Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Bent Not Broken
Christchurch, Wellington
13/03/2007 - 27/04/2007
"Inspirational novel fails to translate..
"Fizzles where it should flare..
Dark Tourists
Auckland
09/03/2007 - 11/03/2007
"Ironic, self-imploding, commenting, interesting..
La Clique
Auckland
09/03/2007 - 25/03/2007
"Intimate spectacle – for those who booked..
Ship Song
Wellington
12/03/2007 - 24/03/2007
"Exhilarating stuff..
"Magic, evocative and memorable..
Wild Dogs Under My Skirt
Auckland
09/03/2007 - 16/03/2007
"Compelling balance of levity and ferocity..
Fight or Flight
Wellington
02/03/2007 - 10/03/2007
"Highly interesting; could go deeper..
"Only briefly airborne..
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The Orderly
Auckland, Wellington
06/09/2006 - 18/05/2008
"Consummate skill in finely balanced production..
"Comedy lacks emotional punch..
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Deliver Us
Wellington
03/02/2007 - 27/02/2007
"Critiquing the middle class and/or sympathetic towards women?..
"A fine presentation of the lives of girls and women..
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Hotel
Invercargill, Christchurch, Wanaka, Tauranga, Taupo, Wellington
09/02/2007 - 30/05/2014
"Secret lives in common..
"Hotel Secrets..
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The Case of Katherine Mansfield
Auckland, Wellington
22/08/2006 - 03/02/2007
"KM from an AK standpoint?..
"'False" life rings true..
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Out There - Paekakariki Satellite Fringe
Wellington
09/02/2007 - 04/03/2007
"Snippets in cars & Sophisticated account of women's interwoven lives..
Head
Auckland
09/03/2007 - 12/03/2007
"Getting HEAD: a subjective experience..
Flight Patterns
Christchurch
09/02/2007 - 22/02/2007
"No shortage of creative ideas..
Doubt - a parable
Wellington
10/02/2007 - 10/03/2007
"Tight, enthralling drama..
"Terrific play..
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Flagons & Foxtrots
Wellington
10/02/2007 - 17/03/2007
"Predictable yet enchanting..
"Sure-footed direction and dance..
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A Man Walks Into a Bar
Wellington
20/11/2006 - 29/11/2006
"Sharp, slick precision..
"Needs work?..
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Antigone
Wellington
15/02/2007 - 18/02/2007
"Raw energy; fierce intensity..
"Skill and passion..
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Brain Power
Wellington
21/02/2007 - 16/03/2007
"Much needed humour amid the fragments..
"A clever play..
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This is Not a Medical Satire
Wellington
22/02/2007 - 03/03/2007
"Less than satisfying..
"Radical surgery required..
Life's A Drag
Wellington
03/02/2007 - 28/02/2007
"Unsatisfying except for the ending..
"A drag all right..
My Complicated Relationship with Laurie Anderson
Wellington
02/03/2007 - 04/03/2007
"Disappointing..
"Deconstructed reconstruction..
A Midsummer Night's Dream
Wellington
27/02/2007 - 03/03/2007
"Sheer delight..
"The old make it new again..