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WHEEL OF EXPERIENCE Showcasing hearty vocal harmonies combined with old time acoustic instruments, the epic, original songs in Wheel of Experience bring the ‘wild west’ of New Zealand to life. Experience the sound of old-time instruments such as banjo, fiddle, mandolin, cigar-box slide and the chinese zhongruan combined with hearty vocal harmony. Performed with humour and heart, the music moves from gentle ballad to wailing sea shanty and from blistering bluegrass to pounding blues. “The wonderful musicianship, the quirky concept, and the environment created made it feel as if I had indeed stumbled into the past. I came away smiling and humming. Highly recommended as an experience.” Te Radar BRYAN ROBB LOUNGE 9 May 6.00pm Adult $25.00, Group 4+ $20.00, Student/Senior $15.00 Service fees apply 2DEGREES COMEDY CONVOY What’s got 10 legs and manages thousands of laughs over the space of a fortnight? Not some mutant clown-like monstrosity but the 2degrees Comedy Convoy! Offering two hours of hilarity with a premium line-up of international and local stars from the 2014 NZ International Comedy Festival. Team captain on TV3 s 7Days, Paul Ego(NZ) leads the fleet of comedians, bringing fresh laughs while also knowing the tricks to wrangle a joker or two! Markus Birdman (UK) is a leading comic on the UK live circuits. Returning to NZ, he showcases his sharp perspectives on life, marriage and romance. If you were to try and define Justine Smith (NZ) as a lover or a fighter, you’d have to say both. She is capable of tearing strips off people on stage, and then buying them a drink after the show. Carl Donnelly (UK) brings a conversational and silly sense of humour to NZ with hilarious anecdotes and observations on the state of the world. Award-winning comedian magician Jarred Fell (NZ) isn’t just a normal magician. He combines fast-paced razor sharp wit with a tornado-like approach to magic and comedy. TSB THEATRE 24 May 8.00pm Adult $45.00 Group 6+/Senior $39.50 Concession $39.50 R16+ Service fees apply The Pianist 6 May Wheel of Experience 9 May Language of Living 14 May New Zealand String Quartet 27 April 2degrees Comedy Convoy 24 May Grumpy Old Women 25 May An evening with Dame Kiri 29 May Nikki Chooi & Stephen De Pledge 9 June Kiss The Fish 19, 20 & 21 June The Laughing Samoans 11 May The Phantom of the Opera From 3 July Doric String Quartet 27 July The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra 30 July KISS THE FISH Experience the theatrical magic, mischievous wit and artful storytelling that is vintage Indian Ink in a brand new show inspired by true events. Sidu lives in a tropical paradise but he can’t wait to break free! In the city he could have been the next Freddie Mercury but here he’s just another rice monkey. A new resort promises life- changing riches and every village miser, entrepreneur, bride and priest is jostling for their slice of the dream. The great pretender finds himself torn between what’s best for the future with what’s right for now. Acclaimed actor Jacob Rajan is joined on stage by an ensemble of multi- talented performers -Julia Croft (Agent Anna, The Kick), Nisha Madhan (Shortland Street, The Blue Rose) and James Roque, as well as award winning musician David Ward. Under the skillful direction of Justin Lewis, they give puppetry and Balinese comic mask a riotous Indian Ink reinvention. THEATRE ROYAL 19, 20 & 21 June 7.30pm A Res $55.00, B Res $45.00 Service fees apply LANGUAGE OF LIVING Fresh from their acclaimed performances at the Holland Dance Festival, The New Zealand Dance Company brings their virtuosic choreography and stunning design in Language of Living, to the TSB Showplace. For one night only, New Plymouth audiences can experience the brave and beautiful performances showcased in Language of Living; a remarkable presentation of new and inspired dance by New Zealand Dance Company’s finest artistic athletes. Language of Living comprises of five