns Into Smashing Finale..
"Behind the style and smile mask..
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Daughters of Heaven
Wellington
03/02/2011 - 12/02/2011
"Reality Takes Back Seat..
"Challenging roles for talented youngsters..
The Picture of Dorian Gray
Wellington
04/02/2011 - 12/02/2011
"Reality Takes Back Seat..
"Mixed-result vehicle for Wildean epigrams..
Quarantine
Wellington
03/02/2011 - 19/02/2011
"Grim Diagnosis for Island-set Quarantine..
"The realities of long-gone lives seen as metaphors for ours..
The Love of Your Life
Wellington
01/02/2011 - 05/02/2011
"‘Fairytale’ a bizarre muddle..
"Magical means in search of an end..