Category: Arts & Culture
In 2017 (the man who played Shortland Street’s Dr Michael McKenna), Paul Gittins, decided Auckland was missing the opportunity to see theatre at it’s most powerful: performed in small spaces, so intimate the audience and actors could almost touch. Together with David Aston, Paul Gittins formed Plumb Theatre, an independent company producing a small number […]
The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) has officially launched its 2023 season with more than 50 performances of over 70 different works – there is something to suit every taste. ■ In March, Music Director Giordano Bellincampi will conduct the APO in a performance of Beethoven’s Symphony No.8 and Symphony No.9 featuring the triumphant choral setting of ‘Ode […]
Jessica Driver talks to express about joining the cast of the hit show, which is touring 33 New Zealand venues, over 46 days. Why are Kiwis nationwide still lining up to singalong to ABBA’s greatest hits? “Because they have never gone out of style! They are songs for everyone,” reflects Driver who has arrived in […]
In 2023, Sydney WorldPride (SWP) and Sydney Gay and Lesbian Mardi Gras (SGLMG) unite to present a must-see, truly global LGBTQIA+ pride festival. SGLMG and SWP operate are two separate organisations with the same goal – to introduce the world to the Southern Hemisphere’s glittering LGBTQI+ communities, giving our diverse First Nations and Asia-Pacific communities […]
Kiwi landscaper Chris Davis has won the World of WearableArt (WOW) $5,000 Sustainability Award for his design: Haerenga (Journey). For over 30 years, World of WearableArt (WOW) has been embracing the worlds of art, design and fashion and bringing them together in a theatrical performance. WOW attracts entrants from over 40 countries each year, with designers […]
Kween Kong talks to Oliver Hall about representing South Auckland on Drag Race, bringing Pasifika culture to Sydney WorldPride, and moving back to Aotearoa. “I think this season was great. I feel like we’ve definitely redeemed the franchise,” Kween Kong tells us with a beaming smile. She is on Zoom from her home in Melbourne. […]
Sandi Toksvig read Law at Cambridge (often considered to be the world’s best university), but would never practice, instead pursuing a career in comedy, leading her to present popular TV shows The Great British Bake Off and QI, as well as authoring over twenty novels. Calling from her home in England, in the middle of […]
After much anticipation from fans, the official trailer for My Policeman, an LGBTQ+ romance drama starring Harry Styles, has been released. Based on the novel of the same name by Bethan Roberts, My Policeman follows the life of a police officer who gets married to a schoolteacher, all while already being in a love affair […]