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And the olive keeps rising - 174 | Regional News

And the olive keeps rising

Fresh from their turn on TVNZ’s 60 Seconds, sketch-circus trio Laser Kiwi will celebrate the humble olive at Te Auaha from the 30th of June until the 2nd of July.

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Sainsbury’s sassy satires - 172 | Regional News

Sainsbury’s sassy satires

Wellington Paranormal and Snack Masters NZ star Tom Sainsbury will deliver his hilarious Snapchat parodies of New Zilunders to The Opera House and Te Raukura ki Kāpiti this May and June.

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A blessing in the skies - 171 | Regional News

A blessing in the skies

Everyone’s favourite aunty from Bulls, one Ms Pamela Hancock, will start spreadin’ the news about the city that never sleeps in Pam’s Big Apple this Eat Drink Play festival.

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Shameless comedy  - 169 | Regional News

Shameless comedy

Comedy fans are in for a treat when Samantha Hannah and Daniel John Smith take over Fringe Bar for another Friday Laughs. The two award-winning comedians will be joined by local talent as they look to treat audiences to a Friday night they will never forget.

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A sparkly Easter fever dream - 169 | Regional News

A sparkly Easter fever dream

How do Easter and drag go together? Bunny Holiday reckons they kind of don’t, which is kind of great. Catch a diamante-studded line-up of drag talent in the Bunny and Her Honeys Easter Show.

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A dance of wild abandonment - 168 | Regional News

A dance of wild abandonment

Award-winning contemporary performance company House of Sand brings Undoing, a visual spectacular of limbs, passion, and theatricality, to BATS Theatre this April.

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With Dan Brader, nobody is safe!  - 168 | Regional News

With Dan Brader, nobody is safe!

Seasoned comedy veteran Dan Brader is known for his morally questionable storytelling and wild and hilarious personal stories. Expect this Kiwi-born comedian to have a go at you during his upcoming show at Moon Bar.

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Secrets run in the family - 167 | Regional News

Secrets run in the family

Charlotte Brontë wrote one of the world’s greatest love stories, Jane Eyre. But how could an unmarried woman living in a secluded parsonage spin such a tale? On at BATS Theatre this month, Miss Brontë asks all this and more.

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If a fruit bowl had a Mardi Gras - 166 | Regional News

If a fruit bowl had a Mardi Gras

RAW! ASMR will see creator Amy Atkins perform comedic live ASMR with a focus on fresh food and eating this New Zealand Fringe Festival.

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Pull up a chair - 165 | Regional News

Pull up a chair

Eric is definitely not part of a pyramid scheme but he does need to sell you some chairs this New Zealand Fringe Festival.

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A golden hour of crispy comedy - 163 | Regional News

A golden hour of crispy comedy

Jack Caldwell, Thomas Chapman, and Jaye Xu (who describe themselves as a nerd, a jerk, and a genuinely nice person) will perform Shoestrings at The Cavern Club on the 4th of February.

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CHOP SHOP takes a side-step from stand-up - 162 | Regional News

CHOP SHOP takes a side-step from stand-up

Meet The Birdmann and Egg, internationally infamous comic legends whose latest offering, CHOP SHOP, opens at The Fringe Bar on the 12th of December.

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