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Ayla is a youth worker, NZ music lover, and jigsaw puzzle extraordinaire. Ayla volunteers at BATS as an usher, can often be found working the door at Ivy Bar, and though she is not a performer in any way (though hopes to dabble in improv one day) she loves to attend shows of all kinds. Barely ever spending a weekend evening at home she can be found around Wellington watching concerts, drag, theatre, improv, comedy, circus, burlesque, sometimes all of them at once!

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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.

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Mr. Halloween Bachelor

Wellington

30/10/2025 - 30/10/2025

"The audience are enthralled, engaged, and attached to each character throughout..

The Music Made Me Do It

Wellington

01/10/2025 - 01/10/2025

"A whirlwind of a show with laughter from everyone throughout..

Split Bill: Sohn Zone & D.E.I.s

Wellington

30/09/2025 - 30/09/2025

"Two good duos, two very different shows, with vastly different target audiences..

The Night is Always Darkest

Wellington

14/02/2025 - 20/09/2025

"Truly takes you on a seven-hour journey through every kind of emotion..

"Clever, surreal, audacious, revealing, brave – a vital theatrical experience..

Wannabe Academy

Wellington

24/06/2025 - 25/06/2025

"Has the audience engaged and laughing the entire time..

The Sexy Ghost of Xmas Present

Wellington

18/06/2025 - 21/06/2025

"Sexy, unhinged chaos and camaraderie warms our cold winter hearts..

Kōrero Paki 2025

Wellington

20/05/2025 - 24/05/2025

"Fast, funny and fearless in a warm and collaborative ambience..

"Non-stop laughter..

Joana Joy – Miss Tui Whanganui 2009

Wellington

21/05/2025 - 19/02/2026

"An entertaining look at an earlier time invested with liveliness and spiced with clever humour..

"Brilliant silliness plus feminism, individuality and empowerment..

Florence Hartigan – Me, My Mother and Suzy Cato

Auckland, Wellington

08/05/2025 - 24/05/2025

"Well rounded with all the feels of millennial fandom, angst, love and 90s nostalgia..

Alayne Dick & Viki Moananu – We Need to Talk

Wellington

20/05/2025 - 24/05/2025

"Vulnerable, unhinged, fun: a huge ball of wonderful mayhem..

Josh Thomson – Old Mate

Wellington, Auckland

15/05/2025 - 24/05/2025

"Could have more impact if it was less rambly..

Eli Matthewson – Heaven's Devil

Wellington, Auckland

16/05/2025 - 20/06/2025

"Has everyone engaged and laughing from start to finish..

I Didn't Invite You Here to Lecture Me

Dunedin, Christchurch, Wellington, Auckland

13/10/2022 - 29/05/2025

"A fine actor, a great writer, and laughs galore. You should go...

"Hilarious interactions with eight different lecturers..

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Viki Moananu – Poofta

Wellington

06/05/2025 - 10/05/2025

"Absolutely wild, well thought out and brutal if you are straight..

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..

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