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The Deadbeat Opera
Christchurch
06/09/2024 - 21/09/2024
"Uniformly excellent performances deliver high-impact experience...
Kinky Boots
Palmerston North
06/09/2024 - 21/09/2024
"These boots be made for loving and that’s just what you’ll do..
NEKE
Wellington, Auckland
09/06/2021 - 14/09/2024
"A powerful mix of movement, theatre, song, and Māori humour that captivates and uplifts...
"Māori perspective presented in a Māori way by Māori for everyone..
Eli Matthewson - Night Terror
Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch
10/05/2024 - 07/09/2024
"Punchlines that whip back around like a tossed ponytail..
"More definite content and a director to pace and edit will make this good show even better...
In Other Words
Auckland
03/09/2024 - 15/09/2024
"Phenomenal performances from powerhouse performers at the top of their game...
Delightfool
Wellington, Auckland
22/02/2024 - 07/09/2024
"Recommended - Booth the Clown is an Aotearoan star on the rise...
"A ribald hour of wit, sparkle and innuendo with a touch of vulnerability..
Five Words or Less
Wellington
03/09/2024 - 07/09/2024
"A joyous hour that skilfully balances fun and poignancy..
ANTi
Auckland
27/08/2024 - 31/08/2024
"A unique take on being queer that leaves the audience uplifted..
Antarctic Endeavours - Premiere Season
Wellington, Auckland
13/08/2024 - 04/09/2024
"Highly skilled actors in a jewel of a show...
"An intriguing, surprising, roller-coaster of a genre-bending immersive play..
Patty with a WhY
Dunedin, Auckland
31/08/2024 - 07/09/2024
"Humour, pathos & personal reflections..
Tangihanga
Wellington, Rotorua
28/08/2024 - 19/09/2024
"Leaves enduring impressions of a richly variegated whānau..
Listen to My Heart: the Songs of David Friedman
Christchurch
22/08/2024 - 24/08/2024
"High-calibre performance ensures great start for new theatre company..
The Body Politic
Wellington
24/08/2024 - 21/09/2024
"Those bells do toll – and they toll for us all..
Romeo & Juliet
Auckland
21/08/2024 - 24/08/2024
"Pleasurable, entertaining and yes, Shakespeare was the winner on the night...
Urinetown The Musical
Wellington
22/08/2024 - 24/08/2024
"“Audacious and exhilarating” as promised and lots of fun..
HAMLET: One Hour
Wellington
21/08/2024 - 25/08/2024
"May well achieve its avowed objectives as the season progresses..
The Tragedy of JULIUS CAESAR
Wellington
20/08/2024 - 24/08/2024
"Blessed with a superabundance of talent..
She Kills Monsters
Christchurch
20/08/2024 - 31/08/2024
"Impressive celebration of Dungeons & Dragons, nerd culture and theatre...
Solace
Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch
01/08/2024 - 17/08/2024
"Rising upwards like an exhalation of breath..
"Connections between human emotion and an emerging mythology..
More reviews
We Will Rock You
Wellington
15/08/2024 - 01/09/2024
"‘Rousing, uplifting’ musical delights audience..
"Blown away – and not by the wind..
The Quarter Quell
Wellington
13/08/2024 - 17/08/2024
"An enjoyable, light-hearted tribute to Suzanne Collins’ Hunger Games..
Lizzie the Musical
Wellington
10/08/2024 - 07/09/2024
"Energetic and uplifting despite the dark story..
"This dream team of wāhine are killin’ it (literally)..
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Headlines
Friday July 5, 2024
Prospect Park Productions – the end of an era
Prospect Park Productions (Ōtepoti / Dunedin) has made the decision to close the company.
Tuesday June 11, 2024
HANDCUFFS SWINGING AXES AND UBEREATS top prize in Playmarket’s 2024 Playwrights b4 25
Alex kicks off her wildly satirical thriller Becoming Jeff Bezos with a fugitive and a ‘10% off your first purchase’ UberEats voucher. Her play then explodes into madness involving blood, bodies and the pleasures of late-stage capitalism.
Deadlines
Friday July 19, 2024
ARTS ON TOUR NZ Menu 2025
Kia ora friends and supporters. Just a follow up to advise that to date 54 bookings have been received from 22 community agencies from the Far North to Otago. While deadline for bookings is as stated in thread below, some tours are proving popular. An application towards costs from Creative NZ will be announced on 7 August. If successful, our limited budget will allow for AOTNZ to provide and pay for artists’ accommodation as previously. Heti and Hope have an updated website http://www.hetihope.com/ to assist your interest.
Friday May 31, 2024
Playmarket New Zealand TE HONO : CONNECTION
Playwrights – you have until Tuesday 4 June to get us your submissions for TE HONO : CONNECTION. We’re calling for applications from playwrights to undertake an online partnership with a script advisor to develop a new script – at whatever stage it is currently in.
Views & Q's
Thursday June 27, 2024
Comment on review of “Wahine Mātātoa: the (mostly) true story of Erihāpeti Pātahi”
A lovely evocative review of an exceptional theatre tour de force that does indeed ‘resonate’, and deserves to be seen nationwide ...
Monday April 29, 2024
Comments posted to the review of Wellington Preview Show 2024
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