Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Our Own Little Mess
Wellington, Auckland
22/02/2024 - 03/08/2024
"Beautiful work, the performances exquisite, balanced and nuanced..
"Sets a very high bar for NZ Festival shows worth going to; deserves a long life and to travel far…..
An Intimate Evening with Tabitha Booth
Auckland
29/06/2024 - 06/07/2024
"Pill-popping, wine-swilling Tabitha Booth/Frankie McNair (what a wonderful voice) delights and satisfies...
Weredingo
Auckland
06/06/2024 - 07/06/2024
"The ground is alive with ceremony..
Eli Matthewson - Night Terror
Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch
10/05/2024 - 07/09/2024
"Punchlines that whip back around like a tossed ponytail..
"More definite content and a director to pace and edit will make this good show even better...
SCATTERGUN: After the Death of Rūaumoko
Auckland, Nelson
28/07/2022 - 04/05/2024
"The audience shout accolades, rising and roaring “Bravo, bravo”...
"A Shakespeare for all New Zealand..
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Double Goer
Nelson, Wellington, Auckland, Christchurch
24/10/2023 - 27/04/2024
" Unravelling the power of the feminine..
"Brave and confronting and traumatizing...
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The Sun and The Wind
Tauranga, Auckland
28/07/2023 - 24/03/2024
"Perfect performances enable audiences to consider the effects of intergenerational trauma..
"Inspired writing, great performances, and totally committed storytelling..
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I Don't Wanna Dance Alone
Auckland
15/03/2024 - 17/03/2024
"Ideas of community, Asian togetherness,..
IYKYK
Wellington, Kerikeri, Palmerston North, Hamilton, Auckland, Christchurch
20/07/2023 - 27/03/2024
"Fostering and promoting contemporary dance in Aotearoa..
"Human stories glimpsed in fleeting detail..
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REDUNDANT - JESS KARAMJEET
Auckland
16/02/2024 - 17/02/2024
"A fabulously queer evening, deliciously sexy, and outrageously hilarious..
DANCE DANCED DANCING 2024
Auckland
13/02/2024 - 17/02/2024
"About form, shape, and process..
H.R. The Musical
Auckland, Christchurch, Wellington
01/02/2024 - 22/05/2024
"Every song and scene is immaculately written, rehearsed and delivered..
"Riotous send-up of corporate culture...
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Skin Hunger - Solo
Hastings, Auckland, New Plymouth
27/10/2023 - 15/06/2024
"A cathartic experience of self-expression, self-exploration and self-forgiveness..
"‘Skin Hunger-Solo’, seen through a new lens, should be on your ‘must-see’ list. It's great work!..
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WAITING
Wellington, Auckland
28/06/2022 - 30/09/2023
"The perfect marriage of script, actor, and production. Physical theatre at its best...
"A spellbinding hour of poetic, physical, metaphysical, existential and practical performative excellence..
ÉMILIE
Auckland
19/09/2023 - 23/09/2023
"A sweet, delightful, funny and expertly crafted tribute..
Moe Miti
Auckland
22/08/2023 - 27/08/2023
"An absolutely wonderful work that deserves the opportunity of a longer season..
ALIEN
Auckland
04/05/2023 - 05/05/2023
"Confronts the veritable reality of what it is to be a body, in the here and now, collectively, on our…..
The Wild
Auckland
19/04/2023 - 23/04/2023
"It’s childlike, but not childish; it is smart but not tacky..
WAITING FOR WAITING FOR GODOT
Auckland, Gisborne, Palmerston North, Wellington
30/03/2023 - 02/12/2023
"The art of Waiting for Godot..
"Profoundly entertaining. Don’t wait, book now...
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SUGUNG-GA The Other Side of The World
Auckland
25/03/2023 - 25/03/2023
"Skilful, satirical, subtle and refined puppetry with a sophisticated live cello soundtrack..
SKIN HUNGER
Auckland
07/02/2023 - 10/02/2023
"A story for all of us performed by artists with the gift of sublime comic timing and a deep understanding…..
A TRAVELLER'S GUIDE TO TURKISH DOGS
Wellington, Hastings, Palmerston North, Auckland
17/01/2020 - 23/10/2022
"Thoughtful effortless storytelling and comedic timing..
"Inventive, warm and totally original..
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