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Once: The Musical

The smash-hit musical makes its New Zealand debut with a star-studded local cast.
Leah Lynch
June 13, 2019

Overview

Smash-hit musical Once has garnered an impressive array of awards. First, as an indie film by John Carney, and later, as a Broadway production adapted by Enda Walsh — its quirky telling of guy-meets-girl, along with its otherworldly lyricism, has seen Once captivate audiences worldwide.

Thanks to the sustained efforts of Kiwi director Jesse Peach, this winter will mark the New Zealand debut of the stage production. Peach's rendition will boast a star-studded local cast and feature the show's peerless musical score: one that is unique in having gained an Academy, a Grammy, an Olivier, and a Tony. Once will run for a limited season at Auckland's ASB Waterfront Theatre.

A brief synopsis: Once opens in a charming and grungy Dublin pub. There, we meet guy (multi-instrumentalist Adam Ogle), who plays gigs at this sort of locale while pining over his unfaithful ex-girlfriend (a backstory wonderfully evoked in the song 'Broken Hearted Hoover Fixer Sucker Guy'). guy is packing up his guitar when girl (singer-songwriter Lisa Crawley), a young Czech immigrant enchanted by his music, approaches him. We soon discover that girl is also a musician. And, perhaps more importantly, for Once's narrative purposes at least, girl is the owner of a broken 'hoover'.

The rest of the show charts the transient but intense intimacy guy and girl form through their shared love of creating music. You will find your heart aching along with them. And you will wish that life was easier for them — that the roadblocks in their paths were fewer.

To borrow the reviewer's now well-worn catchphrase: a show like this only comes around Once.

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When

Thursday, June 27, 2019 - Sunday, July 14, 2019

Thursday, June 27 - Sunday, July 14, 2019

  • Fri, Jun 28, 2019

    Friday, June 28, 2019

    7:30pm

  • Sat, Jun 29, 2019

    Saturday, June 29, 2019

    7:30pm

  • Wed, Jul 3, 2019

    Wednesday, July 3, 2019

    7:30pm

  • Thu, Jul 4, 2019

    Thursday, July 4, 2019

    7:30pm

  • Fri, Jul 5, 2019

    Friday, July 5, 2019

    7:30pm

  • Sat, Jul 6, 2019

    Saturday, July 6, 2019

    7:30pm

  • Sun, Jul 7, 2019

    Sunday, July 7, 2019

    4:00pm

  • Tue, Jul 9, 2019

    Tuesday, July 9, 2019

    7:30pm

  • Wed, Jul 10, 2019

    Wednesday, July 10, 2019

    7:30pm

  • Thu, Jul 11, 2019

    Thursday, July 11, 2019

    7:30pm

  • Fri, Jul 12, 2019

    Friday, July 12, 2019

    7:30pm

  • Sat, Jul 13, 2019

    Saturday, July 13, 2019

    2:00pm

  • 7:30pm

  • Sun, Jul 14, 2019

    Sunday, July 14, 2019

    4:00pm

Where

ASB Waterfront Theatre
138 Halsey Street
Auckland

Price

$59
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