Category: Arts & Culture
On Friday 2 December, ‘80s icons Culture Club will descend on New Zealand for the first time, performing at Christchurch’s Horncastle Arena and Auckland’s Vector Arena two nights later. express’s Oliver Hall caught up with their legendary front-man Boy George to discuss a life in the public eye, living in the present and working with […]
After performing at Womad last year, Rufus Wainwright is coming back to New Zealand to perform at Auckland Arts Festival. His concert will be in two parts: the first being his opera, Prima Donna: A Symphonic Visual Concert; and the second, recreating Judy Garland’s concert at Carnegie Hall in New York City. For the opera, singer Cindy […]
Sam Brooks is bringing back Riding in Cars with (Mostly Straight) Boys, this time with bestie Geordie Holibar (formerly of Shortland Street), and rising star, Tim Earl. I sat down with Brooks and Earl to talk about the play, and the intentions with the revival. Firstly, the play is about Kyle (Earl), who’s gay (if you hadn’t figured that […]
When I was first invited to the media screening of Stars in Her Eyes, I was rather sceptical: sure, there were some recognisable names, but some of the leads had no major credits to their name, plus it was filmed by students at Unitec. It wasn’t at all what I expected: it was definitely suited for […]
The small sleepy Irish town of Duneen is off the beaten track and moves to its own slow rhythms. But this all changes when human bones are discovered at a new housing development. For the locals who have spent their lives holding onto dreams, secrets and hopes, this discovery threatens the comfortable world they live […]
It’s not too often that the Civic gets filled up these days but the opening night of Priscilla – Queen of the Desert just about managed to fill both the stalls and the circle. Everyone has seen the movie – or an earlier show – but the latest production, on until 13 November, is still […]
You watched the movie, and when you heard that the new ASB Waterfront Theatre was going to put it on, you texted, tweeted and Facebook messaged all your friends. Well, the theatre is now open, and the musical itself is incredible. Before I leap into my review of the show itself, I just want to […]
If you’re aged between 13 and 19 and feeling the creativity bug bite, then enter InsideOUT’s multimedia art competition. There are three categories for you to unleash your ideas on: film, writing and art. You can even enter all categories, and multiple times (though InsideOUT would prefer if you entered a maximum of three times […]