SWPR Event Listings - May, June and July 2013

SWPR Event Listings

Below are events for May, June and July 2013. 

Music

Elemental - Strike Percussion
Fire, water and flashy backflips feature in Strike Percussion’s acclaimed work Elemental which has its first Auckland performances in May. Elemental fuses driving beats with dramatic choreography and staging, using both commonplace and unconventional percussion instruments. Some of the more unorthodox instruments played include hydrophones (microphones detecting underwater sound waves), pyrophones (instruments where fire is shot through pyrex piping), dippophones (instruments where metal plates are dipped in and out of water) and classic Bedford truck panels.

AUCKLAND: Q Theatre | Thursday 30 & Friday 31 May 7.30pm | Book at Q Theatre www.qtheatre.co.nz (09) 309 9771

Classical Music
Michael Hill International Violin Competition 2013
Witness the stars of the future on their launch pad in the 2013 Michael Hill International Violin Competition. Eighteen of the top young violinists in the world, including New Zealander Natalie Lin, will compete in this biennial event in Auckland and Queenstown. Two initial rounds take place in Queenstown with musicians performing solo and accompanied works with pianists Diedre Irons and Sarah Watkins; the top six then compete in the third round in Auckland where they perform as part of a piano trio with pianist Michael Houstoun and cellist Ashley Brown. The top three then compete in the final concerto round performance with the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra. The prestigious event also includes two concerts in Queenstown – the Welcome Back Winner Recital featuring 2011 winner Sergey Malov and Sarah Watkins (piano) and Come Play With Me, a concert with the Jason Thornton Jazz Group with Karen Hattaway (vocals) and Sergey Malov (violin).

QUEENSTOWN: Queenstown Memorial Hall
Welcome Back Winner Recital with Sergey Malov and Sarah Watkins | Friday 31 May 7.30pm
Rounds I and II:  1 – 3 June
Come Play with Me concert with the Jason Thornton Jazz Group with Karen Hattaway (vocals) and Sergey Malov (violin) |  Sunday 2 June 7.30pm
Book at Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) www.ticketek.co.nz

AUCKLAND: Auckland Town Hall
Semi-Final Rounds: Wednesday 5 and Thursday 6 June | Concert Chamber, Auckland Town Hall
Final: Saturday 8 June | Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall
Book at 0800 BUY TICKETS (289 842) www.buytickets.co.nz

Theatre
Sydney Bridge Upside Down
Taki Rua Productions’ adaptation of David Ballantyne’s novel Sydney Bridge Upside Down has its stage premiere in June with seasons in New Plymouth, Gisborne, Wellington and Auckland. Part sinister love-story, part darkly comic coming-of-age fable, Sydney Bridge Upside Down takes place during one summer in a tiny New Zealand settlement, Calliope Bay – a place “on the edge of the world”. The story follows teenager Harry Baird through a fateful summer. Told through Harry’s eyes, the events of the story unfold at an abandoned meat-works – a forbidden and dangerous place; a place where Harry Baird finds himself drawn, a place where accidents happen. A place where people die...

NEW PLYMOUTH: TSB Showplace | Friday 7 & Saturday 8 June 7.00pm | Book at Ticketmaster www.ticketmaster.co.nz 0800 111 999
GISBORNE: Lawson Field Theatre | Thursday 13 & Friday 14 June 7.00pm | Book at TicketDirect www.ticketdirect.co.nz 0800 4TICKET (484 253)
WELLINGTON: Downstage Theatre | 21 June to 6 July | Book at Downstage www.downstage.co.nz (04) 801 6946
AUCKLAND: Q Theatre | 7-11 August 7.30pm | Book at Q Theatre www.qtheatre.co.nz (09) 309 9771

Theatre
Tu
A majestic story of love, redemption, whanau and brotherhood. Patricia Grace's award-winning novel is the inspiration for this powerful return to the stage by celebrated playwright and director Hone Kouka. Weaving together text and image, Tu is an epic tale set against 1940s Wellington, the battlefields of Monte Cassino and post-war Te Tairawhiti on the North Island’s East Coast. After years of self imposed exile, old Tu is found and visited by his brother’s children. In search of answers, their presence triggers an unstoppable wave of memories that envelopes Tu and forces him to confront and embrace the ghosts of his past.

