Auckland Arts Festival to Present TE PO by BWW News Desk
- October 21, 2015 A policeman, a priest and a blind man look for clues that will lead them to the missing playwright Bruce Mason, who has left his desk and vanished into the night.
Auckland Arts Festival 2016 to Present Not In Our Neighbourhood by BWW News Desk
- October 21, 2015 Filmmaker Maisey Mata is invited to Wh?riki Manaw?hine ? Hauraki, a women's safe house, to document its clients and raise awareness of domestic violence. While there, she meets four women with very different backgrounds and stories to tell: Sasha Miller, Moira Porou, Cat Mihinui and Teresa Cummings.
New Chamber Opera BRASS POPPIES to Premiere at Auckland Arts Festival 2016 by BWW News Desk
- October 21, 2015 Brass Poppies, the ground-breaking new chamber opera from Ross Harris and Vincent O'Sullivan (Requiem for the Fallen) continues its World Premiere Season at Auckland Arts Festival 2016.
SPEED OF LIGHT Set for Auckland Arts Festival in March 2016 by BWW News Desk
- October 19, 2015 Andonis Foniadakis's seductive Selon Desir, is inspired by the monumental opening choruses of the St Matthew and St John Passions. Created for Geneva Ballet in 2004, it's a gorgeous synthesis of colour, light, music and movement.
BWW Review: MAMIL: MIDDLE AGED MAN IN LYCRA at The Court Theatre by Sam Jury
- October 14, 2015 Mark Hadlow excels in his hilarious one-man show MAMIL: Middle Aged Man in Lycra in a sell-out season at Christchurch's Court Theatre. Written and directed by Gregory Cooper, MAMIL plays to all Hadlow's strengths as an actor and gives him ample opportunity for humour with a good dose of clowning around. It is also not without its sensitive and thought provoking moments, particularly in the area of men's health -Hadlow himself is an ambassador for the Prostate Cancer Foundation.
The Court Theatre Presents EXIT THE KING by BWW News Desk
- October 04, 2015 The Court Theatre presents Exit the King, written by Eugene Ionesco, translated by Neil Armfield & Geoffrey Rush, Directed by Ross Gumbley. The show will be performed on the Tonkin and Taylor main stage at The Court Theatre, 17 October - 7 November 2015.
BWW Review: ALL YOUR WANTS AND NEEDS FULFILLED FOREVER at the Q Theatre Loft by Sam Jury
- September 17, 2015 Following on from successful seasons at BATS Theatre in Wellington and the famed La Mama Theatre in New York City, the five-time Chapman Trip Theatre Award nominated play All Your Wants and Needs Fulfilled Forever is a surreal existential comedy set in a hyper-realised modern age of internet-saturated media and Facebook, where Simon, a young twenty-something man is battling to make sense of his life, whilst simultaneously struggling to deal with the loss of his father.
BWW Review: CATS at the Civic Theatre by Sam Jury
- September 12, 2015 The latest West End revival of Andrew Lloyd Webber's smash-hit musical Cats kicked off its Australasian tour last night to a packed Civic Theatre in Auckland. Nominated for two Olivier Awards (including best revival) this production of Cats was put together by the original creative team of the award winning 1981 London production and features the superb UK star Sophia Ragavelas in the role of 'Grizabella'.
BWW Review: ERNEST RUTHERFORD: EVERYONE CAN SCIENCE! at the Basement Theatre by Sam Jury
- September 09, 2015 Nic Sampson returns to the Basement Theatre as The Lord Ernest Rutherford of Nelson following a successful debut run of Ernest Rutherford: Everyone Can Science! in May 2013. Sampson (Billy T nominee 2015 and head writer for the Jono and Ben Show) writes and stars in this hilarious one man comedy about the legendary New Zealand scientist most famous for splitting the atom, who also appears on our $100 note.
HAMLET: THE VIDEO GAME (THE STAGE SHOW) Makes Debut at The Court Theatre by BWW News Desk
- August 23, 2015 Partly scripted, partly improvised and wholly unique, Hamlet: The Video Game (The Stage Show) is an original blend of video games and Shakespeare that makes its world premiere at The Forge at The Court as part of the Christchurch Arts Festival.
Twisted Comedy THE LADYKILLERS Kicks Off The Court's 2015-16 Season Tonight by BWW News Desk
- July 25, 2015 The Ladykillers, an irresistibly twisted black comedy in which a gang of criminal misfits pose as an amateur chamber orchestra, opens The Court Theatre's Meridian Energy 2015/16 season tonight 25 July.
Twisted Comedy THE LADYKILLERS Kicks Off The Court's 2015-16 Season by BWW News Desk
- July 06, 2015 The Ladykillers, an irresistibly twisted black comedy in which a gang of criminal misfits pose as an amateur chamber orchestra, opens The Court Theatre's Meridian Energy 2015/16 season on 25 July.
Broadway's Angelica Page Stars in EDGE & TURNING PAGE, Beginning Tonight at Circa Theatre by BWW News Desk
- June 05, 2015 This month, multiaward winning Broadway star Angelica Page is coming to Circa Theatre to perform the two criticallyacclaimed solo shows EDGE and TURNING PAGE. Directed by Tony Award nominee Wilson Milam, these spellbinding shows are not to be missed.
STAGE TUBE: Artistic Director Ross Gumbley Talks ROMEO AND JULIET by Christina Mancuso
- May 27, 2015 For the first time ever Shakespeare's classic tale of romance and tragedy comes to The Court's stage, as two star-crossed lovers following their hearts succumb to a love that is forbidden.
Circa Two Presents DON JUAN by BWW News Desk
- April 11, 2015 Don Juan is a party that tells a story. A sexy, fierce, raucous celebration. Brought to you by the award winning theatre company, A Slightly Isolated Dog, the world premiere of this story of Don Juan is opening at Circa 2 on April 25th, and runs until May 23rd.
LET IT BE Plays Auckland's Civic Theatre, Beginning Tonight by BWW News Desk
- March 26, 2015 Following a triumphant first official tour of the UK & Ireland and a successful three seasons in London's West End, LET IT BE, the international hit show celebrating the music of The Beatles, opens for the first time at Auckland's Civic Theatre tonight, March 26 for 13 shows only.
Broadway's Angelica Page to Star in EDGE and TURNING PAGE at Circa Theatre This June by BWW News Desk
- March 20, 2015 This June, multiaward winning Broadway star Angelica Page is coming to Circa Theatre to perform the two criticallyacclaimed solo shows EDGE and TURNING PAGE. Directed by Tony Award nominee Wilson Milam, these spellbinding shows are not to be missed.
BWW Seeks Editors in New Zealand by BWW News Desk
- March 09, 2015 BroadwayWorld.com is currently seeking talented theater enthusiasts to head up feature coverage in New Zealand.
Ali Harper's LEGENDARY DIVAS Sells Out 3/1 Show; Matinee Still Available by BWW News Desk
- February 22, 2015 With only two shows in Christchurch, tickets to Legendary Divas were always going to be in demand but performer Ali Harper never anticipated one show selling out five weeks before opening on March 1st.