Review Archive
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!
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
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..
