Review Archive
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
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..
More reviews
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?..
The SpongeBob Musical: Youth Edition
Christchurch
01/07/2025 - 13/07/2025
"Talented cast and crew never put a foot wrong in standout production...
Mr and Mrs Macbeth of Moonshine Valley Road
Palmerston North
28/06/2025 - 20/07/2025
"Dial ‘M’ for magnificent mumming, mirth, marital mayhem and the Scottish Play..
Taniwha
Auckland
26/06/2025 - 13/07/2025
"Bold, of international festival standard, lush in its creative offering..
The Home Inside
Wellington
26/06/2025 - 05/07/2025
"Fantastic craft in delivering a story of big emotions and building resilience..
Black Faggot
Christchurch, Auckland
17/05/2025 - 29/06/2025
"Jake Tupu and Gideon T. Smith shine in Victor Rodger's gay classic. Highly recommended...
"Often-silenced voices and stories given centre-stage..
Saint Joan
Auckland
25/06/2025 - 05/07/2025
"A cracker of a production, relevant and interesting, with many contemporary messages..
Wannabe Academy
Wellington
24/06/2025 - 25/06/2025
"Has the audience engaged and laughing the entire time..