WELLINGTON: Circa Theatre | 15 – 29 June | Book by phoning 04 801 7992 or www.circa.co.nz
AUCKLAND: Q Theatre | 20-27 July | Book by phoning 09 309 9771 or www.qtheatre.co.nz

Classical Music
Beethoven reCYCLE 2013 Part Two ‘Apassionata’, featuring Michael Houstoun
“Outstanding Beethoven all round. The special attraction is the rare spiritual dimension in Houstoun’s playing of the serene finales... It’s as though Beethoven were no longer of this planet when he wrote them” The Listener

Acclaimed New Zealand pianist Michael Houstoun performs all 32 Beethoven piano sonatas in 40 concerts throughout New Zealand in 2013 in Beethoven reCYCLE 2013. Part Two of Beethoven reCYCLE 2013 is one programme performed in 10 centres and featuring the famous Apassionata sonata.

NAPIER: Municipal Theatre | Sunday 23 June 5pm (free pre-concert talk 4pm) | Book at Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) www.ticketek.co.nz
PALMERSTON NORTH: Regent on Broadway | Wednesday 26 June 7.30pm (free pre-concert talk 6.45pm) | Book at TicketDirect 0800 4TICKET (484 253) www.ticketdirect.co.nz
WELLINGTON: Wellington Town Hall | Sunday 30 June 5pm (free pre-concert talk 4pm) | Book at Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) www.ticketek.co.nz
INVERCARGILL: Civic Theatre | Friday 16 August 7.30pm | Book at TicketDirect 0800 4TICKET (484 253) www.ticketdirect.co.nz
DUNEDIN: Glenroy Auditorium | Sunday 18 August 5pm | Book at TicketDirect 0800 4TICKET (484 253) www.ticketdirect.co.nz
NELSON: Nelson School of Music | Tuesday 20 August 7.30pm | Book at TicketDirect 0800 4TICKET (484 253) www.ticketdirect.co.nz
NEW PLYMOUTH: Theatre Royal, TSB Showplace | Sunday 25 August 5pm | Book at Ticketmaster 0800 111 999 www.ticketmaster.co.nz
AUCKLAND: Auckland Town Hall, THE EDGE | Monday 26 August 8pm (free pre-concert talk 7pm) | Book at 0800 BUY TICKETS (289 842) www.buytickets.co.nz
HAMILTON: Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts | Wednesday 28 August 7.30pm | Book at Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) www.ticketek.co.nz
CHRISTCHURCH: Christchurch Transitional Cathedral | Sunday 1 September  4pm | Part of Christchurch Arts Festival | Book at Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) www.ticketek.co.nz

Theatre
Yes, Prime Minister
It’s 2012, and in the corridors of Whitehall there’s trouble brewing ... Global Financial Crisis, rising oil prices, minority governments, illegal immigrants and asylum seekers and global warming – what’s a Prime Minister to do. Yes, Prime Minister, the hilarious and much loved BBC television series, is back and LIVE on stage for very limited seasons in Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch. “As blissfully funny as ever” – Daily Telegraph, London
Join the embattled PM, Jim Hacker, Cabinet Secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby and Principal Private Secretary Bernard Woolley in the oak-panelled drawing room of Chequers as they face their greatest challenge yet.  - The Guardian, London.

WELLINGTON: Opera House | 2-6 July | Book at Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) www.ticketek.co.nz
AUCKLAND: The Civic | 9-13 July | Book by phoning 0800 BUY TICKETS (289 842) or www.buytickets.co.nz
CHRISTCHURCH: Aurora Centre | 16-20 July | Book at Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) www.ticketek.co.nz

Children's Theatre
Pippi Longstocking
She’s gutsy and independent, has super-human strength and is totally unafraid of anything. With flaming red pigtails and a huge dollop of fun, Astrid Lindgren’s Pippi Longstocking is loved by all children. Tim Bray Productions brings Pippi Longstocking to life on stage in July. With original songs by Christine White.

