Christchurch
Reviews of productions held in Christchurch
YEAR OF THE TIGER (虎—hǔ)
Christchurch
30/11/2019 - 30/11/2019
"Funny, refreshing and deeply communal..
Performing Object I
Christchurch
30/11/2019 - 30/11/2019
"Poignant acoustic movement..
Welcome Aboard
Christchurch
30/11/2019 - 30/11/2019
"Keeping it simple made this magical..
THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS
Christchurch
23/11/2019 - 18/01/2020
"Forest-dwelling Fantasia..
"A storybook brought vividly to life..
A BOY CALLED PIANO
Wellington, Dunedin, Oamaru, Christchurch
22/11/2019 - 22/10/2022
"Offering voices to the voiceless..
"One of the great Kiwi theatre productions of our time..
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ME AND MY NANA
Christchurch
02/11/2019 - 14/04/2024
"Me and my Nana – an adorable story about very special relationship..
"Gentle, whimsical and wholesome..
HANSEL AND GRETEL (RNZB)
Wellington, Palmerston North, Napier, Christchurch, Auckland, Dunedin
06/11/2019 - 29/10/2023
"Serious themes at the heart...
"Vale Jon T. Thank you...
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FRESH OFF THE BOAT
Christchurch
19/10/2019 - 09/11/2019
"Time Capsule..
"Warm, funny, intelligent – and of its time..
THE CLEARING
Nelson, Wellington, Palmerston North, Auckland, New Plymouth, Christchurch
31/07/2019 - 02/11/2019
"A perplexing shadow world..
"Perplexing, intriguing, ambiguous, unknowable..
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MANTRA
Christchurch
13/11/2019 - 13/11/2019
"Doesn’t so much transcend emotions as unsettle them..
"Slow moving tableaux..
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INFINITE JEFF
Christchurch
08/10/2019 - 09/10/2019
"Clever and good-natured..
ESCAPE FROM HAUNTED HOUSE
Christchurch
02/10/2019 - 12/10/2019
"A cheerful balance between scary and silly..
THE PINK HAMMER
Christchurch
07/09/2019 - 05/10/2019
"Unsubtle mix of onstage comedy and offstage drama..
AU KO TUVALU
Christchurch
12/09/2019 - 21/09/2019
"Vitality and undeniable significance..
HIVE
Christchurch
06/09/2019 - 21/09/2019
"Sophisticated, enriching, immersive..
O LE MALAGA FA’A’ATUA The Journey of the Gods
Christchurch - Canterbury, Christchurch
19/08/2019 - 13/09/2019
"Bright, bold and witty..
BOLD MOVES
Palmerston North, Dunedin, Wellington, Christchurch, Auckland, Napier
16/08/2019 - 14/09/2019
"Delish-ish..
"Outrageously good..
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THE CLEARING
Christchurch
31/07/2019 - 31/07/2019
THE FATHER
Christchurch
03/08/2019 - 24/08/2019
"A 'tough, sinewy' exploration of the impact of dementia..
"Illuminates with humour, compassion and humanity..
THE HISTORY OF DIFFERENT LIGHT
Christchurch
01/08/2019 - 03/08/2019
"Probes the complexity and beauty of the human condition..
ONEPU
Wellington, Christchurch
19/07/2019 - 03/08/2019
"Deep local connections..
"Rippling wind at the rim of the world..
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A WINTER'S TALE & PŌWHIRI
Christchurch
26/07/2019 - 27/07/2019
"A warm and worthy start to a festival that hopes to light up the winter..