Review Archive
Welcome to the review archive.
Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Prima Facie
Auckland, Tauranga, Rotorua, New Plymouth, Palmerston North, Christchurch
18/06/2024 - 12/03/2026
"Capacity audience well engaged by strong performance of unremitting truth dedicated to change..
"Confronting, honest and raw, shared beautifully, skilfully and with ease..
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Review Revue
Wellington
03/03/2026 - 07/03/2026
"Meta concept delivers a joyous, generous and loving gift to end the Fringe Festival..
Electric Bodies
Auckland, Christchurch
06/03/2026 - 15/03/2026
"Sensorial performance topographies of sound, text and soma: all power to PAWA & Tiny Fest..
"Ambiguity, full embodiment and ritual: a non dogmatic antidote for the everyday...
La Ronde
Auckland
05/03/2026 - 22/03/2026
"An absolutely dizzying evening of cabaret in the Spiegeltent. No question, you should go...
The Enshitenment
Wellington
19/02/2026 - 07/03/2026
"Riddled with fantastic lines but marred by structure and timing..
Can't Hear Her Voice
Nelson
05/03/2026 - 08/03/2026
"This new writer is clearly onto something..
Macbeth - RNZB
Wellington, Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch
25/02/2026 - 21/03/2026
"Powerful moments, beautiful duets and a staging that brings audience appeal...
"A breathtaking new work, the finest example of artistic collaboration, excellence on stage, and cheering people on their feet...
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Just Eat the Damn Sausage
Dunedin, Wellington
14/03/2025 - 07/03/2026
"Delights those in the know, enlightens those who need to know and entertains us all..
"From a handful to all hands on deck..
A Man Named Dave
Wellington
04/03/2026 - 07/03/2026
"Well-crafted and performed featuring three performers at the top of their game..
Floozy
Wellington
05/03/2026 - 07/03/2026
"Charming, delightful – honest reflection on lust, longing, and loneliness..
The Circus* of Lord Azure the Miraculous
Wellington, Nelson
05/03/2026 - 13/03/2026
"A little absurd, a little cringe, a little bit panto and a whole lot of fun..
"An amusing show in an immersive setting..
NOWHERE; an anti-biography
Wellington
04/03/2026 - 07/03/2026
"Delivers a powerful festival moment – a consciousness-raising message for peace..
"A rich experience that finds unity in diversity, and proves the personal is political and the particular is universal..
Operamoth
Wellington
04/03/2026 - 07/03/2026
"Meticulous gestural dance and uncanny imagery..
"A gem allowing us deep into the embroidery of being...
Gemma vs The Normal Worms
Global
13/02/2026 - 07/03/2026
"A fully realised world, even amongst all the absurdity..
The Meeting
Wellington
03/03/2026 - 07/03/2026
"A speedy force of embodied characters, a little glitchy but impressive...
Dune but WORSE
Wellington
04/03/2026 - 06/03/2026
"A daring and inventive reimagining with humour, heart and a touch of madness..
Bad Girls
Wellington
04/03/2026 - 07/03/2026
"Their creative insights and unique perspectives are a delight..
PLEASE ADJUST YOUR G-STRING
Wellington
20/08/2022 - 05/03/2026
"Funny, confronting, honest – a delight and a pleasure..
"An intriguing, amusing and heartfelt memoir..
Messy
Wellington
04/11/2025 - 07/03/2026
"Addresses burnout, breaks, friendship and reciprocal support to be ultimately hopeful..
"Frustrations, anger, volatility then unexpectedly heartwarming..
The Performance Arcade Works 2026
Wellington
21/02/2026 - 01/03/2026
"Sensational and cathartic: Performance art at its most absorbing...
"Festive, eclectic performance artivism and great ways to unite and disperse despite the weather...
We're Weird for Other Reasons
Wellington, Auckland
10/02/2026 - 07/03/2026
"An antidote, an invitation, a gift and a rattling good show..
