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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..

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