short works by established and internationally recognised Arts Laureates Shona McCullagh and Michael Parmenter, alongside mid-career choreographer Sarah Foster-Sproull, and emerging choreographers Justin Haiu and Tupua Tigafua. TSB THEATRE 14 May 7.30pm A Res $49.00, B Res $39.00 Service fees apply UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH KATIE RUDD WHAT GOT YOU INTO DANCING? Apparently I used to just ask my Mum when I was starting ballet class all the time, even though there was no dancing background in my family - so she thought she better enrol me in some lessons to stop my nagging! So that’s how it all began at the Lynn Gilbert-Smith Dance Studios in a small Welbourn School Hall. HOW OFTEN DO YOU DANCE? We rehearse five, sometimes six days a week, and I usually like to give my body one day a week to rest and recover to avoid fatigue. GRUMPY OLD WOMEN The Grumpy Old Women are back to knock some sense back into the nation with their brand spanking new show Fifty Shades of Beige! This jam-packed show comes from the original authors, Jenny Éclair and Judith Holder, and stars three of New Zealand’s favourite theatre actresses Geraldine Brophy, Jude Gibson and Lynda Milligan. It includes all the most Grumpy topics... learning the art of ‘Grumpy Grooming’, the joy of large pants, a free nagging master class (how to get your own way without him even noticing), beards for women, which style will suit you? TSB THEATRE 25 May 8.00pm Premium $85.00, A Res $69.90, B Res $65.00 Service fees apply What’s coming up ⇧ COMEDY THEATRE THEATRE MUSIC WHAT IS YOUR FAVOURITE STYLE OF DANCE TO PERFORM OR WATCH? Contemporary dance is definitely my favourite style to both perform and watch. It provides such a vast and challenging movement vocabulary that no other style of dance allows for – there are basically no limits to what can be created and inspiration can be drawn from anything, big or small. As an audience member it is exciting because you never know what you are about to witness, the music is almost always awesome, and you can be exposed to any emotion under the sun in 60 minutes. WHAT IS YOUR PRE-PERFORMANCE RITUAL? I change my pre-show routine to suit whatever work I am performing in at the time, but I always like to start my preparations by doing my make-up, followed by a good physical warm-up that gets the blood pumping and wakes up my muscles. I then like to find a corner to myself, put my ipod in and stretch lots, while going over things I need to remember for the show and getting mentally in the zone – as that is equally as important and being physically ready to perform. Then I go do my hair and put my costume on, and it’s show time! LAST SONG YOU LISTENED TO ON YOUR IPOD? “Hey Love” by Quadron WORDS TO LIVE BY? I was given a card once that said “Keep true to the dreams of thy youth” – it’s something that has seemed to have stuck with me. NZ Dance Company brings their performance Language of Living this month! ENCORE SPECIAL! Like us on Facebook before 10 May and go in the draw to win a double pass to see the 2degrees Comedy Convoy. If you already like us, don’t worry – you’re in the draw! ENCORE SPECIAL! Save $5.00 on Adult tickets! Hurry, limited number available. Lots more exciting shows coming soon! www.tsbshowplace.co.nz We get up close and personal with Katie Rudd from NZ Dance Company and introduce you to The Phantom: Chris Crowe! MAY-JULY 2014 CHECK OUT OUR NEW LOOK NEWSLETTER! ENCORE!
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WHEEL OF EXPERIENCEShowcasing hearty vocal harmonies combined with old time acoustic instruments, the epic, original songs in Wheel of Experience bring the ‘wild west’ of New Zealand to life.
Experience the sound of old-time instruments such as banjo, fiddle, mandolin, cigar-box slide and the chinese zhongruan combined with hearty vocal harmony. Performed with humour and heart, the music moves from gentle ballad to wailing sea shanty and from blistering bluegrass to pounding blues.
