https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/author/vanessa-ellingham/ Thu, 16 Apr 2026 19:00:20 +0000 en-au hourly 1 https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/event/review-hanussen-the-palace-of-burlesque https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/event/review-hanussen-the-palace-of-burlesque Wed, 15 Feb 2012 08:25:59 +0000 Nazi; circus. An unlikely pairing of motifs even less likely to be born in a Christchurch theatre, written by a Kiwi newspaper columnist. And yet a concept I was so easily sold on, eager to take in the fantastical and bizarre (and potentially offensive).

]]> Nazi; circus. An unlikely pairing of motifs even less likely to be born in a Christchurch theatre, written by a Kiwi newspaper columnist. And yet a concept I was so easily sold on, eager to take in the fantastical and bizarre (and potentially offensive).

]]> https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/event/partridge-in-a-pear-tree https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/event/partridge-in-a-pear-tree Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:26:40 +0000 Come celebrate the Kiwi Christmas as it was created by the first settlers, longing for the snow and fires they had left back home.

]]> Come celebrate the Kiwi Christmas as it was created by the first settlers, longing for the snow and fires they had left back home.

]]> https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/event/exposions-in-the-sky https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/event/exposions-in-the-sky Mon, 12 Dec 2011 21:16:57 +0000 A band which begun with a flier in a record which read: "WANTED: sad triumphant rock band", 11 years on they have a reputation for delivering some of the most enthusiastic and emotional live shows you’ll ever bare witness.

]]> A band which begun with a flier in a record which read: "WANTED: sad triumphant rock band", 11 years on they have a reputation for delivering some of the most enthusiastic and emotional live shows you’ll ever bare witness.

]]> https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/event/the-twits https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/event/the-twits Mon, 05 Dec 2011 09:24:27 +0000 Bro'Town star Dave Fane and Kiwi comedy legend Te Radar: two men beautifully cast as the repulsive heterosexual couple, Mr and Mrs Twit. The pair are frightfully mean, deliciously revolting, and both delight in playing nasty tricks on one another.

]]> Bro'Town star Dave Fane and Kiwi comedy legend Te Radar: two men beautifully cast as the repulsive heterosexual couple, Mr and Mrs Twit. The pair are frightfully mean, deliciously revolting, and both delight in playing nasty tricks on one another.

]]> https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/event/rita-douglas https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/event/rita-douglas Mon, 21 Nov 2011 10:00:00 +0000 If you, too, did a double take when you saw Rita Angus's face suddenly brought to life on an inner-city poster, you are sure to relish in the love letters detailing the brief but passionate love affair between artist Angus and composer Douglas Lilburn.

]]> If you, too, did a double take when you saw Rita Angus's face suddenly brought to life on an inner-city poster, you are sure to relish in the love letters detailing the brief but passionate love affair between artist Angus and composer Douglas Lilburn.

]]> https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/event/flying-nun-30th-anniversary-gig https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/event/flying-nun-30th-anniversary-gig Sun, 20 Nov 2011 09:50:47 +0000 This November, if you're not all about facial hair of the upper lip variety (and actually, even if you are), for 30 days you can celebrate 30 years of Flying Nun Records. This is Nunvember.

]]> This November, if you're not all about facial hair of the upper lip variety (and actually, even if you are), for 30 days you can celebrate 30 years of Flying Nun Records. This is Nunvember.

]]> https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/event/jason-mraz https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/event/jason-mraz Sun, 13 Nov 2011 20:15:52 +0000 For one night only Jason Mraz will delight Kiwi fans, giving them the rare opportunity to delight in his music in an acoustic mode.

]]> For one night only Jason Mraz will delight Kiwi fans, giving them the rare opportunity to delight in his music in an acoustic mode.

]]> https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/event/instant-kiwis-presents-instant-anatomy https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/event/instant-kiwis-presents-instant-anatomy Sun, 13 Nov 2011 07:32:08 +0000 The ConArtists whip out their stethoscopes for a three-week season of a medical soap opera so hot they won't show it on tele.

]]> The ConArtists whip out their stethoscopes for a three-week season of a medical soap opera so hot they won't show it on tele.

]]> https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/event/masterchef-simon-gaults-blind-fundraiser https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/event/masterchef-simon-gaults-blind-fundraiser Sun, 06 Nov 2011 05:16:10 +0000 It's not often you're able to sink your teeth into a fine dining experience without caring about the parsley stuck in your teeth. But a new (and strictly limited!) sensory experience will see patrons blind dining to raise money for charity.

]]> It's not often you're able to sink your teeth into a fine dining experience without caring about the parsley stuck in your teeth. But a new (and strictly limited!) sensory experience will see patrons blind dining to raise money for charity.

]]> https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/event/the-naked-and-famous-2 https://concreteplayground.com/auckland/event/the-naked-and-famous-2 Mon, 24 Oct 2011 20:27:54 +0000 They're young, they're famous, they're not actually naked, but they are a great Kiwi band that we are damn proud of.

]]> They're young, they're famous, they're not actually naked, but they are a great Kiwi band that we are damn proud of.

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