Review Archive
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Wrest
Auckland
06/06/2025 - 14/06/2025
"Love, anger, frustration, and a cry from the heart. An uncomfortable, but worthy watch...
"Real, relatable and moving; The realities of early motherhood... closer to terror than bliss...
Stories we share.....
Auckland
07/06/2025 - 07/06/2025
"Truths with purpose and heart from culture-bearers of powerful inclusive dance...
Kuramanunya
Auckland
08/06/2025 - 09/06/2025
"Carrying stories, ritual, and translating memory into the language of the body..
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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The Aotearoans
Wellington
05/06/2025 - 08/06/2025
"Leaves us laughing, squirming and fundamentally unsettled..
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..
Love Letterz: A Poetry-Inspired Variety Show
Wellington
04/06/2025 - 07/06/2025
"Put together, these pieces have power and authenticity..
The Handlers
Wellington
03/06/2025 - 14/06/2025
"A multi-layered taonga that keeps revealing its values in the aftermath..
For the Love of Spam
Wellington
03/06/2025 - 07/06/2025
"A truly unique, beautiful and humanising experience..
He Ingoa
Wellington
30/05/2025 - 31/05/2025
"We are elevated, empowered, connected, identified..
ON GOD
Wellington
30/05/2025 - 01/06/2025
"Treats laughter as prayer, sisterhood as salvation, and grandmother’s love as sacred..
A Master of None: Brown Fala
Wellington
14/02/2025 - 31/05/2025
"Brave and confronting, inspires joy and hope..
"Generous, thought-provoking, universal message..
Waenga
Wellington
30/05/2025 - 01/06/2025
"Tackles real injustice issues with clever and funny moments..
THE FIREBIRD with MY BRILLIANT CAREER
Wellington, Auckland, Palmerston North, Invercargill, Dunedin, Christchurch
30/04/2025 - 01/06/2025
"A perfect autumnal experience; effortless, mesmerising and spectacular...
"Challenging duality of character and a darkly compelling work with a powerful message...
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La bohème
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
29/05/2025 - 06/07/2025
"A mighty debut in a cool, intelligent production ..
BEAST 'Introduction'
Auckland
14/05/2025 - 15/05/2025
"Distinct homegrown hood vibes and challenging the colonial narrative...
Kajun Brooking Escapes The Hood
Auckland, Wellington
13/05/2025 - 24/05/2025
"A painful redemption story with painful, pun-driven dad jokes..
Cringeworthy Boppin' in the '50s
Palmerston North
24/05/2025 - 15/06/2025
"Doo-wop bop nostalgia with great harmonies, wigs, costumes..
Kōrero Paki 2025
Wellington
20/05/2025 - 24/05/2025
"Non-stop laughter..
Shoshana McCallum – Merely Beloved
Auckland, Wellington
08/05/2025 - 24/05/2025
"Underneath the randomness, a surprisingly consistent and clever story lurks..



