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Master Class

Wellington

14/10/2006 - 11/11/2006

"For music lovers and historians..

"Tired old bear’s growl just as menacing as ever..

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I Ain't Nothing But / A Glimmer In The Dark, She Said

Wellington

17/10/2006 - 26/10/2006

"You'll be puzzled..

"Go with the flow..

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500 Letters

Tauranga, New Plymouth, Hamilton, Nelson, Wellington, Auckland

12/10/2006 - 04/10/2008

"Trusting truth..

"Memorable memoir with music and inventive projections..

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Dance Like a Man

Auckland

13/10/2006 - 14/10/2006

"Trans-generational tale of ambition and regret..

Fuzzy Reception

Auckland

12/10/2006 - 14/10/2006

"Body poetry..

Here's Hilda!

Dunedin, Wellington

09/10/2006 - 18/02/2007

"Otago character brought to life..

"A grandmother’s remarkable story..

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My Heart is Bathed in Blood

Dunedin

06/10/2006 - 21/10/2006

"The terrifying power of passion..

"Heart-wrenching tale of love lost well told..

Private Dancer (R18)

Auckland

11/09/2006 - 14/09/2006

"Pseudo erotica?..

Wheeler's Luck

Dunedin

11/10/2006 - 14/10/2006

"Delicious play no mere stroke of luck..

Yours Truly

Wellington

28/09/2006 - 14/10/2006

"What a Ripper..

"Ripping tale of love and murder..

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King and Country

Dunedin, Wellington

24/02/2006 - 10/10/2006

"Fearsome realities faced with song and humour..

"Cathartic theatre..

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The School for Scandal

Dunedin

05/10/2006 - 14/10/2006

"Flexibility and quantum leaps..

"Little left to languish..

The Guys

Dunedin

06/10/2006 - 14/10/2006

"List of eulogies falls short of great drama..

Lines of Fire

Dunedin

05/10/2006 - 22/10/2006

"Station-based promenade play could go further..

"Railway station setting transports audience..

The Glass Menagerie

Wellington

05/10/2006 - 16/12/2006

"Fresh, knowing, moving..

"Steel behind disguise of illusion..

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Hecuba

Dunedin

26/09/2006 - 30/09/2006

"Classical tragedy accessible to modern audience..

Skeleton Woman

Dunedin

30/09/2006 - 03/10/2006

"Blend of Inuit and Maori evokes emotions..

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