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Auckland young professionals come together to create comedy sketch show

The Speakeasy
September 29, 2017
Comedy, Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle

Guest Violinists Added To NZTrio Performances

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August 1, 2017
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Game Of Rhones Returns To Auckland

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In Review: Like Sex

Jennifer Kirby
May 27, 2017
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Like Sex | The Basement Theatre | 24 May-3 June, 6:30pm Review by Jennifer Kirby If you attended high school in New Zealand, chances are you remem...

Game Of Rhones Returns To Auckland

Shawn Moodie
May 5, 2017
Culture, Entertainment, Food, Lifestyle, Night Life, TV
Send forth your ravens because wine is coming! With over 100 wines on hand for tasting and a wide range of styles on offer, GAME OF RHONES, the lig...

Auckland Fringe: Nathan Joe Discusses ‘Penis Elegy’

The Speakeasy
March 1, 2017
Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Watch, Watch and Listen
During the Auckland Fringe Festival, the Basement Theatre is transformed into a 'Performance Salon' - think Moulin Rouge at the beach – where works of...

Karlie Kloss Accused of Cultural Appropriation After Dressing Like Geisha In Vogue Shoot

Shawn Moodie
February 18, 2017
Culture, Fashion, Lifestyle
I'm not sure if supermodel Karlie Kloss needs a new team or simply needs to take an extra second before signing on to things, but she needs to reevalu...

Ben Anderson talks ‘The Last Man on Earth is Trapped in a Supermarket’

Shawn Moodie
February 17, 2017
Culture, Lifestyle, Watch, Watch and Listen
An eerie experience of hours spent working alone in a Countdown supermarket drove Ben Anderson to write a play - and not just any play. Anderson's ...

Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. – This Play Should Not Be Well Behaved

Shawn Moodie
January 26, 2017
Culture, Lifestyle, Night Life
REVOLUTIONISE THE WORK. REVOLUTIONISE THE LANGUAGE. REVOLUTIONISE THE WORLD. Subversive and darkly comic, the New Zealand premiere of Revolt. She Sai...

One-of-a-kind SIGNED Coldplay Platinum Award up for auction

Yasmin Brown
December 13, 2016
Culture, Main, Music
While on tour in Auckland last week, Coldplay were presented with an award for their album A Head Full of Dreams, which recently achieved platinum sta...
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In Review: Carbolic Productions presents ‘The Revue 2016’

Johan Chang
November 11, 2016
Comedy, Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle
It certainly isn't everyday you get to see one of your best friends in drag. Of course, that wasn't the defining feature of how I ended up at the p...

Party with the World’s Greatest (?) Lover: Don Juan is coming soon

Sophie David
October 7, 2016
Comedy, Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle
Don Juan will be hitting Q Theatre’s Loft every weekend from 27 October – 12 November, and it looks set to be a bit of a revel. Five fabulous French p...

Your Must Attend October Event: The Tempo Dance Festival

Nancy Yang
September 26, 2016
Culture, Lifestyle, Night Life
World champions, NZ Dance Royalty and some of the highest calibre choreographers come together to display the diverse genre of dance for Auckland over...

Auckland Restaurant Month – This Years Top Performers and Botswana Butchery Review

Nancy Yang
August 31, 2016
Culture, Food, Lifestyle, Night Life, Uncategorized
As Auckland's Restaurant Month comes to an end, it's time to look back on the amazing food deals our restaurants had to offer. For those of you lucky ...

NZTrio – Internationally Renowned Kiwi Ensemble Are Coming!

Nancy Yang
August 30, 2016
Culture, Lifestyle, Music, Night Life, Uncharted
(Editor's Note: a previous version of this article had mentioned a show in Kerikeri - that show has unfortunately been cancelled) Auckland, Welling...

New Music Festival “Wintergarden” coming to Auckland this New Year’s Eve!

Yasmin Brown
August 29, 2016
Culture, Food, Lifestyle, Main, Music, Night Life, Uncharted
I am one of those people that loves music festivals but would honestly rather eat glass than spend my New Year's weekend camping at Rhythm and Vines. ...

Get down with contemporary dance: As Night Falls

Sophie David
August 27, 2016
Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle
For the uninitiated, it can be hard to get excited about dance performances. I, for one, have fallen asleep during every single ballet I’ve found myse...

World Class Cabaret Rolls into Auckland

Nancy Yang
August 26, 2016
Culture, Lifestyle, Night Life
“Cabaret has become more than the style we associate with Liza Minelli or the famous Le Chat Noir or Moulin Rouge images of Parisian bars.  Cabaret ca...

Affinity – The Light Sculpture Coming to Aotea Square

Nancy Yang
August 25, 2016
Culture, Lifestyle, Night Life
In September, Auckland's Aotea Square will be graced with an extensive interactive light sculpture for locals of all ages to enjoy. This is part of Wo...

CELEBRATE 5 YEARS OF Q THEATRE

Nathan Luscombe
August 23, 2016
Culture, Lifestyle
Booze at a five year-olds birthday party may be frowned upon by much of civil society, but the 2nd of September will be an exception as Q Theatre cele...

Love, Lust and Lies – The goods in Hippolytus Veiled

Sophie David
August 19, 2016
Culture, Entertainment
Hippolytus Veiled outraged the Greeks, a people not known for their dramatic, moral or sexual restraint. So, modernised, and performed in the close su...

Nathan Joe Discusses His New Play ‘Hippolytus Veiled’

Shawn Moodie
August 16, 2016
Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle
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Love, lust and lies. Nobody did it better than the Greeks. Euripides was one of the great playwrights of ancient Greece, known for the many tragedies...

Your Ultimate Guide to 2016’s Best NZ Restaurants

Nancy Yang
August 11, 2016
Culture, Food, Lifestyle, Night Life
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New Zealand's best restaurants were announced at the 2016 Cuisine Good Food Awards which took place a few days ago at the Auckland Museum, with many o...

In Review: Mahuika Theatre Company Production Of ‘Leilani’

Shawn Moodie
August 8, 2016
Culture, Entertainment, Lifestyle
The atmosphere was electric as Oliver Smith and I found our seats in 'The Loft' at Q Theatre. We were there to watch the world premiere of Mahuika The...
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