Review Archive
Aroha Edward Awarau is a journalist and playwright. He won the 2008 New Zealand Magazine Journalist of the Year at the annual Magazine Publisher’s Association Award. He was a finalist again for the same award in 2011, 2012, 2014 and 2016.
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Po' Boys and Oysters
Auckland
22/11/2025 - 22/11/2025
"Unique, funny, and politically confronting, this production marks a meaningful evolution in New Zealand theatre...
D.R.A.G
Auckland
14/11/2025 - 22/11/2025
"A flawless, crowd-pleasing celebration of the art of drag, past, present, and future..
What Happened to Mary-Anne
Auckland
19/09/2025 - 21/09/2025
"Peeti is a trailblazer - redefining, on her own terms what it means to be a leading lady..
SURVIVE
Auckland
24/06/2025 - 28/06/2025
"From Tapa Cloth to Power Ballads: a theatrical triumph putting queer Māori and Pacific stories centre stage...
TĀNE RORE
Auckland
17/06/2025 - 21/06/2025
"A Celebration of Māori Masculinity and Legacy..
