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NZ Star Lands Lead Role In Hit Musical WICKED
Friday, 11 June 2010, 10:14 am | Skip Ink
New Zealand performer Patrice Tipoki has been selected from hundreds of applicants aspiring to play the lead role of Elphaba in the musical WICKED in Australia. Patrice will share the role of the green-skinned Wicked Witch of the West with Jemma Rix. More >>
Rick Stein's Food Odyssey: Live on Stage
Wednesday, 12 May 2010, 4:27 pm | Skip Ink
One of the world’s most highly respected chefs, Rick Stein is to visit New Zealand this winter with his first ever theatre show on these shores – Rick Stein’s Food Odyssey – at Auckland’s ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, on 4 and 5 August, and the ... More >>
Bjorn Again -- Ready for Landing in NZ
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 12:18 pm | Skip Ink
Established in Melbourne in 1988 by 2 research scientists, BJORN AGAIN have performed sellout tours to critical acclaim in over 70 countries worldwide. More >>
Record number of entries for 'Piano Olympics'
Tuesday, 4 May 2010, 11:57 am | Skip Ink
A record number of applications have been received for the 2010 Kerikeri National Piano Competition and organisers are tipping it to be the best yet. Thirty-four applications from as far afield as Russia, Israel and Singapore were received for the prestigious ... More >>
David McPhail, Dame Kate Harcourt: Auntie & Me
Friday, 30 April 2010, 3:27 pm | Skip Ink
Dame Kate Harcourt and David McPhail star in this deliciously dark comedy. When an embittered, self-involved bachelor arrives to care for the dying aunt he hasn't seen since childhood, his brief visit stretches to interminable lengths. As her health ... More >>
Burt Bacharach Tour Cancelled
Friday, 23 April 2010, 11:47 am | Skip Ink
The greatest living composer, BURT BACHARACH -- who underwent back surgery over Christmas causing his March concert dates to be rescheduled to November -- has now sadly announced he is still not able to travel to New Zealand in November to perform ... More >>
Dance of Desire: New Show Added
Wednesday, 14 April 2010, 12:09 pm | Skip Ink
DUE TO OVERWHELMING demand, DANCE OF DESIRE - the most spectacular show to come out of Ireland in years - will stage a second Auckland show. More >>
Grease Is Still The Word
Friday, 26 March 2010, 2:02 pm | Skip Ink
London’s West End smAsH Hit The No.1 greatest musical of all time*, GREAsE, is coming to New Zealand this August. Packed with explosive energy, London’s high-octane rock ‘n’ roll party is ready to rumble in Auckland from August 5 for a strictly ... More >>
Bjorn Again -- NZ Invited to Celebrate Their 21st
Tuesday, 16 March 2010, 4:39 pm | Skip Ink
THE WORLD'S No.1 Abba experience BJORN AGAIN is celebrating its 21th anniversary and New Zealand is invited to the party! More >>
Swan Lake On Ice
Tuesday, 16 March 2010, 9:28 am | Skip Ink
The world’s premier theatrical ice skating company, The Imperial Ice Stars, are back with a dynamic new interpretation of their award-winning masterpiece Swan Lake on Ice, on a two-year world tour. More >>
Going For Gold In "Olympics Of Piano"
Monday, 15 March 2010, 2:24 pm | Skip Ink
Going For Gold In "Olympics Of Piano" INTEREST is being received from far and wide from musicians wanting to enter New Zealand’s most prestigious piano competition in Kerikeri, Bay of Islands. Organisers of the KERIKERI NATIONAL PIANO ... More >>
Spectacular Irish Show Extends Its Australian Run
Tuesday, 23 February 2010, 4:52 pm | Skip Ink
DANCE OF DESIRE – the most spectacular show to come out of Ireland in years – has had to push back its New Zealand tour by three weeks due to extended demand in Australia. More >>
Free Theatre Workshops
Thursday, 4 February 2010, 10:22 am | Skip Ink
Learn to act, sing & dance Senior School (13 yrs and over) 4pm - 7pm on Mon 8th Feb Junior School (under 13 yrs) 4pm - 6pm Tues 9th Feb HAS your child got the potential to take their talents all the way? Find out at the Auckland City Theatre ... More >>
The Voice of Supertramp
Thursday, 7 January 2010, 2:35 pm | Skip Ink
Tickets to these two stunning concerts at the Wellington Town Hall and Auckland's ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, will go on sale soon with Ticketek and The Edge. Further information will be released in the coming weeks. "The highest compliment that Roger ... More >>
Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra
Tuesday, 22 December 2009, 11:05 am | Skip Ink
Jools Holland & his Rhythm & Blues Orchestra featuring Ruby Turner and Louise Marshall. One night only. More >>
Annie Crummer In Rent
Wednesday, 16 December 2009, 9:56 am | Skip Ink
ICONIC New Zealand artist ANNIE CRUMMER has been signed as Joanne Jefferson, a lead character in RENT -- one of the world's most controversial and successful musicals -- when it opens in Auckland in April. More >>
Burt Bacharach in Akld, March 19 & Chch March 21
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 12:08 pm | Skip Ink
The Greatest Living Composer, Burt Bacharach, returns to New Zealand in March 2010 for two spectacular nights of entertainment, accompanied by his sublime band. The ultra cool, cult hero who's composed over 500 songs and been in the charts for a ... More >>
The Concert Event Of The Summer
Thursday, 10 December 2009, 10:14 am | Skip Ink
Two of New Zealand’s greatest rock bands SHIHAD and THE CHECKS will be the special guests of AC/DC when they perform in Wellington and Auckland in the biggest rock show on the planet. More >>
Dance Of Desire Comes To NZ
Tuesday, 1 December 2009, 9:23 am | Skip Ink
The new All-Irish production DANCE OF DESIRE. is coming to NZ as part of an extensive world tour. More >>
The Pink Floyd Experience Returns to NZ
Tuesday, 10 November 2009, 9:15 am | Skip Ink
THE PINK FLOYD EXPERIENCE return to New Zealand this summer with a one off outdoor concert based on their most recent and successful tour, ‘The Back Catalogue Tour’. Performing at the Kerikeri Domain in Kerikeri on Saturday13th March before touring ... More >>