Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
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..