Review Archive
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Mate Ururoa
Wellington
11/07/2025 - 13/07/2025
"Bold, elegant and filled with mana..
"A testament to what can happen when insanity is defeated with wisdom and courage..
Before We Slip Beneath the Sea
Wellington, Palmerston North
12/10/2024 - 12/07/2025
"Heartfelt and political, moving and engrossing – truly immersive..
"An absorbing and salutary experience..
The Taming of the Shrew
Dunedin
10/07/2025 - 19/07/2025
"Retelling recontextualises a classic..
"Re-gendering a macho bully..
Suitcase Show
Wellington, Nelson, Hamilton, Auckland, Hawea, Dunedin
29/02/2024 - 12/07/2025
"Immensely watchable, intricately crafted, finely honed, a unique mix of unease and innocence...
"Exhilarating, macabre and whizz bang..
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Rongo Whakapā
Auckland
11/07/2025 - 13/07/2025
"An alluring performance debut, sensing touch through sublime movement, symbolic structure and human connectivity...
The Ballad of Maria Marten
Raumati
10/07/2025 - 19/07/2025
"Insightful, highly polished and imaginative..
My Puppet Who Sighs in Pearl Shavings
Wellington
08/07/2025 - 12/07/2025
"Sometimes laugh-out-loud funny and relatable, sometimes surreal and confusing..
The Fox
Wellington
09/07/2025 - 19/07/2025
"Works best in the interplay between the three characters together..
The Tantrum
Wellington
02/05/2023 - 05/07/2025
"Compelling and delightfully entertaining for all ages..
"The little people in the audience were enthralled..
The Ballad of Briar Grant
Wellington, Auckland, Palmerston North, Hastings, Christchurch
08/07/2025 - 09/08/2025
"Rich territory, skilled acting, killer quips..
Quiet Rituals
Wellington
01/07/2025 - 01/07/2025
"Cathartic and celebratory, yet deeply reflective all at once...
"Solos from brave physical dancers...
The Sound Inside
Wellington
05/07/2025 - 02/08/2025
"During and after this entrancing play, we empathise, enquire and muse..
Outliers
Wellington
05/07/2025 - 05/07/2025
"Dipping into the cosmic vastness of improvisatory space...
Get Your Sandwich Out Of My Inbox
Wellington
04/07/2025 - 04/07/2025
"Dynamic, humorous dancing of dystopian and wild workplace...
Koolish Zein
Wellington
02/07/2025 - 03/07/2025
"Forging vibrant collaborations and captivating performances...
The Heidi & Sean Show
Wellington
28/06/2025 - 04/07/2025
"Playful and immersive – builds to a real sense of awe and exhilaration..
The Shedding of Velvet
Wellington
02/07/2025 - 03/07/2025
"The power of performance, light and sound in an intimate, unconventional and absorbing dance solo of multiple creatures...
La bohème
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
29/05/2025 - 06/07/2025
"A visual feast and excellent performances...
"An opera of relevance to modern to NZ..
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All The Things I Wish I Could Be
Wellington
01/07/2025 - 12/07/2025
"Joyful, funny, fast-paced, full of heart..
Thin Paper, Autonomous Synapses, Nomads, Tokyo(ing)
Auckland, Wellington
19/10/2024 - 01/07/2025
"The entrancing universe of Yamasaki and Footnote creating a hypnotic and extraordinary dance piece...
"Poetically sums up the core question driving this work: how do we become who we are?..



