Review Archive
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Suitcase Show
Wellington, Nelson
29/02/2024 - 30/10/2024
"Enchanting, magical stories of love, climate change, obsession and death..
"Satisfaction in having our senses well tricked and inventively strummed..
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Joana Joy: Standing Still
Wellington
29/06/2023 - 10/05/2024
"Bevy of excellent one liners and snazzy physicality..
"Fearless, playful, intriguing and refreshing..
Jerome Chandrahasen ON WORDS
Wellington
07/05/2024 - 11/05/2024
"A phatic fifty minutes of social commentary..
Pane Provocations
Wellington
06/03/2024 - 09/03/2024
"Beautiful, relatable and emotional – generating a necessary conversation..
Manage Your Expectations
Wellington, Whangarei
27/02/2024 - 05/10/2024
"Life (and this show) will happen, regardless of what you expect from it. ..
"Very very good indeed..
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Our Place
Wellington
16/02/2024 - 18/02/2024
"Childlike fantasy and adult reality confront each other and embrace..
Lay Over
Wellington
15/02/2024 - 16/02/2024
"Fantastic improvisers with incredible chemistry..
Fame or Die
Wellington, Christchurch
19/09/2023 - 14/09/2024
"A winning charm in the way Ginge and Minge work with and off each other..
The Boy Who Caused 9/11
Wellington
23/08/2023 - 26/08/2023
"Bound to relate to your own experiences, observations and existential musings..
Music to Die For
Wellington
09/08/2023 - 12/08/2023
"A memorable, amusing and sometimes touching life story conjured out of improv..
Long Ride Home
Wellington, Nelson
02/08/2023 - 23/03/2024
"Humorous, well-paced, dramatically satisfying ... Outstanding..
Neil Thornton HOT MESS ON WHEELS
Wellington
23/05/2023 - 27/05/2023
"A true gift to the queer community and all lovers of pop culture..
Hoani Hotene, Danny Sewell & Booth The Clown – Really Good Normal Show
Wellington
17/05/2023 - 20/05/2023
"You’ll leave feeling really good, if a little less normal..
Gabby Anderson – Bad(ish) Teacher
Wellington, Auckland
09/05/2023 - 27/05/2023
"Friendly, engaging, genuine and enthusiastically here for a good time..
"Verbal dexterity is a hallmark of her delivery, as are pause, pace and audience participation..
The Retreat
Wellington
07/03/2023 - 11/03/2023
"Patriarchal dominance, the power of a cult and the weaknesses of humankind all wrapped up together in musical form...
Only Bones V1.10
Wellington
11/02/2023 - 07/03/2023
"Playfulness that variously fascinates, astounds, intrigues and provokes empathy..
TO BE FRANK
Whangarei, Wellington
30/09/2022 - 04/03/2023
"An immediately relatable yet surprisingly profound microcosm of the human condition..
"ABSURDLY FUNNY, EXCRUCIATINGLY HUMAN..
CAUTION WET FLOOR
Wellington
21/02/2023 - 25/02/2023
"Reality and fantasy, disappointment and joy, desire and hubris foxtrot with each other in this compelling microcosm of the human…..
LOVE/LOVE/LOVE/LOVE/LOVE
Wellington
21/02/2023 - 25/02/2023
"Beyond the sexy strut, beyond a flat silhouette captured in a mirror...
Nailed it! - A Builder Play
Wellington
17/02/2023 - 19/02/2023
"Builder-style repartee amongst the many highlights..
CONFESSIONS OF AN AEROBICS INSTRUCTOR
Wellington
02/12/2022 - 08/12/2022
"Rowdy, entertaining, energetic and willing to look at the darker side of its subject..
SMILESTUFF
Wellington
08/03/2022 - 12/03/2022
"Gifted performers in search of coherence and structure..