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Mate Ururoa

Wellington

11/07/2025 - 13/07/2025

"A testament to what can happen when insanity is defeated with wisdom and courage..

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?..

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..

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