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Farrago Bazaar

Wellington

22/11/2025 - 22/11/2025

"An extraordinary collaboration between actors and audience creates a unique theatrical experience..

Messy

Wellington

04/11/2025 - 08/11/2025

"Frustrations, anger, volatility then unexpectedly heartwarming..

THE BUTLER DID IT

Wellington

14/10/2025 - 18/10/2025

"Lively detection and deductions with irony, satire and an unexpected denouement..

Scene Painting

Wellington

04/10/2025 - 04/10/2025

"Stage and walls plastered with symbols of theatrical fun at its best..

Living is Like

Wellington

"What Christmas, falling in love, losing someone and getting old is like..

Split Bill: Friends to the End & The Lighthouse

Wellington

30/09/2025 - 30/09/2025

"Uncertainty and tentativeness well exploited; complications develop, hilarity heightens..

GOMIL

Nelson, Christchurch, Wellington, Raumati, New Plymouth

30/11/2024 - 03/10/2025

"All elements combine to make a greater whole..

"Clever script and delightful characters superbly acted with amazing sound..

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INPATIENT or How I Spent My Summer Vacation

Wellington

02/09/2025 - 06/09/2025

"Much to learn here about contending with mental illness or distress..

Kirsty Webeck – Everything I Need To Say About Sea Creatures

Wellington, Auckland

15/05/2025 - 24/05/2025

"Enlightening and disconcerting observations and experiences..

Haiming Jiang – Comedy Hypnosis Show

Auckland, Wellington

10/05/2025 - 13/05/2025

"Entertained? Vastly. Sceptical? No. Envious? Perhaps...

Raul Kohli: A British Hindu's Guide to the Universe

Auckland, Wellington

06/05/2025 - 10/05/2025

"Life and the search go on, full of contradictions..

Tubs of Fun!

Wellington

08/05/2025 - 17/05/2025

"Much appreciated wholesome comedy..

Coro

Wellington

22/04/2025 - 26/04/2025

"Hilarious, fast paced and full of (non-cringey) audience participation..

"Delights arise from its sheer theatricality, and the players’ skill and versatility..

APHRODI-TIM; The Divine Yet Slippery Art of Loving Yourself

Wellington

04/03/2025 - 08/03/2025

"True to life, pain and vulnerability – a gift..

Dictionary

Wellington

04/03/2025 - 08/03/2025

"A linguistic delicatessen, a feast of fabulousness – brilliant..

The Vulvodynia Diaries

Wellington

28/02/2025 - 02/03/2025

"Includes a whole new vocabulary and an extraordinarily graphic climax..

Sam Howard and Oliver Pol: Trying Our Best (Under the Circumstances)

Wellington

27/02/2025 - 01/03/2025

"Coping with circumstances and comedic shafting by anecdote..

TransFormative Experiences

Wellington

19/02/2025 - 22/02/2025

"Transformative tips and tricks informative, intriguing and entertaining..

I'm Proud of You

Wellington, Dunedin

20/02/2025 - 19/03/2025

"Improvised yarns with your dad..

"Affectionate, apologetic with a devilishly delightful denouement..

Oversharer

Wellington

19/02/2025 - 22/02/2025

"A thoughtful, provocative piece in comedic guise with songs..

a show for when you feel lonely

Wellington

15/02/2025 - 17/09/2025

"A cosy way to connect over life and loneliness..

"A useful sharing of the reality of loneliness..

CatGPT

Wellington

14/02/2025 - 18/02/2025

"Offers something you are unlikely to be able to see again..

"A mixture of novelty, intrigue, humour and pathos..

Solovivor

Wellington

14/02/2025 - 15/02/2025

"Energetic mayhem – deserves a larger audience..

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