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2012 Fuel Festival - The New Zealand Theatre
  • On the Upside Down of the World
  • Frequently Asked Questions
  • Drowning in Veronica Lake
  • The Second Test
  • Mates and Lovers
  • Cirque Non Sequiter
  • Kevin the Musical
  • Richard Meros Salutes the Southern Man
  • Five Go Mad On Improv
  • Double Portrait: Finding Frances Hodgkins
  • Standstill
  • Poetry Idol
  • Atonal Heart
  • Ka Hao Te Rangatahi

  • On the Upside Down
    of the World

    THE LATEST MASTERPIECE from Auckland Theatre Company, already heralded as a New Zealand theatre classic. A…

  • Frequently Asked
    Questions

    A COMIC TOUR DE FORCE Celebrated actor Michael Hurst joins forces with two of New Zealand's freshest young…

  • Drowning in
    Veronica Lake

    SMART, SEXY, AND ICE COOL, in 1942 Veronica Lake was the hottest discovery in Hollywood, dining with the…

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    The Second Test

    1953 AND THE NEW ZEALAND CRICKET TEAM, who have never won a Test Match, embark on their maiden tour to South…

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    Mates and Lovers

    FOR THE FIRST TIME,  the untold stories of our brothers, fathers and sons come out of the shadows into…

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    Cirque Non Sequiter

    A SURREALIST CIRCUS CABARET Deep in the subconcious of the world is a mythical menagerie of gods, creatures,…

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    Kevin the Musical

    KEVIN: THE MUSICAL takes us to the small New Zealand town of Kevin, where something is afoot. With the town…

  • Richard Meros
    Salutes the Southern Man

    ADAPTED FROM THE BOOK BY RICHARD MEROS. He tried to save New Zealand by becoming Helen Clark’s young…

  • Five Go Mad On
    Improv

    HOORAH! Grab lashings of Ginger Beer and prepare for Timmy to get Licky. Those Jolly Hockeysticks ConArtists,…

  • Double Portrait:
    Finding Frances Hodgkins

    JAN BOLWELL’S CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED PLAY about the intensely colourful life of New Zealand’s most…

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    Standstill

    3 ACTORS ON 3 TREADMILLS FOR 60MIN. It’s a simple as that in Standstill, the critically acclaimed play…

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    Poetry Idol

    A POETRY SLAM WITH A TWIST, Poetry Idol will pit the performers against each other under the watchful eye of…

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    Atonal Heart

    FOUR MONOLOGUES ABOUT FOUR VERY DIFFERENT MEN, one applauded, one rejected, one bound and one released, all…

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    Ka Hao Te Rangatahi

    THE NEW NET GOES FISHING A WARM HEARTED FAMILY SHOW about Rima - a young village boy who dreams of travel…