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EventShut Up and Play the Hits
Tue, 31 Jul, 2012
The Civic, Auckland
Shut Up and Play the Hits is a profoundly emotional experience, a once-in-a-lifetime coming together of 18,000 people and a revered band led by a man determined to go out with a bang.
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EventRabbit Hole
Wed, 1 Aug - Sat, 4 Aug 2012
Unitec Theatre, Mt Albert
Rabbit Hole, by Pulitzer Prize winning playwright David Lindsay-Abaire, is a moving account of a couple dealing with the accidental death of their young son.
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EventTusk, Tusk
Fri, 6 Jul - Sat, 21 Jul 2012
Basement, Auckland
Dancing a fine line between hilarity and heartache, Tusk, Tusk is the new offering from the young award-winning playwright Polly Stenham.
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EventKrishnan’s Dairy
Wed, 25 Jul - Sat, 4 Aug 2012
Q Theatre - Rangatira, Auckland
Krishnan's Dairy takes two of the most well-known Indian clichés – the Taj Mahal and the dairy – and fuses them together to create a touching and hilarious story.
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EventThe Arrival
Fri, 13 Jul - Sun, 15 Jul 2012
ASB Theatre, Auckland
The Arrival is ultimately a story of overcoming hardship, of humanity and of hope – amalgamating “conventional” theatre with puppetry, music, movement and shadow play.
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EventVictoria Cassells: Musings
Fri, 13 Jul - Tue, 31 Jul 2012
Black Asterisk, Ponsonby
In Musings, Victoria Cassells' third solo exhibition, she has drawn on memories, emotions, past foibles, flights of fancy and the art of storytelling, for her latest series of portraits.
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EventJohn Pule: The Blue Plateau of Polynesian Memory
Wed, 11 Jul - Sat, 4 Aug 2012
Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland
In this exhibition of new paintings by revered Niuean artist and poet John Pule, the plateau is explored as a metaphor for land altered by memories of the human spirit.
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EventGuru of Chai
Wed, 11 Jul - Sat, 21 Jul 2012
Q Theatre - Rangatira, Auckland
Guru of Chai is dynamic, intelligent and engaging - the sort of production that reminds you how unique and exciting theatre can be.
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EventTake This Waltz
Thu, 9 Aug - Wed, 26 Sep 2012
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
Take This Waltz, the second feature film by Canadian writer and director Sarah Polley, is a powerful and absorbing love story about attraction and the choices we make in the pursuit of happiness.
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EventSafety Not Guaranteed
Thu, 18 Oct - Sun, 18 Nov 2012
Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland
Indie comedy Safety Not Guaranteed is a rare gem. It’s cleverly written, never tries too hard and has heaps of heart.
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EventAlter Ego: I Is Another
Mon, 9 Jul - Fri, 3 Aug 2012
The Digital Darkroom, Auckland
What is a stereotypical New Zealander? That is the question French-born photographer Jocelen Janon explores with his exhibition Alter Ego: I is another.
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EventThe Nutcracker on Ice
Tue, 3 Jul - Sun, 8 Jul 2012
ASB Theatre, Auckland
Once you've had some fun slipping and sliding at Aotea Square's pop up ice rink, go see how the pros do it. At The Nutcracker on Ice you are guaranteed displays of breathtaking high-speed leaps and throws and awe-inspiring acrobatics, coupled with graceful and sublime ice dancing.
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EventHome AKL
Sat, 7 Jul - Mon, 22 Oct 2012
Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tamaki, Auckland
Home AKL brings together the work of diverse Pacific artists and reveals the ever present role Pacific art plays in New Zealand's identity and cultural landscape. Alongside artwork from the gallery's collection and loans, Home AKL will feature 13 new commissions, including five from Fiji, Kiribati, Niue, Samoa, Tonga and Tuvalu. It includes work by Joana Monolagi, Louisa Humphry, Kaetaeta Watson, Foufili Halagigie, Semisi Fetokai Potauaine, Kolokesa Kulikefu, Hulita Tupou and Lakiloko Keakea, among others.
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EventThe Short List
Thu, 28 Jun - Sat, 30 Jun 2012
Academy Cinemas, Auckland
Short films Fleet St presents The Short List; a showcase of eight short films written, directed by, and starring Auckland's freshest film talent.
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EventThe Revival
Wed, 27 Jun - Sat, 30 Jun 2012
Mangere Arts Centre - Nga tohu o uenuku, Mangere
Part of the Matariki festival, The Revivial is a historical love story laced with the horrors of war, grand gospel music and spiritual fervour.
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EventJeff Dunham: Controlled Chaos
Sun, 19 Aug, 2012
Spark Arena, Auckland
Jeff Dunham is a comedy superstar. His videos have received half a billion views on YouTube, he sells out arenas worldwide and he's on his way to Auckland for the very first time.
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EventIn Flagrante
Fri, 29 Jun - Sat, 30 Jun 2012
Toto' Restaurant, Auckland
Following sell out festival seasons and stand-alone shows across New Zealand, the provocative neo-burlesque show In Flagrante is back. A combination of contemporary dance and burlesque, In Flagrante exudes a true sense of art. This isn’t your stereotypical bawdy bit of slap-and-tickle burlesque – instead it captures the unique Kiwi female attitude with arresting imagery set to the darkly rhythmical music of Austrian cabaret artist Waldeck. Concrete Playground has one double pass to giveaway to the Saturday, June 30 2012 performance. Click Find out more for details.
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EventBlack Confetti
Thu, 28 Jun - Sat, 28 Jul 2012
Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, Auckland
Streetwise and funny yet profoundly moving Black Confetti, by award winning writer Eli Kent, is packed full of big ideas and a squillion little surprises.