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Suitcase Show

Wellington

29/02/2024 - 04/10/2024

"Satisfaction in having our senses well tricked and inventively strummed..

"Worth spending 50 minutes enjoying the trademark Trick of the Light creativity..

The Big Butterfly

Christchurch

03/10/2024 - 06/10/2024

"There’s a peace in this performance that is like a warm hug..

CAT vs DOG

Nelson

28/09/2024 - 12/10/2024

"Captivating story line played out with love..

Wedlock: A Drag Wedding

Wellington

28/09/2024 - 28/09/2024

"Joyous, sexy and endearing..

Am I A Surfer Now?

Wellington, Whangarei

07/08/2024 - 03/10/2024

"Fearless? Definitely. But also charming, absurd, and ultimately very funny...

Disaster

Wellington

02/10/2024 - 06/10/2024

"Is it profound or just a game? Either way it’s absorbing...

Petty Grievances

Whangarei

27/09/2024 - 12/10/2024

"Burning up with laughter and it feels so right..

Tangihanga

Wellington, Rotorua, Whangarei, Auckland, Hastings

28/08/2024 - 25/10/2024

"Caricatures germinated from kernels of truth that shine from within..

"This performance isn’t just a tribute to Māori ritual—it’s a living, breathing extension of it...

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The Myth-Adventures of Vincent Andrew-Scammell

Wellington, Auckland, Whangarei

21/02/2024 - 28/09/2024

"A giddy,high-energy rampage through Greek mythology...

MR FUNGUS

Wellington

05/10/2021 - 05/10/2024

"Special delights in effusive silence..

"Funny and charming..

Trees, Bees and Me

Wellington

28/09/2024 - 12/10/2024

"Heartfelt, uplifting, deeply moving and funny..

Mamma Mia!

Christchurch

27/09/2024 - 12/10/2024

"Fizzing with energy and zeal..

We, The Outsiders

Wellington, Dunedin, Auckland, Whangarei

31/01/2024 - 29/09/2024

"A Gathering of Migrant Stories..

"Intensely personal stories performed with commitment and energy..

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Rutene Spooner's Be Like Billy?

Christchurch, Rotorua, Gisborne, Auckland

25/03/2023 - 05/10/2024

"A Question for the Times..

"An outstanding show, a fine performer, so proud of how far we’ve come...

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Matilda the Musical

Auckland

24/09/2024 - 29/09/2024

"Directors Meese and Mouat create magic with this stunner of a show...

Te Radar's CookBookery!

Nelson, Auckland

06/09/2024 - 01/12/2024

"Go for the cherries, stay for the carrots..

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..

The Mario LaNZa Valentines Fantasy

Rotorua

21/09/2024 - 21/09/2024

"A wonderful show which absolutely must be performed again and again..

Rigoletto

Auckland

19/09/2024 - 25/09/2024

"Pace and polish place this well-proven production at the zenith of operatic musical entertainment...

Essence Unfolding

Auckland

19/09/2024 - 21/09/2024

"Green’s outstanding physical journey drenched in the imagery of hope, of optimism, of promise...

The Next Wave

Auckland

18/09/2024 - 22/09/2024

"Young choreographers stretch their creative muscles..

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