• News

    Win 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.

  • Event

    The Sapphires

    Thursday, October 4 - Wednesday, November 14, 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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    Art and Design Market

    Saturday, November 24, 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.

  • News

    Concrete 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.

  • Event

    Mind Reader

    Tuesday, August 21 - Saturday, August 25, 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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    The Laramie Project: 10 Years Later

    Tuesday, August 28 - Saturday, September 8, 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.

  • Event

    How Far Is Heaven

    Thursday, August 23 - Wednesday, September 19, 2012

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    So how far is heaven? You might just have to go and see the film to find out.

  • Event

    Educating Rita

    Thursday, August 23 - Saturday, September 8, 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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    Private Lives

    Thursday, September 6 - Saturday, September 29, 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.

  • Event

    Black Grace presents Waka

    Saturday, August 25 - Wednesday, August 29, 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.

  • Event

    Dominion Road: Stories of the Shifting Urbanscape

    Tuesday, August 7 - Saturday, August 25, 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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    Presence in absence

    Thursday, August 2 - Sunday, August 12, 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.

  • Event

    The Pantry Shelf

    Thursday, August 16 - Saturday, August 25, 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.

  • Event

    The Pride

    Thursday, August 9 - Saturday, September 1, 2012

    Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, Auckland

    Absolutely loved it. The most compelling piece of theatre I’ve seen this year.

  • Event

    Cirque Non Sequitur

    Friday, August 10 - Sunday, August 12, 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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    First Thursdays: DIY Edition

    Thursday, August 2, 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.

  • News

    Ten 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.

  • Event

    New Zealand International Film Festival 2012

    Thursday, July 19 - Sunday, August 5, 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.

  • Event

    Gentlemen Prefer Blondes

    Tuesday, July 24, 2012

    The Civic, Auckland

    Marilyn Monroe on the big screen at the Civic Theatre, need I say more?

  • Event

    Where Do We Go Now?

    Friday, July 27, 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.

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