Lady Rizo
When Lady Rizo introduces herself to people at cocktail parties she tells them she’s a chanteuse. “Most people think that’s a colour of green, but I explain it’s someone who likes to take songs and...
View ArticleTom Thum
With microphone in hand, Australian beat box artist Tom Thum has the world at his lips. Using his throat, mouth and even his nose, Thum is a one-man sound machine who will thrill kids, teens and adults...
View ArticleCamille O'Sullivan
French-Irish chanteuse Camille O’Sullivan soars on stage with her theatrical storytelling, sorcery and seductive intensity. She turns every song into an epic performance of gutsy emotion, always adding...
View ArticleLines From The Nile
Raise the Union Jack for an intimate hour of piano and song celebrating the wedding of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert – and more. Presented through the eyes of two early New Zealand settlers,...
View ArticleThe Tom Jobim Songbook: Beyond Ipanema - Alda Rezende Sextet
Singing a mixture of smoky jazz and finger-snapping classics, Alda Rezende’s show will be a laid-back midweek treat in the Spiegeltent. Relax with a glass of pinot gris and listen to this New...
View ArticleWhite Cloud - by Tim Finn & Ken Duncum, film by Sue Healey
Combine the artistic talents of New Zealand’s elite in film-making, music and playwriting and the result is White Cloud. In an evening of heart-warming nostalgia, much-loved musician Tim Finn shares...
View ArticleBonaNZa
New Zealand’s leading trombone quartet, BonaNZa, is a galloping treat. Formed in 1997, these professional players deliver a fun, varied and informative musical programme spanning centuries and genres....
View ArticleSinger Songwriters New Plymouth
Taranaki’s best singer-songwriters get to play live in The Famous Spiegeltent on a stage that has hosted thousands of musicians from around the world. For more than 10 years Singer Songwriters New...
View ArticleKnee Deep - Casus Circus
The four members of Australia’s Casus Circus are gravity-defying and gasp-inspiring in their premiere work Knee Deep. This athletic foursome probe both physicality and feeling in a breath-taking...
View ArticleStuff I Forgot To Tell My Daughter - Michele A'Court
When Michele A’Court realised she’d forgotten to tell her grown-up daughter a thing or two about living, she didn’t sit her down for a wee chat. Instead, she wrote a one-woman show – then a book. In...
View ArticlePass The Gat
This is way more than your average guitar get-together. It’s a gathering of three masterful Kiwi singer-songwriters, who combine their rich blend of brilliant musicianship and melodies. They all share...
View ArticleBetween the Cracks - Yana Alana
Life is a one-woman show for risqué rabble rouser Yana Alana, who lets it all hang out. Literally. The edgy alter ego of Sarah Ward delves into deep and dark places of burlesque and blame in her show...
View ArticleAdam Page
Multi-instrumentalist Adam Page is the ultimate improviser, who has even been known to use his beard to make music. “I never think about the show, before the show – I just walk up on stage and it...
View ArticleBlack Faggot
Imagine being young, gay and Samoan with God and your mother watching. That’s the premise of award-winning play Black Faggot, which inspires laughter, tears, fury and pride. Written by Victor Rodger as...
View ArticleThe Great Taranaki Steam Band
A 35-strong community ensemble, The Great Taranaki Steam Band, will get The Famous Spiegeltent swinging. Of the “concert band” genre, this group of musicians will play jazz standards from the 1920s to...
View ArticleThe Demolition of the Century - by Duncan Sarkies
Insurance investigator Tom Spotswood has lost his socks, his suitcase, his career, his ex-wife and his son Frank. He is also being followed by various shadowy figures, including a man who is...
View ArticleAn Evening with the Modern Maori Quartet
An evening with the Modern Maori Quartet is a celebration of humour and heavenly harmonies. Handsome and well-dressed, they’re all swagger and suave, with a fine sense of comic timing and cheeky charm....
View ArticleSimon Thacker's Ritmata
Music is a universal language for guitar virtuoso Simon Thacker. Described as an intercultural musical pioneer, composer and classical guitarist, Thacker leads Ritmata. In this ensemble he is joined by...
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