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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..

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