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Review: MR RED LIGHT at Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre by Glenda Pearce
- April 09, 2025 What did our critic think of MR RED LIGHT at Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre? The world of live theatre is always engaging. This is an artistically directed, highly entertaining, superbly crafted, expertly performed, atmospherically rich production that shouldn’t be missed.
CREATIVE WRITING THROUGH MUSIC WORKSHOP from Broadway Dreams NZ by Neil Brewer
- April 06, 2025 Broadway Dreams New Zealand presents 'Creative Storytelling Through Music,' an interactive workshop and Masterclass led by “House of Love” songwriter and Broadway Dreams founding alumni, Jeremy Schonfeld!
Review: END OF SUMMER TIME at Circa Theatre by Neil Brewer
- March 31, 2025 End of Summer Times is the third time we have met the lovable curmudgeon with a heart of gold, Dickey Hart. We saw him first in the late 90’s in Come On Black then in 2013 in You’ve Got to be Joking.
Feature: IN THE GREEN at BATS, Wellington by Monica Moore
- March 18, 2025 'Musically complex, dramatically abstract, and intensely intimate in style, 'In the Green' is an ambitious work that’s worthy of the focused attention it demands.'
Playfight Productions Presents MERELY BELOVED by Shoshana McCallum by BWW News Desk
- March 04, 2025 International Emmy Award Winner, Shoshana McCallum, aims to make you laugh at the loss of a loved one. An unflinching, hilarious, yet deeply compassionate examination of what happens when we try to avoid grief, Merely Beloved invites us all along to the catastrophe that is not death itself but every single day you wake up without your person.
Supergroove Bringing Their 'Phenomenon Tour' to Australia by Josh Sharpe
- February 17, 2025 Legendary New Zealand band SUPERGROOVE are back and ready to light up Queensland on their highly anticipated reunion tour, which kicks off at The Station on Friday, 16 May, then The Tivoli in Brisbane.
Tim Finn to Embark on 'Plays Escapade' Australian Tour by Josh Sharpe
- February 17, 2025 Regarded as one of the greatest songwriters of his generation, New Zealand native Tim Finn is returning to Australia in August for three exclusive shows celebrating 40 years of his landmark debut solo album Escapade.
Queer Comedy Takes Over at Basement Theatre by BWW News Desk
- February 13, 2025 Comedy Culture NZ will present two events for Auckland Pride 2025 - Can't Think Straight and Big Queer Improv Party 2. Can't Think Straight is a dynamic and joyful queer variety show celebrating the best in drag, comedy, theatre, and more.
Elizabeth Gilbert Live Comes to Great Hall in Auckland by BWW News Desk
- January 21, 2025 Elizabeth Gilbert Live comes to Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall next month. Be prepared for a magical evening of love and mercy with the worldwide bestselling author of Eat Pray Love.
FINNEAS Brings FOR CRYIN' OUT LOUD! : THE TOUR to New Zealand by BWW News Desk
- December 30, 2024 Ten-time GRAMMY and two-time Academy Award winner FINNEAS is set to return Down Under in January 2025 with For Cryin’ Out Loud! : The Tour. Learn more about the upcoming show here!
FRIGIDTON Comes to the Basement Theatre in March by BWW News Desk
- December 27, 2024 Frigidton is coming to the Basement Theatre in March. The award-winning Heartthrobs will perform this twist on the beloved Regency-era romp Bridgerton. Learn more here!
Review: COSI at Hutt Repertory by Neil Brewer
- November 25, 2024 Cosi is a play by Australian playwright Louis Nowra, first performed in 1992 at the Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney. The play is set in a Melbourne mental institution in 1971 and is semi-autobiographical, serving as a sequel to Nowra's earlier work 'Summer of the Aliens'.