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Manage Your Expectations

Wellington, Whangarei

27/02/2024 - 05/10/2024

"Life (and this show) will happen, regardless of what you expect from it. ..

"Very very good indeed..

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Rutene Spooner's Be Like Billy?

Christchurch, Rotorua, Gisborne, Auckland

25/03/2023 - 05/10/2024

"A Question for the Times..

"An outstanding show, a fine performer, so proud of how far we’ve come...

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SGCNZ National Shakespeare Schools Production 2024

Dunedin

04/10/2024 - 05/10/2024

"Very worthy of support..

A SLOW BURLESQUE

Auckland

03/10/2024 - 19/10/2024

"“Whose pain is harder, mine or yours?” Top class theatre addresses some 'difficult desires'..

MAGPIE

Christchurch

04/10/2024 - 04/10/2024

"Polished, funny: an exciting new voice to watch..

Between Friends

Wellington

04/10/2024 - 04/10/2024

"A splendid appetiser to the feast of Improv Festival fare to come..

blip

Wellington

31/01/2024 - 04/10/2024

"Pure honesty, total freedom: immersive joyous theatre..

"Engaging, well designed, skilfully presented, challenging-but-not-off-putting..

Suitcase Show

Wellington

29/02/2024 - 04/10/2024

"Satisfaction in having our senses well tricked and inventively strummed..

"Worth spending 50 minutes enjoying the trademark Trick of the Light creativity..

The Big Butterfly

Christchurch

03/10/2024 - 06/10/2024

"There’s a peace in this performance that is like a warm hug..

CAT vs DOG

Nelson

28/09/2024 - 12/10/2024

"Captivating story line played out with love..

Wedlock: A Drag Wedding

Wellington

28/09/2024 - 28/09/2024

"Joyous, sexy and endearing..

Am I A Surfer Now?

Wellington, Whangarei

07/08/2024 - 03/10/2024

"Fearless? Definitely. But also charming, absurd, and ultimately very funny...

Disaster

Wellington

02/10/2024 - 06/10/2024

"Is it profound or just a game? Either way it’s absorbing...

Petty Grievances

Whangarei

27/09/2024 - 12/10/2024

"Burning up with laughter and it feels so right..

Tangihanga

Wellington, Rotorua, Whangarei, Auckland, Hastings

28/08/2024 - 25/10/2024

"This performance isn’t just a tribute to Māori ritual—it’s a living, breathing extension of it...

"Archetypal characters brought to life with fervour and joy, irony and ease..

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The Myth-Adventures of Vincent Andrew-Scammell

Wellington, Auckland, Whangarei

21/02/2024 - 28/09/2024

"A giddy,high-energy rampage through Greek mythology...

MR FUNGUS

Wellington

05/10/2021 - 05/10/2024

"Special delights in effusive silence..

"Funny and charming..

Trees, Bees and Me

Wellington

28/09/2024 - 12/10/2024

"Heartfelt, uplifting, deeply moving and funny..

Mamma Mia!

Christchurch

27/09/2024 - 12/10/2024

"Fizzing with energy and zeal..

We, The Outsiders

Wellington, Dunedin, Auckland, Whangarei

31/01/2024 - 29/09/2024

"A Gathering of Migrant Stories..

"Intensely personal stories performed with commitment and energy..

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Matilda the Musical

Auckland

24/09/2024 - 29/09/2024

"Directors Meese and Mouat create magic with this stunner of a show...

Te Radar's CookBookery!

Nelson

06/09/2024 - 06/09/2024

"Go for the cherries, stay for the carrots..

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