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Smashing preconceptions – NZTrio tour 6-15 September
Wednesday, 7 August 2013, 2:35 pm | Arts on Tour New Zealand
NZTrio is considered a national musical treasure. Its members, Justine Cormack (violin), Ashley Brown (cello) and Sarah Watkins (piano), have been described as the rock stars of the NZ classical music scene. More >>
Ravishing Miss Havisham – with wedding dress and cobwebs
Friday, 28 June 2013, 2:53 pm | Arts on Tour New Zealand
Written by Helen Moulder and Sue Rider, directed by Sue and acted by Helen (Claudia), Playing Miss Havisham features music recorded by Richard Mapp - Bach, Chopin, Schubert, Granados, Debussy and two pieces written especially for the show by Gareth Farr. More >>
Music to savour – Duo Tapas AOTNZ tour 5-19 July 2013
Friday, 7 June 2013, 2:26 pm | Arts on Tour New Zealand
Duo Tapas, formed in 2010 by Rupa Maitra (violin) and Owen Moriarty (guitar) to showcase a wide range of music - by turns flamboyantly energetic, joyful or heart breaking - written or transposed for this beautiful combination of instruments. More >>
Dancing in the Wake: based on the life of Lucia Joyce
Thursday, 2 May 2013, 3:25 pm | Arts on Tour New Zealand
Dancing in the Wake tells the lively and ultimately tragic story of an extraordinary and talented young woman who grew up in the shadow of her famous father, James Joyce. More >>
Gourmet offering from Andrew London and Steve McDonald
Wednesday, 3 April 2013, 10:42 am | Arts on Tour New Zealand
Kiwis love Andrew London and the lyrics he dreams up as a performer with Hot Club Sandwich. More >>
Talking of Katherine Mansfield: Circa season 27 Feb-16 March
Tuesday, 26 March 2013, 10:34 am | Arts on Tour New Zealand
Cathy Downes achieved significant success in the UK, NZ and Australia with her award winning production The Case of Katherine Mansfield. Some decades later, she discusses and performs highlights from the earlier play, offering new insights into its themes, ... More >>
Talking of Katherine Mansfield
Friday, 22 February 2013, 4:00 pm | Arts on Tour New Zealand
Talking of Katherine Mansfield – Circa season 27 Feb - 16 March, then nationwide AOTNZ tour 5 – 28 April Cathy Downes achieved significant success in the UK, NZ and Australia with her award winning production The Case of Katherine Mansfield . More >>
Back by demand – Pacific Curls’ AOTNZ Tour 3 – 23 March
Tuesday, 29 January 2013, 11:16 am | Arts on Tour New Zealand
Audiences can’t get enough of them. Arts On Tour NZ is proud to announce the third national tour in as many years of Pacific Curls, an acclaimed group of performers with a unique combination of Pacifica, Maori and Celtic influences utilising ukulele, ... More >>
The Eastern ‘Town Like Here’ AOTNZ Tour
Tuesday, 15 January 2013, 3:29 pm | Arts on Tour New Zealand
How to describe this hardworking band with its “poetic, political and ‘bare knuckle’ country influenced songs that sit alongside Springsteen’s working class balladry, the rambunctious Pogues, whisky-voiced Steve Earle, pub rocking Dr Feelgood and Cold ... More >>
AOTNZ 2013 MENU - Bringing the arts to receptive audiences
Wednesday, 5 December 2012, 3:18 pm | Arts on Tour New Zealand
Music, theatre, humour, dance - Arts On Tour NZ’s 2013 line up of acts may be the best yet. More >>
Home Tour - November 2012
Tuesday, 9 October 2012, 4:41 pm | Arts on Tour New Zealand
A series of songs that tell an affecting story – or a story intercepted with musical interludes? Either could be a description of the Single Malt Cooperative’s Home , which gives insight into early 20th century nation building through the eyes of ... More >>
Touring Do or Di? A whodunit musical game show spoof
Thursday, 27 September 2012, 11:28 am | Arts on Tour New Zealand
Remember those musical divas, Doris Day and Dinah Shore and their chart topping songs of the Billboard era? Linn, Anna and Hersh have great fun singing the songs in a non-stop presentation that spoofs the television game show format of the 50s. More >>
Touring Do or Di? - Whodunit Musical Game Show
Tuesday, 21 August 2012, 12:17 pm | Arts on Tour New Zealand
Touring Do or Di? 5 October – 4 November - a whodunit musical game show spoof Remember those musical divas, Doris Day and Dinah Shore and their chart topping songs of the Billboard era? Linn Lorkin and Anna Rugis have great fun singing the songs ... More >>
Arts On Tour NZ tours Gimel 15 – 30 September
Wednesday, 8 August 2012, 10:18 am | Arts on Tour New Zealand
Gimel may be relatively unknown to New Zealand audiences, but its creator is not. Prolific composer Jonathan Besser has brought together a top performing bass player, a drummer, and a vibraphonist to accompany his piano playing in music especially ... More >>
String Wizardy AOTNZ Tour 29 July – 22 August
Wednesday, 1 August 2012, 11:42 am | Arts on Tour New Zealand
String wizardry and Celtic magic - that’s the music Davy Stuart, guitar player and harp player Helen Webby make together. Principal harpist with the Christchurch Symphony Orchestra, Helen Webby is also New Zealand’s top Celtic harpist. Multi-instrumentalist ... More >>
Silent Night – one woman’s tour-de-force – AOTNZ tour
Monday, 25 June 2012, 1:22 pm | Arts on Tour New Zealand
It’s Christmas Day, and Irene McMunn is throwing a party. As she prepares, she regales us with stories from her past – the Tangiwai disaster and the effects that had on her family, her courtship and marriage to the late Len, and her relationship ... More >>
From bedroom to Jerusalem – award winning play on tour
Thursday, 31 May 2012, 6:28 pm | Arts on Tour New Zealand
From bedroom to Jerusalem – award winning play’s national tour 8 – 30 June Audiences first viewed The PlayGround Collective’s The Intricate Art of Actually Caring in playwright Eli Kent’s bedroom. Eli and friend Jack Shadbolt were the ... More >>
From bedroom to Jerusalem – award winning play’s tour
Tuesday, 15 May 2012, 10:28 am | Arts on Tour New Zealand
From bedroom to Jerusalem – award winning play’s national tour 8 – 30 June Audiences first viewed The Intricate Art of Actually Caring in playwright Eli Kent’s bedroom. Eli and friend Jack Shadbolt were the two actors in the show, performed ... More >>
Middle aged delinquent‘s AOTNZ tour -- May–June 2012
Tuesday, 27 March 2012, 11:20 am | Arts on Tour New Zealand
In Boomers Behaving Badly , Jane Keller takes her special flavour of cabaret on tour, featuring a rather naughty, risqué look at life in the fast lane of the baby boomer (aka mature) femme and her friends. More >>
Queen of Tarts’ AOTNZ Tour 11 - 29 April 2012
Tuesday, 13 March 2012, 3:44 pm | Arts on Tour New Zealand
Want more “Oh!” in your poetry and more “Ahhhh!” in your alliteration? Want to see a woman whose bra fits her head? NZ’s rhyming Queen of Tarts’ latest offering, Hot Pink with Penny Ashton is a laugh-a-minute comedy show which incorporates poetry, ... More >>