Review Archive
Matthew has been on or around the stage since he was very young. He has played many and varied roles in a wide range of productions from schools’ tours to plays to musicals and valleys.
They live in Tauranga with their cat owners.
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Heartbreak Hotel
Hastings, Wellington, Nelson, Tauranga
26/10/2023 - 01/11/2025
"Intelligence, humour and emotional precision linger like a pulse after silence..
"An original work about something we all go through, brilliantly done..
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TANGIHANGA
Wellington, Rotorua, New Plymouth, Tauranga
15/09/2025 - 24/10/2025
"Magnificent, all-encompassing, extraordinarily exquisite..
"A raw, beautiful requiem of whānau and grief..
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RHYS MATHEWSON’S 10TH RODEO
New Plymouth, Tauranga
10/10/2025 - 24/10/2025
"A triumph of truth and timing: raw, hilarious, and profoundly moving..
"Hilarious and thought-provoking..
Prima Facie
Auckland, Tauranga, Rotorua, New Plymouth, Palmerston North
18/06/2024 - 25/07/2025
"Powerful lawyer to presser of charges brilliantly portrayed..
"An important play that emphasises how much theatre can be a vehicle for change..
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THE GOBLIN MARKET
Tauranga, Auckland, Wellington, Nelson
22/10/2016 - 18/04/2019
"'Can I Touch You?'..
"Entertaining and sublimely moving..
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NO HOLDS BARD
Wellington, Auckland, Edinburgh, Scotland, Dunedin, Waiheke Island, Havelock North, Hamilton, Tauranga
16/05/2013 - 11/08/2018
"Cleverly written and performed with consummate skill..
"Excites and delights..
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