One of the things I love about Valhalla is that they consistently put on great, well-priced, line-ups -and last Friday was no exception. Four bands, each of whom had their own distinct sound and style even though they all had…
Galathea: Into the Bush, on now at the gorgeous Grand Hall of the The Public Trust Building is a show about sex and sexuality. A celebration of diversity and being a bit of an idiot in love, GITB literally sparkles…
I’ve spent most of tonight feeling like a grown-up five-year-old and it has been glorious. With a huge grins on our faces my plus one and I clapped and cheered our way through card tricks, rope tricks, illusions and mental…
When you enter the venue you enter the show already. The cast of Production Comedy ‘A Slightly Isolated Dog’ roams S&M’s introducing themselves and being very inviting. They develop storylines with the audience as we unwittingly become part of the…
Nerd Nite already has a dedicated crowd in Wellington, but for this writer, it was my first experience of the event. The venue was changed, due to recent quakes, and moved from the Hotel Bristol to VK’s Comedy and Blues…
As a French guy, the yearly celebration of Beaujolais Nouveau is the kind of tradition that can go a lot of different ways. The quality of the wine is hit or miss, and the atmosphere can be very volatile, as…
Having missed Rukahu at last year’s Fringe Festival, I jumped at the chance to review this new version of it – reformatted for a black box theatre. Having lost their opening night to the combined effects of earthquakes and storms,…
Girl Rising is a powerful documentary following the stories of nine different girls in nine developing countries, as they fight for their right to an education in the face of poverty, exploitation, and inequality. Each girl was teamed up with…
Café Scientifique is a pretty cool idea: a short talk by a scientist for interested laypeople, followed by a question and answer session. Tuesday’s Café, titled “How Volcanoes Can Mess Up Your Day”, was all about the results of a…
Thrive Pilates has just opened its doors in Manners St and two lucky Plus One writers went down for a lunch-time session to check out the new studio. Turning my out-of-office on, I removed myself for lunchtime and strolled over…