Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
HANSEL AND GRETEL (RNZB)
Wellington, Palmerston North, Napier, Christchurch, Auckland, Dunedin
06/11/2019 - 29/10/2023
"Serious themes at the heart...
"Vale Jon T. Thank you...
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Ātete - Resistance
Dunedin
30/11/2019 - 01/12/2019
"Poignant and timely essay on gendered violence..
A CHRISTMAS CAROL 2019
Christchurch
30/11/2019 - 21/12/2019
"Fun, festive fare..
Performing Object I
Christchurch
30/11/2019 - 30/11/2019
"Poignant acoustic movement..
Welcome Aboard
Christchurch
30/11/2019 - 30/11/2019
"Keeping it simple made this magical..
Flying Down Sand Dunes
Wellington
06/03/2019 - 07/12/2019
"Interrelational dynamic in action..
"A full sensory experience..
YEAR OF THE TIGER (虎—hǔ)
Christchurch
30/11/2019 - 30/11/2019
"Funny, refreshing and deeply communal..
DOGFIGHT
Hamilton
29/11/2019 - 14/12/2019
"Stars in the making..
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
Christchurch
23/11/2019 - 18/01/2020
"Forest-dwelling Fantasia..
"A storybook brought vividly to life..
NZ School of Dance 2019 Graduation Season
Wellington
20/11/2019 - 30/11/2019
"Aspiring to sprezzatura..
"A great variety of choreographic offerings..
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A BOY CALLED PIANO
Wellington, Dunedin, Oamaru, Christchurch
22/11/2019 - 22/10/2022
"Offering voices to the voiceless..
"One of the great Kiwi theatre productions of our time..
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UMA LAVA
Wellington
23/11/2019 - 07/12/2019
"Hell is the inability to relate humanely to other people..
THE GRIN REAPER
Palmerston North
20/11/2019 - 21/11/2019
"Slick writing & dry humour survive stuff-ups..
LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS LEMONS
Dunedin
16/11/2019 - 23/11/2019
"Performance skills raise the somewhat questionable script..
"Edgy play provides food for thought..
WELCOME TO THE DEATH CAFÉ
Wellington
19/11/2019 - 23/11/2019
"Leaves us with plenty to think about..
JULIET & ROMEO
Christchurch
16/05/2019 - 20/11/2019
"Unapologetic fun offered with verve and nerve..
"A clever, energetic production..
LARNACH
Dunedin
14/11/2019 - 23/11/2019
"Wide appeal from the odd story of the Larnach family..
"A clever, nuanced commentary on life in the late 1800s..