Arts & Culture

Cityscape’s home of everything entertainment and art in Christchurch.
 

20 top shows to bingewatch

Word on the Street - Arts & Culture

We’ve pulled together our top picks of films and bingeworthy shows to keep you entertained. We’ve include what’s hot right now, some golden ...

 

Royal NZ Ballet to broadcast Hansel & Gretel

Arts & Culture - What's On

The Royal New Zealand Ballet knows how keenly its loyal followers are missing their dose of pirouettes and pas de deux so starting on Friday ...

 

Q&A: Tina Del Twist

People - Arts & Culture

The velvet-draped, gin-soaked songstress will bring her wit and wisdom to Christchurch for the Jazz & Cabaret Festival. She tells Cityscape ...

 

Joni & Julia

People - Arts & Culture

Christchurch will finally get to hear Julia Deans perform her Joni Mitchell tribute show, Both Sides Now, at the Jazz & Cabaret Festival. ...

 

Centre stage

Arts & Culture - What's On

Get your diaries out as we look ahead to some sumptuous shows set to light up the city’s stages in 2020. Whether you’re after a laugh, thrilling ...

 

Q&A: Dan Pengelly - Interim artistic director at The Court Theatre

Arts & Culture - People

What is your role as interim artistic director? What is your day like? I oversee and manage all the art. I look at what plays we are going to do, ...

 

Gidday Lysander!

Arts & Culture - What's On

Turning a Shakespeare classic into a contemporary Kiwi comedy makes for a lot of fun at The Court Theatre. Characters from one of Shakespeare’s ...

 

Q&A: Kira Josephson - Eliza Unchained

People - Arts & Culture - What's On

Kira Josephson presents an Eliza for the #MeToo age in the Showbiz Christchurch season of My Fair Lady. She tells Cityscape it’s not a rewrite, ...

 

Women take the lead

Arts & Culture - What's On

The Royal New Zealand Ballet continues to deliver beauty and grace across the stage for 2020. This season represents a new era in dance – the ...

 

Q&A: Thomas de Mallet Burgess - Director, NZ Opera

People - Arts & Culture - What's On

There’s a lot going on with your production of Eight Songs for a Mad King – how would you describe it to the uninitiated? A slowly ...

 

Bold notes

Arts & Culture - What's On

This year brings a new focus for New Zealand Opera – connecting with the people and stories of Aotearoa and introducing the artform to new ...

 

Q&A: Caroline Borole - Turning into Tina

People - Arts & Culture - What's On

They’re big stilettos to fill but Caroline Borole welcomes the opportunity of becoming Tina Turner each night. The challenges of the role have ...

 

Review: Sven Ratzke, Bread & Circus – World Buskers Festival

Arts & Culture - What's On

What a fantastic show! Sven Ratzke’s performance of Where Are We Now, part of Bread & Circus – World Buskers Festival, left the audience ...

 

Ruby Jones - All of this is for you

Arts & Culture

Artist and writer Ruby Jones came to prominence in the wake of the March 15 mosque shootings for her illustration calling for unity. A Time ...

 

In on the Action

Arts & Culture

Bijou inner-city cinema Lumière will launch their exclusive Inner Circle this year. If you’re a cine-fanatic, you need to get in on this one. ...

 

Frances Hodgkins at Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū

Arts & Culture - What's On

Dunedin-born artist Frances Hodgkins’ works will take up residence at the Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū from February 15. Her ...

 

Entertain Me: Summer 2020

Arts & Culture

Watching The Gentlemen Guy Ritchie (Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels) is back with a vengeance and a pitchfork in the ground! An English drug ...

 

Our buskers top 10

Arts & Culture - What's On

So many acts, so little time – the buskers are in town from January 23. To help you choose from the action-packed programme, Cityscape brings you ...

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