Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
BANGING CYMBAL CLANGING GONG
Wellington, Auckland, Havelock North
26/08/2014 - 24/09/2016
"Off Beat..
"Touches the bleeding Barbarian heart..
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THE THINGS WE DO
Wellington, Hamilton, Auckland, Palmerston North, Waiheke Island
24/02/2015 - 01/11/2015
"Capable and promising..
"Fluid segues from common to surreal..
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THE STRONGER After Strindberg
Auckland
28/10/2015 - 07/11/2015
"Intelligent, thoughtful and unashamedly serious when it needs to be..
THE WINE PROJECT (2017)
Nelson, Tauranga, Wellington, Hamilton, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dunedin, Auckland, Havelock North, Wairarapa
18/10/2015 - 21/10/2017
"Bouquet charms, teases, taunts and celebrates..
"Expanding our minds and pleasure receptors..
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LE NOIR – THE DARK SIDE OF CIRQUE
Auckland, Christchurch
28/10/2015 - 17/11/2015
"Making the impossible seem easy..
"A fantastical feast for circus lovers..
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SOLOTHELLO
Hamilton, Palmerston North, Tauranga, Auckland, Wellington, Napier, Nelson, Bay of Islands
14/02/2015 - 05/04/2017
"Transfixing magic at Waitangi..
"Original, captivating and charming..
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DIRT AND OTHER DELICIOUS INGREDIENTS
Wellington, Tauranga, Havelock North, Hamilton, Dunedin, New Plymouth, Auckland
14/03/2015 - 14/10/2017
"Dynamic, fresh and totally engaging..
"A heady whirlwind of flavour and laughter..
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AFAKASI
Auckland
27/10/2015 - 31/10/2015
"Polished execution of profound and intricate material..
LEO: The Anti-Gravity Show
Wellington, Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch, Wairarapa, Nelson, Tauranga
13/03/2012 - 20/01/2019
"SEE IT!..
"A show of supreme intelligence..
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THE LESSON
Auckland
27/10/2015 - 31/10/2015
"This way madness lies..
THE MOONCAKE AND THE KŪMARA
Oamaru, Hamilton, Tauranga, Wellington, Nelson, Auckland
08/10/2015 - 08/07/2017
"Pertinent then and now..
"Fluid, powerful and thought provoking..
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THE ROAD THAT WASN'T THERE
Wellington, Auckland, Lyttelton, Dunedin, Nelson, Wairarapa, Tauranga, Hawea, Invercargill
12/02/2013 - 01/08/2020
"Magical storytelling with one problematic element..
"Combines all the very best parts of theatre and storytelling..
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30FORWARD- Footnote New Zealand Dance
Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland, Tauranga, Wairarapa
28/07/2015 - 30/10/2015
"Searching, experimenting and yearning choreography..
"Memorable and spirited celebration of 30 years of Footnote..
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PROMISE AND PROMISCUITY: A New Musical by Jane Austen & Penny Ashton
Whangarei, Dunedin, Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Christchurch, Nelson, Wellington, Greytown, Hamilton
27/02/2013 - 29/11/2020
"Multi-talented performer has audience laughing in minutes..
"Winning formula leaves audiences smiling..
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MICHELE A’COURT in STUFF I FORGOT TO TELL MY DAUGHTER
Invercargill, Havelock North, Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin, Bay of Islands, Nelson
27/04/2013 - 06/04/2017
"Self-deprecating, honest, forth-right, confident, grounded and bloody funny..
"Everyone leaves the theatre with a smile..
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BARNIE DUNCAN in CALYPSO NIGHTS
Nelson, Wellington, Hamilton, Edinburgh, Scotland, Auckland, Dunedin
01/05/2013 - 07/10/2016
"From bewilderment to dancing via calypso..
"Sexy, mysterious and political..
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