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A Shortcut to Happiness

Dunedin

18/11/2011 - 17/12/2011

"Audience shows appreciation..

"Heart-warming entertainment..

Prufrock’s Love Song

Dunedin

05/10/2011 - 09/10/2011

"Irreverent, jolly fun..

"Production a definite original..

The Truth Game

Dunedin

07/10/2011 - 29/10/2011

"Truth will out in newspaper game..

"Myriad issues insightfully explored in slick and gripping production..

Waiting for Godot

Dunedin

18/08/2011 - 28/08/2011

"Enthusiasm for staging of Beckett..

"Debating meanings, interpretations and staging conventions..

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Five Women Wearing the Same Dress

Christchurch, Dunedin

03/06/2011 - 23/07/2011

"Hotshot entertainment in provocation to blandness..

"And now a toast to the bridesmaids..

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Carluccio and the Queen of Hearts

Dunedin

26/05/2011 - 04/06/2011

"Scots pretender portrayed in Florentine decadence..

"Trapped by lost dreams..

God of Carnage

Dunedin

29/04/2011 - 28/05/2011

"How grown up are the grown ups?..

"Funny mix of brutality, refinement..

The Second Test

Wellington, Dunedin, Auckland, Hamilton

15/02/2010 - 30/06/2012

"Unexpectedly funny rendition of a moving story..

"Production passes poignancy test in recapturing the past..

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The Wonder of Sex

Dunedin

18/02/2011 - 18/02/2011

"Fun in comical take on sex only lesson learned..

"Ludicrously mismatched pairings..

The Real Inspector Hound

Dunedin

02/12/2010 - 11/12/2010

"Good show no mystery..

"A classic of parody..

Backwards in High Heels

Dunedin

13/10/2010 - 13/10/2010

"Intimate and focused..

"A genuine community event..

Red Riding Hood

Dunedin

12/11/2010 - 11/12/2010

"Panto promise of fun kept for young, old alike..

"Bawdy brilliance with extra prunes..

Ding Dong

Dunedin

20/08/2010 - 11/09/2010

"Smart little French farce delights..

"Is unchallenging entertainment the answer?..

Alls Well that Ends…

Dunedin

12/08/2010 - 21/08/2010

"Slapstick, philosophy and satire in Cloud Cuckoo Land..

"Age-old questions not done to death..

Kindly Leave the Stage

Dunedin

23/06/2010 - 03/07/2010

"Play – and play within a play – highly enjoyable..

"Pleasant enough..

The 39 Steps

Dunedin

21/05/2010 - 12/06/2010

"Lunacy, hilarity and charm..

"Ripping yarn has audience in stitches..

Wuthering Heights

Dunedin

10/04/2010 - 02/05/2010

"The heaven and hell of the heart..

"Pace too quick for passion..

Conjugal Rites

Dunedin

19/02/2010 - 13/03/2010

"Comedy with a dark tinge allowed to grow old gracefully..

"Feel-good experience but there could be more at stake..

A Cup of Tea and a Biscuit

Dunedin

03/12/2009 - 12/12/2009

"Hilarious eccentrics performed with enthusiasm..

"Prize bores parade foibles..

Four Flat Whites in Italy

Dunedin

13/11/2009 - 12/12/2009

"Blissful audience shares fantastic Tuscan holiday..

"Discordant quartet in Italy..

The Day My Bum Went Psycho!

Dunedin

02/10/2009 - 24/10/2009

"Marred by manic performances and uneven production values..

"Low humour but kids had fun..

Glorious

Dunedin

17/09/2009 - 10/10/2009

"Glorious, like that woman in that film with Katherine Hepburn..

"Talking fast, laughing loud..

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