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    02/26/2021 to 03/20/2021

    New Zealand Fringe Festival 2021

    New Zealand Fringe Festival, NZ’s largest open access arts festival of unbridled creativity and culture returns for another year.
  • 02/10/2021 to 02/20/2021

    ‘Not As Simple As It Sounds’

    6 days long durational performance, installation and workshop
  • Night of the Queer
    02/04/2021 to 02/13/2021

    Night of the Queer

    Featuring dazzling dance, extraordinary aerial artistry, sassy song, bold burlesque, divine drag and a huge dose of comedy, this sublime queer cabaret appeals to all colours of the rainbow.

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26 Feb 2021 to 20 Mar 2021
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New Zealand Fringe Festival 2021

New Zealand Fringe Festival, NZ’s largest open access arts festival of unbridled creativity and culture returns for another year.
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Exchange Atrium
Wellington
6 Sep 2020 to 19 Dec 2021
Comedy

The Early Early Late Show

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The Court Theatre
Canterbury
22 Jan 2021 to 17 Dec 2021
Comedy

Scared Scriptless

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The Court Theatre
Canterbury
23 Jan 2021 to 20 Feb 2021
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Shakespeare in the Park 2021

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The PumpHouse Amphitheatre
Auckland
4 Feb 2021
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Auckland Pride Gala 2021

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Rangatira, Q Theatre
Auckland
9 Feb 2021 to 30 Mar 2021
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WSA - Creative Writing Class - 8-12 years

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Waikato Society of Arts - ArtsPost Building
Waikato
9 Feb 2021 to 30 Mar 2021
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WSA - Teenage Creative Writing Class 13-18 years

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Waikato Society of Arts - ArtsPost Building
Waikato
9 Feb 2021 to 13 Feb 2021
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I Wanna Be Mark Wahlberg

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Basement Theatre
Auckland
9 Feb 2021 to 13 Feb 2021
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I Wanna Be Mark Wahlberg

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Basement Theatre
Auckland
9 Feb 2021 to 13 Feb 2021
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HEtheyShe

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Basement Theatre
Auckland
11 Feb 2021 to 20 Feb 2021
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Let's Get Loco!

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Q Theatre
Auckland
12 Feb 2021 to 21 Feb 2021
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Towel You What!?

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Aotea Square
Auckland
14 Feb 2021 to 6 Mar 2021
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Auckland Fringe festival 2021

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Various
Auckland
15 Feb 2021 to 12 Apr 2021
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WSA - Adult Creative Writing Class

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Waikato Society of Arts - ArtsPost Building
Waikato
15 Feb 2021 to 17 Feb 2021
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Barrier Ninja

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Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall
Auckland
15 Feb 2021 to 17 Feb 2021
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Sorry For Your Loss

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Great Hall, Auckland Town Hall
Auckland
16 Feb 2021 to 20 Feb 2021
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Mr Melancholy - Auckland Fringe Festival 2021

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Studio One Toi Tū
Auckland
17 Feb 2021 to 20 Feb 2021
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Te Whare Kapua

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Māngere Arts Centre – Ngā Tohu o Uenuku
Auckland
17 Feb 2021 to 19 Feb 2021
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Dakota of the White Flats

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ONEONESIX
Northland
23 Feb 2021 to 27 Feb 2021
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Outta the Mouths of Babes

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Basement Theatre, Auckland
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