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International Comedy All Stars Are Coming to Town!

Tuesday, 28 February 2017, 12:18 pm | Elephant Publicity

comedy.co.nz productions ltd presents THE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY ALL STARS Hal Cruttenden (UK), Ismo Leikola (FIN), Chris Martin (UK), Jimmy McGhie (UK) More >>

Auckland Pride Parade comes to Ponsonby Road tomorrow

Friday, 24 February 2017, 4:32 pm | Elephant Publicity

Tomorrow New Zealand’s largest and loudest carnival of change and diversity, the Auckland Pride Parade 2017 will rock and roll along Ponsonby Road on Saturday 25 February from 7.30pm. More >>

Celebrity Comedian Stands up Against Sitting Back

Friday, 24 February 2017, 11:14 am | Elephant Publicity

Well-known Kiwi comedian Ben Hurley ( 7 Days ) has gathered a posse of like-minded comedy vigilantes, determined to make a stand (up) against injustices in the world. Over three nights, Friday 31 March, Saturday 1 & Sunday 2 April , Auckland’s ... More >>

Leading Kiwi Playwright Captures Modern Day Anzac Experience

Wednesday, 22 February 2017, 3:34 pm | Elephant Publicity

Multi-award winning New Zealand playwright, Dave Armstrong, offers a contemporary take on one of the nation’s formative historical events in the premiere of Anzac Eve , playing 31 March – 5 April at Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre. This highly entertaining ... More >>

Proud 2017: Party at the End of the Parade!

Friday, 17 February 2017, 3:33 pm | Elephant Publicity

Auckland Pride's official closing celebration goes global in 2017, with an international cast of party superstars jetting in from LA, Melbourne, and London! Featuring the first ever New Zealand performance by SEXSHOOTERS , direct from London and pants ... More >>

25 Shows Celebrating 25 Years

Thursday, 16 February 2017, 1:53 pm | Elephant Publicity

This April, the NZ International Comedy Festival powered by Flick Electric Co hits a quarter century, and it looks as though we’ve never needed comedy more. As others are closing borders, we are opening our arms to performers from all over the world. ... More >>

Temp Opens a Full Programme of Events This March!

Tuesday, 14 February 2017, 11:46 am | Elephant Publicity

Launch into environmental action with the first ever °TEMP festival, running Thursdays to Sundays from 16 March - 8 April at the Corban Estate Arts Centre and Te Uru Waitakere Contemporary Gallery. More >>

Flick Electric Co. Comedy Gala Hosted by Urzila Carlson

Thursday, 2 February 2017, 4:03 pm | Elephant Publicity

Flick Electric Co. Comedy Gala Hosted by Urzila Carlson This is the first announcement for the 2017 NZ International Comedy Festival powered by Flick Electric Co. The Flick Electric Co. Comedy Gala will showcase a plethora of amazing comedians, many for ... More >>

The Search for NZ’s Best New Stand-up Talent is on!

Thursday, 26 January 2017, 10:33 am | Elephant Publicity

Nearly every Monday since The Classic Comedy Club opened in October 1997, the mic has been open for Rookies. Over 800 Raw Comedy shows featuring upwards of 1,500 ‘would be’ comedians. More >>

Touring award helps top original NZ plays find new audience

Tuesday, 24 January 2017, 11:30 am | Elephant Publicity

BATS Theatre in Wellington and Basement Theatre in Auckland have joined forces to create a new initiative called The Besties Tour . A handful of the best new works staged at these venues in the last year have been selected to take their productions ... More >>

International Cross-Art Form Show Heads to Auckland Fringe

Wednesday, 11 January 2017, 10:27 am | Elephant Publicity

Fresh from creating a critical and popular sensation at the NZ Fringe, emerging star of the cross-art form stage Eliza Sanders (directed by brother Charles) tours to Auckland Fringe with two stunning shows: Pedal & Castles , performing from 28 February ... More >>

Click-Clack Productions presents Remain in the Light

Tuesday, 10 January 2017, 10:07 am | Elephant Publicity

Gripping, lyrical, and strikingly bold, Remain in Light, penned by acclaimed New Zealand playwright Stephen Sinclair , will make its theatrical premiere from 25 February – 4 March at Takapuna’s Pumphouse Theatre . Exploring the visual and spiritual ... More >>

Outdoor Shakespeare Festival Expands

Monday, 9 January 2017, 2:24 pm | Elephant Publicity

Auckland Outdoor Summer Shakespeare are ramping up the festival feel with even more on offer from 14 February – 11 March 2017 , celebrating their return to the University of Auckland Clock Tower . The magical, open-air venue will host two of Shakespeare’s ... More >>

Three Weeks until Auckland International Buskers Festival

Monday, 9 January 2017, 9:22 am | Elephant Publicity

This Auckland Anniversary Weekend from Friday 27 – Monday 30 January the Viaduct Harbour and CBD Waterfront will be taken over by eight professional busking acts from around the globe for the annual Auckland International Buskers Festival. A dazzling ... More >>

The Classic Comedy Club presents Ha!

Wednesday, 7 December 2016, 10:33 am | Elephant Publicity

NZ’s home of live comedy, The Classic continues its 20th Anniversary Year celebrations with the launch of Ha! This brand new mini Mid-Summer Comedy Fest runs from Fri 27 Jan to Mon 6 Feb 2017 , book ended by the two long weekends. Ha! offers audiences ... More >>

International Fringe Favourite Comes to NZ

Tuesday, 6 December 2016, 3:37 pm | Elephant Publicity

Following award-winning seasons at the 2015 Melbourne Fringe and Adelaide Fringe We May Have to Choose makes its New Zealand debut at the Auckland Fringe from 21-25 February before heading to NZ Fringe in Wellington from 2-11 March 2017. More >>

Buskers Enliven the Waterfront Auckland Anniversary Weekend

Tuesday, 6 December 2016, 12:22 pm | Elephant Publicity

Auckland International Buskers Festival 2017 27 – 30 January Auckland’s Viaduct Harbour and CBD Waterfront More >>

Fringe Fever Returns

Thursday, 1 December 2016, 2:12 pm | Elephant Publicity

Auckland Fringe returns, with the most fringy line-up yet revealed at the Auckland Fringe Early Bird Launch last night at Basement Theatre. From supermarkets to cat cafes to main stage theatres, Fringe is set to paint the town fluro orange from 21st ... More >>

Eclectic And Anarchic Three Week Line-up

Wednesday, 30 November 2016, 4:29 pm | Elephant Publicity

The Auckland Fringe is back in 2017! And Basement Theatre are welcoming an eclectic bunch of international and local talents to illuminate the stage with radical, exuberant and challenging art – in the spirit of Fringe festivals across the world. From ... More >>

MONSIEUR MAYONNAISE opens NZ theatrical run

Tuesday, 29 November 2016, 4:43 pm | Elephant Publicity

The eponymous MONSIEUR MAYONNAISE , aka Georges Mora, the story’s hero and French Resistance fighter who arrives in Australia just after WWII, with his wife, the artist Myrka Mora. They settle in Melbourne and become household names as artists, restaurateurs ... More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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