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THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE Will Return to Te Auaha This July by BWW News Desk
- June 03, 2021 Written and performed by Tse, with music arranged and directed by Katie Morton and directed by the other half of Red Scare, James Cain, That’s All She Wrote intersperses songs from recent Broadway hits (Hadestown, Fun Home, Waitress), underrated indie gems (Murder Ballad, Runaways, Heterotopia) and original music with tales from musical theatre history.
ONCE Will Be Performed at The Court Theatre in June and July by BWW News Desk
- May 26, 2021 The award-winning musical Once is coming to Ōtautahi's Court Theatre this June. This enchanting play is about the power of music and how the right notes can reignite your heart.
2021 Fred Award Finalists Announced by BWW News Desk
- May 22, 2021 FRED Award judges have chosen three finalists to compete at tomorrow's final festival showcase, Electric Kiwi Last Laughs. The FRED, one of the highest commendations in our comedy industry, is awarded to the Best New Zealand Show in the 2021 NZ Intl Comedy Festival with Best Foods Mayo.
Skycity Transforms Into The City That Never Sleeps For One Night Only by BWW News Desk
- May 20, 2021 For one night only, a group of New Zealand's finest musicians are bringing The Fillmore East to Auckland's very own SkyCity Theatre on Friday June 11. Walk through the doors of SkyCity and experience the best of the New York music scene, when the hair was long, the jeans were flared, and music was great.
BWW Review: THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN at Howick Little Theatre by Glenda Pearce
- May 14, 2021 Set in a suburban town in England in present time, 'THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN' is a contemporary and complex psycho-thriller, a 'whodunnit' with twists and turns, anticipations and numerous attempts to guess just who is guilty and who is not. Can we trust the 'storyteller' or she suffering from alcohol binge-brained amnesia? What are the secrets she is trying to unearth?
BWW Review: LEGALLY BLONDE at Centrestage Youth Theatre by Jake La Jeunesse
- May 01, 2021 An impressive cast assembled by Centrestage Youth Theatre incited a standing ovation on their final performance of Legally Blonde. Performers displayed a range of nuance and talent worthy of respect. Review by Jake La Jeunesse
David McAllister AM Awarded The Highest International Award For Dance 3 by BWW News Desk
- April 28, 2021 At a gala lunch held today attended by hundreds of ballet lovers, David McAllister AM, the immediate past Artistic Director of The Australian Ballet, was surprised when the event took a turn and became “David McAllister This Is Your Life”. The lunch entitled “Celebrating David McAllister AM with a little help from his Friends” was a joyous occasion with many surprise guests.
The Court Theatre Heats Up With The Arrival Of LADIES NIGHT by BWW News Desk
- April 27, 2021 Barry, Gavin, Norman, Craig and Wes find themselves down on their luck outside the pub on Saturday night. What starts as a drunken joke, rapidly becomes a challenge they can't back out of... an all-male strip show.
BWW Review: SHORTLAND STREET: THE MUSICAL at Gryphon Theatre by Lindsey Rusling
- April 22, 2021 Shortland Street is an iconic Kiwi soap opera based around the fictitious Shortland Street Hospital. The soap first aired in 1992, has been broadcast all over the world and is one of the most watched programmes in New Zealand.
BWW Review: BLACKADDER ... IN LOVE at Playhouse Theatre Inc by Marty Wilson
- April 22, 2021 I was invited along to opening night of Playhouse Theatre's production of Blackadder ... In Love. So, I grabbed my 'proxy aunties' and we came along. As fans of Blackadder in general we looked forward to an evening of entertainment.
BWW Feature: THAT BLOODY WOMAN - YOUTH EDITION Comes to Christchurch by Monica Moore
- April 04, 2021 This April sees the opportunity for a select group of young New Zealander performers aged 16 – 23 years to take part in an exciting week-long pilot workshop of Aotearoa’s own hit musical “That Bloody Woman” from Monday 26 th April – Friday 30 th April 2022, in Ōtautahi (Christchurch)
Royal New Zealand Ballet Tours Production of GISELLE by BWW News Desk
- March 30, 2021 Royal New Zealand Ballet tours its production of Giselle, 12 May - 9 June 2021. Romantic, mystical and lyrical, the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s Giselle is a timeless production of one of ballet’s great stories.
BWW Review: EVITA at Centrestage Theatre - Orewa by Pauline Vella
- March 22, 2021 Shortly before her death in 1952 at the age of 33, Eva Peron was bestowed with the title “Spiritual Leader of The Nation” by the Argentine Congress.
THE LION KING Premieres In Auckland This June by BWW News Desk
- March 15, 2021 100 million people worldwide have witnessed the phenomenon that is Disney's THE LION KING and finally New Zealand audiences can experience this unparalleled theatrical experience for themselves.
TIME FOR TEA Opens at Dunedin Fringe Festival by BWW News Desk
- March 08, 2021 The show is performed by an outstanding cast - Abbi Douetil (Lord of the Flies, Greenwich Theatre), Merriel Plummer (Linda, Royal Court) and Daniel Grice. Written by a multi award-winning Author Lita Doolan.
THINGS I KNOW TO BE TRUE to Open at the Court Theatre by BWW News Desk
- March 02, 2021 Written by award-winning Australian playwright Andrew Bovell, the tender and relatable drama, follows a year in the life of the Price family.
LIFT-OFF! Comes to NZ Fringe Festival by BWW News Desk
- February 19, 2021 Te Auaha has announced the return of Lift-Off (65 Dixon Street, 26-28 February), the NZ Fringe Festival's one-stop triple-shot of unmissably fresh talent. Join three exciting emerging artists Felix Crossley-Pritchard (stage and screen), Flora Dryburgh (musical theatre) and Emily Morgan (commercial dance) for an hour of work that fires on all cylinders!