Interview: Dean Hewison
Ever get a catchy ad tune stuck in your head? Then prepare yourself for 20 of them…! After an award-winning season in Wellington, Jingles - The Musical will thrill Auckland audiences with a reinterpretation of classic New Zealand ad melodies – telling a hilarious story of a small-town girl perched on the edge of stardom.
Comedy Review - Phill Jupitus - Auckland - 1st May 2017
By Megan Blackwell
Artist: Phill Jupitus
Date / Venue: Monday May 1st, 2017 - Skycity Theatre, Auckland
Comedy Review - Cosmic Shambles - Auckland - 4th April 2017
By Eve Cheesmur
Date / Venue: Tuesday April 4th, 2017 - Aotea Centre, Auckland
Interview: Jahra 'Rager' Wasasala
Jahra Wasasala will be performing twice in the upcoming Tempo Dance Festival (04 – 16 October). Presenting her own work in a line-up of contemporary pacific artists - SIVA Niu Sila and dancing in a contemporary showcase Taumata: Four New Works.
Tim Draxl
Freeway - The Chet Baker Journey, is heading to Auckland as part of the Auckland Live International Cabaret Season. Chet Baker was the prototype of 20th-century cool. His movie star looks and honeyed vocals won him pop stardom, while his effortless trumpet playing earned the respect of the jazz elite.
Nicola Kawana
Currently running at the Q Theatre in Auckland, Sister Anzac is set in Gallipoli in 1915, and focuses on the nurses who went there on the hospital ship the Maheno. Like the men they boldly put their hands up. 14 were accepted for this first trip, travelling as if they were heading for a big adventure. The horror they met is history.
Concert Review - Lennon; Through A Glass Onion - Auckland - 10th August 2016
By Leah Victoria
Date / Venue: Wednesday August 10th, 2016 - Civic Theatre, Auckland
John Waters
By Ben Doy
Award-winning Australian actor and singer John Waters (Offspring, All The Rivers Run, Godspell, Hair) is heading to Auckland with his show Lennon: Through The Glass Onion. Taking place at the Civic Theatre from August 10 - 13, the show is part spoken word, part concert – a celebration of one of the most distinctive voices of his generation: John Lennon.
Gracie-Rose Kay
By Ben Doy
Q Theatre’s 2016 Matchbox Season is presenting the innovative, masked comedy Leilani, which begins tonight (August 4) in Auckland.
Interview - Georgia Powley - July 2016
By Will Brown
Artist: Georgia Powley
Interview Date: July 2016
Chrissy Kokiri
By Leah Victoria
New Zealand dance creatives Shona McCullagh, Ross McCormack and Lina Limosani have come together to fabricate a theatrical exposition into the depths of human nature.
Comedy Review - Montecristo Opening Showcase - Auckland - 21st April 2016
By Megan Blackwell
Date / Venue: Thursday April 21st, 2016 - Montecristo Room, Auckland
Fez Fa’anana AKA Shivannah - from 'Briefs'
By Leah Victoria
Get ready for a cabaret show with the ultimate twist - Briefs!
An all male, extravagant carnival of flamboyant “Boylesque”combined with gravity defying aerial acrobatics, trapeze, juggling, glitter, feathers and comedy.
Mei Bouchard from Cirque du Soleil
Cirque du Soleil is returning to New Zealand with Quidam, one of the company's most loved, classic shows. The Quidam arena tour will commence in Auckland on February 5, 2016 followed by Cirque du Soleil's debut engagement in Christchurch from February 17, 2016with limited seasons in both cities.
Russell Brand
By Jake Ebdale
Artist: Russell Brand
Date / Venue: Wednesday October 14th, 2015 - Vector Arena, Auckland
Joe Mande
By Anya Whitlock
Artist: Joe Mande
Date / Venue: Friday September 11th, 2015 - The Tuning Fork, Auckland