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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..

GREEDY CAT 2020

Auckland

19/09/2020 - 16/10/2020

"A feast for all ages..

A LITTLE BROWN LIE

Global

17/09/2020 - 27/09/2020

"Pitch perfect interplay of comedy and drama, te reo and English..

From Scratch PAX PACIFICA

Christchurch

18/09/2020 - 18/09/2020

"An amazing, coherent organism, both free and utterly precise..

Kristian Fredrikson: Designer

Global

04/10/2020 - 30/09/2021

"A major theatre designer of his generation..

JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR

Wellington

17/09/2020 - 26/09/2020

"Slick and raw, vibrant and stark, brutal and ultimately inspiring..

48 NIGHTS ON HOPE STREET

Auckland

16/09/2020 - 20/09/2020

"An abstract, energised focus on human intimacy..

TAURITE

Global

16/09/2020 - 16/09/2020

"Embracing life's essentials..

WELLINGTON IS MAGIC!

Wellington

15/09/2020 - 19/09/2020

"Bemusing, surprising, memorable..

DEAR BOOBS on Stage

Dunedin

10/09/2020 - 13/09/2020

"Therapeutic theatre..

"Courage, humour and insight..

PLAY

Wellington

04/09/2020 - 12/09/2020

"Entertaining but ultimately unsatisfying..

"It’s the truth at is heart that makes Play real..

BLACK LOVER

Hastings, Auckland

09/09/2020 - 21/10/2020

"A tense, funny, brilliantly political narrative..

"Unearthing the realities of Anti-Black Racism..

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THE EUTHANASIA DEBATE

Global

29/08/2020 - 17/10/2020

"Episode 3: the Pros and Cons of Euthanasia..

"Episode Two: WELCOME TO THE DEATH CAFÉ..

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STILL LIFE WITH CHICKENS

Dunedin, Wellington, Palmerston North, Auckland, Napier

07/04/2018 - 13/09/2020

"A simple slice-of-life story told well..

"A charming story not afraid to confront difficult themes..

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ID10M

Global

10/09/2020 - 27/09/2020

"Funny but confusing..

Doom and Bloom REFLECT

Wellington

05/09/2020 - 05/09/2020

"A palpable and recognisable world constructed through improv..

THE CHOSEN ONES

Global

03/09/2020 - 06/09/2020

"Gotta love this upside-down colonialisation+genocide yarn..

"Packs a punch as we laugh out loud..

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