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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..

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