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THE HOUND OF THE BASKERVILLES

Wellington

25/07/2015 - 29/08/2015

"A climax to savour in brilliantly staged funny show..

"Do we not aspire to more than a ride on a bandwagon?..

SUCCESS

Wellington, Auckland

04/06/2015 - 07/08/2015

"Study in failure proves success..

"High Achiever..

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DON JUAN

Wellington, Havelock North, Nelson, Auckland

25/04/2015 - 12/11/2016

"Juan Direction..

"Feel the love - young dogs give it heaps..

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THE PARK BENCH

Lower Hutt

09/03/2015 - 13/03/2015

"Convoluted play no benchmark..

"Great concept needs refining..

YEP, STILL GOT IT!

Wellington

28/02/2015 - 21/03/2015

"Mining personal problems for musical laughs..

"Provokes laughter, stillness, applause and cheers..

THE DEMOLITION OF THE CENTURY

Kerikeri, , Wellington, New Plymouth

31/01/2015 - 16/08/2015

"Flamboyant, laconic, witty, wry, dark, bleak, rich..

"Cabaret-style enhances the reading..

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STOMACH

Auckland, Wellington

11/03/2014 - 31/01/2015

"Powerful play provides plenty for audiences to chew over..

"A delight to digest..

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TWELFTH NIGHT

Wellington

24/01/2015 - 08/02/2015

"A fluent flow of seamless unseemliness..

"Art gallery woven into comic take on Shakespeare..

THE KITCHEN AT THE END OF THE WORLD

Greytown, Wellington

18/10/2012 - 24/01/2015

"Marionette play tugs on feelings of warmth for old values..

"Engaging at human, metaphysical and meta-theatrical levels..

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RICHARD III

Wellington

15/01/2015 - 31/01/2015

"Shakespeare meets Black Adder and Monty Python..

"A memorable satirical romp with bite..

WHITE ELEPHANT

Wellington

27/11/2014 - 30/11/2014

"A white elephant in more than name..

"Mocking society and gloriously revolting..

DEAD TRAGIC

Palmerston North, Wellington

10/07/2010 - 21/12/2014

"Dead Tragic anything but..

"Bound to make you feel better about your own lot in life..

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WATCH

Wellington

22/11/2014 - 13/12/2014

"Espionage thriller launches BATS transformation..

"BATS flies home into tangled webs..

MAMMA MIA!

Wellington

19/11/2014 - 06/12/2014

"Laugh-till-you-cry / cry-till-you-laugh again..

"Jukebox musical with catchy ABBA songs..

Roger Hall’s RED RIDING HOOD The Pantomime 2014-15

Wellington

15/11/2014 - 10/01/2015

"Jokes galore in Hall panto..

"Rapt kids amplifies adult enjoyment..

BLUE STOCKINGS

Wellington

28/10/2014 - 08/11/2014

"Prejudice at heart of Swale’s play..

"As enlightening as it is entertaining..

I’LL BE FINE

Auckland, Wellington

21/10/2014 - 20/06/2015

"Young in Trouble..

"Like Woody Allen on speed..

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ISAAC’S EYE

Wellington

18/10/2014 - 15/11/2014

"A provocative peep into Newton’s mind..

"Thoroughly engaging if somewhat ethereal..

ONCE UPON A TIME IN WELLINGTON

Wellington

16/10/2014 - 25/10/2014

"Crime story laden with a few too many clichés..

"No way in..

TUT

Wellington

14/10/2014 - 18/10/2014

"Tut-tut, this play needs action..

"To be savoured for its moments of brilliance..

CONSTELLATIONS

Wellington

26/07/2014 - 23/08/2014

"Glimpses of other universes..

"Variations on a relationship..

BILL MASSEY’S TOURISTS

Wellington, Dunedin, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Gisborne, Christchurch, Palmerston North

24/07/2014 - 12/10/2018

"Powerful and deeply moving..

"Presented with sincerity, integrity and polish..

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A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE

Wellington

19/07/2014 - 23/08/2014

"Sterling acting in opera-like drama..

"The corrosive effects of passions denied..

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