Name: My Best Dead Friend
Start: 2018-09-27
End: 2018-10-06
Location: Bats Theatre

Event
Semi Permanent 2017

Thu, 10 Aug - Sat, 12 Aug 2017
Aotea Centre

Back to infuse local creatives with their annual dose of inspiration.

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News
A Guide to Not-for-Profit Cafes and Restaurants in Auckland

Where to find good food, good coffee and those who are just generally doing a bit of good.

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News
Ponsonby's Vodka Room Welcomes a New Late Night Menu and Luxury Karaoke

Go ahead, sing with your mouth full — everyone else will be too busy eating to care.

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Event
Rukahu

Tue, 4 Jul - Sat, 8 Jul 2017
Basement Theatre, Auckland

Auckland, meet Jon Bon Fasi.

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Event
Chance to Ignite

Tue, 25 Jul - Sat, 29 Jul 2017
Q Theatre, Auckland

Storytelling with spark.

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Event
D.I.S.C.O

Tue, 18 Jul - Sat, 29 Jul 2017
Basement Theatre, Auckland

No one wants to catch a cold this winter, but everyone could do with a dose of disco fever.

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Event
My Best Dead Friend

Wed, 12 Jul - Sat, 22 Jul 2017
Q Theatre, Auckland

Comedy about death has never been so black and white.

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Laughed for Craft

Thu, 15 Jun, 2017
Glengarry Wines, Auckland Central

This is a strictly canned laughter-free event.

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The Experiment 2017

Fri, 11 Aug, 2017
Whammy Bar, Auckland

Curiosity is a prerequisite but lab coats are optional at this multi-discipline festival.

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The Other Crate Record Fair

Sat, 10 Jun, 2017
Allpress Gallery, Freeman's Bay

Vinyl aficionados, please have your wish lists at the ready.

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Event
Jingles

Tue, 6 Jun - Sat, 17 Jun 2017
Basement Theatre, Auckland

Ad tunes turned show tunes.

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Event
Basement's Wellness Week

Tue, 23 May - Sat, 27 May 2017
Basement Theatre, Auckland

Comedy step aside, it’s time for meditation and massages to have the spotlight.

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News
The Speaker Lineup Has Been Announced For Semi Permanent 2017

Back to infuse local creatives with their annual dose of inspiration.

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Event
The Epidemical Existence of a Personal Malfunction at the Age of a Twenty Something

Thu, 2 Mar and Sun, 5 Mar 2017
Garnet Station, Auckland

Millennial frustrations are thrust onto the stage.

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News
Interview: Virginia Frankovich on Feminism and Her Silo Theatre Directorial Debut

Building unity amongst her cast, why Birch's play should matter to us all and whether we should still use the 'F' word.

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Restaurant
Wednesdays Espresso Bar - CLOSED

17 Wellesley Street West, Auckland Central

Stop by and introduce yourself to this inner-city newbie, regardless of what day of the week it is.

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Event
Hidden Valley

Tue, 27 Dec, 2016
Ascension Wine Estate, Matakana

A new drum 'n' bass festival is here to tide us over in the wait between Christmas and New Years.

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Event
Silo Cinema: People's Choice

Fri, 23 Dec, 2016
Silo Park, Auckland

It’s a Tinseltown tinsel-off.

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News
Concrete Playground Meets Thomas Sainsbury of The Opening Night Before Christmas

Shedding some light on the show's characters, what makes the Basement Theatre special and what Christmas looks like in small town New Zealand.

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Christmas in the Vines

Sun, 18 Dec, 2016
Villa Maria Estate Winery, Mangere

Grassroots opera with a festive theme.

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