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TARANAKI 

INTERNATIONAL 

ARTS 

FESTIVAL 

15 AUGUST - 

1 SEPTEMBER 2013

core funders 

major funding partner 

Platinum sponsor 

gold sponsors 

gold media sponsors 

Venture 

TARANAKI 

T ePuna Umanga 

Silver sponsors 

BRONZE sponsors 

Theatre Lamp 

& 

Lighting Supplies Ltd 

 

 

 

GRANTS 

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Welcome to the 2013 

Taranaki International 

Arts Festival 

It is with great pleasure 

that I acknowledge 

and thank the many 

businesses and partners 

that support TAFT and allow 

a festival of this calibre to 

be presented in provincial 

New Zealand. I am pleased to report that our base of 

businesses and organisations that are supporting 

the festival has grown for the 2013 presentation. 

TAFT in turns continues to use local suppliers and 

businesses in presenting this festival thus ensuring 

the cycle of support in this community continues. 

Thank you very much. 

Suzanne Porter 

Chief Executive - TAFT 

TRUSTEES (from left to right) 

Elaine Gill (Chairperson), Glenn Brebner, Lynn Bublitz, Bruce 

Richards, Dion Tuuta, Marie Pearce and Charles Wilkinson 

PATRON 

Harry Duynhoven, Mayor, New Plymouth District Council 

STAFF 

Chief Executive 

Suzanne Porter 

Artistic Director 

Drew James 

TSB Showplace Venues Manager 

Megan Brown 

Event Manager 

Anne-Maree Godfrey 

Business Manager 

Chris Herlihy 

Marketing & Communications Manager Lisa McMullan 

Marketing & Communications Co-ordinator Sharina Parsottam 

Graphic Designer 

Ché Rogers 

Administration 

Cleo Wood 

Schools Programme Manager 

Emere Wano 

Māori Programme Co-ordinator 

Whare Wano 

Technical Director 

Bonnie Burrill 

Project Manager 

Doug Bird 

Regional Tour Manager 

Juliet McLean 

Artist Liaison 

Leigh Gatwood-Cook 

TARANAKI ARTS FESTIVAL TRUST 

P O Box 4251, New Plymouth 

Ph 06 759 8412, Fax 06 759 8458 

Email artsfest@taft.co.nz 

Web www.taft.co.nz 

Kia ora and welcome 

to the Taranaki 

International Arts 

Festival for 2013 

“A Splash of Colour” 

in our winter. 

We are delighted to 

bring you a diverse and 

colourful array of artists 

from New Zealand and 

around the world. We have international artists 

from Canada, Italy, Germany, UK, Ireland, Australia, 

and France, alongside internationally acclaimed 

New Zealand artists at the top of their game. 

Taranaki has developed an enviable reputation 

for punching above its weight and having a 

vibrant and sophisticated community that 

support the arts. This programme is designed 

to entertain, challenge and inspire you. 

Experience urban acrobatics and circus from 

Montreal, mind-bending visual theatre, orchestral 

manoeuvres and brilliant classical music, hilarious 

comedy, outrageous cabaret and musical antics, 

and our own unique New Zealand stories, told 

through visual arts, literature, theatre and dance. 

The festival will fill our superb venues at the 

TSB Showplace, and expand into many other 

venues around New Plymouth and around the 

region, in halls, clubs, pubs and galleries. We 

have adapted spaces to host Words in the 

Libri Lounge, and the Mayfair Festival Club. 

Working with our own community, the festival 

is proud to collaborate with our colleagues at 

the Govett-Brewster and Puke Ariki, and to 

create new projects with Ars Nova and the New 

Plymouth Orchestra, and iconic events such as 

the TSB Community Trust Lantern Parade. 

Without the support of our dedicated funders 

and sponsors, and you, our audience, 

none of this would be possible. 

So, become part of the colour and life 

of this wonderful winter festival! 

Drew James 

Artistic Director - TAFT 

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BECOME A FRIEND OF THE FESTIVAL 

FOR $57.50 AND RECEIVE BENEFITS 

During the arts festival you will 

receive these benefits: 

• 10% off two premium tickets per show. 

• 10% off Karen Walker sunglasses and 

Trelise Cooper perfumes at Et Vous. 

• 10% off items with a ‘splash of 

colour’ (excluding gallery) at Kina. 

• 10% off bottles of wine at the TSB Showplace, 

thanks to the French Cake Shop. 

• A free gift with purchase at Kudos Clothing. 

• 10% off all accounts at the Mayfair. 

• Preferential service at the festival bars. 

• Priority seating for bookings made before 24 June. 

• Receive regular festival updates by email. 

Special Prize Draw 

Become a Friend before 24 June and 

you will go in the draw to win: 

• One of two cases of wine from 

www.vineonline.co.nz 

• One of five double passes to the show of your 

choice and a $25 platter (to be redeemed 

at the TSB Showplace during the festival). 

Friends Application form 

Name: 

Address: 

Phone: 

Email: 

___________________________________________ 

__________________________________________________________________ 

___________________________________________ 

___________________________________________ 

My cheque for $57.50 is enclosed 

(payable to Arts Festival Taranaki 

Charitable Trust) 

Signed ___________________________________________ 

A receipt will be issued with your 

membership card. 

Send completed form and cheque to: 

Arts Festival Taranaki Charitable Trust 

TAFT, PO Box 4251, New Plymouth, 4340 

PatronS 

Business Gold 

Lysaght - Watt Trust 

Business Bronze 

Kina NZ Design + Artspace 

Family Gold 

Jenny Goddard 

Family Bronze 

Tony & Marg Buist 

Stefan, Dianne & Luke Campbell 

Paul & Shelley Carrington 

Frank & Rosemary Hutchins 

Brooke & Judith Jolly 

Grant Kerr 

Kevin & Carolyn Murphy 

Mike & Berni Radich 

David & Cheryl Talbot 

Jonathan & Maura Young 

John & Lynda Matthews 

John & Joan Christiansen 

INDIVIDUAL BRONZE 

Waiau Estate

CONTENTS 

WELCOME 

Taranaki Arts Festival Trust 3 

PATRONS & FRIENDS OF FESTIVAL 4 

FESTIVAL GEM 

Traces 6 

THEATRE & DANCE 

Ennio 9 

Vaka 11 

Leo 13 

Live At Six 14 

I, George Nepia 15 

The Brave 16 

Gifted 17 

Anybody Waitin’? 18 

The Animals & Children Took to the Streets 19 

CLASSICAL MUSIC 

Verdi’s Requiem 20 

NZSO: Heroic Beethoven 21 

Beethoven reCYCLE 2013 21 

FESTIVAL FOOD 

The Mayfair platter menu 22 

Libri Lounge menu 42 

MAYFAIR FESTIVAL CLUB 

Die Roten Punkte: Supermusician 23 

Clairy Browne & the Bangin’ Rackettes 25 

Rodger Fox’s Wellington Jazz Orchestra 25 

Candice McQueen: Nasty! 26 

AHoriBuzz 26 

Party with the Aunties 27 

Brel 27 

Command Performance: Vance Fontaine 28 

Wilson Dixon 28 

VulgarGrad 29 

One Bucket, Two Comedians 29 

LUNCHTIME BITES 

Nadia Reid 30 

NZTrio: Café 30 

Sonic Delusion 31 

The Explorers Club: Antarctica 31 

COMMUNITY 

Colour the Streets 

TSB Community Trust Lantern Parade 33 

AROUND TARANAKI 

AHoriBuzz 35 

Party with the Aunties 36 

I, George Nepia 36 

Rodger Fox’s Kings of Swing 37 

The Bitches Box & Mel Parsons 37 

WORDS IN THE LIBRI LOUNGE 

Davey Hughes 38 

Rosemary McLeod 38 

Nalini Singh 39 

Charity Norman 39 

Graeme Lay 40 

Laurent Binet 40 

Joe Bennett 41 

VISUAL ARTS 

Call of Taranaki 43 

Kina Gallery 44 

Tiffany Singh 44 

The Living Room Art 45 

TArt: The 3C’s 45 

TSB Community Trust SCHOOLS PROGRAMME 47 

HELPFUL INFORMATION 

How to become a Friend of the Festival 4 

How to book 49 

Festival planner 50 

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Traces 

Canada 

Traces is poetic and explosive, mixing acrobatic 

forms with street elements such as skateboarding 

and basketball, theatre and contemporary 

dance, ensuring a fix of pure urban adrenaline 

that is electric and immensely entertaining. 

The Traces story is told through music, song, 

dance, speech, illustration, and high-risk 

acrobatics. The characters use every mode 

of expression available to them, hoping to 

leave their traces as best they can. 

As the stories are told of their past and their 

strengths and weaknesses, the familiarity between 

the seven performers and the audience grows. 

At its heart, Traces celebrates their particular 

bond and talents; their risk-taking; the ultimate 

affirmation of life; and their unbridled energy, proof 

of a collective pounding pulse. With eye-popping 

athleticism, fluid grace and chiselled physiques, 

Traces delights and surprises at every turn. 

WHEN 

Wed 21 Aug, 7.30pm 

Thurs 22 Aug, 7.30pm 

Fri 23 Aug, 7.30pm 

Sat 24 Aug, 2pm 

Sat 24 Aug, 7.30pm 

Sun 25 Aug, 6.30pm 

WHERE 

TSB Theatre, TSB Showplace, 

New Plymouth 

DURATION 

90 minutes no interval 

ADMISSION 

Pemium A $79 

Premium friend $67 

A reserve adult $69 

A reserve friend adult $63 

A reserve child $35 

A reserve friend child $32 

A reserve family $160 

B reserve adult $59 

B reserve child $29 

B reserve family $145 

C reserve adult $42 

C reserve child $22 

Family packages 

Available for Thursday and 

Sunday evening shows and 

the Saturday matinee. 

