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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 Sexy Ghost of Xmas Present

Wellington

18/06/2025 - 21/06/2025

"Sexy, unhinged chaos and camaraderie warms our cold winter hearts..

Kajun Brooking Escapes The Hood

Auckland, Wellington

13/05/2025 - 24/05/2025

"A painful redemption story with painful, pun-driven dad jokes..

EPIC WAY! I’m Gay? Oui oui faguetteTM I LOVE KIM HILL (1999 version)

Wellington

14/02/2025 - 24/05/2025

"Raw, urgent comedy that says, “We can laugh while we fight.”..

"Reclamation of gender through theatre..

TimProvise – The Kapahaka Dropout

Auckland, Wellington

06/05/2025 - 17/05/2025

"The kind of comedian you feel at ease with..

Itay Dom – Itay Phone Home

Wellington, Auckland

06/05/2025 - 24/05/2025

"Adept at tagging his tales with a twist..

Viki Moananu – Poofta

Wellington

06/05/2025 - 10/05/2025

"Absolutely wild, well thought out and brutal if you are straight..

Coro

Wellington

22/04/2025 - 26/04/2025

"Hilarious, fast paced and full of (non-cringey) audience participation..

"Delights arise from its sheer theatricality, and the players’ skill and versatility..

idk: Angst & Hormones

Wellington

18/03/2025 - 22/03/2025

"Captures the essence of youth and growth, and invites reflection..

Dictionary

Wellington

04/03/2025 - 08/03/2025

"A linguistic delicatessen, a feast of fabulousness – brilliant..

Everything That Happened at Number 68

Wellington, Dunedin

04/03/2025 - 15/03/2025

"A Warm Tea on a Cold Night..

"Blends humour, heart and a touch of vulnerability..

Abridged-erton

Wellington

18/02/2025 - 22/02/2025

"The absurdity and foibles of the gentry showcased with creative skill, timing and hilarity..

The King In Yellow

Wellington

11/12/2024 - 23/02/2025

"Inside that chrysalis there is surely a beautiful scary butterfly yearning to be free..

"Lots to work on in the process of bringing it to next year’s Fringe..

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..

Puka

Wellington

21/05/2024 - 25/05/2024

"Throwaway lines have the impact of comedic depth charges ..

Trent H Baumann – Stop the Noise. Listen to the Music.

Wellington

14/05/2024 - 18/05/2024

"A reminder to support the world we want to see and live in..

Alayne Dick – Purple is the Gayest Colour

Wellington

07/05/2024 - 11/05/2024

"Filled with heart and our hearts are full also..

blackpill

Wellington

05/03/2024 - 09/03/2024

"May be hard to swallow but raises our consciousness of an insidious condition that needs to be addressed..

A Tart on Tour

Auckland, Wellington

14/02/2023 - 16/09/2023

"Recommended to anyone who has ever dealt with rejection and kept going..

"A testament to her skills, resilience and capacity to survive where others have not..

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Grace Jarvis – This Is The Last Goldfish That I Am Going To Eat For You

Wellington

16/05/2023 - 20/05/2023

"Fascinating reflections on life, politics, childhood obsessions; the dysfunction and stickiness that comes with being a person..

Ray Shipley – Fifty Shades of Ray

Wellington

09/05/2023 - 13/05/2023

"A glowing example of how comedy is about how you tell a story..

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