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Sam Howard and Oliver Pol: Trying Our Best (Under the Circumstances)

Wellington

27/02/2025 - 01/03/2025

"Coping with circumstances and comedic shafting by anecdote..

BOTTOM SURGERY

Wellington

27/02/2025 - 01/03/2025

"Genuine charm and vulnerability - a charismatic combination..

How To Art

Auckland, Wellington

12/11/2024 - 01/03/2025

"Offers a great deal more than slip-on-a-banana-skin slapstick..

"Relentlessly funny and splendidly performed by the best bananas in the art business...

Hey Siri

Wellington

26/02/2025 - 01/03/2025

"As confusing as it is brilliant – and highly recommended ..

Three Feet Under

Wellington

26/02/2025 - 01/03/2025

"Ingenious, volatile, well worth seeing and deserves to rise again..

HE MĀORI?

Wellington, Palmerston North, Hamilton

21/06/2022 - 26/02/2025

"An innovative mix of spoken word, rap, waiata, comedy and testimonial..

"A powerful testament to the enduring quest to belong..

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EPIC WAY! I’m Gay? Oui oui faguetteTM I LOVE KIM HILL (1999 version)

Wellington

14/02/2025 - 16/02/2025

"Reclamation of gender through theatre..

THERAPY: A Musical Comedy

Wellington

25/02/2025 - 01/03/2025

"A refreshingly insightful, charming, spellbinding comedy..

Riding Waves, Growing Roots

Wellington

25/02/2025 - 01/03/2025

"A brilliant deep dive into the spaces between friendly banter and disrespect …..

Guy Gunn: Beast Basher

Wellington

24/02/2025 - 26/02/2025

"High Octane, pedal to the metal, monstrous fun!..

AUSTEN FOUND The Undiscovered Musicals of Jane Austen

Wellington, Dunedin, New Zealand wide, Christchurch, Hamilton

26/10/2018 - 23/02/2025

"Ridiculously funny, clever and brave celebration-cum-parody..

"Rises to the challenge with supreme confidence and skill..

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Edit the Sad Parts - Playreading

Wellington

22/02/2025 - 22/02/2025

"I can’t wait to see this in full production..

The Night is Always Darkest

Wellington

14/02/2025 - 08/03/2025

"Clever, surreal, audacious, revealing, brave – a vital theatrical experience..

ANXIETY... The Musical!?

Wellington

15/11/2022 - 02/03/2025

"Funny, witty, ingenious... and bittersweet..

"Usually hilarious, often moving, thoroughly admirable..

The King In Yellow

Wellington

11/12/2024 - 23/02/2025

"Inside that chrysalis there is surely a beautiful scary butterfly yearning to be free..

"Lots to work on in the process of bringing it to next year’s Fringe..

Below The Worms

Wellington

21/02/2025 - 23/02/2025

"As unsettling as it is enchanting; as funny as it is feral..

In Other Words

Auckland, Wellington, Dunedin

03/09/2024 - 28/03/2025

"Star performances but dementia play limited..

"Astutely crafted, insightful, moving, disturbing and heart-warming..

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GURU OF CHAI

Auckland & Wellington, Wellington, Nelson, Hamilton, New Plymouth, Wanaka, Auckland, NYC, USA, Christchurch, Raumati

11/02/2010 - 22/02/2025

"A unique, unpredictable and utterly captivating work of art..

"Guru of Chai is ‘pure theatre magic’..

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Geesebumps

Wellington

21/02/2025 - 23/02/2025

"Admirable skills and fidelity to the genre – but where’s the scares?..

MESSY FRIENDS

Wellington

21/02/2025 - 23/02/2025

"Quirky, original, avantgarde, polished, breathtaking, astonishing, satisfying..

MODERN GOD

Auckland, Hamilton, Christchurch, Wellington

20/02/2025 - 15/03/2025

"Triumphant . . . fascinating, witty ... challenging exploration..

"Amazingly perceptive, thought-provoking, clever analysis, interpretation and questioning..

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TransFormative Experiences

Wellington

19/02/2025 - 22/02/2025

"Transformative tips and tricks informative, intriguing and entertaining..

I'm Proud of You

Wellington, Dunedin

20/02/2025 - 19/03/2025

"Improvised yarns with your dad..

"Affectionate, apologetic with a devilishly delightful denouement..

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