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The Select (The Sun Also Rises)
Energetic and explosive, a riot a minute

The Select (The Sun Also Rises)
Barber Shop Chronicles
Banter, boasting and beats

Barber Shop Chronicles
Swan Lake Loch Na hEala
It's Swan Lake, but not as you know it

Swan Lake Loch Na hEala

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Free NZ
Kupe: Festival Opening Night

Kupe: Festival Opening Night

A Waka Odyssey, Family, Free 23 Feb

As dusk falls, join a cast of thousands on Wellington’s stunning waterfront for the once-in-a-lifetime 2018 New Zealand Festival opening night event, Kupe.
Free NZ
Gavin Hipkins: The Domain

Gavin Hipkins: The Domain

Free, Visual Arts 25 Nov – 11 Mar

A thought-provoking and illuminating survey revealing one of New Zealand’s most innovative and subversive investigators of the possibilities of photography.
NZ Premiere
The Piano: the ballet

The Piano: the ballet Selling Fast

Artist Talks, Dance 23 – 25 Feb

Drawing on the rich inspiration of the film The Piano, the Royal New Zealand Ballet is honoured to stage the world premiere of this new full-length dance work by Jiří and Otto Bubeníček. 

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Your Festival survival guide

Seasoned New Zealand Festival goer and Culture Club supporter Mary Hancock has some great tips for making the most of your 2018 Festival experience.

Selina Tusitala Marsh

Taking poetry to new places: Selina Tusitala Marsh

New Zealand’s current Poet Laureate, Pasifika poet-scholar, runner, kick-boxer, Commonwealth Poet (2016) and mother of three Selina Tusitala Marsh is clearly an expert multi-tasker. We caught up with Selina ahead of her appearances at Writers & Readers.

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This reading life: Ursula Dubosarsky

Ursula will be a guest at 2018 Writers & Readers in Wellington, 8–11 March. Her sessions include a conversation about her writing with Lydia Wevers and a session on word fun for young readers with Nick Earls and Kate De Goldi.

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The Lost Generation on stage: The Select

In this era of third wave feminism and #MeToo, Ernest Hemingway’s relentless brand of machismo might seem hopelessly antiquated. Or maybe not, argues David O'Donnell, ahead of the celebrated stage adaptation of The Sun Also Rises at NZ Festival.