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Tea with The Topp Twins

Christchurch

23/03/2024 - 23/03/2024

"Like coming home, for the best kind of homecoming..

The Trapeze Artists

Dunedin

17/03/2024 - 19/03/2024

"Life swings high and low in opera..

"A tribute to a remarkable talent..

Adam Rennie - One (Queer) Night Only!

Christchurch

24/03/2024 - 24/03/2024

"Intimate, personal and impressive performance deserves its standing ovation..

WOMAN LIFE FREEDOM

Wellington

22/03/2024 - 24/03/2024

"Raise their voices in unity..

"Powerful Political Work Wrapped in Grace..

Good Breeding

Auckland

26/03/2024 - 28/03/2024

"Well written with amusing asides and why aren't there savoury-flavoured condoms?..

Mommy’s Dead and They Buried Her in Moscow

Global

14/03/2024 - 24/03/2024

"Holds the theatre at its heart with intelligence and clarity..

Satan vs God

Global

14/03/2024 - 24/03/2024

"Not the same as being in the room..

Whore's Eye View

Wellington

20/02/2024 - 24/02/2024

"Salted with humour and expressive pauses..

"Historical, comedic, personal, engaging and informative..

Two Guitars

Palmerston North, Wellington

30/09/2023 - 13/04/2024

"Comedic yet moving, timeless yet topical, challenging yet lyrical..

"Transcendent harmonies, complex characterisations, moving and theatrically fulfilling..

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ILL-Abilities: No Excuses, No Limits

Auckland

23/03/2024 - 23/03/2024

"Striving towards limitless possibilities..

AIGA

Auckland

20/03/2024 - 24/03/2024

"Superpower - held in utopic limbo space..

"Boundary breaking on many levels; enriches our awareness..

Robert Haley - Mind Reader

Nelson

22/03/2024 - 23/03/2024

"Incredibly entertaining and genuinely awe-inspiring..

Company

Dunedin

22/03/2024 - 23/03/2024

"O’Connor instantly has us in thrall..

Captain Festus McBoyle's Travellin' Variety Show

Dunedin

23/03/2024 - 24/03/2024

"High energy entertainment..

Diptych: The missing door & The lost room

Auckland

22/03/2024 - 24/03/2024

"Macabre humor and suspenseful anticipation..

SNOWC*CK

Nelson

22/03/2024 - 23/03/2024

"Charismatic, articulate and passionate about joy in silly things..

Leaning In

Nelson

22/03/2024 - 22/03/2024

"Highlights the strengths and hilarity of female performers..

A Man Walks Into A Bar

Dunedin

21/03/2024 - 24/03/2024

"A curiously meta experience ... a fantastical web of music hall gags..

Yellow Hut

Dunedin

19/03/2024 - 23/03/2024

"Yellow Hut great start to the Globe’s year..

"This show is a slow burn..

The Science of Getting 2 High

Dunedin

21/03/2024 - 23/03/2024

"A Double Dose of Dopamine..

The Sun and The Wind

Tauranga, Auckland

28/07/2023 - 24/03/2024

"Perfect performances enable audiences to consider the effects of intergenerational trauma..

"Inspired writing, great performances, and totally committed storytelling..

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