Personalities
Awestriking in Aotearoa
We catch up with Wellington-born, London-based virtuoso violinist Benjamin Baker, who heads to Aotearoa this spring to perform with Orchestra Wellington and co-run the globally renowned chamber music festival At World’s Edge.
One step at a time
We sat down with Justine Thorpe, who will walk El Camino de Santiago this September to raise $50,000 for Wellington Free Ambulance in honour of her late partner and soulmate Michael.
Dark Ecosystems
Wellington creative Debbie Fish has just touched down from a trip to Chile where she installed her new artwork Glass Sponges on the Melbourne Clark Pier in Antofagasta for the SACO Biennale.
A real-life superhero
Illusionist Anthony Street comes to Wellington’s Opera House on the 20th of July with a spellbinding show full of grand-scale illusions, intimate moments, and personal stories.
The healing power of laughter
We catch up with Australian comedian Andrew Hamilton, who’s about to tour Aotearoa for the very first time to tell Jokes About the Time I Went to Prison. Catch his critically acclaimed debut show at the Abandoned Taproom in Petone on the 14th of June.
Turn up the filth
Heath Franklin’s Chopper reckons he can save us from the softc**kalypse. Join the armada at the Opera House for The Last Hard B*stard on Earth on the 16th of May, the Aussie comedian’s only capital performance this NZ International Comedy Festival.
Wellington Silver Screeners: Charlie Faulks
20-year-old Wellington-based animator Charlie Faulks recently received a grant from NZ On Air for his YouTube show Bloke of the Apocalypse. We got the inside scoop from Charlie himself.
Fighting the good fight
We caught up with legendary broadcaster Paddy Gower ahead of his first ever appearance at Featherston Booktown Karukatea Festival.
Behind the scenes with Doug Jones
Doug Jones is famous for his transformations into creatures like Abe Sapien in Hellboy, The Faun and the Pale Man in Pan’s Labyrinth, Amphibian Man in The Shape of Water, and more. We catch up with the legendary actor ahead of Armageddon Expo.
The baddest blues rock
American blues-rock legend George Thorogood and his longtime band The Destroyers are coming to Wellington to play with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees ZZ Top this May. We got to spend 15 minutes laughing with the Bad To The Bone singer!
Fun, fruity, fabulous
Banana Jolie is a pun-slinging princess of peel who’s been electrifying audiences across the Antipodean festival circuit for the past decade. We interviewed Joana Joy about the fruity character and her upcoming appearances at CubaDupa.
Comic sense and sensibility
Ben Elton is often considered the godfather of modern comedy, with countless iconic shows, musicals, and books on his record. Catch the multi-award-winning comedian live at Michael Fowler Centre on the 26th of April in his new stand-up show Authentic Stupidity.