Review Archive
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Unitec Dance SHOWCASE 2025
Auckland
13/11/2025 - 16/11/2025
"Unitec Dance Showcase 'Finds Its Thing'..
What Happened to Mary-Anne
Auckland
19/09/2025 - 21/09/2025
"Peeti is a trailblazer - redefining, on her own terms what it means to be a leading lady..
Rongo Whakapā
Auckland
11/07/2025 - 13/07/2025
"An alluring performance debut, sensing touch through sublime movement, symbolic structure and human connectivity...
Kuramanunya
Auckland
08/06/2025 - 09/06/2025
"Carrying stories, ritual, and translating memory into the language of the body..
ration the Queen’s veges
Auckland, Wellington, Nelson
14/03/2025 - 26/10/2025
"Immediate, intelligent and boldly unafraid, provoking laughter and reflection..
"An enriching rollercoaster ride of informative climbs and plunges into impressionistic action..
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TIMBERRR…!
Wellington, Palmerston North, Auckland
08/04/2022 - 11/12/2024
"Classic follow-your-dream tale with unmistakably Kiwiana flavour..
"Assured, successful, warmly recommended..
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Raru e Maruakaītā
Auckland
01/11/2024 - 02/11/2024
"Powerful imagery and great performances in this traditional Kūki Airani fable...
Rutene Spooner's Be Like Billy?
Christchurch, Rotorua, Auckland, Gisborne, Nelson, New Plymouth
25/03/2023 - 12/06/2025
"Aroha that holds joy and pain, reverence and reflection..
"A Question for the Times..
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Ngā Rorirori
Auckland, Wellington
12/09/2024 - 22/09/2024
"Great dance, awesome music, mistaken identities, wacky hijinks, cutting satire, and a happy ending..
"Fills the room with mauri and juicy ahua..
Tōiri
Auckland
16/09/2024 - 16/09/2024
"We’ve come too far not to go further, we’ve done too much not to do more...
NEKE
Wellington, Auckland
09/06/2021 - 14/09/2024
"Gathers confidently and respectfully from a wakahuia of ngā Toi..
"A brilliant show that invites us to reflect on what truly matters...
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MĀORI KRISHNA + ALTARNATIVE
Auckland, Whangarei, Wellington
11/09/2024 - 05/04/2025
"Fresh, timely and complementary responses to a timeless quest..
"An immersive, hilarious and unsettling glimpse into the world of cult healing..
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Te Ao Hou
Auckland
23/07/2024 - 27/07/2024
"Cohesive, clearly collaborative, rich in content and swamped in manaaki..
Recovery Street - Mai I Te Po Ki Te Ao Marama
Auckland
02/07/2024 - 06/07/2024
"The stories are riveting, exquisitely shared, redolent with hope, and have components that are seriously funny...
I LOVE YOU G
Auckland
01/05/2024 - 11/05/2024
"A heartfelt testament to the enduring power of human connection..
"High energy, emotive, honest, sharp, clear, concise, fast-paced, physical, spartan and full of love..
AIGA
Auckland, Nelson, Wellington
20/03/2024 - 07/06/2025
"Showcases the duality of disability and culture through lived experience, performance and dance..
"Fearless performances, deeply moving stories, and championing accessibility in the arts...
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Te Tangi a te Tūī
Auckland
01/03/2024 - 10/03/2024
"We want more decolonial theatre..
"Te Tangi a te Tūī transcends language and leaves us in a state of blissful awe...
This Room is an Island
Auckland
02/02/2024 - 04/02/2024
"Unequivocal determined vision..
"Part immersive performance, part remembrance, 'This Room is an Island' invites us to witness and to become vulnerable...
Pele - Goddess of Fire
Auckland
02/12/2023 - 19/06/2025
"A spectacular dedication to Hula through strong, fluid, soft and fiery performances...
"Spiritual essence, ancestral stories..
Unitec Dance SHOWCASE 2023
Auckland
16/11/2023 - 19/11/2023
"Buoyed by Agility and Resilience: Congratulations Graduating UNITEC Students..
