Review Archive
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
The Tantrum
Wellington
02/05/2023 - 05/07/2025
"Compelling and delightfully entertaining for all ages..
"The little people in the audience were enthralled..
Quiet Rituals
Wellington
01/07/2025 - 01/07/2025
"Cathartic and celebratory, yet deeply reflective all at once...
"Solos from brave physical dancers...
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...
A Short History of Asian New Zealand Theatre
Wellington
11/06/2025 - 14/06/2025
"Dizzying, disconcerting, deliciously ironic!..
Gates to Memory
Wellington
05/06/2025 - 07/06/2025
"Silhouettes of remembrance: light, lineage, and the reclamation of time...
Braiding the Land
Wellington
04/06/2025 - 07/06/2025
"A symbolic journey of the imagination, spirit and land, speaking to us all...
"Inspires empathy with struggle, joy, perseverance, solitude, cohesion, memory, strength and love..
For the Love of Spam
Wellington
03/06/2025 - 07/06/2025
"A truly unique, beautiful and humanising experience..
Waenga
Wellington
30/05/2025 - 01/06/2025
"Tackles real injustice issues with clever and funny moments..
Kōrero Paki 2025
Wellington
20/05/2025 - 24/05/2025
"Non-stop laughter..
Joana Joy – Miss Tui Whanganui 2009
Wellington
21/05/2025 - 24/05/2025
"Brilliant silliness plus feminism, individuality and empowerment..
Ginge & Minge – House of Ick
Wellington
14/05/2025 - 17/05/2025
"A baptism by fire into the most delightfully disturbing club in town..
Barnie Duncan – Oooky Pooky
Wellington, Auckland
14/05/2025 - 24/05/2025
"Just froth or an experimental deeper dive into oooky pookiness?..
Rhys Mathewson – Time Trial
Wellington, Auckland
07/05/2025 - 24/05/2025
"Quick wit, honesty, no-nonsense relatable humour..
Kipling DC – Big Dog
Wellington
07/05/2025 - 10/05/2025
"Energetic, energising, excels at audience engagement..
Grifted and Talented – Jim Fishwick and guests
Wellington
07/05/2025 - 10/05/2025
"Every challenge guarantees a spectacle from talented and funny players..
Space Invaders
Dunedin, Wellington
19/03/2024 - 08/03/2025
"Intimate message bravely spread with humour, grace, skill and authenticity..
"Making hysterectomies hysterical..
THE KIDS MIGHT DIE (a tale told by an idiot)
Wellington, Nelson
05/03/2025 - 15/03/2025
"Flawless timing, crisp delivery, crafty interplay with the audience..
"Delighted that such talent serves as a salve in this era of idiocy..
How To Art
Auckland, Wellington
12/11/2024 - 01/03/2025
"Offers a great deal more than slip-on-a-banana-skin slapstick..
"Relentlessly funny and splendidly performed by the best bananas in the art business...
Three Feet Under
Wellington
26/02/2025 - 01/03/2025
"Ingenious, volatile, well worth seeing and deserves to rise again..
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..
OH SUBSTANCE
Dunedin, Wellington
28/03/2019 - 22/02/2025
"A physically powerful, exposing performance – deserves to be seen..
"Clever entwining of separate narratives..
Mic Drop
Wellington
19/02/2025 - 22/02/2025
"Rough around the edges but funny, clever and driven by a strong message..



