Review Archive
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Heath Franklin’s Chopper, The Last Hard Basta*d on Earth
Wellington
16/05/2025 - 16/05/2025
"His minimal physicality and maximal verbosity make for a mind-bending speed-date..
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..
Chess - The Musical
Dunedin
15/05/2025 - 24/05/2025
"An abundance of on and off-stage talent..
Henry Yan – Dancing Is Just Physical Talking, So Let's Make A Podcast
Auckland, Wellington
06/05/2025 - 17/05/2025
"Engaging material in search of a story arc..
Kirsty Webeck – Everything I Need To Say About Sea Creatures
Wellington, Auckland
15/05/2025 - 24/05/2025
"Enlightening and disconcerting observations and experiences..
REVEL 2025
Wellington
15/05/2025 - 17/05/2025
"Flawed, fabulous and absolutely worth sneaking into..
Sera Devcich – Exposé
Wellington
15/05/2025 - 17/05/2025
"Pure celebration of pasts that prove tricky to discuss in polite company..
RE-ENGINEERED
Wellington
10/05/2025 - 24/05/2025
"Solo work an important play about identity and reinvention..
"Renders personal experience universal, with humour and humanity..
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DELIGHTFOOL
Wellington, Auckland
22/02/2024 - 17/05/2025
"Radiates a sense of joyous camaraderie..
"Delightfully transcends and transforms the personal and global turbulence of our times..
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THE FIREBIRD with MY BRILLIANT CAREER
Wellington, Auckland, Palmerston North, Invercargill, Dunedin, Christchurch
30/04/2025 - 01/06/2025
"A Dazzling Firebird and Impeccable Dancing..
"A flood of drama, unsurpassed music, dance and special effects. ..
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Ginge & Minge – House of Ick
Wellington
14/05/2025 - 17/05/2025
"A baptism by fire into the most delightfully disturbing club in town..
Lesa MacLeod-Whiting – Rebellina
Wellington, Auckland
13/05/2025 - 24/05/2025
"Makes intellectualism accessible, feminism hilarious, motherhood a collective adventure..
TimProvise – The Kapahaka Dropout
Auckland, Wellington
06/05/2025 - 17/05/2025
"The kind of comedian you feel at ease with..
He Huang – White Man's Burden
Auckland, Wellington
06/05/2025 - 14/05/2025
"Brilliant, subtle satire; supremely confident crowd work and scripting..
Barnie Duncan – Oooky Pooky
Wellington, Auckland
14/05/2025 - 24/05/2025
"Just froth or an experimental deeper dive into oooky pookiness?..
Hoani Hotene – IT’S GETTING HOT-ENE, SO TELL ME ALL YOUR JOKES
Wellington, Auckland
13/05/2025 - 24/05/2025
"Relevant, outspoken, sincerely funny – a breath of fresh air..
Haiming Jiang – Comedy Hypnosis Show
Auckland, Wellington
10/05/2025 - 13/05/2025
"Entertained? Vastly. Sceptical? No. Envious? Perhaps...
How Long is a Piece of String
Wellington
09/05/2025 - 14/05/2025
"A quick-paced, ecclectic mix celebrating talented young dance artists...
James Mustapic – All Good If Not
Wellington, Auckland
09/05/2025 - 17/05/2025
"Profoundly Good comedy as an empathy-builder..