“The wonderful musicianship, the quirky concept, and the environment created made it feel as if I had indeed stumbled into the past. I came away smiling and humming. Highly recommended as an experience.” Te Radar
BRYAN ROBB LOUNGE9 May 6.00pmAdult $25.00, Group 4+ $20.00, Student/Senior $15.00Service fees apply
2DEGREES COMEDY CONVOYWhat’s got 10 legs and manages thousands of laughs over the space of a fortnight? Not some mutant clown-like monstrosity but the 2degrees Comedy Convoy! Offering two hours of hilarity with a premium line-up of international and local stars from the 2014 NZ International Comedy Festival.
Team captain on TV3′s 7Days, Paul Ego(NZ) leads the fleet of comedians, bringing fresh laughs while also knowing the tricks to wrangle a joker or two! Markus Birdman (UK) is a leading comic on the UK live circuits. Returning to NZ, he showcases his sharp perspectives on life, marriage and romance. If you were to try and define Justine Smith (NZ) as a lover or a fighter, you’d have to say both. She is capable of tearing strips off people on stage, and then buying them a drink after the show. Carl Donnelly (UK) brings a conversational and silly sense of humour to NZ with hilarious anecdotes and observations on the state of the world. Award-winning comedian magician Jarred Fell (NZ) isn’t just a normal magician. He combines fast-paced razor sharp wit with a tornado-like approach to magic and comedy.
TSB THEATRE24 May 8.00pmAdult $45.00 Group 6+/Senior $39.50 Concession $39.50R16+ Service fees apply
The Pianist 6 May
Wheel of Experience 9 May
Language of Living 14 May
New Zealand String Quartet 27 April
2degrees Comedy Convoy 24 May
Grumpy Old Women 25 May
An evening with Dame Kiri 29 May
Nikki Chooi & Stephen De Pledge 9 June
Kiss The Fish 19, 20 & 21 June
The Laughing Samoans 11 May
The Phantom of the Opera From 3 July
Doric String Quartet 27 July
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra 30 July
KISS THE FISHExperience the theatrical magic, mischievous wit and artful storytelling that is vintage Indian Ink in a brand new show inspired by true events.
Sidu lives in a tropical paradise but he can’t wait to break free! In the city he could have been the next Freddie Mercury but here he’s just another rice monkey. A new resort promises life- changing riches and every village miser, entrepreneur, bride and priest is jostling for their slice of the dream. The great pretender finds himself torn between what’s best for the future with what’s right for now.
Acclaimed actor Jacob Rajan is joined on stage by an ensemble of multi-talented performers -Julia Croft (Agent Anna, The Kick), Nisha Madhan (Shortland Street, The Blue Rose) and James Roque, as well as award winning musician David Ward. Under the skillful direction of Justin Lewis, they give puppetry and Balinese comic mask a riotous Indian Ink reinvention.
THEATRE ROYAL19, 20 & 21 June 7.30pmA Res $55.00, B Res $45.00 Service fees apply
LANGUAGE OF LIVINGFresh from their acclaimed performances at the Holland Dance Festival, The New Zealand Dance Company brings their virtuosic choreography and stunning design in Language of Living, to the TSB Showplace.
For one night only, New Plymouth audiences can experience the brave and beautiful performances showcased in Language of Living; a remarkable presentation of new and inspired dance by New Zealand Dance Company’s finest artistic athletes.
Language of Living comprises of five short works by established and internationally recognised Arts Laureates Shona McCullagh and Michael Parmenter, alongside mid-career choreographer Sarah Foster-Sproull, and emerging choreographers Justin Haiu and Tupua Tigafua.
TSB THEATRE14 May 7.30pmA Res $49.00, B Res $39.00Service fees apply
UP CLOSE AND PERSONAL WITH KATIE RUDDWHAT GOT YOU iNTO DANCiNG?Apparently I used to just ask my Mum when I was starting ballet class all the time, even though there was no dancing background in my family - so she thought she better enrol me in some lessons to stop my nagging! So that’s how it all began at the Lynn Gilbert-Smith Dance Studios in a small Welbourn School Hall.
