Review Archive
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
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..
More reviews
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..



