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The Outsiders Ball

Auckland

06/07/2021 - 09/07/2021

"This ball could live on and on...

MY BED MY UNIVERSE

Auckland

02/04/2014 - 12/04/2014

"Bed Bound..

"An evocative, ambitious work, beautifully produced..

THE THING FROM THE PLACE

Auckland

07/10/2013 - 12/10/2013

"Mad Science..

"Conclusively hilarifying Gothic-Horror gross-out comedy love story..

THE MAN WHO PLANTED TREES

Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland, New Plymouth

09/03/2013 - 06/09/2015

"Uplifting, edifying, impressive..

"Gentle and meandering..

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BREL: THE WORDS AND MUSIC OF JACQUES BREL

Auckland, Nelson, Tauranga, New Plymouth, Wellington

02/11/2012 - 02/03/2014

"Finishes strongly..

"All singers portray standout moments..

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THE LISTIES DO COMPOOTERS

Auckland

04/10/2012 - 09/10/2012

"Laugh, squirm, gasp, duck, giggle and scream..

The Sex Show

Auckland

28/02/2011 - 13/10/2012

"The little death and it’s aftermath..

"Brave, risqué ensemble work: take an open mind..

The Magic Chicken

Auckland, Wellington, Nelson

09/07/2012 - 16/03/2013

"Meticulously timed brilliance..

"Delicious clowning, miming and puppeteering..

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THE MĀORI TROILUS AND CRESSIDA - TOROIHI RĀUA KO KĀHIRA

Auckland, Wellington, London

09/03/2012 - 24/04/2012

"Remarkable, aggressive, thoughtful..

"Language no barrier to universality and tragicomic richness..

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Short + Sweet Dance Gala Final 2012

Auckland

11/02/2012 - 11/02/2012

"Short + Sweet dances please the crowd..

Short + Sweet Dance - Wildcard Group

Auckland

11/02/2012 - 11/02/2012

"Wild Cards?..

Short + Sweet Dance - Group 2

Auckland

08/02/2012 - 10/02/2012

"A kaleidoscopic arrangement..

Short + Sweet Dance - Group 1

Auckland

07/02/2012 - 09/02/2012

"Good luck to the judges!..

Rita and Douglas

Queenstown, Wellington, Tauranga, Dunedin, Wanaka, Auckland, Nelson

12/04/2011 - 12/04/2014

"Poignant and elegantly told..

"Deeply insightful..

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Circus Incognitus

Auckland

28/07/2011 - 30/07/2011

"Fabulous, fluid and charming..

On The Upside-Down of the World

Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Hamilton, Tauranga, NYC, USA, Nelson, Wanaka, Christchurch, Wellington

01/07/2011 - 25/08/2014

"Interrogating multiple selves..

"Sweet, heartfelt and tenderly funny star performance..

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Silver Stars

Auckland

02/03/2011 - 05/03/2011

"Raw voices of rookie singers create a sense of the spiritual..

"Very personal and deeply moving tales shine in sombre tones..

The Secret of Dongting Lake

Auckland

04/10/2010 - 09/10/2010

"An exotic holiday treat..

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