Category: Events
Body Positive will be hosting the Puāwai Festival at Te Pou Theatre in New Lynn from 29 November through to 3 December. The schedule: Tuesday 29 November: an oral history of HIV in New Zealand, hosted by Steven Oates, and a panel including Michael Bancroft and Judith Ackroyd Wednesday 30 November: Spoken Word night as […]
I ventured out to see Twin City Productions and director Ania Upstill’s newest effort, a modern adaptation of John Lyly’s 1588 play, Gallathea, in Wellington last Friday night with the expectation of the queerest-ass night out I’d had since I last went out with a pack of drag queens to a New York City gay […]
UPDATE: 25/11/16 Two for one tickets for our express readers, head to Ticketmaster and use the promo code “UNLEASHED”. Think Much Ado About Nothing but with same-sex relations (and less Shakespearean English). Or Vanderpump Rules, but two retro-fitted sheds on the Auckland waterfront instead of Sur, and with far less glamour. Starting with a […]
In an unprecedented move, it has been announced Culture Club’s Auckland show on 4 December has been cancelled, in addition to their Christchurch show. Full refunds can be obtained by contacting Ticketmaster. Australian dates are still going ahead. If you can’t make it to those shows, have a read of our cover story on Boy George. […]
The good news is that he’s definitely coming – Boy George’s visa has been approved. Bad news: the Christchurch show has been cancelled because of “changes to the international touring schedule for Culture Club,” says promoter Stewart Macpherson. As a result, the band will be flying directly into Auckland for their 4 December show. Christchurch […]
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 […]