Family packages include two 

adults and two children. Children 

are classified as aged 16 years 

and under. Service fees and 

credit card fees may apply. 

“It rocks.” 

The Gazette, Montreal, Canada 

“Pulse-pounding, electric, 

and immensely entertaining.” 

Entertainment Weekly, New York, USA 

Image: Stéphanie Boisvert 

“A superb combination of 

high-octane circus skills.” 

Herald Sun, Melbourne, Australia 

Silver sponsors 

Media partner 

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acrobatic 

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Image: John Ganun & Cyrus McCrimmon 

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Ennio 

Italy 

theatre 

music 

The living paper cartoon! 

Inspired as a child by Disney cartoons while 

growing up amidst the Venetian Carnivale, Ennio 

Marchetto amused his friends and family with 

visions of Marilyn Monroe dressed in white paper. 

Growing from strength to strength, his dream 

became a reality with the creation of his first 

cabaret show that went on to win the Golden 

Lion and Golden Mosquito Comedy Awards 

at the Venetian Entertainment Festival. 

Ennio magically transforms, mixing origami and 

impersonation, into over 50 celebrity characters, 

from the sublime to the ‘gor blimey! You’ll be dazzled 

with performances by everyone from Ozzy Osbourne 

to Dolly Parton, Eminem to Elvis. It’s a show that not 

only looks good on paper, it looks good with paper! 

“Hysterically funny and wildly entertaining” 

and “an absolute hoot!” with Ennio doing Cher, 

Judy and Mona (Lisa) even better than they did! 

New York New York What a Wonderful Town. 

Directed by: Ennio Marchetto 

and Sosthen Hennekam 

Presented by arrangement with 

Glynis Henderson Productions 

WHEN 


Sun 18 Aug, 7.30pm 

WHERE 

TSB Theatre, TSB Showplace 

DURATION 


ADMISSION service fees apply 

Premium $45 

Premium Friend $39 

A Reserve $39 

A Friend $35 

A Child $25 

A Child Friend $23 

B Reserve $35 

B Child $18 

C Reserve $30 

C Child $15 

SPONSORED BY 

The hit show 

of 2007 

returns! 

Image: Manuel Bergamin 

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Legendary! 

photos Rob Tucker 

Taranaki is home to a unique natural environment, 

a lifestyle like no other and legendary events like 

the 2013 Taranaki International Festival of the Arts. 

Venture Taranaki. Proud supporters. 

www.taranaki.info 

Venture 

TARANAKI 

Te Puna Umanga 

Taranaki’s Regional Development Agency 

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DANCE 

Vaka 

BLack Grace 

Aotearoa/New Zealand 

Vaka explores the idea of a raft as a metaphor 

for hope. Inspired in part by The Raft, video 

installation by Bill Viola, and a response to The 

Arrival of the Maoris in New Zealand painting by 

Louis J. Steele and Charles F. Goldie in 1898, which 

was influenced by Theodore Gericault’s famous 

The Raft of the Medusa, depicting the terror of 

shipwreck, Vaka isn’t about being pretty; it is 

about leaving your mark and doing it with force. 

Founding Artistic Director, Neil Ieremia, believes 

every vaka (canoe) journey faces dangers. “We 

are constantly asked to evolve and adapt in order 

to survive. The question that struck me was 

why does it take a disaster, or life-threatening 

events for humans to demonstrate humanity?” 

Vaka received standing ovations throughout 

Germany and North America. With athletic 

and powerful dancers, Black Grace confirm 

again why they are New Zealand’s leading 

contemporary dance company. 

WHEN 

Fri 30 Aug, 8pm • Sat 31 Aug, 8pm 

WHERE 


DURATION 



Premium $45 • Premium Friend $39 

A Reserve $39 • A Friend $35 

A Child $25 • A Child Friend $23 

A Family $99 

B Reserve $35 • B Child $18 

SPONSORED BY 

Supported by 

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your port 

your festival 

www.porttaranaki.co.nz 

www.porttaranaki.co.nz 

Fitzroy Engineering, 

proud sponsor of the 

Taranaki Arts Festival. 

Proudly sponsoring Taranaki’s Festival of the Arts and the gravity 

defying show ‘LEO’ from Circle of Eleven (Germany) 

Ph 06 759 5252 

www.fitzroy.co.nz 

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Leo 

Y2D Productions and 

chameleon productions Gmbh 

Germany 

Leo, winner of multiple awards at the Edinburgh 

Festival Fringe 2011, has astounded and 

entertained audiences from Tehran to New York. 

Beguiling and ingenious, this show tells the 

story of a humble man with a huge imagination 

and the gravity-defying powers of the greatest 

superheroes. The action takes place in a striking 

set that integrates continuous live video projections 

creating a funny, intriguing, moving, and at times 

surreal work. Leo can scale walls like Spiderman 

and dance on the ceiling like Fred Astaire. 

Over ten years in the making, Leo challenges 

the laws of nature. Breaking the rules of gravity 

as well as genre, a multi-talented dancer, actor, 

trampolinist, gymnast and clown Tobias Wegner 

(also the show’s creator) delivers a perplexing 

and perspective-bending experience. 

Leo is a superb physical one-man show, 

mind-bending, illusionistic and spellbinding, 

ideal for the whole family as it tricks the 

brain and challenges the senses. 

By arrangement with Arts Projects Australia 

WHEN 


Sat 31 Aug, 2pm and 7.30pm 

Sun 1 Sep, 7.30pm 

WHERE 

Theatre Royal, TSB Showplace 

DURATION 



Premium $39 


A Reserve $35 

SPONSORED BY 

Produced by 

Image: Heiko Kalmbach 

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Live at Six 

Showpony 


It’s not about the truth, it’s about the ratings. 

Set in the world of NZ television news, Live 

at Six is a comedy with a thriller edge. News 

anchor, Jane Kenyon’s, (Jess Robinson) life 

and career is rocked when footage of her 

(apparently) misbehaving at a party goes viral. 

Ethics go out the window as the race between the 

networks to package the footage and story will make 

you question what you see on TV. Which version will 

the public believe and what channel will they tune to? 

Smartphone users even get to contribute 

to the pre-play set up, and a real deadline 

is incorporated into the entertainment. 

Writers Dean Hewison and Leon Wadham have 

written great roles with brilliant one-liners for 

this large cast. Alongside the technical wizardry, 

the nail-biting drama and insightful script 

captures the pressure cooker atmosphere of 

the newsroom, friendships and media rivalry. 

WHEN 

Thurs 15 Aug, 8pm 

Fri 16 Aug, 8pm 


WHERE 


DURATION 

100 minutes including interval 


Premium $39 


A Reserve $35 

SPONSORED BY 

Supported by 

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I, George Nepia 

Tawata productions 


Image: Aneta Ruth 

You’ll kick yourself if you miss this theatrical 

taonga brought to you by Tawata Productions. 

This eloquent and award-winning play by leading 

Māori playwright, Hone Kouka, brings into focus 

the life of a talented young East Coast boy from 

humble beginnings who invented the spiral punt, 

crafted the crash tackle and was thrust into rugby 

super-stardom as a member of the 1924 Invincibles. 

Winner of four Chapman Tripp Awards in 2011, 

including Production, Director and Actor of the 

Year, as well as Most Promising Director for Jason 

Te Kare in his directorial debut, I George Nepia 

is a heartfelt homage to a bloody legend. 

I, George Nepia, will appeal to footy fans and 

theatre lovers alike as they journey together 

into the spirit of our nation in a different age. 

Graceful and mesmerising, Jarod Rawiri 

as Nepia, offers an enchanting and poetic 

peek into the heart, mind and life of an 

extraordinary man and sporting colossus. 

Written by Hone Kouka 

Directed by Jason Te Kare 

WHEN 

Sun 18 Aug, 6pm 

WHERE 


DURATION 




A Reserve $35 

SPONSORED BY 

Supported by 

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The Brave 

Massive Company 



Bravery defined by a new generation. It’s 

time to man up! Following up on the sold 

out production in 2012, as part of their 21st 

Anniversary year, Massive presents, The Brave, 

directed by Sam Scott and Carla Martell. 

Eight men take to the stage to honour those 

people who are or once were in their lives. 

Combining true confessions with raw athleticism. 

Finding strength through family, love, loss, 

fear, hope, belonging and brotherhood. 

As a starting point to engage audiences in 

a larger discussion, The Brave, provokes a 

conversation beyond the 75 minute show. 

It explores the pressures facing young men 

today, laying it on the line with a full and frank 

discussion of what it is to be a man in 2013. 

Suitable 14+ years. 

Proudly presented by the TSB Showplace, 

and Central North Island Arts Consortium. 

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WHEN 

Tues 20 Aug, 7.30pm 

WHERE 


DURATION 

75 minutes 



A Reserve $35 

presentED BY 

Supported by


Gifted 

Fortune Theatre 


1955. In the well-kempt Takapuna garden lovingly 

tended by the literary father of the nation, Frank 

Sargeson, the vegetables are nearly ready and his 

old mate Harry is due for another stay any day soon. 

But behind Frank’s famous macrocarpa hedge 

a mysterious world is being shaped by an 

enigmatic new voice – Janet Frame has come 

to stay. Frank’s world is about to change. 

