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IT: Chapter Two review: bigger budget, bigger run-time, bigger scares
Before I get into the review properly I want to get something out of the way early - if you're in the market for scares It Chapter Two delivers. It's...
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We Will Rock You: The Musical – Interview with David Mackie
Following hot on the heels of the release of the internationally loved Queen biopic ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’, the smash-hit West End musical ‘We Will Rock...
INTERVIEW: Jack Jones on ‘All You Need Is Love’
Audiences will have the opportunity to experience the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra (APO) at its finest as it plays its first ever full-length Beat...
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In Review: ONCE The Musical
Musicals these days tend to batter you into submission. Many rely on orchestral bombardment, saccharin smiles, and jazz hands in an attempt to win yo...
In Review: The Wolves
There have been very few plays (or films for that matter) that have offered an examination of young women that is as refreshing or eloquent as Sarah ...
The 2019 Pacific Dance Festival is finally here!
Read the full programme below.
Acclaimed and accomplished Pacific dance artists take the floor in the fourth rendition of the Pacific Dance Festiv...
In Review: An Iliad
Words by Gayatri Adi
Homer’s ‘An Iliad’, translated by Robert Fagles, was brought to life by Auckland Live and Artsense Production ...
INTERVIEW: Sophie Mashlan
Thanks to Sophie for taking the time to answer Heather McMillan's questions, and we wish her all the best with future touring and the album!
Q: Hi...
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NZICF In Review: Your Wrong – Phil Nichol
Within minutes of Phil Nichol walking on-stage I knew that his show ‘Your Wrong’ would be something different. Very different as it turns out.
Be...
NZICF In Review: Best Comedy Show on Earth – Mother’s Day Special
I always get a little nervous taking my Mum to a comedy
show. What if she doesn’t find it funny? What if I start cracking up at a dark
or crass joke ...
NZICF In Review: Late & Live at The Classic
We have an enviable crop of talented comedians in New Zealand, but like it or loathe it, it often takes a few international drawcards to really captu...
In Review: “UP/DOWN” Cori Gonzalez-Macuer
Review by Sarah Kidd
When he isn’t playing the part of a mis-behaved vampire alongside Taika Waititi or delivering thought provoking TEDX talks, y...
NZICF In Review: The Comedy All-Star Showcase
What a difference a day makes.
On Friday my partner and I were lucky enough to head down to The Classic to check out their festival preview, aptly...
The Classic Comedy Fest Preview: Surviving two hours in a room full of annoyingly drunk hecklers
What do you get when you put a veritable smörgåsbord of top-tier international comics (more-often than not British) in New Zealand's most famous come...
New Zealand International Comedy Festival In Review: Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999 – James Acaster
Before I start, let me just state right now, you want to go see James Acaster Cold Lasagne Hate Myself 1999, if you can get your hands on tickets and...
NZ International Festival in Review: Sassy Knack – Phill Jupitus
On Tuesdays night I had the joy of witnessing Phill Jupitus on his tour of Sassy Knack, at the Rangitira, in what served as Q Theatre’s opening gambi...
NZ Excellence Awards: New Zealand’s best restaurants for 2019 announced
173 restaurants have received the longest running culinary award in New Zealand, the Beef and Lamb Excellence Award for 2019 after a tough and r...
In Review: They Shall Not Grow Old
Written by Chelsea Pickens
Being real for a second, the draw of this documentary film for me was undeniably that 'it was something by Peter Jackson...
In Review: A Star Is Born
"A Star is Born" is something of a Hollywood institution, seemingly being remade for every generation. Yes, it seems that the timeless story of the pe...
The Lap: Day -1 (Minus One): The Calm Before The Storm
"Everything so far has gone quite smoothly", I congratulated myself last night, shoving the last of my kit into the large drybag I was planning on us...
The Lap: Day -2 (minus two)
I decided today would be the day I sat down and wrote about my planned recklessness for the next coming while. I don't know how many people will read...