Review Archive
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Theatre and dance reviews since 2006.
Disaster
Wellington
02/10/2024 - 06/10/2024
"Is it profound or just a game? Either way it’s absorbing...
Petty Grievances
Whangarei
27/09/2024 - 12/10/2024
"Burning up with laughter and it feels so right..
Tangihanga
Wellington, Rotorua, Whangarei, Auckland, Hastings
28/08/2024 - 25/10/2024
"With thirty plus characters, Neho’s transitions are seamless making this a must-see performance. ..
"Caricatures germinated from kernels of truth that shine from within..
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The Myth-Adventures of Vincent Andrew-Scammell
Wellington, Auckland, Whangarei
21/02/2024 - 28/09/2024
"A giddy,high-energy rampage through Greek mythology...
MR FUNGUS
Wellington
05/10/2021 - 05/10/2024
"Special delights in effusive silence..
"Funny and charming..
Trees, Bees and Me
Wellington
28/09/2024 - 12/10/2024
"Heartfelt, uplifting, deeply moving and funny..
Mamma Mia!
Christchurch
27/09/2024 - 12/10/2024
"Fizzing with energy and zeal..
We, The Outsiders
Wellington, Dunedin, Auckland, Whangarei
31/01/2024 - 29/09/2024
"A Gathering of Migrant Stories..
"Intensely personal stories performed with commitment and energy..
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Rutene Spooner's Be Like Billy?
Christchurch, Rotorua, Gisborne, Auckland, Nelson
25/03/2023 - 25/10/2024
"A Question for the Times..
"An outstanding show, a fine performer, so proud of how far we’ve come...
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Matilda the Musical
Auckland
24/09/2024 - 29/09/2024
"Directors Meese and Mouat create magic with this stunner of a show...
Te Radar's CookBookery!
Nelson, Auckland
06/09/2024 - 01/12/2024
"Culinary lunacy, celestial voices, Aunt Daisy's recipe for swan, and Te Radar - a splendid recipe for holiday fun..
"Go for the cherries, stay for the carrots..
Ngā Rorirori
Auckland, Wellington
12/09/2024 - 22/09/2024
"Great dance, awesome music, mistaken identities, wacky hijinks, cutting satire, and a happy ending..
"Fills the room with mauri and juicy ahua..
The Mario LaNZa Valentines Fantasy
Rotorua
21/09/2024 - 21/09/2024
"A wonderful show which absolutely must be performed again and again..
Rigoletto
Auckland
19/09/2024 - 25/09/2024
"Pace and polish place this well-proven production at the zenith of operatic musical entertainment...
Essence Unfolding
Auckland
19/09/2024 - 21/09/2024
"A testament to the power of art in helping people work and walk through the dark..
"Green’s outstanding physical journey drenched in the imagery of hope, of optimism, of promise...
The Next Wave
Auckland
18/09/2024 - 22/09/2024
"Young choreographers stretch their creative muscles..
PARADISE or The Impermanence of Ice Cream
Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch
23/10/2020 - 28/09/2024
"Another brilliant theatre experience from Indian Ink..
"Secrets, science and vultures come home to roost..
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Tōiri
Auckland
16/09/2024 - 16/09/2024
"We’ve come too far not to go further, we’ve done too much not to do more...
Coombe: Inside Me
Auckland
11/09/2024 - 15/09/2024
"Coombe asks for feedback and his audience gives him five stars out of five...
NEKE
Wellington, Auckland
09/06/2021 - 14/09/2024
"Gathers confidently and respectfully from a wakahuia of ngā Toi..
"A brilliant show that invites us to reflect on what truly matters...
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