Janet Frame boarded with Frank Sargeson from 

1955 to 1956 in a short but significant stay 

during which she wrote her first novel, Owls Do 

Cry. She lived and worked in a now-demolished 

small army hut behind the house. After returning 

from Europe in 1963, she was a regular visitor 

to the small fibrolite bach where she visited and 

stayed with her old friend and erstwhile mentor. 

A funny, clever and often very moving literary 

love triangle based on the book Gifted by 

Patrick Evans. Suitable 14+ years. 

Written by Patrick Evans 

Directed by Conrad Newport 

Presented by arrangement with Playmarket 

WHEN 

Wed 28 & Thurs 29 Aug, 6.30pm 

WHERE 


DURATION 




A Reserve $35 

SPONSORED BY 

Supported by 

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Dance 

Anybody waitin’? 

ponydance 

Ireland 

The ever industrious ponydance, champions of 

comedy dance theatre, have performed for less 

than 10 people in parish halls and over 10,000 

people in the Aviva Stadium. Their show is a 55 

minute marvel that entertains relentlessly! 

Leonie is waiting for Paula, Paula is waiting for 

a man, Bryan is waiting to be included. We’re all 

waiting for something, mostly for something 

to happen. So, if you have a love for good 

dancing, good looks and a good time, you’ve 

come to the right place because these guys 

know how to fill the time better than most. 

Winners of the Adelaide Fringe 2012, Best Dance 

Show, ponydance are based in Ireland and 

Northern Ireland and tour the world drinking tea 

and having a rather riotous time. ponydance 

are funny, good-looking, charming and now 

award-winning. There’s not a lot not to like! 

By arrangement with Arts Projects Australia 

WHEN 

Wed 28 Aug, 6pm & 9pm 

Thurs 29 Aug, 6pm & 9pm 

Fri 30 Aug, 6pm & 9pm 

Sat 31 Aug, 6pm & 9pm 

Sun 1 Sep, 6pm & 9pm 

WHERE 

The Basement Bar, Peggy Gordon’s 

DURATION 



General Admission $15 

SPONSORED BY 

Supported by 

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The Animals and Children 

Took to the Streets 

1927, United Kingdom 

Welcome to the Bayou, a part of the city feared 

and loathed wherein lies the infamous Bayou 

Mansions; a sprawling stinking tenement block, 

where curtain-twitchers and peeping-toms live 

side by side and the wolf... is always at the door. 

When Agnes Eaves and her daughter arrive late 

one night, does it signal hope in this hopeless 

place, or has the real horror only just begun? 

Seamlessly synchronising live music, performance 

and storytelling with stunning films and animation 

this is the wickedly twisted international hit tale 

from the multiple award-winning 1927 company. 

Like a giant novel burst into life, 1927 invite you 

on a theatrical journey of startling originality. 

Suitable 11+ years (light swear words) 

WHEN 




WHERE 


DURATION 



Premium $39 


A Reserve $35 

SPONSORED BY 

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Verdi’s Requiem 

Ars Nova & New Plymouth Orchestra, with Soloists 


Guiseppe Verdi’s Messa da Requiem was 

first performed in Milan in 1874 in honour of 

Gioachino Rossini, whom Verdi had greatly 

admired throughout his adult life. 

The Requiem is a highly celebrated work for four 

soloists, double choir and large orchestra. The 

choir of over 100 singers will be led by New 

Plymouth’s Ars Nova Choir with Schola Sacra 

of Wanganui and the New Plymouth Orchestra, 

augmented to over 70 players. The conductor is 

Christopher Luke, who arrived in New Plymouth in 

2012 from positions in Melbourne and Hobart. 

The featured soloists include Grammy Awardwinning 

bass baritone, Jonathan Lemalu, local 

soprano and finalist in the 2012 Lexus Song 

Quest, Bryony Williams, mezzo and winner 

of several top prizes in the UK this year, Anna 

Pierard and renowned tenor, Derek Hill, both in 

high demand for operatic roles and recitals. 

This remarkable masterwork celebrates 

the bi-centenary of Verdi, and is a fitting 

finale for the arts festival prior to the 

temporary closing of the TSB Showplace. 

Presented by Taranaki International Arts 

Festival in association with Ars Nova. 

WHEN 

Sun 1 Sep, 5pm 

WHERE 


DURATION 



Premium $35 


A Reserve $30 

A Friend $26 

A Child $20 

B Reserve $20 

B Child $16 

C Reserve $18 

C Child $12 

Supported by 

Image: Sussie Ahlburg 

Jonathan Lemalu 

Bryony Williams 

Image: Brett Stanley 

Anna Pierard 

Derek Hill 

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music

CLASSICAL MUSIC 

NZSO: Heroic Beethoven 


The first four notes of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony 

comprise one of the most famous moments in 

the history of music. An evening of exhilarating 

and heroic music performed by the New Zealand 

Symphony Orchestra under the baton of the 

talented Bulgarian conductor Danail Rachev. 

Opening this concert is the overture to The Ruins 

of Athens. Composed as a celebration of the 

modern city of Pest, this resplendent overture 

starts this unique celebration of Beethoven 

before the NZSO performs one of his early 

triumphs, the sunny Second Symphony. 

The Symphony No. 2 in D major was composed 

in Beethoven’s twenties, when he battled with 

hearing problems, it is one of his early triumphs - a 

sunny work which hints at future glories. 

“Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony is the most 

sublime noise that has ever penetrated 

into the ear of man.” E.M. Forster 

WHEN 


WHERE 


DURATION 



A Reserve $57 • A Reserve Concession $52 

A Friend $51 • A Friend Concession $43 

B Reserve $44 • B Reserve Concession $39 

B Reserve Friend $40 • B Reserve Friend Concession $33 

C Reserve $32 • C Reserve Concession $28 

C Reserve Friend $29 • C Reserve Friend Concession $25 

ASSOCIATE 

SPONSOR 

PRESENTED BY 

Michael Houston 


Beethoven reCYCLE 2013 - Appassionata 

Beethoven’s cycle of 32 sonatas is the most 

remarkable series for piano ever composed. 

Written the whole length of his creative life, 

from the early Op 2 dedicated to Haydn to the 

mighty Op 111 which takes the piano into the 

realms of pure imagination, this is the “New 

Testament of the piano repertoire”. Their famous 

names – Moonlight, Tempest, Appassionata, 

Waldstein – have entered the pantheon of cultural 

history. This is programme four of the seven 

parts touring NZ as Beethoven reCYCLE in 2013. 

“It’s a remarkable thing for me to play these 

sonatas again. The thing about Beethoven is 

that he synthesised human psychological truths, 

with all their subtlety and all their range, into 

music. Beethoven tells you about yourself.” 

Michael Houston is a multiple prize-winner with 

a distinguished reputation as an outstanding 

player and was awarded the CNZM in 2012. 

Programme: 

Sonata in in G, Op.49 No.2 • Sonata in C, Op.2 No.3 

Sonata in F sharp, Op.78 • Sonata in G, Op.31 No.1 

Sonata in F minor, Op.57 ‘Appassionata’ 

Image: Dean Zillwood 

WHEN 


WHERE 


DURATION 




A Child $10 

PRESENTED BY 

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Festival Club 

Supermusician 

Die Roten Punkte 

Australia 

comedy 

music 

Roll up, roll up! 

In 2013 the arts festival takes over the original 

historic theatre at The Mayfair to create the 

Festival Club, an opulent and fanciful cabaret 

setting in the colourful Devon Street Westend, 

just down the road from the TSB Showplace. 

Featuring an colourful array of theatrical 

characters, cabaret, comedy and musical 

delights, The Mayfair Club is the place to 

be. Book a table, order a platter with friends 

and make a night of it, or join the fray for late 

night shows on a Friday or Saturday nights. 

Hang out with festival artists, as they 

let their hair down, after the show. 

Special festival bar and food services are 

available before, during and after scheduled 

events. Free admission after scheduled show 

times, but ticket-holders only for each show. 

Premium tables will sell-out well 

in advance, so book now! 

The smash hit of New Plymouth’s inaugural 

Right Royal Cabaret Fest in 2012, Die Roten 

Punkte (The Red Dots), return again to play 

their brilliant show Supermusician, their 

interpretation of new-wave, glam-punk, with 

a little crash, panache and pastiche! 

Singing in questionable German accents and 

escalating their ‘dysfunctional sibling relationship’ 

to new heights, the lipstick-smeared, tantrum-loving 

duo deliver a blistering, sonic collision reminiscent 

of the B52’s, Kraftwerk and early Ramones. 

Sell-out shows in New York, Montreal, Dublin, 

Edinburgh and New Plymouth, ensure a 

side-splitting show of hilarious musical 

buffoonery as their sibling rivalry explodes 

on stage with the most irreverent and 

uproarious gig you are ever likely to see. 

Warning: damn good music with some swearing. 

WHEN 



Sun 1 Sep, 8pm 

WHERE 

Mayfair Festival Club 

DURATION 





SPONSORED BY 

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Q U A L I T Y H O T E L 

PLYMOUTH INTERNATIONAL 

Cnr Courtenay & Leach Streets 

Private Bag 2057 NEW PLYMOUTH 4342 

p +64 6 759 9128 f +64 6 758 9949 

toll free reservations 0800 800 597 

e reservations@plymouth.co.nz www.plymouth.co.nz 

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Festival Club 

40 years & never been paid 

Rodger Fox’s Wellington 

Jazz Orchestra 


jazz 

Clairy Browne & the 

Bangin’ Rackettes 

Australia 

soul 

rock n roll 

Fresh off the back of SXSW and a headline tour of 

the USA, Clairy Browne & the Bangin’ Rackettes, 

roll into New Plymouth with a rousing and 

rambunctious concoction of soul, surf and rhythm 

n’ blues, ideally matched to blow your socks off! 

