Category: Arts & Culture
Red Speedo kicks off Auckland Theatre Company’s (ATC) 25th Anniversary season with a family torn apart by ambition, drugs and the taste of superstardom. Poolside. Somewhere in America. Ray is a lean, mean swimming machine who has beaten both Michael Phelps and Ryan Lochte. A month before the Olympics, he seems certain to win and destined […]
Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and The Dust Palace present their debut collaboration, Midnight. On 23 November, the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO), and New Zealand’s foremost circus theatre company, The Dust Palace, unite for an enchanting, full-scale, collaborative concert presented in association with Auckland Live. A magical forest complete with cheeky fairies, sublime creatures, dark things and […]
The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra’s well-travelled Music Director Emeritus Maestro James Judd returns in October to take audiences on a grand musical tour of Italy. Judd’s Travels in Italy celebrates works by three great composers that were inspired by Italian culture, literature and the Italian landscape. The concert opens with Frenchman Hector Berlioz’s Harold in Italy, […]
SILO Theatre follows up Cock in devastating fashion! SILO Theatre’s 2017 program has seen their former Creative Director Shane Bosher return to direct two back to back shows. First the fantastic Cock, which Shane had previously brought to life for Sydney’s Darlinghurst Theatre, and now American classic A Streetcar Named Desire. Tennesse William‘s most famous […]
Georgette Jackson reviews the latest production from RNZB which is touring until 24 September in Rotorua, Dunedin, Invercargill, Palmerston North and Napier. I knew it would be magical. My expectations for opening night were high, but only the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) could fulfil and far surpass my own hopes. Their latest rendition of […]
Now in its third year, Te Pou Theatre’s Kōanga Festival gathers together the community for a celebration of new stories and storytellers, in association with Going West Festival. Two incredible and openly gay artists are taking part in Te Pou’s brand new innovative development programme for Māori playwrights, part of Kōanga Festival which launches this […]
Stephen Williams appears in Velvet which debuts on 23 September. He runs over what he likes about the show and how he keeps that body looking great! What are you most excited about in your performance for Velvet? I think just getting a new audience to play with every night is pretty fun and exciting. […]
Last Legs is a lethally-funny black comedy about sex, death and politics, with an irresistible appeal to the old and bold of heart. This new play by Roger Hall, produced by Auckland Theatre Company debuts on 12 September in the ASB Waterfront Theatre. News that Bill English is to open a new wing of the […]