HOW OFTEN DO YOU DANCE?We rehearse five, sometimes six days a week, and I usually like to give my body one day a week to rest and recover to avoid fatigue.
GRUMPY OLD WOMENThe Grumpy Old Women are back to knock some sense back into the nation with their brand spanking new show Fifty Shades of Beige!
This jam-packed show comes from the original authors, Jenny Éclair and Judith Holder, and stars three of New Zealand’s favourite theatre actresses Geraldine Brophy, Jude Gibson and Lynda Milligan. It includes all the most Grumpy topics... learning the art of ‘Grumpy Grooming’, the joy of large pants, a free nagging master class (how to get your own way without him even noticing), beards for women, which style will suit you?
TSB THEATRE25 May 8.00pmPremium $85.00, A Res $69.90, B Res $65.00Service fees apply
What’s coming up⇧
HOSTED BY:
PAUL EGOHOSTED BY:
PAUL EGOSTARRING PREMIUM COMEDIANS:
MARKUS BIRDMAN (UK) // JUSTINE SMITH (NZ)CARL DONNELLY (UK) // JARRED FELL (NZ)
STARRING PREMIUM COMEDIANS:
MARKUS BIRDMAN (UK) // JUSTINE SMITH (NZ)CARL DONNELLY (UK) // JARRED FELL (NZ)
11 SHOWS ACROSS NZ – DETAILS & TICKETS AT COMEDYFESTIVAL.CO.NZ
2 - Comedy Convoy flyer A5 AW.indd 1 23/01/2014 16:33
HOSTED BY:
PAUL EGOHOSTED BY:
PAUL EGOSTARRING PREMIUM COMEDIANS:
MARKUS BIRDMAN (UK) // JUSTINE SMITH (NZ)CARL DONNELLY (UK) // JARRED FELL (NZ)
STARRING PREMIUM COMEDIANS:
MARKUS BIRDMAN (UK) // JUSTINE SMITH (NZ)CARL DONNELLY (UK) // JARRED FELL (NZ)
11 SHOWS ACROSS NZ – DETAILS & TICKETS AT COMEDYFESTIVAL.CO.NZ
2 - Comedy Convoy flyer A5 AW.indd 1 23/01/2014 16:33
HOSTED BY:
PAUL EGOHOSTED BY:
PAUL EGOSTARRING PREMIUM COMEDIANS:
MARKUS BIRDMAN (UK) // JUSTINE SMITH (NZ)CARL DONNELLY (UK) // JARRED FELL (NZ)
STARRING PREMIUM COMEDIANS:
MARKUS BIRDMAN (UK) // JUSTINE SMITH (NZ)CARL DONNELLY (UK) // JARRED FELL (NZ)
11 SHOWS ACROSS NZ – DETAILS & TICKETS AT COMEDYFESTIVAL.CO.NZ
2 - Comedy Convoy flyer A5 AW.indd 1 23/01/2014 16:33
HOSTED BY:
PAUL EGOHOSTED BY:
PAUL EGOSTARRING PREMIUM COMEDIANS:
MARKUS BIRDMAN (UK) // JUSTINE SMITH (NZ)CARL DONNELLY (UK) // JARRED FELL (NZ)
STARRING PREMIUM COMEDIANS:
MARKUS BIRDMAN (UK) // JUSTINE SMITH (NZ)CARL DONNELLY (UK) // JARRED FELL (NZ)
11 SHOWS ACROSS NZ – DETAILS & TICKETS AT COMEDYFESTIVAL.CO.NZ
2 - Comedy Convoy flyer A5 AW.indd 1 23/01/2014 16:33
HOSTED BY:
PAUL EGOHOSTED BY:
PAUL EGOSTARRING PREMIUM COMEDIANS:
MARKUS BIRDMAN (UK) // JUSTINE SMITH (NZ)CARL DONNELLY (UK) // JARRED FELL (NZ)
STARRING PREMIUM COMEDIANS:
MARKUS BIRDMAN (UK) // JUSTINE SMITH (NZ)CARL DONNELLY (UK) // JARRED FELL (NZ)
11 SHOWS ACROSS NZ – DETAILS & TICKETS AT COMEDYFESTIVAL.CO.NZ
2 - Comedy Convoy flyer A5 AW.indd 1 23/01/2014 16:33
COMEDY
theatre
theatre
MUSIC
WHAT iS YOUR FAvOURiTE STYLE OF DANCE TO PERFORM OR WATCH?
