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EntertainmentSeptember 18

Slice n’ dice

It was a blessed relief to play "Marvel's Wolverine" and discover . . . it’s not bad!
Hayden Meikle
Slice n’ dice
Slice n’ dice
ChristchurchSeptember 16

Kings of Leon to headline Christchurch music festival

Australasia's biggest music festival returns to Christchurch for its 11th year in February, with Calvin Harris and Kings of Leon topping a bill that promises to serve up something for everyone.
Kings of Leon to headline Christchurch music festival
Kings of Leon to headline Christchurch music festival
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EntertainmentSeptember 16

Art Seen

Miranda Joseph and Peata Larkin's exhibition at Milford Gallery forms a trans-Pacific discussion between two tradition-inspired series of works.
James Dignan
Art Seen
Art Seen
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EntertainmentSeptember 16

Response to Town Belt part of Robert Burns Fellow’s work

“Teetering on the very edge” is how poet, film maker, and artist Rachel O’Neill describes the arts in Otago and New Zealand. The 2026 Robert Burns Fellow is very grateful to have a year resourced to create — to write and collaborate.
Rebecca Fox
Response to Town Belt part of Robert Burns Fellow’s work
Response to Town Belt part of Robert Burns Fellow’s work
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EntertainmentSeptember 16

Gala performance brings back stars of stage to celebrate anniversary

The Dunedin Symphony Orchestra is celebrating its 60th with a gala performance featuring pianist Michael Houstoun and Jonathan Lemalu.
Rebecca Fox
Gala performance brings back stars of stage to celebrate anniversary
Gala performance brings back stars of stage to celebrate anniversary
EntertainmentSeptember 15

Jean Smart, Matthew Rhys make history at Emmys

WATCH▶️: Jean Smart has won her fifth Emmy Award for portraying a tenacious stand-up comic, while Matthew Rhys became the first person to win two lead acting honours at the same ceremony.
Reuters
Jean Smart, Matthew Rhys make history at Emmys
Jean Smart, Matthew Rhys make history at Emmys
EntertainmentSeptember 11

Lively accompaniment

The excellent Star Wars: Zero Company is here to remind us that the setting can still be a whole lot of fun.
Ben Allan
Lively accompaniment
Lively accompaniment
EntertainmentSeptember 10

New local play explores what Shakespeare didn’t

Desdemona and Emilia are best friends. Unfortunately, their husbands are both difficult to deal with.
Brenda Harwood
New local play explores what Shakespeare didn’t
New local play explores what Shakespeare didn’t
EntertainmentSeptember 10

NZTrio adds extra musicians for spring tour

Leading New Zealand chamber music group NZTrio is adding a violist and double bassist to their line-up this spring for a series of performances celebrating the return of warm weather.
NZTrio adds extra musicians for spring tour
NZTrio adds extra musicians for spring tour
EntertainmentSeptember 10

What’s On in Dunedin, September 11 - 18

Your comprehensive list of events, concerts and activities on in Dunedin this week
What’s On in Dunedin, September 11 - 18
What’s On in Dunedin, September 11 - 18
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EntertainmentSeptember 9

Thinking about what a modern floral painting could look like

Julie Battisti had lost that “awe-struck” feeling, that need to paint something.
Thinking about what a modern floral painting could look like
Thinking about what a modern floral painting could look like
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EntertainmentSeptember 9

Hundreds behind making Opera Otago special

It is all about the music, the performing and coming together to produce something you love. That is what makes Opera Otago, NZ's oldest opera company something special, Dunedin singer Clair Barton says.
Rebecca Fox
Hundreds behind making Opera Otago special
Hundreds behind making Opera Otago special
EntertainmentSeptember 9

Local play digs into gardening club comedy

The trials and tribulations of a Mosgiel gardening club, accused of wrong-doing, are at the heart of bittersweet comedy Gone to Seed.
Brenda Harwood
Local play digs into gardening club comedy
Local play digs into gardening club comedy
EntertainmentSeptember 9

Youth Chamber Music Festival launched

Young musicians will be able to learn from the best during the inaugural Dunedin Youth Chamber Music Festival.
Youth Chamber Music Festival launched
Youth Chamber Music Festival launched
EntertainmentSeptember 4

I vant to suck your blooood

Michael Robertson steps into vampiric shoes for a look at Rebel Wolves' inaugural effort "Blood of the Dawnwalker".
Michael Robertson
I vant to suck your blooood
I vant to suck your blooood
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EntertainmentSeptember 2

Art Seen

James Dignan reviews three Dunedin exhibitions
James Dignan
Art Seen
Art Seen
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EntertainmentSeptember 2

Daughter and curator rediscovers her mother’s work

If there is one word Alice Hutchison would use to describe mother Philippa Blair’s artwork it would be “lyrical”.
Daughter and curator rediscovers her mother’s work
Daughter and curator rediscovers her mother’s work
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EntertainmentSeptember 2

Connections and welcome important part of ‘Staying Power’

There are not many occasions where it is possible to spread out a more than 15m-long lau nima (tapa cloth).
Connections and welcome important part of ‘Staying Power’
Connections and welcome important part of ‘Staying Power’
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EntertainmentAugust 30

Audience enlivened by energetic orchestra

A full house at Hanover Hall on Saturday was rewarded by Dunedin Club Jazz Orchestra’s journey the influences on big band music ranging through Latin, blues and fusion.
Marian Poole
Audience enlivened by energetic orchestra
Audience enlivened by energetic orchestra
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EntertainmentAugust 30

A recital of international standing

A large audience braved the elements and were treated to a recital by international artists in Hanover Hall on Sunday afternoon.
Judy Bellingham
A recital of international standing
A recital of international standing
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EntertainmentAugust 30

Norma’s range showcased by Burchell

One of Dunedin’s treasures is Norma, the unique symphonic pipe organ in the Town Hall, and along with many others I look forward to the regular recitals given by David Burchell, one of the best classical organists in the country.
Elizabeth Bouman
Norma’s range showcased by Burchell
Norma’s range showcased by Burchell
WorldAugust 26

Rocky Horror’s Tim Curry dies at 80

Tim Curry, the baritone-voiced British actor who pranced to movie fame as a singing, lingerie-clad "sweet transvestite" in the The Rocky Horror Picture Show, has died at the age of 80.
Reuters
Rocky Horror’s Tim Curry dies at 80
Rocky Horror’s Tim Curry dies at 80
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EntertainmentAugust 26

Making sense of big issues through writing

Dunedin-based author Craig Cliff enjoys a short story that takes him in unexpected directions, so it is no surprise his latest book does the same.
Making sense of big issues through writing
Making sense of big issues through writing
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EntertainmentAugust 26

Art Seen

Under a pink-tinged sky, the branches of a lone, dying tree stretch outwards like the limbs of a ballerina, lost in silent music.
Art Seen, by Laura Elliott
Art Seen
Art Seen
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