Review: Hansel & Gretel

The RNZB’s Hansel & Gretel is back for an end of year sweet treat. This was my first ever ballet when I moved to Wellington, and it was an utter delight to get a chance to check it out again for this year’s iteration. Choregraphed and composed by my favourite RNZB duo, Loughlan Prior and […]

Review: Lightscapes

Imagery by Stephen A’Court. The Royal New Zealand Ballet is back with another series of four ballets to warm you up this winter. Celebrating the power and possibility of dance, these four ballets range from the classic to the experimental, a wonderful tableau that accurately sums up the RZNB’s 70th anniversary. Opening the show is […]

The Plates of Wellington on a Plate

Wellington on a Plate starts today, hurray! You will no doubt be hearing more from us on this subject, so let’s kick off our coverage with an event that caters to every palate and every dietary requirement. Oh, and did we mention it’s free? Wellington Plates is an exhibition of ceramic tableware served up as hot […]

Phantom of the Opera – a Magical Musical

There’s nothing like a show, and Phantom of the Opera is certainly one of those. It’s the second longest running musical in the world so its a bit of a big deal for Wellington Musical Theatre to land a season here at the St James. I’ve been lucky enough to see the production a few […]

More pop than a firecracker

Saturday sees the return of Craft2.0 to Wellington, and the long wait for the November fair to come around is totally worth it. It’s also totally worth reading to the end of this post for a Craft-tastic  giveaway. Saturday’s fair runs from 10am till 4pm. Craft2.0 will be in its grandest and largest space ever, in the upstairs […]