Reviews from Theatreview from the last week including Meet the Churchills at Circa One in Wellington, Thricely? Precisely. A pocket full of Pips at BATS and Station to Station at Hawkes Bay Opera House.

See more recent reviews at http://www.theatreview.org.nz, the NZ Performing Arts Review & Directory
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Circa One, Wellington - MEET THE CHURCHILLS: Iconic British Churchill family makes fine fodder for a fascinating piece of theatre
 - reviewed by Ewen Coleman

Dysfunctional families are getting a lot of stage space in Wellington theatres this year. This time it is that British icon of the war years Sir Winston Churchill and his family that are on show in Circa’s new production of the world premier of Paul Baker’s Meet The Churchills.

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Circa One, Wellington - MEET THE CHURCHILLS: Schedule your meeting with these superbly crafted characters now
 - reviewed by John Smythe

The legendary Winston Churchill looms large in our mythology ...  Few families of the era in New Zealand and Australia have not been affected by Churchill’s actions in one war or the other.

In his new play Meet the Churchills, Paul Baker ... cleverly stitches such concerns into a small family gathering in 1962, on the occasion of Sir Winston’s 88th birthday.

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BATS - return season, Wellington - THRICELY? PRECISELY. A POCKET FULL OF PIPS: A definite must-see
 - reviewed by Greer Robertson

When you go to the theatre you expect an experience. I can say that with this show,  I definitely had one!

Returning from their sell-out season, Pinwheel’s neurotic dance theatre experience delves into the depths of hidden anxiety order.

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Hawkes Bay Opera House, Hastings - STATION TO STATION: Darkly funny thought-provoking journey worth taking
 - reviewed by Kirsty van Rijk

International events collide with personal passions as a charismatic television presenter turned religious zealot, Simon, and his beautiful sidekick Veronica, take a mother and son on a roller coaster ride from Kiwi suburbia to Jerusalem.

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