NEW ZEALAND COMEDY TRUST AND RNZ LAUNCH COMEDY PODCAST DEVELOPMENT FUND

Comedic voices have a new opportunity to bring their talents to the airwaves, with the launch of the Aotearoa Comedy Podcast Development Fund—a collaboration between RNZ and the New Zealand Comedy Trust (NZCT). The fund is designed to support the development of original, inclusive, and engaging comedy podcasts that reflect Aotearoa’s cultural diversity and creative innovation.

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Michelle Lafferty
DISABLED ARTISTS THEATRE FESTIVAL (DAT FEST) RETURNS FOR 2024 WITH EXPANDED PROGRAMME, INCLUSIVE INITIATIVES, AND ACCESSIBILITY AT ITS CORE

The Disabled Artists Theatre Festival (DAT Fest) is back for its third year, with a dynamic two-week programme running from 2 – 17 November, at Te Auaha, Wellington. Co-directed by disabled powerhouses Creatif Kate (she/her) and Susan Williams(they/them), the 2024 festival promises to be the most inclusive yet, run by a full D/deaf, disabled, and neurodiverse (DDN) team behind the scenes.

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Michelle Lafferty
MARK GRAHAM DOCO ‘SHARKO’ ANNOUNCES PREMIERE AND GENERAL RELEASE DATES

Rugby League legend Mark ‘Sharko’ Graham, the only player to be inducted into both the Australian and New Zealand Halls of Fame, is the subject of the deeply emotional and nostalgic new feature documentary, SHARKO, directed by his son, Luke Graham. The film, which had its world premiere earlier this year at Doc Edge festival, is set to hit New Zealand cinemas nationwide from 7 November.

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Michelle Lafferty
GET FIRED UP: PORTAGE CERAMIC AWARDS 2024 FINALISTS ANNOUNCED

Te Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery is thrilled to announce the 2024 finalists of the highly anticipated Portage Ceramic Awards, a prestigious annual event which honours the dynamic world of contemporary ceramics within Aotearoa. This year’s 40 finalists will have their exceptional work showcased at Te Uru, Titirangi from 22 November 2024 – 23 February 2025, providing a captivating glimpse into the diverse practices within contemporary ceramics.

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Michelle Lafferty
REBEL. TRAILBLAZER. FIGHTER FOR FREEDOM: THE ICONIC FEMINIST HEROINE TAKES CENTRE STAGE IN A DOLL’S HOUSE, PART 2

Plumb Theatre and Auckland Live proudly present the New Zealand Premiere of A Doll's House, Part 2 playing at the Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre from 14 November. This stand-alone drama imagines what happens when Nora Helmer, the protagonist from Henrik Ibsen's revolutionary play, A Doll's House, returns home fifteen years after she famously walked out on her husband and children, slamming the door behind her and shattering societal expectations of womanhood.

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Michelle Lafferty
GET READY FOR IN-TENTS LAUGHTER & MAXIMUM PLEASURE WHEN TOM SAINSBURY, CHRIS PARKER, KURA FORRESTER, AND BRYNLEY STENT GO CAMPING!

From November 14, it’s time to unleash your inner wildling and sauce your sausages because TOM SAINSBURY, CHRIS PARKER, KURA FORRESTER, and BRYNLEY STENT are back with their iconic, irreverent, sex-positive hit CAMPING – and this time, they’re turning up the heat! A storm is brewing in Lovers' Cove, and it’s not just the weather causing things to get moist.

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Michelle Lafferty