Day: February 7, 2015

Feb 07
Miss Drag Pride Round 1 – Family Bar and Club

Some beautiful tourists came in from the rain to play, just in time for Family Bars latest Drag competition, round one saw Electra Shock square off against a delicious chocolate covered Dakota Vegas, who will move through to the final? Round two next Friday – ding ding!! Photos | Evan Donnelly Fri 6 Feb

Feb 07
Happy Place – Eagle Bar

Don’t let the long weekend fool you, those that chose to stay in town came in droves, the poor bar staff were run off their feet, the jukebox got a hammering and the cocktails were flowing, happy Waitangi Day K’Rd! Photos | Evan Donnelly Fri 6 Feb

Feb 07
Night of Jazz – Shanghai Lil’s

Cozy & warm on a cool wet night was Ponsonby’s Shanghai Lil’s, a bit of Jazz in the background and some beautiful people lounging about in the front made for a delicious den of pleasures. Photos | Evan Donnelly Fri 6 Feb

Feb 07
Ask Agony Aunt Lisa – The Cheat

Rainbow Counsellor Lisa Michelle is here to help with your problems. Q. I’ve just found my boyfriend has had another girlfriend on the side. I am transgender so I feel even worse as although I am fully transitioned I can’t compete with a biological female. Do I give up on finding a man to settle down […]

Feb 07
The Butt of Shakespeare’s Jokes

Fiendishly naughty actor and playwright Patrick Graham is taking on the role of Bottom (for the second time) in Michael Hurst’s take on A Midsummer Night’s Dream at this year’s Auckland Summer Shakespeare. express probes his passive role. So this is the second time you’ll be a Bottom? I guess that makes me vers then. […]

Feb 07
Cutting Edge Theatre You Can’t Afford to Miss!

Stutterpop-star and Metro Magazine’s ‘Most Exciting Playwright’ Sam Brooks takes us through the theatre he can’t wait to see at Wellington’s Fringe Festival and Auckland’s Pride! The Wellington Fringe Festival is a highlight of the theatrical year, as hundreds of theatre makers descend on the capital, with their shows filling everything from BATs to Circa […]