Taranaki International Arts Festival
13 Jul 2015 (Mon) - 30 Aug 2015 (Sun)
Various
THE TARANAKI INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL IS BACK TO WARM UP YOUR WINTER THIS AUGUST!
See ticketmaster for full festival schedule.
Featured event at the TSB Showplace is the Band of Magicians. Get your tickets now
Craft & Vintage Show
31 Jul 2015 (Fri) - 2 Aug 2015 (Sun)
Pukekura Raceway, Rogan Street
Vintage radios ,Reupholster vintage Chairs , tea cups , Mrs loves little vintage will be there and teaching how to make your own chalk paint secrets ( international award winner ) . NZ new pure wool blankets & winter wool products , gypsy vardo , fabric scraps and pack
Alan Davies - Little Victories
3 Aug 2015 (Mon)
TSB Theatre - TSB Showplace, 92 Devon St West
Alan Davies - Star of television programmes Jonathan Creek and QI returns to New Zealand with 'Little Victories'
A stand up veteran of 25 years, Davies’ virtuosic storytelling and whip-smart funny bones combine to make the all-new ‘Little Victories’ a must-see.
Much lauded as the resident dunderhead on QI, or the charming but reticent crime solver Jonathan Creek, Davies previously toured New Zealand in early 2013 selling out his popular show ‘Life is a Pain’. In 2014 he embarked on a national tour of Australia also selling out ‘Little Victories’ in every city.
At the beginning of his comedy career in 1991, Davies was named Best Young Comic by London’s Time Out magazine. After winning the Edinburgh Festival Critics Award for Comedy in 1994, he also picked up a nomination for the Festival’s prestigious Perrier Award. Davies has in his illustrious career worked regularly as an actor on both the stage and television, including the making of a three-part documentary series Alan Davies' Teenage Revolution (Channel 4), partly based on his autobiographical book My Favourite People and Me.
This multi-talented actor, writer and stand-up comedian has been busy since his last trip to NZ in 2013, touring to Amsterdam, Antwerp and throughout the UK. Jonathan Creek came back to the small screen in 2014 drawing 7.36 million viewers in the UK; Davies also hosts a conversational TV show, As Yet Untitled, airing now in the UK. In addition, his regular Arsenal FC podcast "The Tuesday Club" has surpassed seven million downloads and peaked at number 1 in the UK podcast chart. The ever-popular QI also returns to our screens this year.
Taranaki Comedy Club
7 Aug 2015 (Fri)
The Basement Bar, Cnr Egmont and Devon Streets
Back to the usual first Friday of the month, the World Famous Taranaki Comedy Club boasts another great night of top Kiwi laughs with Co-Hosts Ben Hurley and Vaughan King
Headline act- Cohen Holloway. Known for his roles in smash hit Kiwi movies like 'Boy' and 'What we do in the Shadows', Cohen is a very funny stand-up comic in his own right. His, "say anything" policy onstage has left audiences gasping for air since he came onto the scene 12 years ago. Not to be missed!
Support Alice Brine - TCC audiences loved her so much a year ago, we just had to ask her back.
MCs - for the first time in 2015, Ben and Vaughan co-host the show which is a treat the regular crowd always look forward to. Get your tickets now!
Wellington Phoenix v New Zealand A
23 Aug 2015 (Sun)
Yarrow Stadium
A rare chance to see New Zealand's top professional footballers in action when Wellington Phoenix take on New Zealand A in a special pre-season warm-up match.
New Zealand A is drawn from current All Whites players based in Australia and New Zealand. This will be a full day of top-class football action, the main match is preceded by New Plymouth's own Team Taranaki in action in the Federation League, kick-off at 11am.
Tickets on sale 9am, Monday 27 July 2015.
Taranaki Arts Festival - Band of Magicians
27 Aug 2015 (Thu) - 30 Aug 2015 (Sun)
TSB Theatre - TSB Showplace, 92 Devon St West
Experience real magic at the feature show of the Taranaki International Arts Festival by joining the world's first magic supergroup - Band of Magicians, as they impress even the most skeptical!
Natural showmen, James Galea, Ben Hanlin, Blake Vogt and Adam Mada are four of the hottest young magicians in the world.
Restore your sense of wonder with the Band of Magicians in this contemporary magic show the whole family will love.
Isla Grant
4 Sep 2015 (Fri)
TSB Theatre - TSB Showplace, 92 Devon St West
Scotland's legendary singer/songwrite Isla Grant returns to New Zealand for her Farewell Concert Tour.
Isla is an internationally acclaimed recording artist; her beautiful voice combining country folk songs to easy listening presenting an unforgettable evening.
Isla's spellbinding concert features her wonderful hit songs and takes a nostalgic look at her long and successful career.
Al Grant, Isla's genial and talented husband, will join her on-stage to bring his irrepressible humour to the show, also featuring his tribute to Jim Reeves.
Isla's Farewell Concert performance will be a 'Grand' International Concert not to be missed.
The Russian National Ballet - Swan Lake
15 Sep 2015 (Tue)
TSB Theatre - TSB Showplace, 92 Devon St West
Beautiful full length performances of two of the most cherished classical ballets of all time.
The Russian National Ballet Theatre commences a tour of full-length classical performances of Swan Lake in over 15 cities in New Zealand and over 30 cities across Australia from August.
The Russian National Ballet Theatre was founded with support of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation. The basis for the creation of the theatre was necessity of promising young theatre with high creative potential, both the classical and contemporary.
The Russian National Ballet Theatre is a cut above many of its rivals.
10CC
11 Nov 2015 (Wed)
TSB Theatre - TSB Showplace, 92 Devon St West
10cc, comprising Graham Gouldman, Rick Fenn, Mick Wilson, Mike Stevens and Paul Burgess, were hot favourites when they performed in NZ to over 50,000 people at a summer concert tour last year.
Fans will now have the chance to hear hits such as Dreadlock Holiday, The Things We Do For Love, I’m Not In Love (featured in films such as Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and more recently the Disney blockbuster Guardians of the Galaxy), Art For Art’s Sake, Rubber Bullets, I’m Mandy Fly Me and Donna, up close and personal in theatres.
And in a rare double-bill, 10cc co-founder Graham Gouldman will open the show with his Heart Full of Songs acoustic set, performing hits he wrote for other artistes, such as Bus Stop and Look Through Any Window (for The Hollies), No Milk Today (Herman’s Hermits) and Heart Full of Soul and For Your Love (The Yardbirds).
UB40 Red Red Wine Vineyard Tour
10 Jan 2016 (Sun)
Sentry Hill Winery, 152 Cross Road
UB40, featuring the original members Ali Campbell, Astro and Mickey Virtue, will be returning to New Zealand in early 2016 for their first ever vineyard tour.
One of New Zealand’s much loved festival acts, the Red Red Wine Vineyard Tour sees the band headline a series of concerts in some of the country’s most stunning locations and it will be swinging into New Plymouth’s Sentry Hill Winery on Sunday 10 January.
The original line-up of UB40 with Ali, Astro and Mickey enjoyed huge success over a period of 30 years from 1979 to 2008, with #1 albums, multiple gold and platinum selling albums, Grammy nominations, 4 worldwide #1 hits and over 70 million in sales. Now reunited again, they continue to take their smooth yet rootsy blend around the world and their live performances never fail to uplift the audience.
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