Contemporary dance is definitely my favourite style to both perform and watch. It provides such a vast and challenging movement vocabulary that no other style of dance allows for – there are basically no limits to what can be created and inspiration can be drawn from anything, big or small. As an audience member it is exciting because you never know what you are about to witness, the music is almost always awesome, and you can be exposed to any emotion under the sun in 60 minutes.
WHAT iS YOUR PRE-PERFORMANCE RiTUAL?I change my pre-show routine to suit whatever work I am performing in at the time, but I always like to start my preparations by doing my make-up, followed by a good physical warm-up that gets the blood pumping and wakes up my muscles. I then like to find a corner to myself, put my ipod in and stretch lots, while going over things I need to remember for the show and getting mentally in the zone – as that is equally as important and being physically ready to perform. Then I go do my hair and put my costume on, and it’s show time!
LAST SONG YOU LiSTENED TO ON YOUR iPOD?“Hey Love” by Quadron
WORDS TO LivE BY?I was given a card once that said “Keep true to the dreams of thy youth” – it’s something that has seemed to have stuck with me.
NZ Dance
Company brings
their performance
Language of Living
this month!
ENCORE SPECiAL!Like us on Facebook before 10 May and go in the
draw to win a double pass to see the 2degrees Comedy Convoy. if you already like us, don’t
worry – you’re in the draw!
ENCORE SPECiAL!Save $5.00 on Adult tickets!
Hurry, limited number available.
Lots more exciting shows coming soon! www.tsbshowplace.co.nz
We get up close and personal with Katie Rudd from NZ Dance Company and introduce you to The Phantom: Chris Crowe!
MAY-JULY 2014
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OUR NEW LOOK
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Please contact the Box Office team if you have any enquiries or require any further information on 06 759 0021, in person at 92-100 Devon Street West, New Plymouth or visit www.tsbshowplace.co.nz. Telephone bookings can only be made via Ticketmaster on 0800 111 999.
The Tommy Dorsey Orchestra was one of the greatest of the Big Bands from the 1940’s. This all American Orchestra features in a concert spectacular, with special guests from the USA - The Swing Sisters and Bryan Anthony, one of America’s finest singers of the Frank Sinatra Songbook.
In this exclusive musical journey down memory lane, you will hear the original arrangements of the Tommy Dorsey hits...I’m Getting Sentimental Over You, Opus No.1, Bugle Call Rag, Song of India and many of the vintage Sinatra classics - This Love of Mine, I’ll Never Smile Again and Blue Skies. The Swing Sisters compliment the show performing the greatest hits of The Andrews Sisters with an added attraction of the sensational swing dance group The Hollywood Jive Dancers.
TSB THEATRE30 July 7.30pmA Res $89.90 B Res $79.90Service fees apply
ENCORE SPECiAL!Save $5.00 on Adult tickets! Hurry,
limited number available.
NEW ZEALAND STRING QUARTET WITH JAMES CAMPBELLThere is something about the clarinet that has inspired composers to soar to the absolute heights of their art. Brahms came out of retirement for the clarinet and Weber wrote his two greatest works. The New Zealand String Quartet and James Campbell are old friends and have performed together extensively, ensuring this fabulous evening of classical music is one not to be missed!
