Lorelle McNaughton
The Muppets’ A Christmas Carol was Simon Marino’s favourite show as a child. Marino now plays the ghost of Marley, a former employee of the …
The creamy-smooth jazz arrangement of Ray Charles take on Jingle Bells, and Victor C Johnson’s arrangement of African Noel are part of this year’s Carols …
Hawaiiki Hou (new horizons) exhibition
He Tirohanga ki Tai: Dismantling the Doctrine of Discovery
Charles Dickens’ Victorian story, A Christmas Carol, comes to life in and around the audience with Evolution Theatre Company’s stage adaptation of the story of …
The deep-groove smooth of bass guitar-driven Subset BC’s loungy rhythms isn’t 1960s psychedelia as we know it but the psychedelic aesthetic of the poster design …
The Band School finishes year with concert You’ve seen them entertaining passers-by in the street during the school holidays and now 80 of Ricky Boyd’s …
The elbow-out-the-window on-the-road track Stranger Tides opens Teia Kennedy’s debut EP of the same name. The bouncy, wind-in-your-hair song sings to the uncertainty of unknown …
The old-school, funk soul sound with smooth vocals that Troy Kingi gave New Zealand with his most recent album Shake That Skinny Ass All The …
'A story of redemption'
Saturday, December 8 to Sunday, December 16
A selection of furniture handcrafted from native timber felled at Whangara in the 1800s by Captain William Tucker is to be exhibited in the historic …
It’s fun, it’s educational, it’s Nanogirl’s Out of this World show. Real-life nonscientist Michelle Dickinson (pictured partially obscured on the right in this action-packed picture), …
Budding actors have the opportunity to attend an acting workshop next month with a theatre professional. Former Gisborne woman Belinda Campbell is an actor, writer, …
Human hair, beachcombed manuka and wooden kumara are among materials artist Conor Jeory is working with on his two most recent projects. The hair is …
Out of The Bedroom Into the Lounge
Saturday December 1 through to Sunday December 9
The final screening of Alien Addiction, an absurd, sci-fi comedy lashed with Kiwi humour, will be held at the Odeon tonight — and includes a …
The silly season is almost upon us and leading the way is touring company Operatunity’s pantomime, Cinderella. The English tradition of the panto involves overacting, …
Mayhem and Murder
The fine line between vandalism and street art, cultural appropriateness, and cultural appropriation, were among ideas behind Mark Peters’ submission that won the people’s choice …
For the play Kings of the Gym, Unity Theatre director James Packman needed someone who was 50 and unfit to play physical education (PE) teacher …
Art, Reo, Toi
Saturday November 17 to Sunday November 25
Role of the teacher in our education system examined in Kings of the Gym
It’s time to dust off the platforms and squeeze back into those leotards as ABBA fans are set to welcome in the festive season with …
What drives someone to walk on broken glass, swallow fire or juggle a chainsaw? In Rollicking Entertainment’s Seven Deadly Stunts, real life married couple David …
Among the up to 3000 singers from around the world who performed Karl Jenkins’ modern mass to peace, The Armed Man, in Berlin recently were …
The frontman of acclaimed New Zealand band The Feelers, James Reid, will perform in Gisborne at Smash Palace on Wednesday, November 28. As the vocalist, …
Gisborne filmmaker Cheyenne Lewis likes that she can turn her thoughts into movies. The 17-year-old Lytton High School student has had her latest film shortlisted …
Gisborne’s Go-2 Guide is your complete entertainment package. Filled with local events, clubs, sports fixtures much more.