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Strike And Warren Maxwell - Impossible Combination
Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 9:26 am | Downstage Theatre
Strike and Warren Maxwell together, many would say an impossible combination. How can you meld Strike’s trademark intricate percussion and Warren’s soulful stylings? Impossible is obviously not in their repertoire as they have cooked up a rich brew ... More >>
Strike And Warren Maxwell - Impossible Combination
Wednesday, 6 October 2010, 9:25 am | Downstage Theatre
Strike and Warren Maxwell together, many would say an impossible combination. How can you meld Strike’s trademark intricate percussion and Warren’s soulful stylings? Impossible is obviously not in their repertoire as they have cooked up a rich brew ... More >>
Exploring the darker side of circus
Monday, 20 September 2010, 2:32 pm | Downstage Theatre
“First there was DeLaGuarda , then The Dome Spectaculars and now the beautiful Deadly .” Lynn Gardner, The Guardian More >>
Downstage gets legendary with Paul Ubana Jones
Monday, 16 August 2010, 4:38 pm | Downstage Theatre
Blues guitar legend Paul Ubana Jones plays at Downstage this month with a spine tingling solo concert. More >>
How well do you know your family?
Wednesday, 28 July 2010, 11:35 am | Downstage Theatre
In her thirties, Rebecca is told she was adopted. She decides to track down her birth family but what she finds are murdered relatives, a sibling in jail, two sides to a story and no idea who to believe. More >>
How Well Do You Know Your Family?
Tuesday, 27 July 2010, 3:54 pm | Downstage Theatre
In her thirties, Rebecca is told she was adopted. She decides to track down her birth family but what she finds are murdered relatives, a sibling in jail, two sides to a story and no idea who to believe. More >>
Taki Rua return to Downstage
Monday, 28 June 2010, 2:08 pm | Downstage Theatre
Taki Rua, the award winning producers of Strange Resting Places and Te Karakia return to Downstage with Mark Twain and Me in Māoriland More >>
Te Radar's Eating the Dog
Tuesday, 8 June 2010, 5:39 pm | Downstage Theatre
An hilarious NZ history lesson with Te Radar More >>
South Island run by the French? Quelle Horreur!
Thursday, 20 May 2010, 11:40 am | Downstage Theatre
Every time a new season of Le Sud, Dave Armstrong’s hit comedy about a French-speaking South Island and an English-speaking North Island, is about to begin, he pays particular attention to news headlines and TV bulletins. ‘Last year at Downstage the scandal ... More >>
One man’s war story, a portrait of a generation
Monday, 3 May 2010, 8:42 pm | Downstage Theatre
Actor Simon Ferry asked his Mum if she’d be happy for him to base a show on the life of his dad, Jock Ferry. More >>
Joel Salom’s Gadgets – The Right Tools For The Job
Tuesday, 20 April 2010, 5:17 pm | Downstage Theatre
“The irrepressible Joel Salom is an outstanding all-round comic, whether as a skillfully inept acrobat or artfully off-colour juggler … popping ping pong balls out of his mouth, flinging clubs impossibly fast. More >>
Dialogues With Tomorrow
Monday, 29 March 2010, 2:07 pm | Downstage Theatre
Downstage in association with Now Future are excited to launch DIALOGUES WITH TOMORROW, a new lecture series that places artists in conversation with scientists, business people and thinkers on themes related to climate change. More >>
So poignant, so real, so fricken beautiful
Wednesday, 24 March 2010, 2:16 pm | Downstage Theatre
Written by Stuart McKenzie, Miranda Harcourt’s Biography of My Skin is a moving and laugh-out-loud journey of love, marriage and growing up. What starts as a ‘solo show’ is soon anything but, as people from Miranda’s life appear to tell their ... More >>
Two of the best from the 2010 NZ Fringe
Friday, 12 March 2010, 12:19 pm | Downstage Theatre
Two of the best from the 2010 NZ Fringe Festival @ Downstage Back/words and Wannabe are winners! More >>
Pick of the Fringe Winners
Tuesday, 9 March 2010, 11:02 am | Downstage Theatre
Pick of the Fringe Winners Pick of the Fringe (POF) returns to Downstage for two weeks from 18-27 March. A team of four judges from Downstage attended over 88 performances and selected two remarkably different shows: Back/words and Wannabe “Pick of the ... More >>
Youth Cast Tackle Controversial Booker Prize Novel
Wednesday, 20 January 2010, 3:50 pm | Downstage Theatre
Long Cloud Youth Theatre in association with Downstage, W.P.A.C and Young and Hungry present the New Zealand premiere of Vernon God Little, the controversial Booker Prize winning novel by DBC Pierre. More >>
Adagio Returns to Downstage for the Holidays
Thursday, 19 November 2009, 4:34 pm | Downstage Theatre
In 2008 Adagio took circus to a sophisticated new level with a bold mix of physical theatre, live jazz and comedy. Audiences were enthralled and reviewer comments included: “Adagio offers a beautifully crafted hour of existential physical theatre.” John ... More >>
Downstage Celebrates 45 years on 20 Nov
Monday, 16 November 2009, 1:36 pm | Downstage Theatre
On November 20, 1964, Downstage Theatre opened its Cambridge Terrace doors for the first time with Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story starring Peter Bland and Martyn Sanderson. The original Walkabout Café building is long gone and the Company has resided in ... More >>
Downstage Reaches Another Milestone
Friday, 13 November 2009, 5:26 pm | Downstage Theatre
On November 20, 1964, Downstage Theatre opened its Cambridge Terrace doors for the first time with Edward Albee’s The Zoo Story starring Peter Bland and Martyn Sanderson. The original Walkabout Café building is long gone and the Company has resided in ... More >>
Collapsing Creation - play and lecture series
Friday, 6 November 2009, 3:04 pm | Downstage Theatre
In 1859, Darwin’s theory of evolution shook humanity, confronted science and challenged religion, including the profound faith of his beloved wife Emma. More >>
