THE LESSON, by Eugene Ionesco

Notorious Productions presents Eugene Ionesco's brilliant absurdist comedy about an insane professor tutoring a brick brained student. Arguably one of the best plays of the 20th century, The…

Chaos, comedy and confusion

Cross-dressing, a gorgeous blonde, a drunken tinker, and the madcap schemes of amorous youth €” Will Shakespeare's Taming of the Shrew has it all. The Elmwood Players are proud to present…

Luck, Lying and Laughter

Can you spot a liar? Can you be born lucky or do you make your own luck? Why are some things just funny? Find out during Richard Wiseman's tour of New Zealand in July. Wiseman, a former…

Photo Day Winners Announced

Winning Image: Dressed Up Freeway by Philip Freeman PHOTO DAY WINNERS SNAP VICTORY! The Auckland Festival of Photography is delighted to announce "Dressed up Freeway' by photographer, Philip…

Upfront - Chris Stapp & Matt Heath

Upfront - Courtesy of NZ Listener - July 1-7 2006 Chris Stapp & Matt Heath - Founders of Deja Voodoo, and creators of the Back of the Y comedy series. by Nick Smith Comedians Chris Stapp…

Sound artists at The Physics Room

The World Summit on Arts and Culture

The World Summit on Arts and Culture in Newcastle, England has just rounded up last week after 4 days of passionate international advocacy. The Summit asked delegates to get straight to the…

The Canary Gallery to close its doors

The Canary Gallery an artist-run space supporting emerging artists in Auckland is about to close its doors after two years due to a mix of reasons: financial stresses and difficulties sustaining the…

The Magma Short Film Festival

MAGMA directors are calling for entries to this DVD format festival in Rotorua, the first of its kind in the region. MAGMA is a four day short film festival programme, open to all filmmakers, New…

Triangle Television on track for Wellington in early August

Triangle Television Wellington is right on target to broadcast live to the capital city in early August. The free-to-air channel, which has been operating successfully in Auckland for almost eight…

Shakespeare's "As You Like It" playing now

William Shakespeare's "As You Like It" (comedy) begins it's second week at the Titirangi Theatre and runs until 1 July. Just as the title suggests, there's something for everyone: fantasy,…

Elizabeth Thomson at City Gallery - my hi- fi my sci- fi

The biggest show of Winter Season of Wellington Art is my hi- fi my sci- fi, the largest ever retrospective of sculptor Elizabeth Thomson. This exhibition highlights the perplexing, beautiful,…