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Up North

Palmerston North

05/06/2010 - 03/07/2010

"Universal and timeless home truths captured en route..

"From strange to surreal to insane to real..

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Hits of ’74

Palmerston North

11/07/2009 - 22/08/2009

"Show a home-grown blast from the past..

"A showcase of craziness with style..

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The Raft

Palmerston North

06/06/2009 - 04/07/2009

"Tough but rewarding..

"A beautifully written, produced and presented work of luminous satisfaction..

Turbine

Palmerston North, Wellington

30/11/2006 - 11/04/2009

"A splendidly explored dilemma..

"Winds of change..

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Vigil

Palmerston North

06/09/2008 - 11/10/2008

"Clever comedy full of sadness..

"One of the great existential plays..

An Unseasonable Fall of Snow

Palmerston North

10/05/2008 - 07/06/2008

"Whodunit? “You done it.”..

Man of La Mancha

Palmerston North

29/03/2008 - 03/05/2008

"Exhilarating celebration of the imagination..

"“Thank gOD for the best play I’ve seen in years.”..

Happy Coupling

Palmerston North

03/11/2007 - 15/12/2007

"Warmly recommended..

"Arty farce..

The Hollow Men

Palmerston North, Wellington

26/09/2007 - 27/10/2007

"Brash at Play not Brash by the Book..

"The presentation of image..

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Lullaby Jock: Silent Generations

Palmerston North

07/07/2007 - 04/08/2007

"Loving portrait carried off with flair..

"“All the actors in this one-man show are excellent”..

The Farm

Palmerston North

02/06/2007 - 30/06/2007

"Funny Farm is rollicking rural yarn..

"Rapturous welcome home..

The Glass Menagerie

Palmerston North

24/04/2007 - 05/05/2007

"Rewarding reinvention..

"Breath-taking up-take of a challenge..

The Tutor

Auckland, Palmerston North

15/02/2007 - 14/04/2007

"The characters get under the skin of usual stereotypical perceptions..

"Provocative satire perceptively pillories preoccupations..

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