2013 has already been a mammoth year for the 

band, following the prodigious success of their 

debut album, Baby Caught the Bus reaching number 

66 on the US iTunes charts, and their single Love 

Letter featuring in a hugely popular Heineken ad. In 

February, the band was signed to the prestigious 

Vanguard label, followed by a twenty-six stop 

North American tour from Arizona to Alabama. 

Their live show is an immersive experience from 

tough, hip hop tinged soul, to heart-wrenching 

doo-wop, all delivered with Clairy’s big soul 

voice, the Rackettes lush vocal harmonies, 

huge horns and a forceful rhythm section. 

Supremo jazz trombonist, Rodger Fox has led 

his nationally recognised big band, for 40 years, 

featuring the cream of the capital city’s jazz talent. 

Sizzling ensemble playing, stunning soloists and 

the desire to give people a good time through 

music - this is the Wellington Jazz Orchestra. 

Celebrating the musical history of Rodger Fox, his 

legendary big band celebrates its 40th anniversary 

with a very special concert featuring the superb 

vocalists David Feehan and Erna Ferry. 

With the full big band sound and 19 musicians on 

stage, playing the music that made the big band 

unique when it first assembled at the Wellington 

Musicians Clubrooms in 1973, this will be a hot 

and night of jazz at the Mayfair Festival Club. 

WHEN 

Wed 21 Aug, 8pm 

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Image: Sarah Tallott 

AHoriBuzz 


funk 

rock 

Candice McQueen: Nasty! 

United Kingdom 

Cabaret 

Cabaret star Spanky returns home from London for a 

performance of his/her hit show Candice McQueen: 

Nasty! accompanied by Cam Nicol on guitar. 

Spanky – originally from Wanganui – held a 

seven-year residency at London’s infamous 

Bistrotheque, has performed for three British 

Prime Ministers and had private bookings at the 

request of Elton John and Alexander McQueen. 

Earlier this year he/she toured Australia 

to rapturous applause, winning major arts 

awards in Melbourne, Perth and Adelaide. 

Spanky’s alter-ego, the immortal demi-goddess 

Candice McQueen, is a Mr Sister who has partied 

her way around the world for thousands of 

years. The show is a comedy-cabaret about 

Candice falling in love with a fallen 90s screen 

idol and the journey to save both their lives. 

Best Cabaret Production Award & Best Cabaret 

Artist, Green Room Awards 2013, Australia 

Another successful band out of the stable of LOOP 

Recordings Aot(Ear)oa, and a massive crowd 

pleaser at this year’s WOMAD, AHoriBuzz, returns 

to New Plymouth to wow crowds again with their 

unique blend of psychedelic funk and rock. 

Aaron Tokona has been around music for years. His 

first band, Weta, supported the likes of Foo Fighters, 

Soundgarden and Everclear. He describes his two 

current bands, Cairo Knife Fight and AHoriBuzz 

as, “A mongrel of a sound where anything goes... 

Cairo Knife Fight music is a balls-to-the-floor 

headrush. AHoriBuzz music is a cross between 

techno, funk, house, blues, rock and reggae.” 

Often a slow-burning start will gradually 

build to a wild intensity – riff-fired, 

unhinged and hallucinatory. This 

performance will be out of the box! 

WHEN 


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Festival Club 

Brel 

silo theatre 



Party with the Aunties 




There’s a party at the Mayfair and you’re all invited! 

Join the celebration with talented performers, 

Jamie McCaskill, Matariki Whatarau and Awhina 

Rose as they Party with the Aunties. 

Hilarity ensues as the whole whanau reunites for 

Uncle Angus’ 50th birthday party. Organiser, Maria, 

won’t let her husband, Angus lift a finger on his 

special day. Leaving him with little else to do but 

raise a Tui-gripping hand to family who have come 

from all over to celebrate, including Uncle Shane all 

the way from Perth and Te Manawa who has brought 

his girlfriend Sia to meet the family for the first time. 

Hailed for its brilliant character changes 

and seamless, spontaneous and original 

plotline, Party with the Aunties skilfully blends 

local references, recognisable characters 

with some mighty Kiwi party music. 

So grab a drink and join the party! 

Written and directed by Erina Daniels 

Voted Metro Magazine’s number one Best of 

Auckland cultural event in 2012, Silo Theatre 

conquered the Queen City with the hypnotic 

and extraordinary cabaret noir, Brel – The 

Words and Music of Jacques Brel. In a unique 

mash-up of theatre and contemporary music, 

the bold and profound Brel had audiences 

on their feet and coming back for more. 

Jacques Brel wrote over 300 songs in his lifetime 

and his music remains timeless. Brels music has 

been performed by legends including David Bowie, 

Nina Simone, Leonard Cohen and Martha Wainwright. 

Kiwi rockers Jon Toogood (Shihad) and Julia 

Deans (Fur Patrol) join the sophistication of 

singer Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Tama Waipara, 

with stella backing by Leon Radojkovic’s band, to 

interpret Brel’s infamous songbook. Directed by 

the inimitable and much-lauded Michael Hurst, 

Brel is an unforgettable, absolute must see! 

WHEN 

Tues 27 Aug, 8pm 

Wed 28 Aug, 8pm 


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Thurs 15 Aug, 8pm • Fri 16 Aug, 7pm 


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Wilson Dixon 

United States of America 

comedy 

Command Performance 

Vance Fontaine 


COMEDY 

music 

Part jazz virtuoso, part troubadour, part soul 

shaman, Vance Fontaine has carved his place 

in New Zealand musical history as the premiere 

male chanteuse. Since the early 1980s, Fontaine 

has unleashed his own brand of musical majesty 

upon the people of planet earth. Alongside his 

band, The Peculiar Sensations, Fontaine has toured 

the globe tirelessly for more than 25 years. 

Greg Ellis is Vance Fontaine. A professional 

improviser since 1990, Ellis has worked 

extensively in theatrical performance and corporate 

entertainment. He has won numerous Theatresports 

titles both nationally and internationally, and is the 

Artistic Director of Wellington-based The Improvisers. 

In Command Performance, Tane Upjohn-Beatson 

is musical director and guitarist with Thomas 

McGrath on drums and Matiu Whiting on bass. 

Musical fads have come and gone and Vance 

Fontaine has sucked the marrow of melody 

from each of them and then cast them 

aside. He is as eternal as music itself. 

A highlight for comedy lovers, Wilson F. Dixon, 

is here to serenade you in his low-key laconic, 

Southern style. A country music legend, 

Wilson Dixon’s melodic philosophies on life 

have seen him become a loved character 

on the Australian, UK and NZ circuit. 

This guitar strumming cowboy of Cripple Creek, 

Colorado, considers his home a beautiful 

part of the world if you like rusted out cars, 

mountains and waiting for nothing to happen. 

The F in his name didn’t actually stand for 

anything, so he dropped it when he was twelve. 

Wilson Dixon excels at dry humour and in his song 

Life he compares many things and experiences 

to just how life is. “Life’s like Sudoku... frustrating 

and ultimately pointless,” “Life’s like a big man in 

a mini skirt... unusual, but who am I to judge?” 

“I like NZ, it’s like a second home. I even 

went to school with a guy called Stewart 

Ireland...he was very remote.” 

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Thurs 22 Aug, 8pm • Fri 23 Aug, 7pm 

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General Admission $39

Festival Club 

One Bucket, Two Comedians 

Vaughan King & Alan McElroy 


comedy 

VulgarGrad 

Australia 

oompah-swing 

-ska-punk 

The Kings of Russian criminal sound return 

for another go at Taranaki, following hot on 

the heels of their hugely successful New 

Zealand debut at WOMAD in March. 

Brewed within Melbourne’s underground 

ethnic music scene, VulgarGrad embraces 

the old songs of Russian thieves with punk 

classics of the Perestroika era, shot with 

a strong dose of St Petersburg ska. 

This grievous musical harm is delivered via 

the incredible vocal talents of frontman, Jacek 

Koman, one of Australia’s most formidable stage 

and screen actors, and his wily and cunning 

six-piece of brilliantly ingenious musicians. 

VulgarGrad’s first album, King of Crooks, brazenly 

taunts us with songs such as, Odessa Jailbreak, 

Cigarette, A Piss Up Begins with a Bottle, and Junkie, 

Alcoholic and Drunkard. It’s easy to catch their 

drift, but impossible to escape the excitement of a 

vodka-fuelled oompah-swing-ska-punk onslaught 

delivered with raucous menace and grim smiles. 

Set in the future, One Bucket, Two Comedians, 

begins with two washed up comedians, full of 

regrets about not achieving their own goals 

from their bucket list. So, they embark on a 

crazy interactive journey back in time to now! 

To this show! On this stage! In a home-made 

time machine! They set about fulfilling 

their own ridiculous bucket list and helping 

members of the audience achieve theirs. 

But, who are these unlikely heroes? 

Alan McElroy was born and bred in Dublin, Ireland, 

arriving in New Zealand in 2010. Later that year he 

was voted the Best Newcomer at the NZCG Awards, 

and has worked on the pro circuit ever since. 

Vaughan King has performed comedy for over a 

decade and has two Billy T Award nominations. 

His friendly, astute, acerbic observations and 

quietly disturbing, self-deprecating style of 

comedy is a hit with people of all ages. 