THEATRE ROYAL17 May 7.30pmA Res $50.00 B Res $35.00 Child $10.00Service fees apply
WINNER’S TOUR: NIKKI CHOOI & STEPHEN DE PLEDGEThe Michael Hill, as it is affectionately known, is one of the most demanding competitions in the business. The winner receives $40,000, a record release with Atoll, and the most coveted prize of all - the winner’s tour. This year’s winner is Canadian violinist Nikki Chooi. He is joined in concert by New Zealand’s most in demand international pianist, Stephen De Pledge, for an exciting programme of absolute fireworks!
THEATRE ROYAL9 June 7.30pmA Res $50.00, B Res $35.00, Child $10.00Service fees apply
DAME KIRIDame Kiri Te Kanawa will perform at the TSB Showplace as part of her 70th Birthday Tour. A memorable opportunity to hear why Dame Kiri is regarded as one of the world’s outstanding operatic singers, applauded by all. With a front-rank career spanning over forty years, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa has become one of the most famous and most honoured sopranos of all time, including honours by the Queen, Oxford and Cambridge Universities, a lifetime achievement award from the British Recording Industry, and as New Zealander of the Year.
Accompanied by Terence Dennis on the piano, this evening will be a rare opportunity to savour the talent and artistry of Dame Kiri Te Kanawa.
TSB THEATRE29 May 7.30pmPremium $120.00 A Res $99.00 B Res $89.00 C Res $79.00Service fees apply
THE PIANISTAt the peak of high society entertainment sits The Pianist’s pianist. Impeccable in every aspect he glides graciously through life never placing a foot out of step. He is, in a word: perfection. Or at least... that’s what he thinks.
This hilarious work is centred on, in, under, and around one of the most magnificent of all musical instruments; the grand piano. The Pianist is a solo comic contemporary circus piece which mixes classic and contemporary clowning. Thomas Monckton plays the pianist whose recital is an absolute catastrophe from the beginning. He is so focused on impressing everyone that before he realises it, his show has transformed into absolute chaos!
Audiences, from the youngest to the oldest, will shriek as everything that can go wrong goes wrong – hard and fast!
THEATRE ROYAL6 May 6.30pmAdult $25.00 Child/Concession $ 15.00 Family (2 Adult, 2 Child) $60.00Service fees apply
Please note terms and conditions apply to special offers – please check with our team. Encore specials can only be purchased over the counter at TSB Showplace, unless featured in our e-newsletter.
THE LAUGHING SAMOANS FRESH OFF DA BLANEA brand new show from one of New Zealand’s most successful live comedy acts! Fresh Off Da Blane will see the return of your favourite Laughing Samoans characters such as Aunty Tala, Uncle Sam, another piece of the Island Time children’s TV Programme and of course Sua the Elvis impersonator. This is comedy the whole family can enjoy!
THEATRE ROYAL28 June, 8.00pmA Res $35.00, B Res $25.00Service fees apply
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There’s more heading this way soon! Check out our website at www.tsbshowplace.co.nz for details of all our upcoming events and stay tuned for our next Encore!. We welcome any feedback you have on our new look newsletter, please email [email protected] with any comments you would like to share with us.
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Chris has made numerous appearances in musical theatre productions, corporate events and on the concert stage throughout New Zealand and in Australia.
He has played some of the most demanding roles in musical theatre including; Jesus (Godspell), Judas, Pontias Pilate (Jesus Christ Superstar), Enjolras (Les Miserables), John (Miss Saigon) and Anatoly (Chess). He also received critical acclaim as Teen Angel in the hit musical Grease!
Chris has sung the New Zealand National Anthem in front of 65,000 fans at a Bledisloe Cup final at Eden Park. He is delighted to be starring in the role of the Phantom for New Plymouth Operatic Society. This is the role of a lifetime and he is excited to be given the opportunity.
TSB THEATRE, From 3 JulyPremium Adult $79.90, A Res Adult $59.90, A Res Child/Senior $54.90 B Res Adult $39.90, B Res Child/Senior $34.90Service fees apply
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