AUCKLAND: The PumpHouse, Takapuna | 8-12 July | Book by phoning (09) 489-8360 or www.timbrayproductions.co.nz

Children's Theatre
Hairy Maclary and Friends
Following sell-out seasons at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Sydney Opera House,  Lynley Dodd's 'Hairy Maclary and Friends' will be springing off the page in the July school holidays in Auckland, Hamilton, Tauranga, New Plymouth, Wellington and Christchurch. This hugely popular show, timed to coincide with Hairy Maclary's 30th birthday celebrations, will be a school holiday treat for all the family.

HAMILTON: Founders Theatre | Saturday 13 July | Book at Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) www.ticketek.co.nz
NEW PLYMOUTH: TSB Theatre | Sunday 14 July | Book by phoning 0800 111 999 www.ticketmaster.co.nz
AUCKLAND: ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre | Tuesday 16 & Wednesday 17 July | Book by phoning 0800 BUY TICKETS (289 842) or www.buytickets.co.nz
WELLINGTON: Opera House |Friday 19 & Saturday 20 July | Book at Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) www.ticketek.co.nz
TAURANGA: Baycourt Theatre |Monday 22 July | Book at Ticketdirect 0800 4TICKET (484 253) www.ticketdirect.co.nz
CHRISTCHURCH: Aurora Centre |Wednesday 24 July | Book at Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) www.ticketek.co.nz

Classical Music
Einstein’s Universe
Albert Einstein was not only the greatest physicist of the 20th century – he was also a keen musician. He carried his violin, “Lina”, with him everywhere he went; he would refresh his mind with constant musical breaks during his work, and particularly adored chamber music, taking part in the regular Princeton musical evenings and playing with many of the most famous musicians of his day. UK violinist Jack Liebeck, “Young British Performer of the Year” and founder of The Fibonacci Sequence, has a strong interest in science himself and has carried the Einstein’s Universe programmes with Professor Brian Foster worldwide. In the wake of the recent discoveries in particle physics, he teams up with chamber music friends in New Zealand – pianist Stephen De Pledge and Andrew and Julia Joyce, principals of the NZSO – for a special double programme of illustrated talks and the music that Einstein played and loved. www.chambermusic.co.nz

HAMILTON: Gallagher Academy of Performing Arts | Wednesday 15 July 8pm | Book at Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) www.ticketek.co.nz
NAPIER: Municipal Theatre | Thursday 16 July 8pm (free pre-concert talk 7pm) | Book at Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) www.ticketek.co.nz
PALMERSTON NORTH: The Speirs Centre | Friday 17 July 8pm | Book at Dash Tickets www.dashtickets.co.nz
AUCKLAND: Auckland Town Hall, THE EDGE | Wednesday 22 July 8pm | Book at 0800 BUY TICKETS (289 842) www.buytickets.co.nz
WELLINGTON: Wellington Town Hall | Thursday 23 July 8pm | Book at Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) www.ticketek.co.nz
NEW PLYMOUTH: Theatre Royal, TSB Showplace | Friday 24 July 8pm | Book at Ticketmaster 0800 111 999 www.ticketmaster.co.nz
NELSON: Nelson School of Music | Tuesday 28 July 5pm | Book at TicketDirect 0800 4TICKET (484 253) www.ticketdirect.co.nz
CHRISTCHURCH: Middleton Grange Performing Arts Centre| Wednesday 29 July 8pm | Book at Ticketek 0800 TICKETEK (842 538) www.ticketek.co.nz
DUNEDIN: Glenroy Auditorium | Thursday 30 July 8pm | Book at TicketDirect 0800 4TICKET (484 253) www.ticketdirect.co.nz
INVERCARGILL: Civic Theatre | Friday 31 July 8pm | Book at TicketDirect 0800 4TICKET (484 253) www.ticketdirect.co.nz

Coming events

NZ Community Trust Chamber Music Contest | National Finals: Wellington | Friday 2 & Saturday 3 August | www.chambermusic.co.nz
Christchurch Arts Festival | 22 August to 22 September | Programme launch 19 June | www.artsfestival.co.nz

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