WHEN 

Tues 20 Aug, 8pm 

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Lunchtime Bites 

Café 

NZTrio 


MUSIC 

Nadia Reid 


MUSIC 

Auckland-based singer songwriter, Nadia Reid, 

describes her music style as, “new folk”. Armed 

with an acoustic guitar and a bevy of her own 

songs, with a voice as big as Texas, the 21 year old 

musician has been forging a low-flying pathway in 

music and live performance alongside her unique 

brand of understated charm for a number of years. 

Her music has been defined as formed and crafted 

with a weight that belies her young age. She 

defines the song as the easy part. “To make them 

live you have to give them out, send or carry them 

into the world. That’s the hard work, and that’s 

where you find a writer’s gift, their true worth.” 

Nadia has appeared alongside renowned 

national and international artists, but retains 

her integrity as an emerging soloist with a 

distinct voice. Her debut EP, Letters I Wrote 

and Never Sent, was released in 2011. 

Having played together for over a decade, the 

inherent understanding between the NZTrio 

musicians produces a sublime performance 

at every turn. Café is delectable lunchtime 

fare of fast, slow, light-hearted and joyful 

pieces of irresistible entertainment. 

From Debussy ’s dreamy, gentle trio to the 

startling, yet tender and beautiful Gareth 

Farr 1988 piece, Ahi (Fire), to the whoopee 

ragtime and wonderful sense of humour in Paul 

Schoenfield’s 1986 Café Music, NZTrio reflect 

the incredible adaptability of these musicians. 

Injecting one of music’s most versatile genres 

with their own particular sense of vitality and 

passion the trio engage with audiences from all 

walks of life both nationally and internationally. 

Claude Debussy Piano Trio in G Major – 22 mins 

Gareth Farr Ahi – 15 mins 

Paul Schoenfield Café Music – 16 mins 

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Festival Club 

The Explorers Club 

- AntarCtica 

Bond Street Bridge 


MUSIC 

Sonic Delusion 


MUSIC 

After 60 performances nationwide, Andre 

Manella as Sonic Delusion marks the end of his 

New Zealand Album Release Tour with a final 

solo show in New Plymouth. His debut album, 

Positive or Negative, was produced in Taranaki 

in collaboration with his five-piece band. 

From delicate, heartfelt textures and tones to 

wide open foot-stomping atmospheric joy, Sonic 

Delusion delivers a superb experience. The use of 

a loop pedal to record snapshots of sound, artfully 

layering them into the weave of the song fuses 

together an illusion: you see a man, you hear a band. 

Andre Manella honed his talent in the Swiss music 

industry before relocating to New Zealand. 

WHEN 


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Characters, maps and artefacts of early Twentieth 

Century polar exploration are brought to life 

when Auckland alt-folk band, Bond Street Bridge, 

team up with visual artist, Emily Cater, to deliver 

a multimedia experience of classic tales from 

the heroic age of antarctica exploration. 

Captured in song, Bond Street Bridge uses acoustic 

guitars, fiddles, double basses and percussion, 

to tell some tragic stories. The struggles and 

tribulations of Sir Ernest Shackleton’s Imperial 

Trans-Antarctic Expedition, to Captain Robert 

Falcon Scott’s ill-fated Terra Nova venture to 

discover they were preceded to the South 

Pole by Amundsen’s Norwegian expedition. 

Be transported to another time and place as Bond 

Street Bridge celebrates the courage and spirit 

of the pioneers of the Antarctica wilderness. 

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community 

Colour the Streets 

TSB Community Trust 

Lantern Parade 

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The TSB Community Trust Lantern Parade is a 

popular highlight of the Taranaki International Arts 

Festival. This year‘s theme is Colour The Streets. 

In the months leading up to the parade people all 

over Taranaki will participate in free workshops 

to invent, create and make incredible colourful 

lanterns. The grand finale of all this creative 

activity – the parade – will see around 1,000 

people take to the streets with the beautiful and 

extraordinary lanterns they have made, bringing 

colour and light into the heart of New Plymouth. 

Everything about this iconic event is free and fun! 

So roll up your sleeves and get along to a workshop 

to make a lantern – invite your friends, family, 

neighbours and colleagues! And then join your 

community for a delightful parade to celebrate the 

start of the 2013 Taranaki International Arts Festival. 

SPONSORED BY 

WHEN 


In case of rain the parade will go ahead on Saturday 17 

August (bring gumboots, raincoats and umbrellas). In 

case of appalling weather, the parade will be postponed 

until the following evening (Sunday 18 August at 6pm). 

Listen to your local radio station for updates. 

WHERE 

The parade will start at Puke Ariki Landing and make 

its way up Ariki Street, and down Devon Street. 

Listen to local radio stations and refer to the Taranaki 

Daily News for information and updates. 

ADMISSION 

Free - bring the whole family and your neighbours 

to this fabulous free community event. 

Lantern making workshops 

Join in with free community workshops to make 

lanterns for the parade. Details about the workshops 

will be available at www.artsfest.co.nz, or you can 

phone TAFT with your enquiry on 06 759 8412, also 

check out the adverts in the Taranaki Daily News. 

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Open from 5.00pm on festival nights. 

www.tsbshowplace.co.nz - 06 7596712 - tsbshowplace@npdc.govt.nz 

The Taranaki Electricity Trust is delighted to once again be associated with 

TAFT to bring to our province a vast array of talent. 

We are particularly pleased that our support enables various artists the 

opportunity to perform in parts of Taranaki that would not normally be 

financially sustainable. 

Good luck to everyone taking part and we trust that there will be an 

excellent turnout to support the many occasions and events. 

Brian Jeffares, Chairman TET 

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Halls in Okato, Hawera, Opunake, Inglewood, 

Patea, Waitara, Kakaramea, Pihama, Urenui, 

Toko and Norfolk will be brushed with colour 

and intrigue during the arts festival as five 

very different shows tour the region. 

WOMAD 2013 crowd pleasers AHoriBuzz return to 

Taranaki to bring their unique blend of psychedelic 

funk and rock to Waitara. Inglewood Hall will revisit 

its glory days with big band music by Jazz supremo 

Rodger Fox and companions. Rugby fans and 

theatre lovers alike will enjoy an enchanting peek 

into the heart, mind and life of an extraordinary 

man and sporting colossus – George Nepia. And 

a play (Party with the Aunties) that is more like 

going to a party than the theatre will have you 

laughing raucously and giggling for days! And 

some girls from down on the farm will delight 

you with their music and their hilarious romp 

around the kennels telling a dog’s tale (tail) of life 

on a farm (The Bitches Box and Mel Parsons). 

Book through the local outlets listed under each 

show or through Ticketmaster at the TSB Showplace 

or phone 0800 111 999, 

or online at www.ticketmaster.co.nz, 

please note service fees may apply. 

SPONSORED BY 

The Bitches Box and 

Mel Parsons 


Born out of a dream and desire to provide rural 

audiences with a chance to experience a truly 

unique night out, singer songwriter Mel Parsons, and 

actresses Amelia Guild and Emma Newborn, created 

this fast-paced and hilarious romp around the 

kennels telling a dog’s tale (tail) of life on a farm. This 

show has toured the length and breadth of the South 

Island, sometimes venturing off the beaten track to 

transform local wool-sheds into dynamic theatres. 

WHEN WHERE & BOOKINGS 

Tues 27 Aug, 7pm, Oakura Public Hall 

Book at The Crafty Fox, Ph 06 752 7291 

Wed 28 Aug, 7pm, Kakaramea Hall, South Hawera 

Book through Marie Dwyer, Ph 06 273 8564 

Thurs 29 Aug, 7pm, Pihama Hall, Opunake 

Book at Pastimes Giftshop, Ph 06 761 8151 

Fri 30 Aug, 7pm, Waitoetoe Hall, Urenui 

Book at Mimi School, Ph 06 752 3617 

Sat 31 Aug, 7pm, Toko Hall, Stratford 

Book at Toko School, Ph 06 762 2849 

Sun 1 Sep, 7pm, Norfolk Hall, Inglewood 

Book at Inglewood Book Centre, Ph 06 756 7032 

DURATION 





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AHoriBuzz 


funk 

rock 

Another successful band out of the stable of LOOP 

Recordings Aot(Ear)oa, and a massive crowd 

pleaser at this year’s WOMAD, AHoriBuzz, returns 

to New Plymouth to wow crowds again with their 

unique blend of psychedelic funk and rock. 

Aaron Tokona has been around music for 

years. His first band, Weta, supported the likes 

of Foo Fighters, Soundgarden and Everclear. 

He describes his two current bands, Cairo 

Knife Fight and AHoriBuzz as, “A mongrel of 

a sound where anything goes...Cairo Knife 

Fight music is a balls-to-the-floor headrush. 

AHoriBuzz music is a cross between techno, 

funk, house, blues, rock and reggae.” 

Often a slow-burning start will gradually 

build to a wild intensity – riff-fired, 

unhinged and hallucinatory. This 

performance will be out of the box! 


Sun 18 Aug, 2pm, Waitara War Memorial Hall 

Book at Combustion HQ, Ph 06 754 4045 

DURATION 




General Admission Child $10 




There’s a party and you’re all invited! 

Join the celebration with talented performers, 

Jamie McCaskill, Matariki Whatarau and Awhina 

Rose as they Party with the Aunties. 

Hilarity ensues as the whole whanau reunites for 

Uncle Angus’ 50th birthday party. Organiser, Maria, 

won’t let her husband, Angus lift a finger on his 

special day. Leaving him with little else to do but 

raise a Tui-gripping hand to family who have come 

from all over to celebrate, including Uncle Shane all 

the way from Perth and Te Manawa who has brought 

his girlfriend Sia to meet the family for the first time. 

