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A lavishly produced, epic-sized, comedy-adventure in the spirit of Monty Python, starring Jemaine Clement and original music by Lawrence Arabia.

The epic and lavish comedy podcast, The Mysterious Secrets of Uncle Bertie's Botanarium, has remained largely unheard of in Aotearoa. Until now. 

Artists Miriama Grace-Smith, Xoe Hall and Gina Kiel will be working onThe Taniwha Stage. An expanded public art programme will be used to tell “diverse stories” during the 2021 Cubadupa street festival on March 27-28. Public art curator Mark Amery has brought together a programme that focuses on innovative ways to dig deeper into local stories of diverse ethnic and migrant communities. These would range from a giant stage set for karaoke and poetry to live embroidery, involving New Zealan...