Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Ivan Aristeguieta - Too Easy
Wellington
14/05/2024 - 15/05/2024
"Weaves multiple threads with consummate skill..
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel - Live on Stage
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
23/04/2024 - 19/05/2024
"Ensemble work makes this Exotic production sing..
"A satirically amusing socio-political commentary..
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H.R. The Musical
Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington
01/02/2024 - 22/05/2024
"Every song and scene is immaculately written, rehearsed and delivered..
"Riotous send-up of corporate culture...
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Trent H Baumann – Stop the Noise. Listen to the Music.
Wellington
14/05/2024 - 18/05/2024
"A reminder to support the world we want to see and live in..
Cancer and Cartwheels
Wellington
14/05/2024 - 14/05/2024
"Courageous and resoundingly funny..
Rhiannon McCall – Toxic Shock Bimbo
Wellington
14/05/2024 - 18/05/2024
"A truly unique, energised, and bold offering..
Lana Walters – Don't Lick That
Wellington
14/05/2024 - 18/05/2024
"An amusing hour..
PRIMA FACIE
Wellington, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Nelson
24/06/2023 - 01/11/2024
"The judicial system masterfully examined and embodied..
"Cracking courtroom tour-de-force mentally and emotionally spellbinding..
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Alayne Dick – Purple is the Gayest Colour
Wellington
07/05/2024 - 11/05/2024
"Filled with heart and our hearts are full also..
LIGHT CYCLES
Wellington
11/05/2024 - 09/06/2024
"Wondrous, entrancing and delightful (or should that be enlightful?)..
Joana Joy: Standing Still
Wellington
29/06/2023 - 10/05/2024
"Bevy of excellent one liners and snazzy physicality..
"Fearless, playful, intriguing and refreshing..
Swan Lake - The Royal NZ Ballet
Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland
18/07/2013 - 05/05/2024
"Freshness and immediacy of a newly minted work..
"Sumptuous production..
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Tough Tiger Fist – Star-Crossed Brothers
Wellington
07/05/2024 - 11/05/2024
"Tough Tiger Fist deliver a manic good time..
"Like a couple of seven-year-olds putting on a show at a family gathering..
End of Summer Time
Wellington
04/05/2024 - 09/06/2024
"Rutherford superb in latest play in ‘Dickie’ saga..
"Amusement, laughter, gasps and ‘oof’s at the slings and arrows launched by life..
Jerome Chandrahasen ON WORDS
Wellington
07/05/2024 - 11/05/2024
"A phatic fifty minutes of social commentary..
Destiny's Cousin: The Reunion Spectacular
Wellington
07/05/2024 - 09/05/2024
"Something for everyone who’s ever sung along to bubblegum pop in their bedroom..
Tom Sainsbury – The Man with the Cup From the Staffroom
Wellington
07/05/2024 - 11/05/2024
"Like having a few wines and a laugh with particularly humorous colleague..
Advait Kirtikar – New Show, Who Dis?
Wellington
07/05/2024 - 11/05/2024
"Pleasantly simmering between nervous and flaring...
"Amusing and entertaining if blurred by pace..
2024 Best Foods Comedy Gala
Wellington
04/05/2024 - 04/05/2024
"Local acts hold their own in mixtape of comedy..
"An hilarious evening of bubbly artists trying their luck at gauging a giggle..