So grab a drink and join the party! 

Written and directed by Erina Daniels 


Sun 18 Aug, 7pm, Okato Rugby Club 

Book at Lahar Café, Ph 06 752 4865 

Tues 20 Aug, 7pm, Headlands Cafe, Opunake 

Book at Pastimes Giftshop, Ph 06 761 8151 

Wed 21 Aug, 7pm, South Taranaki RSA 

Book at i-Site (Information Centre), Hawera Ph 06 278 8599 

Fri 23 Aug, 7pm, Patea Maori Club 

Book at Patea 4 Square, Ph 06 273 8202 

Sat 24 Aug, 7pm, Waitara District Service & Citizens Club 

Book at Combustion HQ, Ph 06 754 4045 

DURATION 




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these shows Supported by

SPONSORED BY 

I, George Nepia 





& music 

I, George Nepia, will appeal to footy fans and 

theatre lovers alike. Graceful and mesmerising 

this play offers an enchanting and poetic 

peek into the heart, mind and life of an 

extraordinary man and sporting colossus. 

This eloquent and award-winning theatrical 

taonga by leading Māori playwright, Hone Kouka, 

brings into focus the life of a talented young 

East Coast boy from humble beginnings who 

invented the spiral punt, crafted the crash 

tackle and was thrust into rugby superstardom 

as a member of the 1924 Invincibles. 


Mon 19 Aug, 7pm 

Taiporohenui Marae, Hawera 

Book at i-Site (Information Centre) 

Hawera Ph 06 278 8599 

DURATION 




Kings of Swing 

Rodger Fox’s Wellington Jazz Orchestra 


Jazz 

Relive the glory days of the big band era. Featuring 

the music of: Glenn Miller; Count Basie; Woody 

Herman; Duke Ellington; Artie Shaw; and Buddy Rich. 

Supremo Jazz trombonist Rodger Fox, members 

of the Wellington Jazz Orchestra and vocalist Erna 

Ferry will take you for a stroll along memory lane 

with hits from a bygone era... Moonlight Serenade, 

In the Mood, April in Paris, Woodchoppers Ball, One 

O’Clock Jump, Tuxedo Junction, Getting Sentimental 

Over You, Fever, and Why Don’t You Do Right. 


Thurs 22 Aug, 7.30pm, Inglewood Town Hall 

Book at Inglewood Book Centre, Ph 06 756 7032 

DURATION 

100 minutes plus interval 


Premium $45 

Premium friend $39 

GA $30 

Premium tickets include shared platter. 

Image: Aneta Ruth 

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An inspiring weekend with leading national 

and international writers. Enjoy the ambience 

of the Libri Lounge, as they 

discuss their work, share their 

passions, and give exclusive 

insights into what drives them. 

LIBRI LOUNGE 

li•bri |lē ́brē| • books Italian 

Davey Hughes 


If you have wanted to know how to skin a mountain 

lion, then Davey Hughes is just the man to teach 

you. In his new book, Untamed: the Extraordinary 

Adventures of the Swazi Man, he more than 

matches Bear Grylls with a rollicking read seasoned 

with lashings of hunting tips, camp-cooking 

recipes, scary escapades and big beasts. 

Owner of the highly-successful Swazi Outdoor 

Clothing label, Davey Hughes has confounded 

caribou in the Arctic Circle, gambolled with 

grizzlies in Alaska, and besieged bucking buffalo 

in Tanzania. He’s the bane of Customs officials’ 

lives and is as unconventional as it gets. He’s 

a fervent conservationist, a gruelling Coast 

to Coast runner, and an inspirational speaker 

who knows how to spin a yarn or two. 

WHEN 


WHERE 

Libri Lounge, Alexander Room, TSB Showplace 

DURATION 



General Admission $15 - includes glass of wine, beer or juice 

Rosemary McLeod 


A five-time Qantas Feature Writer of the Year and 

Jubilee Prize winner for Investigative Journalism, 

Rosemary McLeod is best known as a distinguished 

New Zealand journalist, columnist, cartoonist 

and screen writer. A long and successful career 

in both print and broadcast media, she has 

previously won the Pen Best First Book of Prose 

award for her satirical novel, A Girl Like I. 

A keen needlewoman and textile collector, her 

previous book, Thrift to Fantasy: Home Textile 

Crafts of the 1930s-1950s, won the History 

category of the Montana Book Awards in 2006. 

She has exhibited her extensive collection of 

women’s domestic handcrafts and contemporary 

embroidery in Wellington and Auckland. 

In the Libri Lounge, Rosemary will talk about The 

Social History of Aprons from her latest publication, 

With Bold Needle and Thread: Adventures in 

Vintage Needlecraft, a magnificent vintage 

craft and needlework book that maps a range 

of craft projects from the 1920s to 1950s. 

Image: Jane Ussher 

WHEN 


WHERE 


DURATION 




- includes glass of wine, beer or juice 

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Nalini Singh 


The New York Times has featured paranormal 

romance writer, Nalini Singh, on their 

prestigious bestseller list on many occasions. 

Born in Fiji and raised in New Zealand, Nalini 

worked in a diverse array of jobs which she 

describes as grist to the writer’s mill. 

Amongst this highly successful, bestselling author’s 

numerous stand-alone titles and contributions 

to several anthologies, are her two on-going 

and highly anticipated Psy-Changeling Series 

(book 12 in the series, Heart of Obsidian, has 

just been released) and the Guild Hunter Series 

(book six is due out by the end of the year). 

Nalini’s books have featured on many Bestseller 

lists including USA Today, the Publishers Weekly, the 

Spiegel list in Germany, with a nomination for the 

esteemed RITA Award. Wild Invitation (a collection of 

Psy-Changeling novellas) is the latest to appear on 

the New York Times Bestseller list in March 2013. 

WHEN 


WHERE 


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- includes boxed luncheon and glass of wine, beer or juice 

Charity Norman 


Ugandan-born and raised in successive draughty 

vicarages in Yorkshire and Birmingham, 

Napier-based writer Charity Norman made a life 

changing decision in 2002 and took a break from 

her busy barrister and mediator role in crime and 

family law, based in the north east of England, 

and moved with her family to New Zealand. 

Passionate about the power of communication, 

her first novel, Freeing Grace, was published in 

2010, with her second novel following quickly in 

2012, Second Chances (published in the UK as 

After the Fall). Her third novel, The Son-in-Law, 

was published in 2013. The Sydney Morning Herald 

describes Charity Norman as, “the new contender 

that Jodi Picoult better watch over her shoulder.” 

WHEN 

Sat 24 Aug, 11am 

WHERE 


DURATION 




- includes coffee and biscuit 

Image: Vivienne Haldane 

Image: Sharyn Barratt 

SPONSORED BY 

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Graeme Lay 


Historians have long- pondered the personal 

nature of the famous navigator, Captain 

James Cook, but for two and half centuries 

he has remained something of an enigma. 

Novelist Graeme Lay re-imagines the peerless 

navigator’s early life in his fictionalised account, 

The Secret Life of James Cook, drawing on 

his personal knowledge of the South Pacific 

and Australasia to provide a fascinating 

re-assessment of Cook’s relationship with 

his colleagues and his wife, Elizabeth. 

In Lay’s novel, each night Cook writes a very private 

letter to his wife filled with colourful accounts 

of the explorations, surveys, relationships and 

observations of his crew and life on board the 

Endeavour. The mysterious Elizabeth destroyed 

all his letters towards the end of her life. 

A full-time writer, editor and reviewer, 

Graeme Lay has written prolifically, including 

short stories, young adult fiction and travel 

writing, and has won numerous awards. 

WHEN 


WHERE 


DURATION 



General Admission $15 - includes glass of wine, beer or juice 

Laurent Binet 

France 

Laurent Binet is one of France’s most praised new 

young novelists. His first novel, HHhH, was hailed 

a masterpiece by American novelist, Bret Easton 

Ellis, and won the 2010 Prix Goncourt du Premiere 

Roman (The Goncourt Prize – First Novel). 

HHhH is an acronym of Himmlers Hirn heisst 

Heydrich (Himmler’s brain is called Heydrich), 

a quip about Heydrich said to have circulated 

in Nazi Germany. The novel recounts the 

assassination of Nazi leader Reinhard Heydrich 

in 1942, tracing the history of the operation 

and the life of its protagonists – Heydrich and 

his assassins Jozef Gabc̬ik and Jan Kubiš. 

In 2012, Binet published a literary political 

portrait, Rien Ne Se Passé Comme Prévu 

(Nothing Happens as Predicted), a behindthe-scenes 

account of the successful 

presidential campaign of François Hollande. 

The son of an historian, Binet, a Parisian, 

has a degree in Literature and teaches 

French at the University of Saint-Denis. 

Image: Matthew Lay 

WHEN 

Sat 31 Aug, 11am 

WHERE 

Bryan Robb Lounge, TSB Showplace 

DURATION 




- includes coffee and biscuit 

Supported by 

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Joe Bennett 


LIBRI LOUNGE 


If you have ever railed against the barrage of 

media crap that attacks us every day, then Joe 

Bennett’s bitingly witty book, Double Happiness: 

How Bullshit Works, is just the remedy you need. 

Bennett is a master stylist of vigorous argument 

who maintains we are drowning in bullshit, 

and that people are not only making a living 

from it, but are achieving power, prestige and 

wealth, along with winning prizes for it! 

