ACTING HEAVYWEIGHTS JENNIFER LUDLAM & JOEL TOBECK WANT TO BE HAPPY

Following a whirlwind return season and tour of The Worm and the highly successful pre-Covid tour of Mr Red Light, Nightsong have corralled two of Aotearoa’s most sought-after actors for their premiere of I WANT TO BE HAPPY. The 2023 premiere season plays at the Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, supported by Auckland Live from Aug 18 – 27 and at Wellington’s Circa Theatre from Sept 6 – 30.

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Michelle Lafferty
Q THEATRE’S MATCHBOX SEASON MAKES TRIUMPHANT RETURN

2023 marks the 10th year of Q Theatre’s Creative Development Programme, MATCHBOX. This year will platform three productions in Loft. The season will start on August 1st with a new contemporary dance work, Rituals of Similarity, followed by Losing Face, a daddy issues play by Nathan Joe, and comedy hit Boom Shankar in September. 

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Michelle Lafferty
AFTER THREE YEARS THE PRESTIGIOUS WORLD PRESS PHOTO EXHIBITION RETURNS

The highly acclaimed global World Press Photo Exhibition, which is seen by millions each year, returns for the first time since 2019 to Auckland to showcase and celebrate photojournalism and documentary photography of the last year. The annual exhibition which is seen in over 60 cities around the world, now including Tāmaki Makaurau once more thanks to the Rotary Club of Auckland, will take place from 22nd July - 20th August at Smith and Caughey’s newly opened Level 5 Gallery Space.

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Michelle Lafferty
Auckland Pride Festival announces new director, Julia Croft

The Auckland Pride board is pleased to announce Julia Croft as the new Executive Director of Auckland Pride. As Executive Director, Croft will be responsible for organising and fundraising for the annual Auckland Pride Festival and for leading organisational operations. Her appointment follows Max Tweedie’s resignation in January after leading the organisation as Executive Director over the last four years.

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Michelle Lafferty
Randy Feltface presents International Tour “FELTOPIA”

International comedy megastar Randy Feltface completes sell out world tour in New Zealand. Randy Feltface has spent the past eighteen years carving out a unique niche on the international comedy circuit. He was nominated for best comedy at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, played sold-out seasons in London and New York and featured several times at the Montreal Just For Laughs Festival. He made his US television debut as acrowd favourite on NBC’s ‘Bring The Funny’, and his comedy specials have become pirated YouTube sensations. Politics seems like the natural next step.

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Michelle Lafferty
BILLY T AND FRED AWARD WINNERS JUST ANNOUNCED, CLOSING OUT THE 2023 NZ INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL!

After three jam-packed weeks of the best comedians from Aotearoa and around the world, the NZ International Comedy Festival with Best Foods Mayo ended the 2023 Festival tonight by honouring the outstanding talent in this year’s programme at Last Laughs! with the New Zealand Comedy Trust awards: The 2023 Fred Award for the Best New Zealand Show in the Festival and the 2023 Billy T Award.

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Michelle Lafferty