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SUPPLIED Company Kamupene is a satirical solo show set during the New Zealand land wars. This development season is part of NZ Fringe 2021. What if the city was a theatre? Will on Cue Celebrating its 30th anniversary, Shakespeare Globe Centre NZ (SGCNZ) is presenting Will on Cue - a series of interactive free performances, around Wellington city. Alumni and SGCNZ friends will introduce 10 edited plays then hand out cue-scripts to passers-by to brush up their Bardish skills and join the show. ...

New Zealand’s biggest open-access arts festival, Fringe, opens this coming week in the capital. It will be a welcome reprieve for artists who have faced a year of unemployment and financial hardship due to Covid-19 forcing the cancellation of live performances through to major entertainment and sporting events. The festival which opens on Friday and runs for nearly a month, will host 470 individual presentations of 156 different arts events. They will be held across 38 venues, including co...

Like a phoenix from the ashes of 2020, Dunedin Fringe Festival returns in March 2021 with a diverse and eclectic line-up of more than 80 events across the city and online. An unmissable highlight in the festival calendar, this years hybrid festival - combining live and online events - will deliver something for everyone, across visual arts, theatre, comedy, cabaret, music and more. The Fringe programme has come to be known for its A-class comedy line up and this year is no different. The inimit...