Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Prima Facie - Dunedin
Dunedin
31/10/2024 - 17/11/2024
"A brave, mighty achievement..
Wahine Mātātoa: the (mostly) true story of Erihāpeti Pātahi
Dunedin
21/06/2024 - 23/06/2024
"Comedy protects audience from our painful history of (ongoing) colonisation and sexism..
"Beautifully encapsulates the binding power of whakapapa to connect us through time..
Company
Dunedin
22/03/2024 - 23/03/2024
"O’Connor instantly has us in thrall..
Butterfly Flutters / January Burns
Dunedin
19/03/2024 - 21/03/2024
"Some effective design elements..
White Men
Dunedin
19/03/2024 - 21/03/2024
"A well-crafted satirical punch at the patriarchy..
The Politician's Wife
Dunedin
15/03/2024 - 17/03/2024
"Actors work together like a well-oiled machine..
Saved
Dunedin
22/06/2023 - 02/07/2023
"Violence essential to impact..
"A play that still has the power to shock..
Cartographies of a Future
Dunedin
25/03/2023 - 26/03/2023
"A multi-media interactive installation work..
DARK RADIO
Wellington, Dunedin
17/02/2023 - 19/03/2023
"Playful Pastiche on Mass-Paranoia in Spy-Thriller..
"Offers a safe space to experience paranoia and contemplate how it erupts and spreads in our world..
Wonderful
Dunedin, Wellington
10/11/2022 - 19/03/2023
"In the grand tradition of Theatre of the Absurd..
"Subtly absurdist perceptive satire full of things to leave us wondering..
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THE WORLD'S FIRST LOVERS
Dunedin, Wellington
07/12/2022 - 17/06/2023
"An otherworldly experience: my body gets it, my brain does not..
"Multi-layered and generous storytelling..
STRUGGLING WITH LENTILS
Dunedin
06/07/2021 - 10/07/2021
"Intriguing, illuminating; something to chew on..
HEART'S DESIRE
Dunedin
05/11/2020 - 07/11/2020
"External tedium contrasted with thrilling internal havoc..
"A witty, satirical gem..
PARTIALLY FURNISHED
Dunedin
22/10/2020 - 24/10/2020
"We’ve all been there..
THE FLICK
Dunedin
04/07/2019 - 20/07/2019
"Significant issues smuggled in under the seemingly innocuous dialogue..
FISSION
Dunedin
26/03/2019 - 30/03/2019
"Light and sound and matter made accessible..
WATCHING PAINT DRY
Hamilton, Dunedin, Wellington
26/10/2017 - 27/09/2108
"Physically interesting, metaphysically flightless..
"Proverbial pastime by no means boring..
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DARK MATTER
Dunedin, Wellington
03/03/2016 - 27/09/2018
"Beautiful, menacing, extraordinary, unique..
"Sculpts darkness as if it were a thing of immense solidity and form..
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Persona
Dunedin
13/09/2018 - 14/09/2018
"Deeply weird..