The National Tour of Hansel and Gretel, June/July/August 2008

Provocative pantomime flavour with a modern twist to Humperdinck's classic fairytale

PUBLICATION:  The New Zealand Herald
DATE:  Tuesday, 1 July
REVIEWED BY:  William Dart
WHERE:  The Centre at Kerikeri

The Winter Season of La Boheme, May/June 2008

La Boheme: Passionate and touching tragedy

PUBLICATION:  National Business Review
DATE:  Tuesday, 13 May
REVIEWED BY:  John Daly-Peoples
WHERE:  St James Theatre, Wellington

The Winter Season of La Boheme, May/June 2008

Compelling Truth makes for truly moving conclusion

PUBLICATION:  Theatreview
DATE:  Monday, 12 May 2008
REVIEWED BY:  John Smythe
WHERE:  St James Theatre, Wellington

The Winter Season of La Boheme, May/June 2008

Modern-day La Boheme overcomes low-key start

PUBLICATION:  Dominion Post
DATE:  Monday, 12 May 2008
REVIEWED BY:  John Button
WHERE:  St James Theatre, Wellington

The Genesis Energy Spring Season of Turandot, Sept/Oct 2007

NZ Opera offers grim and powerful Turandot

PUBLICATION:  Dominion Post
DATE:  Monday 15 October, 2007
REVIEWED BY:  John Button
WHERE:  Westpac St James Theatre, Wellington

The Genesis Energy Spring Season of Turandot, Sept/Oct 2007

Love Struck

PUBLICATION:  New Zealand Listener
DATE:  Saturday 6 October, 2007
REVIEWED BY:  Rod Biss
WHERE:  Aotea Centre, Auckland

The Genesis Energy Spring Season of Turandot, Sept-Oct 2007

Inspired, intelligent Turandot appeals

PUBLICATION:  The National Business Review
DATE:  Friday, 28 September 2007
REVIEWED BY:  John Daly-Peoples
WHERE:  Aotea Centre

The Genesis Energy Spring Season of Turandot, Sept/Oct 2007

Drama aplenty in uneven Turandot

PUBLICATION:  The Opera Critic
DATE:  Friday, 28 September 2007
REVIEWED BY:  Michael Sinclair
WHERE:  Aotea Centre, opening night, 20 September 2007

The Genesis Energy Spring Season of Turandot, Sept/Oct 2007

Turandot

PUBLICATION:  Sunday Star Times
DATE:  Sunday 23 September, 2007
REVIEWED BY:  Paul Little
WHERE:  Aotea Centre - opening night Auckland, 20 September

The Genesis Energy Spring Season of Turandot, Sept/Oct 2007

Ice queen warms to her role

Puccini's dark realm memorably brought to life in edgy production

PUBLICATION:  Weekend Herald
DATE:  Saturday 22 September, 2007
REVIEWED BY:  William Dart
WHERE:  Aotea Centre - opening night Auckland, 20 September

The NZI Winter Season of Lucia di Lammermoor, June/July 2007

Don't miss out on a night on the moors with Lucia

PUBLICATION:  New Zealand Herald
DATE:  Saturday 14 July, 2007
REVIEWED BY:  William Dart
WHERE:  Aotea Centre

The NZI Winter Season of Lucia di Lammermoor, June/July 2007

Lucia

PUBLICATION:  MetroLive website
DATE:  Friday, 13 July 2007
REVIEWED BY:  Rod Biss
WHERE:  Aotea Centre, opening night performance, 12 July

The NZI Winter Season of Lucia di Lammermoor, June/July 2007

Truly, madly, deeply

PUBLICATION:  New Zealand Listener
DATE:  Monday 16 July, 2007
REVIEWED BY:  Roger Wilson
WHERE:  Westpac St James Theatre, Wellington

The NZI Winter Season of Lucia di Lammermoor, June/July 2007

Strong voices boost a well-conceived Lucia

PUBLICATION:  The National Business Review
DATE:  Friday 29 June, 2007
REVIEWED BY:  John Daly-Peoples
WHERE:  Westpac St James Theatre, 23 June

The NZI Winter Season of Lucia di Lammermoor, June/July 2007

Lucia di Lammermoor

PUBLICATION:  Wanganui Chronicle
DATE:  Wednesday 27 June, 2007
REVIEWED BY:  Mary Bryan
WHERE:  Westpac St James Theatre, 23 June 2007