Laid bare in Double Happiness are the techniques 

behind bullshit and how it has become so 

ingrained in our everyday lives that we hardly 

recognise it, and importantly, ways to identify 

exactly when it is bombarding you. 

Joe Bennett was born in Eastbourne, England. 

After leaving Cambridge University he taught 

English across the world before making his living 

as a writer. Winner of the 2009 Travcom Travel 

Book of the Year, Joe resides in Lyttelton. 

WHEN 


WHERE 


DURATION 




- includes plated luncheon and glass of wine 

SPONSORED BY 

Image: John McCombe 

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TSB Showlace 

open from 5pm 

festival 

nights 

LIBRI LOUNGE 


Platters 

$27.50 for two people 

$50.00 for four people 

Show Stopper 

A delicious Antipasto platter featuring 

traditional European delights! Kransky 

sausage, rare roast beef sirloin slices, 

kalamata olives, sun-dried tomatoes, pesto, 

chicken cognac pâté, aged cheddar and 

camembert with warmed ciabatta bread. 

By the Sea 

A scrumptious seafood platter including 

smoked salmon, marinated prawns, mussels 

in the shell and locally caught smoked fish 

all served with seafood salsa, spicy thousand 

island dip and crispy French bread. 

Upstage Platter 

Tasty morsels of lightly crumbed fish, 

prawn twisters, Thai coriander chicken 

balls and homemade beef koftas served 

with fries and a trio of dipping sauces. 

menu 

Mains 

Gourmet crumbed chicken burger 

with spicy plum sauce, crisp lettuce, fresh tomato 

and mayonnaise with a side of fries $13.50 

Gourmet beef burger with crisp lettuce, 

fresh tomato, tangy chutney and 

mayonnaise with a side of fries $13.50 

Soup of the day 

Served with fresh homemade bread $12.50 

Hot Pot of the day 

One of the chef’s delicious curries 

or hearty casseroles $14.50 

Dessert 

Warm apple and blueberry crumble 

with vanilla ice cream $7.50 

Pre order your 

platters when 

you purchase 

your tickets! 

Check out 

our specials 

board! 

Decadent self saucing chocolate pudding served 

with Kapiti French vanilla ice cream $7.50 

An assortment of homemade 

cakes and slices $4.50 

Selection of Coffees from $4.00 

The stylish Bryan 

Robb Lounge is also 

available for drinks 

and dining during the 

festival 

www.tsbshowplace.co.nz 

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Visual Arts 

Maori Boy Dancing For Rongoueroa, Darcy Nicholas 

call of taranaki 

Punga in the guise of a Whai 3, Rex Homan Kurungaituku, Donna Campbell 

Twenty six of our leading contemporary Māori 

artists, all who whakapapa back to iwi in this 

region, are answering the Call of Taranaki. 

For some, Taranaki has always been home, many 

are merely returning after a brief time away, for 

others the absence spans generations. Conflict, 

dislocation or economics and opportunity have 

been contributing factors to the scattering of these 

people. And yet regardless of the reasons that many 

may now call another place home, the people, the 

region and the mountain still resonate in their lives. 

Through sculpture, weaving, mixed media, 

photography, clay and painting, the artists 

celebrate their connections to Taranaki 

and the magnetic pull of Te Maunga. 

Curated by Darcy Nicholas this exhibition 

is a collaboration between Puke Ariki, 

Taranaki Arts Festival Trust and Toi Māori 

Aotearoa: Māori Arts New Zealand. 

During the festival, the associated programme 

of events will feature artists working on 

site, workshops, a fashion show, and 

talk tables offering the opportunity for 

one-on-one discussion with the artists. 

WHEN 

Fri 16 Aug - Sun 17 Nov 

Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, 9am - 6pm 

Wed, 9am - 9pm 

Sat, Sun & Public Holidays, 9am - 5pm 

WHERE 

Main temporary exhibition space, Puke 

Ariki, Ariki Street, New Plymouth 

SPECIAL FESTIVAL EVENTS 

Fri 16 Aug, 10am - 4pm, 

Talk Tables with visiting artists 

Sat 17 Aug & Sun 18 Aug, 1pm 

Discussion with the artists and curator Darcy Nicholas 

Sat 17 Aug & Sun 18 Aug, 10am - 4pm 


Mon 19 Aug – Fri 23 Aug, 10am - 4pm 

Visiting artists in gallery 

Sat 24 Aug, & Sun 25 Aug, 11am & 2pm 

Fashion show showcasing exhibition cloaks 

Mon 26 Aug – Fri 30 Aug, 10am - 4pm 

Visiting artists in gallery 

Sat 31 Aug & Sun 1 Sept, 10am - 4pm 


SPONSORED BY 

Supported by 

Presented in association with 

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Tiffany Singh: What is the 

colour of the breeze? 

Kina GALLERY 

The Kina Gallery is proud to host six leading 

contemporary Māori artists during the Taranaki 

International Arts Festival. All six artists are 

connected to Taranaki iwi and are part of the Call 

of Taranaki exhibition at Puke Ariki. The exhibitors 

include glass artist Te Rongo Kirkwood, painter 

and print maker Gabrielle Belz, sculptor Barry 

Te Whatu, clay artist Maria Brockhill, sculptor, 

jeweller, and ta moko expert Rangi Kipa, and 

painter and sculptor Darcy Nicholas. Rangi Kipa 

and Darcy Nicholas have exhibited extensively 

on the international arts scene and this is a 

rare opportunity to see and purchase their 

work locally. Bell Block artist Maria Brockhill is 

currently featuring in Wellington at a national 

exhibition of leading clay artists. The Spirit 

Wrestler Gallery in Vancouver represents Barry Te 

Whatu, Gabrielle Belz and Te Rongo Kirkwood. 

WHEN 

Fri 16 Aug – Sun 11 Sept 

Exhibition opening Fri 16 Aug, 5pm, all welcome 

WHERE 

Kina Gallery, 101 Devon St West, New Plymouth 

ADMISSION 

Free 

Darcy Nicholas 

Tiffany Singh, of Indian, Māori, Pacific Island and 

Pakeha heritage, creates a community-connected 

project using wind chimes to focus on the 

potency, energy and meanings of colour. 

Ancient cultural beliefs inform Auckland-based 

artist Tiffany Singh’s art practice, which explores 

the continuum between science, the natural 

environment, personal wellbeing and global 

consciousness. In schools from June to August, 

the Govett-Brewster’s education team will work 

with Taranaki children to discover their own 

colour symbolism and wish for the community. 

Each bamboo wind chime will be adorned with a 

colour of the rainbow. 1,001 bamboo wind chimes 

will then transform an open air city-scape into a 

sensory experience. People will be surrounded by 

the colour and sound of the chimes hanging from 

a spectrum of ribbons, to create a vibrant natural 

instrument for the duration of the Festival. 

A Govett-Brewster off-site project for the 

Taranaki International Arts Festival. 

See www.govettbrewster.com and 

www.tiffanysingh.com. 

WHEN 

Thurs 15 Aug – Sun 1 Sept 

WHERE 

In an unexpected location, check 

www.govettbrewster.com for details. 

ADMISSION 

Free 

Presented BY 

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Image Laura Forest

Visual Arts 

3cs 

Colour > Collaboration > Celebration 

living room 

Formed in 2012, The Living Room Art presents 

an exciting four-day only pop-up exhibition 

during the Taranaki International Arts Festival 

in a to-be-announced secret location. 

Filling a niche in the Taranaki market, Rosie 

Henderson and Sheree Rangiwahia, are giving 

artists an opportunity to display their work in an 

environment that reflects real living spaces, while 

connecting them with buyers at the same time. 

Art lovers and potential buyers can sit back 

and relax on comfortable couches and enjoy 

the appreciation and visualisation of the art, 

while getting a sense of how the works will 

look on their own walls at home. The exhibition 

will display sensational new works from 

established and renowned artists Graham 

Kirk, Alby Carter, Paul Rangiwahia, Glenda 

West, John Shewry and Waldo Hartley. 

Real TArt Gallery is proud to present 

C 3 - an exhibition focusing on Colour, 

Collaboration and Celebration. 

Colour: brightening up our winter 

months with vibrant works. 

Collaboration: Community Art Trusts working 

together to showcase New Zealand artists 

Celebration: celebrating a decade of growth and 

success with a proven record of delivering exciting 

exhibitions for both public and artists alike. 

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the 

Real TArt Gallery and the NZ Art Show - nationally 

recognized for the exhibition and sale of New 

Zealand art works. A selection of artists from the 

NZ Art Show in Wellington will exhibit alongside 

Taranaki artists to produce an exhibition 

that showcases a vibrant collection of work 

from New Zealand’s top selling artists. 

WHEN 

Thurs 15 Aug - Sun 15 Sept 

Exhibition opening Fri 16 Aug, 5.30pm, all welcome 

WHERE 

Real TArt Gallery, 19 Egmont Street, New Plymouth, 06 7695717 

ADMISSION 

Free 

Enquiries 

Facebook: Real Tart (Taranaki Art) Gallery 

Presented BY 

When 

Fri 23 Aug, 12pm - 8pm 

Sat 24 Aug, 11am - 6pm 

Sun 25 Aug, 11am - 4pm 

Exhibition opening Thurs 22 Aug, 6pm- 8pm 

Where 

Location will be revealed closer 

to exhibition date. 

Go to www.facebook.com/TheLivingRoomArt 

for updates. 

