Review Archive
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
ONE ACT/PLAY
Wellington
25/07/2020 - 07/10/2020
"Touching, beautifully staged, and satisfying..
"Absolutely fascinating to watch..
CHEKHOV'S PROP
Wellington
07/10/2020 - 07/10/2020
"Chekhov would have been pleased..
THE MUSICAL The Musical
Wellington
06/10/2020 - 06/10/2020
"A fun, fun, musical musical..
HERE'S A THING_NZIF 2020 Opening Showcase
Wellington
06/10/2020 - 06/10/2020
"Evokes the laughter of recognition and appreciation..
TROLL
Wellington, Tauranga, Christchurch, Gisborne
12/02/2017 - 04/10/2020
"A captivating old fashioned, modern fairytale..
"A near-perfect little nugget of mythic storytelling..
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SUNFLOWERS
Auckland
30/09/2020 - 04/10/2020
"Leaning Towards the Sun..
"Bittersweet romance in the face of disaster..
Super HUGH-Man – The Legend Lives On
Auckland, Hamilton, Gisborne, Rotorua, Palmerston North
20/09/2017 - 03/10/2020
"Inspired by and crafted from love..
"Unpredictable, relatable, unmissable..
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WITI’S WĀHINE
Gisborne, Wellington
05/10/2019 - 13/06/2021
"Illuminating the grace, strength, elegance and eloquence of Mana Wāhine..
"A truly special night..
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SGCNZ NATIONAL SHAKESPEARE SCHOOLS PRODUCTION 2020
Dunedin
02/10/2020 - 03/10/2020
"Promising talents revel in irony, humour, clowning, music and dancing..
YĀTRĀ
Auckland
01/10/2020 - 10/10/2020
"Exploratory, impressionistic, poetic..
THE GLITTER GARDEN
Wellington
30/09/2020 - 10/10/2020
"Blooming into life..
SNOW WHITE AND THE SEVEN PIRATES
Hamilton
30/09/2020 - 04/10/2020
"Bombastic pirates meet bush monsters..
ELEVATOR!
Wellington
24/09/2020 - 03/10/2020
"LGBTQ+ love in an ELEVATOR! STEW Productions wants to make your heart go bum bum bum..
CALL IT A NIGHT
Auckland, Global
20/09/2020 - 20/09/2020
"An existential threat becomes an existential treat..
"A thought-provoking, beautifully crafted, meta-theatrical conceit..
RANTS IN THE DARK
Christchurch, Wellington
19/01/2019 - 03/10/2020
"Energetic, relatable and mostly well-paced..
"A hero’s journey indeed..
THE SHOWS MUST GO ON The Best of Broadway
Gisborne, Christchurch
24/09/2020 - 25/10/2020
"The top end of musical theatre..
"THE SHOWS MUST GO ON..
HOLE
Wellington
22/09/2020 - 26/09/2020
"A steamy love story about healing the heart of the world..
DAYBOY
Dunedin
18/09/2020 - 19/09/2020
"Does justice to a difficult topic..
WILLIE'S WĀNANGA ON WHEELS – The Full Haerenga
Global
19/09/2020 - 04/10/2020
"Needs its tyre pressures checked..
THE BICYCLE & THE BUTCHER’S DAUGHTER
Palmerston North, Nelson, Wellington
10/09/2020 - 11/11/2023
"The totality is inspiring – not least as a superb example of the ephemeral alchemy of live theatre..
"An entertaining ride across bike-break mountain..
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THE RAFT
Dunedin
17/09/2020 - 26/09/2020
"Intense and disturbing..
"Dramatic, moving, engrossing and finally uplifting..