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    Oh.No.Sumo: Stairway Cinema

    Wed, 25 Apr - Sat, 28 Apr 2012

    St Paul Street Gallery, Auckland

    Architectural design meets interactive performance in experimental design collective Oh.No.Sumo's newest work, Stairway Cinema.

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    Paper-jams: Artists Between the Covers

    Fri, 9 Mar - Sat, 28 Apr 2012

    Gus Fisher Gallery, Auckland

    Acknowledging the substantial history of text in art, Paper-jams looks sideways from that legacy to foreground those artists who address the page as a physical and political context rather than focusing on the content of the words contained within.

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    Talente: One Year On

    Fri, 9 Mar - Wed, 18 Apr 2012

    Objectspace, Auckland

    Talente: One Year On showcases the new work of five artists and designers selected to represent New Zealand at the Talente 2011 exhibition in Germany.

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    Chinese Takeaway

    Thu, 10 May - Fri, 22 Jun 2012

    Bridgeway cinema, Northcote

    A young Chinese man arrives in Argentina, destitute, penniless and without a word of Spanish and finds a reluctant friend in a grumpy middle-aged hermit. Frustration, cultural ignorance and plenty of hilarity ensues in this endearing character driven tale.

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    Jersey Boys

    Tue, 10 Apr - Thu, 24 May 2012

    The Civic, Auckland

    Jersey Boys, the theatrical phenomenon about to hit Auckland, has received a staggering 54 major awards internationally and has been performed in major cities all over the world since its Broadway debut in October 2005.

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    Margaret

    Thu, 31 May - Wed, 13 Jun 2012

    Bridgeway cinema, Northcote

    Margaret is complex and theme-laden yet never becomes too unwieldy to follow. It's Anna Paquin at her Oscar award winning best. Go see this film.

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    World Cinema Showcase

    Thu, 29 Mar - Wed, 11 Apr 2012

    Rialto Cinema, Newmarket, Newmarket

    The great thing about Summer ending (I know that sounds like a contradiction in terms) is the knowledge that Winter's approach brings with it a wealth of film festivals. First up and currently playing at Rialto and Bridgeway is the World Cinema Showcase. Now in its 14th year, the festival screens an intelligent mix of features and documentaries - and this year looks like no exception.

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    Footnote

    Thu, 5 Apr - Thu, 26 Apr 2012

    Rialto Cinema, Newmarket, Newmarket

    Sly, subtle, comedic brilliance is what Israeli film Footnote delivers, a film about father and son rivalry and the extremes one of them will go to protect the other.

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    Bill Hammond – Midnight in the Mountains

    Wed, 4 Apr - Sat, 5 May 2012

    Ivan Anthony, Newton

    Intricately painted "bird people" glimmer in the darkness of Midnight in the Mountains - the latest exhibition by leading New Zealand artist Bill Hammond.

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    Ian Scott – Late Models

    Wed, 21 Mar - Sat, 14 Apr 2012

    Gow Langsford Gallery, Auckland

    Scantily clad women, masterpieces of modern art and blank white walls. These are the juxtapositions that confront the viewer of Ian Scott's exhibition Late Models.

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    The Maori Troilus and Cressida – Toroihi raua ko Kahira

    Thu, 22 Mar - Sat, 24 Mar 2012

    Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall, Auckland

    A cultural experience featuring the Shakespearean back story of Troilus and Cressida, with a Maori spin.

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    Review /// Everything She Ever Said To Me

    Tue, 17 Apr - Sat, 21 Apr 2012

    Basement, Auckland

    A sign at the door advises theatre-goers to take some water in because it can get hot in there, and not just because of the nudity. True to their word, Everything She Ever Said to Me is an emotionally-charged and confrontational piece of theatre about the truths which lie behind what we say and what we do.

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    Ship Songs

    Wed, 21 Mar - Sat, 7 Apr 2012

    Q Theatre - Rangatira, Auckland

    Best known for his role as Martin "Sticky" Stickwell on Shortland Street, Ian Hughes makes playing 14 main characters and numerous minor ones look easy. A master of accents, he switches effortlessly between English, Irish, Chinese, Canadian and Maori personalities. Ship Songs energetically fuses performance skills with captivating stories, impassioned music and cleverly chosen visuals to create a show you can't help but get swept up in.

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    Birds

    Fri, 16 Mar - Sat, 17 Mar 2012

    Mangere Arts Centre - Nga tohu o uenuku, Mangere

    Coming to Mangere Arts Centre for four performances only Birds, written and directed by Dianna Fuemana, is the coming-of-age story of Tommy, a young Niuean boy growing up in Auckland’s Avondale hood-lands.

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    Two Little Boys

    Thu, 15 Mar - Sat, 31 Mar 2012

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    What do you get when you team Oscar-winning Kiwi funnyman Bret McKenzie with Aussie comedian Hamish Blake of “Hamish and Andy” fame? What else but Two Little Boys of course.

  • News

    Review /// NYC – Three Short Ballets from the Big Apple

    rtistic director Ethan Stiefel wanted to bring a taste of the Big Apple to New Zealand audiences for his programme debut at the Royal New Zealand Ballet and I'm so glad he did.

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    Headhunters

    Thu, 8 Mar - Thu, 22 Mar 2012

    Various cinemas in Auckland, Auckland

    Norwegian director Morten Tyldum’s latest film Headhunters is a finely crafted, gripping and thoroughly entertaining thriller about a man blindly caught up in a cat and mouse chase he seems destined to lose.

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    The Last Five Years

    Thu, 1 Mar - Sat, 17 Mar 2012

    Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, Auckland

    From the giddying heights of first love to the cruel depths of utter heartbreak, the Last Tapes theatre company explores this and everything in between with their compelling debut production, The Last Five Years. The fact this story is one that’s so heartfelt is as much a testament to the extremely clever scriptwriting and musical composition of Jason Robert Brown as it is to the depth of the actors’ abilities. It’s easy to get swept up in the myriad of emotions expressed by Moore and Parke, who at various points had audience members laughing out loud. Concrete Playground has a double pass to giveaway for The Last Five Years. Click Find out more for details.

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    Yogawoman

    Thu, 12 Apr, 2012

    Academy Cinemas, Auckland

    Following rave reviews and sell-out screenings in New York, London, Munich and Melbourne, New Zealand film maker Kate Clere returns home for an exclusive presentation of her documentary Yogawoman.

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