Te Rakau employs the 'alchemy of theatre'
Subtle set-ups are being laid for powerful pay-offs about how morally complex it can be to have a relationship with the gambling industry.
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Nov 18, 2023
Made with a heart-melting level of care
There is some heartfelt thought put into the pre-care of the audience before we watch the digital recording of The Swing.
Nov 17, 2023
A carefully considered and expertly crafted experience
Fiona McNamara reviews The Swing for Theatreview. Sexual violence, family violence and suicide will touch all of us in our lifetimes.
Nov 16, 2023
Confronting the truth to inspire positive action
Mitchell Manuel for Theatreview: The Swing is the most potent and reflective film I’ve ever watched.
Jul 24, 2022
Powerful, profound, haunting, healing: a must see
Lynda Chanwai-Earle reviews The Swing for Theatreview.
Feb 11, 2020
Kaupapa 'engaging at every level'
John Smythe reviews the development season of The Swing for Theatreview.
Jan 25, 2017
The Land Never Forgets: A Review of The Undertow
Adam Goodall reviews Te Rākau Theatre's staggering eight-hour drama that holds New Zealand's colonial past, present and future to the light
Jan 19, 2017
'A theatrical event like no other'
Ewen Coleman reviews The Undertow for The Dominion Post.
Jan 19, 2017
Fluid, intense, gentle, threatening, transformative
The Wellingtonista reviews repertory theatre epic, The Undertow.
Dec 16, 2016
Ten Moments in Wellington Theatre 2016
Adam Goodall takes stock of the triumphs, the anxieties and the must-do-betters of Wellington theatre in 2016.
Jan 22, 2016
'Bigger and better' – Dog & Bone
Ewen Coleman reviews Dog & Bone for The Dominion Post.
Jan 22, 2016
Elqouent and insightful: A richly wrought weave
John Smythe reviews Dog & Bone for Theatreview.
Jan 21, 2015
Richly textured, insightful, humurous, sobering and energising
John Smythe reviews The Ragged presented by Te Rākau at Te Papa Tongarewa for Theatreview.
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