Court Theatre Presents TWO FISH 'N' A SCOOP, 10/29 by Nicole Rosky
- October 13, 2010 Two actors take on a multitude of roles in Carl Nixon's new play TWO FISH 'N' A SCOOP, making its world première in The Forge at The Court Theatre on October 29.
Rhys Darby to Hold Fundraiser for Court Theatre, 12/5 by Nicole Rosky
- October 13, 2010 Rhys Darby began his career in Christchurch, and the international comic is giving back to his home town with a special fundraiser performance at the Isaac Theatre Royal on December 5th.
Darby has rearranged his busy touring schedule to bring his popular stand-up show IT'S RHYS DARBY NIGHT! to Christchurch for one night only, donating all proceeds from the performance to The Court Theatre.
St. James Theatre & The Opera House Presents ROCKY HORROR, et al. 10/3-12/5 by BWW
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- October 10, 2010 St. James Theatre & The Opera House Presents Rocky Horror Show, Hip Hop Exposure, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Macbeth, A Night in Budapest & Vienna, Gin Wigmore, At the Jimmy Cafe & Bar...., the gleevent, Jan Preston's Life & Music of Winifred Atwell
Footnote Dance Presents Forte 2010, 10/7 by BWW
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- October 07, 2010 What do we know about the environment we find ourselves in? With six brand-new works, six of New Zealand's most exciting choreographers declare their responses to that question with the 2010 season of Footnote Forte.
St. James Theatre & The Opera House Presents ROCKY HORROR, et al. 10/3-12/5 by BWW
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- October 03, 2010 St. James Theatre & The Opera House Presents Rocky Horror Show, Hip Hop Exposure, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Macbeth, A Night in Budapest & Vienna, Gin Wigmore, At the Jimmy Cafe & Bar...., the gleevent, Jan Preston's Life & Music of Winifred Atwell
Designer's Institute's APOLLO 13 Wins Purple Pin by Nicole Rosky
- October 01, 2010 It was a battle that pitted the house of New Zealand's most prominent legal minds against a theatre show created by two young kiwis that borrowed an American story. In other words, APOLLO 13: Mission Control 1 Supreme Court 0; there should be a law against this kind of upset.
St. James Theatre & The Opera House Presents ROCKY HORROR, et al. 10/3-12/5 by Erica Anker
- September 30, 2010 St. James Theatre & The Opera House Presents Rocky Horror Show, Hip Hop Exposure, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Macbeth, A Night in Budapest & Vienna, Gin Wigmore, At the Jimmy Cafe & Bar...., the gleevent, Jan Preston's Life & Music of Winifred Atwell
BATS Theater Presents FATHER FAMILIAR, RESOLVE, and More by Lauren Wolman
- September 26, 2010 This powerful two-hander reunites actors John Bach and Mel Dodge with director Stephanie McKellar-Smith, the team behind the acclaimed production of Blackbird at the Court Theatre in Christchurch. A witty and compelling tale of redemption, family secrets and memory loss, this is a bold and exciting play from one of New Zealands' freshest and most promising young writers.
Don't miss this stunning world premiere!
EROS Closes at Court Theatre, 9/25 by BWW News Desk
- September 25, 2010 In EROS, the new play by Caroline Lark making its world première at The Forge at The Court Theatre, the world of polyamory - participation in multiple simultaneous loving or sexual relationships - is explored in a play director Yvonne Martin describes as 'a comedy of contemporary manners with an intriguing twist'.
POPCORN Extends at the Loons Theatre Thru 9/18 by BWW
News Desk
- September 17, 2010 Having played to delighted audiences and full houses throughout this unfortunate time for many of us, the run of POPCORN by Ben Elton is being extended.
The Court Theatre Announces That Their Shows Will Go On by Gabrielle Sierra
- September 13, 2010 The Court Theatre has emerged unscathed from the Canterbury earthquake and will resume performances this week. Chief Executive Philip Aldridge was with engineers as they inspected the buildings and observed "the theatre has been completely undamaged - we didn't even break a glass in the bar.
POPCORN Extends at the Loons Theatre Thru 9/18 by Lauren Wolman
- September 12, 2010 Having played to delighted audiences and full houses throughout this unfortunate time for many of us, the run of POPCORN by Ben Elton is being extended.
DON'T MENTION CASABLANCA Premieres at Court Theatre, 9/11 by BWW
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- September 11, 2010 DON'T MENTION CASABLANCA is playwright Michelanne Forster's powerful true story of the explosive love affair between her Jewish grandmother and her famous grandfather Michael Curtiz, the director of Casablanca and many other Hollywood classics.
Fortune Theatre Closes DING DONG, 9/11 by BWW News Desk
- September 11, 2010 Ding Dong, from Sexe et Jalousie by Marc Camoletti, translated by Tudor Gates and directed by Amanda Rees, featuring Clare Adams, Sophia Elisabeth, John Glass, Anna Henare, Elizabeth McGlinn and Tim Raby, will play The Fortune Theatre in its NZ Premiere from August 20th - September 11th 2010.
Downstage Theatre Closes THE DECEMBER BROTHER Sept 11 by BWW News Desk
- September 11, 2010 SEEyD Return to Downstage - In her thirties, Rebecca is told she was adopted. She decides to track down her birth family but what she finds are murdered relatives, a sibling in jail, two sides to a story and no idea who to believe.
fortyfivedownstairs Announces Their Upcoming Shows And Events by Gabrielle Sierra
- September 08, 2010 Since 2002 fortyfivedownstairs, a not-for-profit organisation, has offered an evocative urban space and a personalised service to an eclectic mix of artists for theatre, visual arts, forum, music and dance.
Court Theatre Closes Simon's SUNSHINE BOYS, 9/4 by BWW News Desk
- September 04, 2010 Two old dogs have to learn new shtick in Neil Simon's comedy THE SUNSHINE BOYS, the first play in The Court Theatre's TelstraClear 2010-2011 Season, opening on July 24th. In Simon's comedy, two retired entertainers are made a lucrative offer to reform their vaudeville double-act for a television special. But the pair - now in their seventies - haven't spoken to one another since their acrimonious split.
Fortyfivedownstairs Is Now Accepting 2011 Exhibition Proposals by Gabrielle Sierra
- September 01, 2010 fortyfivedownstairs is now calling for applications for our gallery spaces for 2011. fortyfivedownstairs contains two elegant gallery spaces. The large gallery is a blank canvas, open plan space with two pillars in the centre of the room.