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EROTICA BY THE FIRE Comes to Basement Theatre in July

EROTICA BY THE FIRE Comes to Basement Theatre in July

by BWW News Desk — May 24, 2022
From the brilliant mind of International Emmy winner, Shoshana McCallum, and starring double Billy T nominee Donna Brookbanks and the actor who brought Sir Edmund Hillary to life on screen, Andrew Munro, comes a provocative jaunt through erotic fiction.
YOUR PARADISE Fiji Announces Lineup For Return To Mamanuca Islands

YOUR PARADISE Fiji Announces Lineup For Return To Mamanuca Islands

by BWW News Desk — May 12, 2022
Over seven editions, Your Paradise Fiji has risen as one of the most coveted music destination events in the world, fostering a community of travelers in search of something more.
BWW Review: HANNA at Dolphin Theatre, Onehunga, Auckland

BWW Review: HANNA at Dolphin Theatre, Onehunga, Auckland

by Monica Moore — May 5, 2022
Director Jennifer Ward-Lealand's expertise and wisdom of the stage lives and breathes through the performance of Cassandra Woodhouse in Hanna.
BWW Review: BRIDAL SHOP CONFESSIONS at Dolphin Theatre, Onehunga, Auckland

BWW Review: BRIDAL SHOP CONFESSIONS at Dolphin Theatre, Onehunga, Auckland

by Monica Moore — April 25, 2022
Dolphin Theatre's 'Bridal Shop Confessions' is a world premiere from award-winning New Zealand playwright Lindsey Brown.
GRAND HORIZONS Returns to Auckland Theatre Company in May

GRAND HORIZONS Returns to Auckland Theatre Company in May

by BWW News Desk — April 25, 2022
Beloved acting icons Annie Whittle and Roy Billing return to the stage as Nancy and Bill in the New Zealand premiere of Bess Wohl’s Tony-nominated uproarious comedy, Grand Horizons.
DAWN RAIDS Comes to Auckland in August

DAWN RAIDS Comes to Auckland in August

by BWW News Desk — April 14, 2022
Central Auckland.
A LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT Comes to Auckland in July

A LONG DAY'S JOURNEY INTO NIGHT Comes to Auckland in July

by BWW News Desk — April 5, 2022
James, the head of the Tyrone family, is an actor held ransom to his own great expectations for himself and his family.
SCENES FROM A YELLOW PERIL Comes to Auckland Theatre Company in June

SCENES FROM A YELLOW PERIL Comes to Auckland Theatre Company in June

by BWW News Desk — April 4, 2022
This is a doom scroll disguised as a play: a world premiere from an arresting new voice.
Queenstown-Based Active Adventures Predicts a New Zealand Adventure Boom

Queenstown-Based Active Adventures Predicts a New Zealand Adventure Boom

by BWW News Desk — March 25, 2022
After two long years with borders closed, New Zealand is ready to open its doors to international travel again.
Extended Run Announced For THE WYRE LADY OF FLEETWOOD at Wellington Festival

Extended Run Announced For THE WYRE LADY OF FLEETWOOD at Wellington Festival

by BWW News Desk — March 14, 2022
When his Dad's fishing loft is put on the market, Robbie is drawn back to his Fleetwood home where he is not the only sibling to have his eyes on the prize.
Final Shows Of WYRE LADY OF FLEETWOOD Announced At Wellington Festival

Final Shows Of WYRE LADY OF FLEETWOOD Announced At Wellington Festival

by BWW News Desk — March 4, 2022
THE WYRE LADY OF FLEETWOOD is currently making its New Zealand Debut, and just a few shows remain.
BWW Review: GRAND HORIZONS at ASB Waterfront Theatre, Auckland

BWW Review: GRAND HORIZONS at ASB Waterfront Theatre, Auckland

by Monica Moore — March 2, 2022
A spell-binding sandwich-making experience? The luncheon paper taking centre stage and the attention of all? I wouldn't have believed it either!.
Aotearoa NZ Festival of the Arts Live Program Cancelled at Circa

Aotearoa NZ Festival of the Arts Live Program Cancelled at Circa

by BWW News Desk — March 2, 2022
The live performing arts programme for Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts has been cancelled – this includes Pakaru, A Movement of Story, Whare Kōrero, and Pōhutu at Circa Theatre.
BWW Review: THE COUNTRY HOUSE at Dolphin Theatre, Onehunga, Auckland

