June 2012
9 posts
Run! Slip! Spring! at Q Theatre
This week it is the 15th anniversary of one of Auckland’s most inspiring dance companies.
Touch Compass Dance Company presented Run! Slip! Spring! at Q Theatre in Auckland to a much appreciative audience.
This unique company features dancers with disabilities in a show that was like nothing I had ever seen before, a true original which redefines not only what dance is but also who should be able...
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Square Eye Pair - Basement Theatre - Auckland
In the 90’s Disposable Heroes Of Hiphoprisy called television ’the drug of the nation.’
Square Eye Pair have used this drug as their muse and created a fun and clever comedy production around the friendship of two twenty something TV obsessives, Richard and Max.
Part of a generation raised by the ‘idiot box’ these two odd ball best friends tell us their story from...
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Smash Hit Musical Mary Poppins is coming to...
On the 18 October the World’s most supercalifragilistic musical opens at The Civic in Auckland!
Based on the beloved books by P.L. Travers and the classic 1964 Walt Disney film, MARY POPPINS, the world’s most magical musical arrives in New Zealand and lucky Auckland will get a chance to see this amazing show for a limited season!
The New Zealand production of MARY POPPINS comes direct from a...
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Lenny Henry - Cradle to Rave - ASB Theatre
Lenny Henry has been on TV my whole life and is a total legend as far as I am concerned! Some achievements that spring to mind are; winning New Faces, various variety and comedy shows, his own light entertainment shows, co-founding Comic Relief and later became an actor in TV shows like Chef. He has also recently won best newcomer in the London Evening Standard theatre awards, for his debut...
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KAHA - Atamira Dance Company - Q Theatre
Just over an hour of powerful ideas, movement, sounds and bodies graced the stage of Rangatira, Q Theatre last night.
The winter solstice and Maori New Year, Matariki, set the perfect time for the Atamira Dance Company to showcase, KAHA Short Works 2012.
This varied programme features both new works and old favourites in a show intended to share the strength and diversity of these admirable...
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Flight of the Conchords – Auckland Town Hall
Last night I was reunited with my ‘queue buddy’ whom I had spent over three hours with one early April morning while we waited excitedly to get our tickets for last night’s show, Flight of the Conchords, at Auckland’s Town Hall. Finally the night was here and we stared down at the stage, filled with various instruments and two empty chairs, with the same anticipation we had felt when we finally...
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TRIBES - SILO THEATRE - Maidment Theatre - Opening...
TRIBES is a British play by Nina Raine. Silo Theatre presented their opening night of the Auckland production on the 8 June at Maidment Theatre.
The play opens amid a passionate and animated discussion around the dinner table of a middle class British family.
This free spirited and creative family is dominated by their hilarious father Christopher, Michael Hurst, as they swear, shout and talk...
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Lenny Henry brings 'Cradle to Rave' to New...
One of Britain’s biggest and iconic comedians will be performing his show Cradle to Rave in Auckland and Wellington this month.
Since winning New Faces at 16, Lenny Henry has added many strings to his bow. Along with his beloved stand-up comedy he has become a well-loved entertainer and earned his stripes in the acting world, recently winning critical acclaim for his portrayal of Othello.
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May 2012
26 posts
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