SAVE THE DATE: AUCKLAND INTERNATIONAL BUSKERS FESTIVAL HITS CITY STREETS IN 2025

The 25th annual Auckland International Buskers Festival is set to bring a world-class lineup of street performers to the city for Auckland Anniversary Weekend. From 24 – 27 January, the Waterfront and CBD will be bursting with an exciting blend of extraordinary talent, from thrilling fire tricks, high-flying extreme pogo, hilarious clowning and breathtaking acrobatics.

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Michelle Lafferty
SHAKESPEARE IN THE PARK 2025 SEASON ANNOUNCED: ‘40S GANG DRAMA ‘RICHARD III’ AND ALL-FEMALE CAST FOR ‘SHREW’

Now in its 29th year, Auckland Shakespeare in the Park, Auckland’s only outdoor Shakespeare experience, is set to bring Shakespeare to the stage like you’ve never seen before. This summer enjoy the Bard’s The Taming of the Shrew performed by an all-female-identifying cast, and Richard III, presented as a hard-hitting gang drama. Experience Shakespeare timeless tales at The PumpHouse Theatre’s Outdoor Amphitheatre from 18 January – 15 February 2025.

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Michelle Lafferty
HAYLEY SPROULL TO HOST BEST FOODS COMEDY GALA

Make sure to mark your calendars and get ready for a night of comedy brilliance as the New Zealand Comedy Trust proudly presents the Best Foods Comedy Gala for 2025, hosted by multi-talented comedy sensation, Hayley Sproull. This unmissable night serves as the curtain-raiser for the 2025 NZ International Comedy Festival with Best Foods Mayo, for over three weeks of laughter, and an incredible selection of what’s hot in comedy, from 2 – 25 May.

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Michelle Lafferty
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