The NZI Winter Season of Lucia di Lammermoor, June/July 2007

Compelling, true and worth it

PUBLICATION:  Theatre Review website
DATE:  Monday 25 June, 2007
REVIEWED BY:  John Smythe
WHERE:  Westpac St James Theatre, opening night performance, 23 June

The NZI Winter Season of Lucia di Lammermoor, June/July 2007

Superb execution of music and production

PUBLICATION:  Theatre Review website
DATE:  Monday, 25 June 2007
REVIEWED BY:  Pepe Becker
WHERE:  Westpac St James Theatre, opening night performance, 23 June

The Genesis Energy Spring Season of Gounod's Faust September/October 2006

Faust at Aotea Centre

PUBLICATION:  The New Zealand Herald
DATE:  Saturday 7 October, 2006
REVIEWED BY:  William Dart
WHERE:  Aotea Centre, Auckland

The Genesis Energy Spring Season of Faust September/October 2006

Don't tempt me

PUBLICATION:  NZ Listener
DATE:  7-13 October 2006, Vol 205
REVIEWED BY:  Roger Wilson
WHERE:  Westpac St James, Wellington

The Genesis Energy Spring Season of Faust September/October 2006

It's evil but it's good

PUBLICATION:  The National Business Review
DATE:  Friday, 22 September 2006
REVIEWED BY:  John Daly-Peoples
WHERE:  Westpac St James Theatre, Wellington

The Genesis Energy Spring Season of Gounod's Faust September/October 2006

The devil is in the detail

PUBLICATION:  Capital Times
DATE:  Wednesday, 20 September 2006
REVIEWED BY:  Richard Hardie
WHERE:  Westpac St James, Wellington

The Genesis Energy Spring Season of Faust September/October 2006

Stunning line-up should breathe new life into Faust

PUBLICATION:  Manawatu Standard
DATE:  Monday, 18 September 2006
REVIEWED BY:  Stephen Fisher
WHERE:  Westpac St James, Wellington

The Genesis Energy Spring Season of Faust September/October 2006

Chorus, orchestra sparkle in Faust

PUBLICATION:  The Dominion Post
DATE:  Monday, 18 September 2006
REVIEWED BY:  John Button
WHERE:  Westpac St James Theatre, Wellington

The National Tour of Don Pasquale August/September 2006

Imaginatively staged opera

PUBLICATION:  Otago Daily Times
REVIEWED BY:  Abigail Smith
DATE:  Wednesday, 23 August 2006
WHERE:  Westpac Mayfair Theatre, Dunedin

The National Tour of Don Pasquale August/September 2006

Don Pasquale cannot be faulted

PUBLICATION:  The Christchurch Press
REVIEWED BY:  Ian Dando
DATE:  Monday, 21 August 2006
WHERE:  Isaac Theatre Royal, Christchurch

National Tour of Don Pasquale August/September 2006

A bit of froth and bubble

PUBLICATION: Capital Times
WHEN: Wednesday, 16 August
REVIEWED BY: Richard Hardie
WHERE:  The Opera House, Wellington

The National Tour of Don Pasquale August/September 2006

Don Pasquale pruned to comic brilliance

PUBLICATION:  The Dominion Post
REVIEWED BY:  John Button
DATE:  Monday, 14 August 2006
WHERE:  The Opera House, Wellington

The National Tour of Don Pasquale August/September 2006

Donizetti's Pasquale a winning comic romp

PUBLICATION: Bay of Plenty Times
REVIEWED BY:  Richard Moore
WHEN:  Friday, 11 August 2006
WHERE:  Baycourt Theatre, Tauranga

The National Tour of Don Pasquale August/September 2006

Sellout from the start

PUBLICATION:  The National Business Review
REVIEWED BY:  John Daly-Peoples
DATE:  Friday, 11 August 2006
WHERE:  Bruce Mason Centre, North Shore

The National Tour of Don Pasquale August/September 2006

Joke's on the Don, we get the laughs

PUBLICATION:  The Daily Post
REVIEWED BY:  Kristin Edge
DATE:  Tuesday, 8 August 2006
WHERE:  Civic Theatre, Rotorua

The National Tour of Don Pasquale August/September 2006

Don Pasquale takes to the road

PUBLICATION:  The Opera Critic
REVIEWED BY:  Michael Sinclair
DATE:  Saturday, 5 August 2006
WHERE:  Bruce Mason Centre, North Shore