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De-light-ful Sydney: I went to Vivid Sydney and loved it
Read more: De-light-ful Sydney: I went to Vivid Sydney and loved itI went to Vivid Sydney, and, if you excuse the pun, found it completely de-light-ful. It’s been my dream to go to Vivid Sydney, the world’s largest festival of light, music and ideas, so when I was offered the opportunity to see it with Destination NSW I leapt at the chance. The annual festival is held from…
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NZ Festival 2016 brings a cultural feast
Read more: NZ Festival 2016 brings a cultural feastLeah Garcia Purves headed along for Thread to celebrate the Auckland Launch of the 2016 New Zealand Festival, with Artistic Director, Shelagh Magadza, to hear the exciting full programme, which marks the 30th anniversary of the Festival… The Auckland NZ Festival media launch was held in a big office building. It was somewhat sterile compared to…
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A Comedy Festival favourite, the Big Show 2015
Read more: A Comedy Festival favourite, the Big Show 2015THE BIG SHOW A Comedy Festival favourite, the Big Show in 2015 features four comedians from the UK – the Andrew Watts, Nish Kumar, Joel Dommett, and Lloyd Langford. Held in the Concert Chamber at the Town Hall (which they’ve renamed “the Comedy Chamber” for the next few weeks – I see what you did…
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NZ Comedy Fest 2015: THE GREEN EFFECT with Brendon Green
Read more: NZ Comedy Fest 2015: THE GREEN EFFECT with Brendon GreenHosted by New Zealand comedian Brendon Green, this show is a variation upon the ubiquitous panel show. Green is the host, and his dream is to have some sort of phenomenon named after himself – just as we have the Heimlich manoeuvre, or Boyle’s law, or Alzheimer’s syndrome, so too he wants us to have…