Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
A Midsummer Night's Dream - Royal New Zealand Ballet
Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin, Palmerston North, Auckland
12/10/2024 - 12/11/2024
"Curiosity piqued, this perfect Christmas confection presents our zesty national ballet company...
"The perfect storm of enchantment..
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Kinky Boots
Palmerston North
06/09/2024 - 21/09/2024
"These boots be made for loving and that’s just what you’ll do..
Matilda the Musical
Palmerston North
12/04/2024 - 27/04/2024
"Matilda’s world brought to dynamic life by the whole team..
Romeo and Juliet 2023
Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch, Palmerston North
04/05/2023 - 03/06/2023
"A gripping romantic tale...
"Devote attention to the company’s past as well as to its future...
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Tutus on Tour 2022
Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland, Tauranga, Napier, Palmerston North, Wellington
07/10/2022 - 09/11/2022
"An Eclectic Programme With Flare and Versatility..
"Tutus a mixed bill..
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TE WHEKE
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Whangarei, Hastings, Palmerston North, Dunedin
11/06/2021 - 19/10/2022
"A Graceful Whakapapa..
"Te Wheke Has Many Tendrils..
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Giselle
Wellington, Auckland, Palmerston North, Christchurch, Napier, Dunedin
12/05/2021 - 09/06/2021
"It would have been a mistake, however, to have left at the interval..
"“Ballets are the dreams of poets taken seriously”..
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The Ryman Healthcare season of The Sleeping Beauty
Palmerston North, Wellington, Dunedin, Christchurch, Auckland, Invercargill, Napier
29/10/2020 - 06/12/2020
"An evening at the ballet..
"A ballet with lockdown at its centre..
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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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THE CLEARING
Nelson, Wellington, Palmerston North, Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch
31/07/2019 - 02/11/2019
"A perplexing shadow world..
"Perplexing, intriguing, ambiguous, unknowable..
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BOLD MOVES
Palmerston North, Dunedin, Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland, Napier
16/08/2019 - 14/09/2019
"Delish-ish..
"Outrageously good..
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Black Swan, White Swan
Christchurch, Auckland, Palmerston North, Wellington, Dunedin, Tauranga
31/05/2019 - 06/07/2019
"Glorious flair..
"Dancers shine with stripped back staging..
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The Nutcracker (2018)
Dunedin, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch, Napier, Auckland
31/10/2018 - 09/12/2018
"Conscious magic..
"A coming of age story..
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A GUY, A GIRL AND A LAWNMOWER
Wellington, Palmerston North
03/03/2018 - 07/10/2018
"Needs more work..
"Quality aerial work; other elements could go higher..
The BIRDMANN – FREE
Palmerston North
06/10/2018 - 07/10/2018
"Both simple and sophisticate..
DANCING WITH MOZART
Palmerston North, Dunedin, Wellington, Auckland, Napier, Christchurch
31/05/2018 - 08/07/2018
"Fine fettle to the fore..
"Mid-winter Mozart treat..
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THE PIANO The Ballet
Dunedin, Auckland, Napier, Christchurch, Palmerston North, Wellington
23/02/2018 - 28/03/2018
"Divine duets and perfect partnering..
"Ballet unfolds with almost cinematic fluidity..
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MAGICIANS
Wellington, Palmerston North, New Plymouth, Auckland
19/10/2017 - 04/11/2017
"Slick acts generate entertaining show..
"An alluring challenge to sceptics..
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ROMEO & JULIET - the Royal NZ Ballet 2017
Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland, Dunedin, Palmerston North, Napier
16/08/2017 - 24/09/2017
"A grand spectacle..
"Sumptuous styling..
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CARMEN with L'ARLESIENNE
Christchurch, Dunedin, Palmerston North, Wellington, Auckland
16/02/2017 - 22/03/2017
"Carmen and L'Arlésienne shouldn't be missed..
"Power of Petit..
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A DORIS DAY SPECIAL
Christchurch, Invercargill, New Plymouth, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Tauranga, Wellington
24/04/2016 - 14/10/2017
"Beautiful, quirky, gutsy..
"Charming and touching..
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Peter Pan
Palmerston North, Christchurch, Invercargill, Auckland, Napier, Dunedin, Wellington, Hamilton
30/10/2009 - 10/12/2009
"A window to magical world of adventure, secrets and spectacle..
"Applause richly deserved for rollicking performance..
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Romeo & Juliet
Auckland, Palmerston North, Wellington
18/07/2008 - 24/08/2008
"Thought-provoking and emotional experience..
"All elements in harmony..
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