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NewsWin Tickets to Your Sister’s Sister and Where Do We Go Now?
Concrete Playground are giving six lucky readers the chance to win double passes to the below international films, being released in New Zealand in September.
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EventThe Sapphires
Thu, 4 Oct - Wed, 14 Nov 2012
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
While the girl band flick probably won't have you quoting one liners a la The Castle, it's still a very energetic part comedy, part historical drama, part damn good time.
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EventArt and Design Market
Sat, 24 Nov, 2012
Tyler Street Garage, Auckland
If you enjoy chatting with local craft producers and perusing their homemade treasures, you're going to love Art and Design Market. A group of around 13 local artists and producers will be displaying their work across art, sculpture, ceramics, jewellery and crafts at Tyler Street Garage.
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NewsConcrete Playground meets The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later
Concrete Playground spoke to director Kate McGill and actress Sophie Hambleton about their upcoming performance of The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later.
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EventMind Reader
Tue, 21 Aug - Sat, 25 Aug 2012
Basement, Auckland
Mind Reader is interactive and all about fun so if you're looking for a bit of a different night out, this show is for you!
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EventThe Laramie Project: 10 Years Later
Tue, 28 Aug - Sat, 8 Sep 2012
Basement, Auckland
Laramie Project: 10 Years Later provides rare access to a community rocked by tragedy. It is an exciting, deeply moving and relevant piece of verbatim theatre.
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EventHow Far Is Heaven
Thu, 23 Aug - Wed, 19 Sep 2012
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
So how far is heaven? You might just have to go and see the film to find out.
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EventEducating Rita
Thu, 23 Aug - Sat, 8 Sep 2012
The Factory Theatre (Auckland), Newmarket
George Henare and Jodie Hillock bring Frank and Rita to life in Willy Russell's British dark comedy, Educating Rita.
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EventPrivate Lives
Thu, 6 Sep - Sat, 29 Sep 2012
Q Theatre - Rangatira, Auckland
Held up as a hallmark of Noel Coward’s writing style, Private Lives is now revered for its definitive wit, fabulous plot and jagged sophistication.
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EventBlack Grace presents Waka
Sat, 25 Aug - Wed, 29 Aug 2012
Maidment Theatre, Albert Park
Following a sell out tour of Germany, Black Grace’s place as a world leading exponent of Pacific contemporary dance will be further cemented when Waka debuts in Auckland.
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EventDominion Road: Stories of the Shifting Urbanscape
Tue, 7 Aug - Sat, 25 Aug 2012
Art Station, Ponsonby
Dominion Road's rich multiculturalism is celebrated in this photographic exhibition by AUT senoir lecturer King Tong Ho.
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EventPresence in absence
Thu, 2 Aug - Sun, 12 Aug 2012
Black Asterisk, Ponsonby
Presence in Absence brings together a multitude of photographic approaches in an evocative exhibition, featuring the work of Mina Melsom, Anna Starr, Zara Sigglekow, Shelley Jacobson, Many Zhu and Sarah Hughes.
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EventThe Pantry Shelf
Thu, 16 Aug - Sat, 25 Aug 2012
Basement, Auckland
The Pantry Shelf explores branding, genetic engineering and consumerism, but mostly it's a love triangle between a rebellious muesli bar, a shy bag of porridge and a sexy block of dark chocolate.
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EventCirque Non Sequitur
Fri, 10 Aug - Sun, 12 Aug 2012
Q Theatre - Rangatira, Auckland
Created for Splore, sold out in Taranaki and Hamilton, the surrealist circus cabaret Cirque Non Sequitur is coming to Q Theatre for three nights only.
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EventFirst Thursdays: DIY Edition
Thu, 2 Aug, 2012
St Kevin's Arcade, Auckland
In this triannual event held on the first Thursday of the month, K Road showcases some of Auckland's finest creative talent in the art, photography and music worlds.
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NewsTen Must See Films at the NZ 2012 International Film Festival
Ah the glitz and glamour of the Auckland 2012 International Film Festival, a shining light amongst the bleakness of winter, features a multitude of arthouse films squeezed into two and a half weeks of viewing pleasure.
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EventNew Zealand International Film Festival 2012
Thu, 19 Jul - Sun, 5 Aug 2012
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
The highlight of winter on the cultural calendar (if you ask me) is already upon us and it's shaping up to be as entertaining and inspiring as ever. For two and a half weeks over July and August you can indulge in an immense collection of local and international arthouse films, the majority of which have already proven their worth at internationally recognised film festivals. What's more, a lot of them will be screened at the majestic Civic Theatre, which you really can't top in terms of an Auckland movie experience.
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EventGentlemen Prefer Blondes
Tue, 24 Jul, 2012
The Civic, Auckland
Marilyn Monroe on the big screen at the Civic Theatre, need I say more?
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EventWhere Do We Go Now?
Fri, 27 Jul, 2012
Bridgeway cinema, Northcote
Where Do We Go Now? is an entertaining and unlikely near-musical which turns stereotypes of women in the Middle East upside down and uses humour to explore serious subjects.
