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TIME STANDS STILL

Dunedin

26/09/2015 - 17/10/2015

"Nuanced depth gets audience thinking..

"Truly rewarding theatre – and a tribute to Lara Macgregor..

FARLEY’S ARCADE: The Wildest Place in Town

Dunedin

28/08/2015 - 06/09/2015

"A truly remarkable achievement..

"Great amusement in this arcade..

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GLITTER AND SPIT and BALANCE OF PAYMENTS

Dunedin

06/08/2015 - 15/08/2015

"Good idea disappoints..

"Underwhelming..

PUNK ROCK

Dunedin

27/06/2015 - 18/07/2015

"Topical, shocking dissection of society..

"A chance to understand them: so beautiful, so evil, so vulnerable..

THE WAR PLAY

Dunedin

28/03/2015 - 18/04/2015

"War’s dilemmas dramatised as naive beliefs challenged..

"Heart-wrenching and intensely thought provoking..

THE BOY ON THE SWING

Dunedin

05/03/2015 - 06/03/2015

"Stimulating and bizarre with a sense of enjoyment and self-reflection..

"Python and Kafka-esque play on God..

OUTSIDE MULLINGAR

Dunedin

07/02/2015 - 28/02/2015

"Good Irish neighbourly eruptions..

"Delightfully memorable characters..

LADIES NIGHT

Dunedin

15/11/2014 - 13/12/2014

"Accidental extras stay clothed..

"Audience response verges on ecstatic..

HUMAN FRUIT BOWL

Queenstown, Dunedin, Wellington, Nelson, Waikanae

07/10/2014 - 26/10/2014

"Impressed..

"Plenty to draw, muse on during stark performance..

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The Paper Cinema’s ODYSSEY

Nelson, Dunedin, Auckland

16/10/2014 - 01/11/2014

"Sophisticated theatrical magic..

"Dionysus would approve..

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NO HOLDS BARD

Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Waiheke Island, Havelock North, Dunedin, Wellington, Tauranga, Hamilton

16/05/2013 - 11/08/2018

"Cleverly written and performed with consummate skill..

"Excites and delights..

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NICK: AN ACCIDENTAL HERO

Nelson, Dunedin, Edinburgh, Scotland, Wellington, Auckland

25/06/2013 - 18/10/2014

"Deeply affecting and inspiring..

"An infinitely-relatable human interest story..

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SISTERS IN ARMS

Dunedin, Nelson

10/10/2014 - 19/10/2014

"Thought-provoking explorations..

"Women's war tales told in unusual collaboration..

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THE CARETAKER

Dunedin

27/09/2014 - 18/10/2014

"Interpretation of Pinter classic a triumph..

"Credible ambiguities, shifting sympathies, bound by compassion..

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM

Dunedin

24/07/2014 - 02/08/2014

"Delicious wavering between delicate illusion and rude reality..

"'Midsummer' folly antidote to winter..

JUMPY

Dunedin

05/07/2014 - 02/08/2014

"Crashingly funny and disturbing..

"Laughing hard as hard questions are asked..

THE HISTORY BOYS

Dunedin

29/05/2014 - 07/06/2014

"Exuberance, fluid movement, great timing..

"Engaging, likeable examination of complex issues..

SOUVENIR

Dunedin

17/05/2014 - 07/06/2014

"Enjoyable production..

"Living the dream..

THE VAGINA MONOLOGUES

Dunedin

10/04/2014 - 12/04/2014

"Short show about private bits popular with public..

"All very natural..

PENINSULA

Dunedin

29/03/2014 - 19/04/2014

"Admirable, entrancing..

"Oh yes, a classic..

THE KILLING OF SISTER GEORGE

Dunedin

27/03/2014 - 05/04/2014

"More than lesbian stereotypes..

"Where is the love?..

JOURNEY’S END

Dunedin

20/02/2014 - 01/03/2014

"Fine production of important play..

"Compelling, suspense-filled, deeply moving..