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theatre that goes to the heart of who we are
Not in our Neighbourhood
2 - 4 March Q Loft Gripping documentary theatre that takes a close look behind the mask of domestic violence and reveals the despair, the pain and the hope that lie there. shortlist
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March 2016
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    • 6:30pm
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    • 8:00pm
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    • 6:30pm
Smart, original, refreshing and maybe even necessary
Tar Baby (TE POU Theatre)
TE POU Theatre, New Lynn In this carnival of race and capitalism, Huffington Post’s ‘Favorite Female Comedian’ Desiree Burch brings her Edinburgh Fringe award-winning show to Auckland, challenging the notion of a post-racial America. shortlist
Smart, original, refreshing and maybe even necessary
Tar Baby
3 - 6 March Spiegeltent, Aotea Square In this carnival of race and capitalism, Huffington Post’s ‘Favorite Female Comedian’ Desiree Burch brings her Edinburgh Fringe award-winning show to Auckland, challenging the notion of a post-racial America. shortlist
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March 2016
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    • 9:30pm
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    • 9:30pm
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    • 5:00pm
An epic global orchestra meets groundbreaking film in a mega-music experience
No Man's Land
4 March Great Hall John Psathas’ love letter to peace, No Man’s Land features international musicians performing live alongside 150 virtual musicians in a concert that leaps musical genres. shortlist
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March 2016
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    • 8:00pm
Black Tree Bridge is written by Chye-Ling Huang, an exciting, young and ambitiou...
RAW: Black Tree Bridge
Q Loft Black Tree Bridge is written by Chye-Ling Huang, an exciting, young and ambitious new voice in theatre-making. shortlist
New immersive theatre work, based on the much-loved legend Hinemoa and Tutanekai...
RAW: Hinemoa and Tutanekai
5 March Q Loft This new immersive theatre work, based on the much-loved legend Hinemoa and Tutanekai challenges the boundaries of conventional theatre. shortlist
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March 2016
  • 05
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    • 3:00pm
theatre that goes to the heart of who we are
Not in our Neighbourhood (Te Oro, Glen Innes)
5 March Te Oro, Glen Innes Gripping documentary theatre that takes a close look behind the mask of domestic violence and reveals the despair, the pain and the hope that lie there. shortlist
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March 2016
  • 05
      Performance Times:
    • 7:00pm
A kind of 'Orange is the New Black' if it was directed by Alfred Hitchcock...
RAW: Cell Fish
Q Loft A black comedy-come-psychological thriller, Cell Fish explores the inside workings of a New Zealand prison and the inside workings of the minds of the incarcerated. shortlist
From the lush, green, tea estates of Sri Lanka to a distant future...
RAW: TEA
Q Loft TEA is a sweeping saga which travels over a thousand years and continents to weave a tale of legacies, prophecies, love and the world's most popular beverage. shortlist
It's a masterpiece
Te Pō
9 - 14 March Q Rangatira In this surprising new comedy, a policeman, a priest and a blind man look for clues that lead to the missing playwright Bruce Mason. shortlist
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March 2016
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    • 1:30pm
    • 7:30pm
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    • 6:30pm
music and emotional resonances that will stay with you long after the curtain fa...
Brass Poppies
11 - 12 March Mercury Theatre Set in the streets of Wellington and the slopes of Gallipoli, this new chamber opera layers action and dialogue, music and dance to tell the story of Chunuk Bair. shortlist
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March 2016
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    • 8:00pm
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    • 8:00pm
an electrifying and transcendent piece of art
BigMouth
15 - 20 March Q Loft From Goebbels to General Patton and Socrates to George W Bush, Flemish artist Valentijn Dhaenens shapeshifts, croons and loops his way through history in this jaw-dropping theatrical tour-de-force. shortlist
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March 2016
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