BWW Review: THE COUNTRY HOUSE at Dolphin Theatre, Onehunga, Auckland

by Monica Moore — February 21, 2022
Dolphin Theatre Company, Onehunga Auckland delights with the New Zealand Premiere of the Donald Margulies, Chekhovian-inspired multi-generation play full of complicated thespians.
WHERE OUR SHADOWS MEET Comes to Circa Theatre This Week

WHERE OUR SHADOWS MEET Comes to Circa Theatre This Week

by BWW News Desk — February 14, 2022
A daughter sits in an empty bedroom desperately moulding a friend out of bed sheets.
BWW Review: THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA  at The Pumphouse Theatre, Takapuna, Auckland

BWW Review: THE TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA at The Pumphouse Theatre, Takapuna, Auckland

by Glenda Pearce — January 31, 2022
Opening night of the second play of the Shoreside's Auckland Shakespeare in the Park - and it's raining.
BWW Review: SOHO CINDERS at Te Auaha

BWW Review: SOHO CINDERS at Te Auaha

by Lindsey Rusling — January 30, 2022
Currently at Te Auaha, Wellington Footlights Society is staging the New Zealand Premiere of Soho Cinders, a charming, gender-reversed telling of the original Cinderella story.
BWW Review: Shakespeare's THE MERCHANT OF VENICE  presented by Shoreside Theatre at T

BWW Review: Shakespeare's THE MERCHANT OF VENICE presented by Shoreside Theatre at The Pumphouse, Takapuna.

by Glenda Pearce — January 24, 2022
Opening night of the first play of the Shoreside's Auckland Shakespeare in the Park - and it's a clever comedy, its controversy eloquently driven by polarised emotions: friendship, revenge, love, hate, justice, mercy.
WHERE OUR SHADOWS MEET Comes to Circa Theatre Next Month

WHERE OUR SHADOWS MEET Comes to Circa Theatre Next Month

by BWW News Desk — January 19, 2022
A daughter sits in an empty bedroom desperately moulding a friend out of bed sheets.
A NATURAL WOMAN Comes to Circa Theatre This Week

A NATURAL WOMAN Comes to Circa Theatre This Week

by BWW News Desk — January 18, 2022
Hailed as the greatest singer-songwriter when her landmark album “Tapestry” was released in 1971.
BYRON SUPPER CLUB Presents A Star Studded Evening Of Entertainment From 27 January

BYRON SUPPER CLUB Presents A Star Studded Evening Of Entertainment From 27 January

by BWW News Desk — January 17, 2022
Byron Supper Club returns to the Byron Theatre on Thursday 27, Friday 28 and Saturday 29 January 2022 at 7pm.
SWAN LAKE Will Be Performed by the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2022

SWAN LAKE Will Be Performed by the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2022

by BWW News Desk — December 27, 2021
With Tchaikovsky’s sweeping score – lush, romantic, instantly recognisable – and Kristian Fredrikson’s opulent designs, gorgeously lit by Jon Buswell, Swan Lake transports the audience from palace ballroom to lakeside in wave upon wave of beauty and emotion.
BWW Review: DOUBLE BILL: AND THEY WERE WRONG/AN ENCYCLOPAEDIC INSTRUCTION at Courtney

BWW Review: DOUBLE BILL: AND THEY WERE WRONG/AN ENCYCLOPAEDIC INSTRUCTION at Courtney Creative

by Lindsey Rusling — December 17, 2021
These two plays are a theatrical Double Bill taking place in Courtney Creative on Courtenay Place in Wellington.
VENUS RISING Will Be Performed by the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2022

VENUS RISING Will Be Performed by the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2022

by BWW News Desk — December 16, 2021
Three extraordinary works, by inspiring and internationally celebrated choreographers, capture the spirit and power of Venus Rising – brightest of stars, herald of the dusk and of the dawn.
A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM is Now Streaming From the Royal New Zealand Ballet

A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM is Now Streaming From the Royal New Zealand Ballet

by BWW News Desk — December 6, 2021
A specially-filmed broadcast of the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s (RNZB) Ryman Healthcare Season of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will welcome the Christmas season and deliver a touch of magic as the curtains close on 2021.

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