New Zealand Festival of the Arts 2018

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Reviews of New Zealand Festival of the Arts 2018 productions

OrphEus – a dance opera

Auckland, Wellington

08/03/2018 - 17/03/2018

"A fittingly grand production..

"OrphEus is a diving delight..

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US/THEM

Wellington

16/03/2018 - 18/03/2018

"An amazing piece of theatre about appalling events..

"A unique perspective..

SWAN LAKE / LOCH NA hEALA

Wellington

14/03/2018 - 17/03/2018

"The apolitical made political - dance theatre with a social bite..

À Ố LÀNG PHỐ

Wellington

08/03/2018 - 11/03/2018

"Entrancing interplay of village and city..

HOME

Wellington

07/03/2018 - 11/03/2018

"An extraordinary all-encompassing visual essay..

BETROFFENHEIT

Wellington

03/03/2018 - 04/03/2018

"Brings audience face to face with shock, trauma and grief..

"A world of existential anguish and hallucinogenic physicality..

BAREFACED STORIES

Wellington

03/03/2018 - 03/03/2018

"Told to a packed crowd at New Zealand Festival Club..

"Some rise above the ramble..

Zoë Coombs Marr: TRIGGER WARNING

Wellington

02/03/2018 - 03/03/2018

"Incredible stand-up comedy born of existential crisis and metatheatrical madness..

BEYOND TIME

Wellington

27/02/2018 - 28/02/2018

"A wealth of delights..

Ria Hall: RULES OF ENGAGEMENT

Wellington

24/02/2018 - 24/02/2018

"An inspiration..

BLESS THE CHILD

Wellington

28/02/2018 - 04/03/2018

"A potent and insightful korero..

THE SELECT The Sun Also Rises

Wellington

24/02/2018 - 01/03/2018

"A play of one third and two thirds..

BARBER SHOP CHRONICLES

Wellington

24/02/2018 - 04/03/2018

"Uses real life observations to create fascinating insight..

"High calibre, superbly polished and performed..

KA TITO AU Kupe’s Heroic Journey

Wellington

04/02/2018 - 24/02/2018

"May it have the long life it deserves..

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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PETER AND THE WOLF

Wellington, Auckland

09/11/2017 - 18/03/2018

"Modern puppet show tells simple story in a complex way..

"Mystery and magical adventure in full visual and aural splendour..

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WILD DOGS UNDER MY SKIRT

Auckland, Wellington, Wanaka, Kerikeri, Nelson, Christchurch, Gisborne, NYC, USA, Hamilton

26/09/2016 - 23/02/2020

"A glorious and passionate production..

"Invigorating ensemble work..

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VALERIE

Nelson, Auckland, Wellington, Havelock North

27/09/2016 - 18/10/2018

"Theatre for the wild, bleeding soul..

"Admirable intelligence, craft and inventiveness..

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KNEE DEEP

Nelson, Tauranga, Havelock North, Wellington, Dunedin

19/10/2013 - 23/09/2018

"Drawn deeply in by immense skill and dedication..

"Spectacle and intimacy as perfectly balanced as the artists..

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