BWW Review: SWEENEY TODD: THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET at the Isaac Theatre Royal
Stephen Sondheim's epic musical thriller Sweeney Todd opened last night at Christchurch's Isaac Theatre Royal, its final stop on a tour across New Zealand.
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BWW Review: VENUS IN FUR; Raw and Edgy at The Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre Auckland
Sexual politics, jealousy, conformity, idealism and expectation are stripped bare to the basics of raw desire, satisfaction and emotional need.
BWW Reviews: LA TRAVIATA at the Isaac Theatre Royal
Giuseppe Verdi's operatic masterpiece La Traviata opened triumphantly at the Isaac Theatre Royal in Christchurch last night to a capacity audience.
BWW Review: THE MAGIC FLUTE at ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre
New Zealand Opera's new production of Mozart's final opera The Magic Flute is an absolute delight.
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BWW Review: DAFFODILS [INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS] Is A Beautifully Presented Story Of Love, Life And Family Secrets
New Zealand's Rochelle Bright's tribute to her parents plays out in the poignant cabaret DAFFODILS [INSPIRED BY TRUE EVENTS].
BWW Review: MAMMA MIA! at the Isaac Theatre Royal
The international smash-hit musical Mamma Mia! opened last night in Christchurch at the beautifully restored Isaac Theatre Royal.
BWW Reviews: LOVE AND INFORMATION at The Basement Theatre
Love and Information by the acclaimed British playwright Caryl Churchill opened last night at the Basement Theatre on Queen Street in a very polished new production produced by The Actors' Program and Last Tapes Theatre Company.
BWW Review: MAMIL: MIDDLE AGED MAN IN LYCRA at The Court Theatre
Mark Hadlow excels in his hilarious one-man show MAMIL: Middle Aged Man in Lycra in a sell-out season at Christchurch's Court Theatre.
BWW Review: TOSCA at the Aotea Centre
NBR New Zealand Opera has been going from strength to strength over recent years, and this latest production of Tosca is no exception.
BWW Review: ALL YOUR WANTS AND NEEDS FULFILLED FOREVER at the Q Theatre Loft
Following on from successful seasons at BATS Theatre in Wellington and the famed La Mama Theatre in New York City, the five-time Chapman Trip Theatre Award nominated play All Your Wants and Needs Fulfilled Forever is a surreal existential comedy set in a hyper-realised modern age of internet-saturat
BWW Review: CATS at the Civic Theatre
The latest West End revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's smash-hit musical Cats kicked off its Australasian tour last night to a packed Civic Theatre in Auckland.
BWW Review: ERNEST RUTHERFORD: EVERYONE CAN SCIENCE! at the Basement Theatre
Nic Sampson returns to the Basement Theatre as The Lord Ernest Rutherford of Nelson following a successful debut run of Ernest Rutherford: Everyone Can Science! in May 2013.
BWW Reviews: SAVING GRACE
When writing reviews or your thoughts on a piece of theatre you sometimes feel like you are repeating yourself, every review you must say if a show was either good or bad, you try to justify it, you can even talk about the entire show.
BWW Reviews: HOME LAND - Hard to Beat
There comes a point in every show where you make the decision if you like it or not, sometimes it could be half way, others it could be five minutes in (as bad as that is, it happens), but in most cases though it is at the end after you have talked about it, thought about it and reflected.
BWW REVIEWS: SCARED SCRIPTLESS - Unscripted Perfection
The final performance of 2009 year for the Court Jesters and what utter perfection is was.
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Bug Songs Not Love Songs Basement Theatre (9/01-9/05) |
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5 Seconds of Summer Spark Arena (10/24-10/24) |
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Chris Parker - Take a Good Hard Look at Me St James Theatre Wellington (9/04-9/04) |
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Les Liaisons Dangereuses The Rose Centre (8/15-8/29) |
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Chris Parker - Take a Good Hard Look at Me James Hay Theatre, Town Hall (9/05-9/05) |
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Bug Songs Not Love Songs BATS (8/25-8/29) |
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Jesus Christ Superstar St James Theatre Wellington (11/18-11/28) |
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Femmes and Thems Comedy Basement Theatre (8/27-11/19) |