Admission 

Free 

Enquiries 

thelivingroomart@vodafone.co.nz 

SPONSORED BY 

Neon Nights, Jill White 

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143 Molesworth Street, 

New Plymouth 

Ph: (06) 7588441 

Fax: (06) 7581638 

Mobile: 027 246 3050 

Email: info@fcscatering.co.nz 

143 Molesworth Street, 

New Plymouth 

Ph: (06) 7588441 

Fax: (06) 7581638 

Mobile: 027 246 3050 

Email: info@fcscatering.co.nz 

Japanese Yakitori Grill and 

Cocktail Lounge 

PERfect for your pre and post show 

dining and drinks 

 

Open til late 

Ph 06 7579130 | 124 Devon Street West 

www.snuglounge.co.nz 

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Kids 

TSB Community Trust 

SCHOOLS PROGRAMME 

The 2013 Taranaki International Arts Festival, 

with the support of the TSB Community 

Trust, offers an extensive programme 

for schools throughout Taranaki. 

From performances to workshops, the Schools 

Programme aims to entertain as well as educate... 

the ideal atmosphere in which to learn! 

The Schools to Festival programme provides the 

opportunity for school groups to see specially 

selected shows in theatres. The Festival to Schools 

programme takes performances and workshops 

directly into schools throughout Taranaki. 

Throughout June and July school students 

will also have the opportunity to participate in 

workshops to make lanterns for the TSB Community 

Trust Colour the Streets Lantern Parade. This 

popular parade is an illuminating highlight of 

the festival and features over 1,000 lanterns 

proudly made and paraded by the community. 

For enquiries about the 

Schools Programme please 

contact Emere Wano, 

Ph 06 759 6947 or emere@taft.co.nz 

Supported by 

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How to book 

General admission 

If the phrase ‘General Admission (GA) is used, 

specific seats are not allocated. Tickets are issued 

according to the venue capacity and patrons 

select their own seats after admission to the 

venue. Please note - if you require delivery of 

your GA tickets they must be sent via courier 

and this will incur an extra charge of $4. 

Phone bookings 

Phone bookings can only be accepted with credit 

card payments. Phone bookings can be done 

through the Ticketmaster Call Centre, Monday – 

Friday 9am till 9pm, Saturday and Sunday 9am till 

5pm. Please phone 0800 111 999. A service fee 

of $8 applies to all phone bookings. An additional 

payment processing fee for credit cards may apply. 

Counter sales 

All bookings can be made through the Ticketmaster 

Box Office at the TSB Showplace, Devon 

Street, New Plymouth, or at any Ticketmaster 

outlet nationwide (service fees apply). 

The New Plymouth Box Office is open Monday to 

Friday 9am – 5pm, Saturday 10am – 1pm, closed 

public holidays. EFTPOS is available. An additional 

payment processing fee for credit cards may 

apply. A service fee of $2 per ticket will apply. 

Regional sales 

Refer to pages 35 and 37 for 

Around Taranaki bookings. 

Online bookings 

Bookings can be made through the Ticketmaster 

website www.ticketmaster.co.nz. An $8 service fee 

applies to online bookings. An additional payment 

processing fee for credit cards may apply 

Special pricing offers for 

Friends of the Festival 

Friends of the Festival are eligible for a 10% discount 

on two tickets per show (upon presentation of a 

current Friend of the Festival membership card). 

These discounts are only available for premium 

seating and are not available with internet or phone 

bookings. Priority theatre seating is available to 

Friends for bookings made before 24 June 2013. 

Conditions 

The Arts Festival Taranaki Trust reserves the right 

to alter without notice any advertised schedule 

of artists, events or programmes. Tickets are 

subject to availability and issued according to best 

available. Tickets are non-transferable between 

events and there will be no refunds or exchanges 

on completed bookings. The Festival reserves the 

right to admit latecomers only at a suitable point 

in the performance. If a show is cancelled, the 

ticket price will be refunded by the Box Office if you 

purchased over the counter or by Ticketmaster on 

0800 111 999 or customer.support@ticketmaster. 

co.nz if you purchased online or over the phone. 

No refunds or exchanges on ticket price or service 

fee except required by law. General Admission 

tickets cannot be replaces if lost or stolen. 

 

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festival Planner 

Date Event Venue Time duration Page 

Thurs 15 Aug Live At Six Theatre Royal 8pm 100mins 14 

Party with the Aunties Mayfair Festival Club 8pm 75mins 27 

Fri 16 Aug Party with the Aunties Mayfair Festival Club 7pm 75mins 27 

NZSO - Heroic Beethoven TSB Theatre 7:30pm 90mins 21 

Live At Six Theatre Royal 8pm 100mins 14 

AHoriBuzz Mayfair Festival Club 9:30pm 80mins 26 

Sat 17 Aug Davey Hughes TSB Showplace 2pm 60mins 38 

TSB Community trust - Colour 

the Streets - Lantern Parade 

Devon Street 6pm 60mins 33 

Party with the Aunties Mayfair Festival Club 7pm 75mins 27 

Ennio Marchetto TSB Theatre 7:30pm 70mins 9 

Live At Six Theatre Royal 8pm 100mins 14 

VulgarGrad Mayfair Festival Club 9:30pm 100mins 29 

Sun 18 Aug Rosemary McLeod TSB Showplace 2pm 60mins 38 

AHoriBuzz Waitara Memorial Hall 2pm 100mins 35 

I, George Nepia Theatre Royal 6pm 75mins 15 

Party with the Aunties Okato Rugby Club 7pm 75mins 36 

Ennio Marchetto TSB Theatre 7:30pm 70mins 9 

VulgarGrad Mayfair Festival Club 8pm 100mins 29 

Mon 19 Aug I, George Nepia Taiporohenui Marae 6:30pm 75mins 36 

Tues 20 Aug Nadia Reid Mayfair Festival Club 12:10pm 50mins 30 

Party with the Aunties Headlands, Opunake 7pm 75mins 36 

The Brave Theatre Royal 7:30pm 70mins 16 

One Bucket, Two Comedians Mayfair Festival Club 8pm 60mins 29 

Wed 21 Aug Nalini Singh TSB Showplace 12:30pm 60mins 39 

Party with the Aunties South Taranaki RSA Hall 7pm 75mins 36 

TRACES TSB Theatre 7:30pm 90mins 6 

Rodger Fox Mayfair Festival Club 8pm 100mins 25 

Thurs 22 Aug NZ Trio - Café music Mayfair Festival Club 12:10pm 50mins 30 


Rodger Fox's Wellington 

Jazz Orchestra 

Inglewood Town Hall 7:30pm 100mins 37 

The Animals & Children 


Theatre Royal 8pm 70mins 19 


- Vance Fontaine 

Mayfair Festival Club 8pm 80mins 28 

Fri 23 Aug 


- Vance Fontaine 


Party with the Aunties Patea Maori Clubrooms 7pm 75mins 36 







Mayfair Festival Club 9:30pm 75mins 25 

Sat 24 Aug Charity Norman TSB Showplace 11am 60mins 43 




TRACES TSB Theatre 2pm 70mins 19 



Mayfair Festival Club 7pm 90mins 6

Date Event Venue Time duration Page 

.../contd 

Sat 24 Aug 


Waitara District 

Citizens Hall 

7pm 75mins 25 

Call of Taranaki - Fashion/ 

Arts/Music 

Puke Ariki 11am & 2pm 20mins 36 


Candice McQueen - Nasty! Mayfair Festival Club 9:30pm 70mins 26 

Sun 25 Aug Graeme Lay TSB Showplace 2pm 43 

Michael Houston - Beethoven 

reCYCLE 2013 



Call of Taranaki - Fashion/ 

Arts/Music 

Puke Ariki 11am & 2pm 20mins 6 

Candice McQueen - Nasty! Mayfair Festival Club 8pm 70mins 26 

Tues 27 Aug The Bitches Box & Mel Parsons Oakura Public Hall 7pm 90mins 37 

Brel Mayfair Festival Club 8pm 115mins 27 

Wed 28 Aug Sonic Delusion Mayfair Festival Club 12:10pm 50mins 31 

Anybody waitin’? Peggy Gordans 6pm & 9pm 55mins 18 

Gifted Theatre Royal 6:30pm 120mins 17 

The Bitches Box & Mel Parsons Kakaramea Hall 7pm 90mins 37 


Thurs 29 Aug The Explorers Club: Antarctica Mayfair Festival Club 12:10pm 50mins 31 


Gifted Theatre Royal 6:30pm 120mins 17 

The Bitches Box & Mel Parsons Pihama Hall 7pm 90mins 37 


Fri 30 Aug Anybody waitin’? Peggy Gordans 6pm & 9pm 55mins 18 

Supermusician - Die 

Roten Punkte 


The Bitches Box & Mel Parsons Waitoetoe Hall 7pm 90mins 37 

Wilson Dixon Mayfair Festival Club 9:30pm 60mins 28 

Leo Theatre Royal 7:30pm 65mins 13 

Vaka - Black Grace TSB Theatre 8pm 70mins 11 

Sat 31 Aug Laurent Binet Bryan Robb Lounge 11am 60mins 40 

Joe Bennett TSB Showplace 1pm 60mins 41 

Leo Theatre Royal 2pm 65mins 13 


Wilson Dixon Mayfair Festival Club 7pm 60mins 28 

The Bitches Box & Mel Parsons Toko Hall 7pm 90mins 37 


Vaka - Black Grace TSB Theatre 8pm 70mins 11 


Roten Punkte 

Mayfair Festival Club 9:30pm 75mins 23 

Sun 1 Sep Verdi's Requiem TSB Theatre 5pm 90mins 20 


The Bitches Box & Mel Parsons Norfolk Hall 7pm 90mins 37 



Roten Punkte 


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ARTS FESTIVAL 

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