Review Archive
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Raru e Maruakaītā
Auckland
01/11/2024 - 02/11/2024
"Powerful imagery and great performances in this traditional Kūki Airani fable...
Rutene Spooner's Be Like Billy?
Christchurch, Rotorua, Gisborne, Auckland, Nelson
25/03/2023 - 25/10/2024
"A Question for the Times..
"An outstanding show, a fine performer, so proud of how far we’ve come...
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Ngā Rorirori
Auckland, Wellington
12/09/2024 - 22/09/2024
"Great dance, awesome music, mistaken identities, wacky hijinks, cutting satire, and a happy ending..
"Fills the room with mauri and juicy ahua..
Tōiri
Auckland
16/09/2024 - 16/09/2024
"We’ve come too far not to go further, we’ve done too much not to do more...
NEKE
Wellington, Auckland
09/06/2021 - 14/09/2024
"Gathers confidently and respectfully from a wakahuia of ngā Toi..
"A brilliant show that invites us to reflect on what truly matters...
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MĀORI KRISHNA + ALTARNATIVE / CULT CHUR
Auckland, Whangarei
11/09/2024 - 06/10/2024
"An immersive, hilarious and unsettling glimpse into the world of cult healing..
"Heartwarming shows that explain the meaning of everything...
Te Ao Hou
Auckland
23/07/2024 - 27/07/2024
"Cohesive, clearly collaborative, rich in content and swamped in manaaki..
Recovery Street - Mai I Te Po Ki Te Ao Marama
Auckland
02/07/2024 - 06/07/2024
"The stories are riveting, exquisitely shared, redolent with hope, and have components that are seriously funny...
I LOVE YOU G
Auckland
01/05/2024 - 11/05/2024
"A heartfelt testament to the enduring power of human connection..
"High energy, emotive, honest, sharp, clear, concise, fast-paced, physical, spartan and full of love..
AIGA
Auckland, Nelson
20/03/2024 - 29/10/2024
"Well-deserved standing ovation for thought provoking, masterful and moving show..
"Superpower - held in utopic limbo space..
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Te Tangi a te Tūī
Auckland
01/03/2024 - 10/03/2024
"We want more decolonial theatre..
"Te Tangi a te Tūī transcends language and leaves us in a state of blissful awe...
This Room is an Island
Auckland
02/02/2024 - 04/02/2024
"Unequivocal determined vision..
"Part immersive performance, part remembrance, 'This Room is an Island' invites us to witness and to become vulnerable...
Pele - Goddess of Fire
Auckland
02/12/2023 - 02/12/2023
"Spiritual essence, ancestral stories..
Unitec Dance SHOWCASE 2023
Auckland
16/11/2023 - 19/11/2023
"Buoyed by Agility and Resilience: Congratulations Graduating UNITEC Students..
CONCERNING THE UFO SIGHTING OUTSIDE MT ROSKILL, AUCKLAND
Wellington, Auckland
07/06/2023 - 11/11/2023
"Thank you, Captain Dana Hayward, may you and your creator live long and prosper..
"A beautiful, delicate, raunchy way of raising questions about how we relate to each other..
THE HAKA PARTY INCIDENT
Auckland, Wellington, Rotorua, Christchurch
30/03/2021 - 11/11/2023
"The Haka Party Incident – bold, ferocious, essential viewing..
"Me hoki whakamuri kia anga whakamua: Look to the past to move boldly to the future...
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KŌPŪ
Auckland
05/05/2023 - 12/05/2023
"A selection of thoughtful, funny, seamlessly woven and heart-grabbing vignettes..
The Impossible Has Already Happened
Wairarapa, Wellington, Taupo, Auckland, Nelson
18/03/2023 - 05/04/2023
"Each dancer has a solo which is revelatory in defining their various identities. As an ensemble the company merged effortlessly…..
"It’s wonderful to note the liaisons between countries, makers, creators and performers coming together to collaborate. ..
HE HUIA KAIMANAWA
Auckland
16/03/2023 - 19/03/2023
"This is a challenge, a calling, a beating heart of the future.He wero, he karanga, he Huia Kaimanawa tēnei...
Hemo is Home
Auckland
03/03/2023 - 11/03/2023
"A deceptively attractive horror story beautifully played out with moments of pure magic..