Arts & Culture

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The Stranglers heading for Christchurch

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British hellraisers The Stranglers are teaming up with Kiwi legends Mi-Sex for a one-off Christchurch show. The punk rockers will cut loose at ...

 

Q&A: David Suchet

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David Suchet won the hearts of the world as the long-running lead in Agatha Christie’s Poirot. Now he’s taking time to reflect on 50 years in ...

 

JessB to bring New Views tour to Christchurch

Arts & Culture - What's On

Hip-hop trailblazer JessB is bringing her New Views EP Tour to Christchurch’s Blue Smoke on September 14, 2019. The colourful new EP features ...

 

Cowboy Junkies announce Christchurch show

What's On - Arts & Culture

Alt-country group Cowboy Junkies will return to New Zealand in 2020 for the first time in more than two decades. The nationwide tour includes a ...

 

SCAPE Public Art shares Re:ACTIVATE winners

Arts & Culture - What's On

Seven young creatives will have their art exhibited in the central city as part of SCAPE Public Art’s Re:ACTIVATE project. Re:ACTIVATE promotes ...

 

Review: Sons of Zion

What's On - Arts & Culture

Fresh off the back of their Bay of Dreams announcement, iconic Kiwi six-piece reggae/rock/dub/funk band Sons of Zion brought the goods to The ...

 

Review: New Zealand Opera's The Barber of Seville

Arts & Culture - What's On

If you’re looking for a reason to emerge from your winter hibernation, New Zealand Opera’s The Barber of Seville is it. Count Almaviva (John ...

 

WORD programme to spark conversations

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WORD Christchurch’s spring season of events, Shifting Points of View, aims to bring some important conversations to our city. Fifteen events over ...

 

Top picks for the NZ International Film Festival

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Film festival fever is everywhere, Cityscapers – the full programme for the Christchurch edition of the New Zealand International Film Festival ...

 

Review: Royal New Zealand Ballet - Black Swan, White Swan

Arts & Culture

Wow! What a mind-blowing performance! This is definitely one not to miss. Rapturous waves of applause at curtain fall said it all – the opening ...

 

Entertain Me: July 2019

Arts & Culture

Our picks of the best flicks, music, books, games and TV to get into this season. Watching The Lion King While the 1994 Lion King flick will hold ...

 

Seville Spectacle

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New Zealand Opera kick off their 2019 season in Christchurch with the riotous and utterly hilarious The Barber of Seville, which will take to the ...

 

Fresh Cuts

Arts & Culture

The slickest tunes on the RDU airwaves. RDU continues to champion new Kiwi music with its Singles Club, a collaboration with In Real Life that ...

 

Entertain Me: June 2019

Arts & Culture

Our picks of the best flicks, music, books, games and TV to get into this season. Watching Child’s Play Love him or hate him, there’s no denying ...

 

NZ Music Month 2019

Arts & Culture

NZ Music Month is in full swing and this year’s theme is DISCOVER LIVE with emphasis on New Zealanders discovering their new fave local live act ...

 

Talk the Talk

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WORD Christchurch’s autumn season kicks off today (May 8) and has a rad lineup of eight writers who will take to various venues around the city. ...

 

Q&A: Graeme James

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Indie darling Graeme James brings his Long Way Home tour to Blue Smoke on May 18. He has some advice for Cityscape readers nursing their own ...

 

For the love of Art

Arts & Culture - What's On

Are those walls looking a bit bare? Got too many blank flat surfaces around your home or office? You need some art! And now is the best time to ...

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