Category: Events
This August brings a full calendar of parody shows, scripted drag theatre, magic and mystery. Keegan Elliot guides us through. Wellington: Be ready to immerse yourself in a night of decadent drag! Some of Wellington’s best will come together for Pantheon – Drag for the Gods at BATS Theatre from August 9th-11th. Expect themes of myth and lore with […]
TEG Dainty and Nice Events have announced that Emmy-nominated television personality, podcaster, and hairstylist to the stars, Jonathan Van Ness, will be bringing his Road to Beijing world tour to New Zealand shores in February 2020. The star of the Emmy-nominated web series Gay of Thrones, and the Emmy-winning reality show Queer Eye, Jonathan Van […]
Norwegian pop icons, a-ha are on their way to New Zealand for the first time ever, and tickets to see trio who dominated pop charts across the world during the ’80s are on sale now! The upcoming tour will be the band’s first-ever visit to the country and will also mark the return of a […]
Whether you’re looking to please the girl-on-girl romantic, the closeted pansexual, the sleazy sadist, the fashion-obsessed reality binger or the film-geek who loves a campy-bomb; express has you covered with our top five picks of the New Zealand International Film Festival. 1| Portrait of a Lady on Fire Winner of Best Screenplay and the Queer […]
English singer, songwriter, Ed Sheeran has announced that he will be setting up a pop-up store on Auckland’s iconic K Road this coming Friday to celebrate the release of his new album. Sheeran’s pop-up store which will be opening in St Kevin’s Arcade on Karangahape Road on Friday the 12th of July to coincide with […]
Winter is here, but never fear, Drag Queens don’t hibernate! Keegan Elliot (with just the one T) gives July’s drag highlights. Auckland: Breaking news: NZ’s most famous drag venue, Caluzzi Cabaret will debut her new facelift on Friday 5 July, with a futuristic Drag Queens in Space theme we’ve heard the venue’s interior will resemble […]
Rainbow leaders from around the world celebrate how far we’ve come but urge everyone to keep fighting for our rights and the rights of others. At Rally WorldPride 2019’s Stonewall Commemoration event held today in Manhattan, it was acknowledged LGBT rights are at a crossroad. In the host country, the United States of America, same-sex […]
The New Zealand International Film Festival has announced its full programme, with 144 feature-length films from 45 countries screening over 18 days beginning on Thursday 18 July. “We’re delighted to finally unveil and launch the full programme, with its typically eclectic and far-roaming range of local and world cinema,” says programmer Sandra Reid. “It’s always […]