 SLAVA’S SNOWSHOW
Russia
Undoubtedly the highlight of the Festival, SLAVA'S SNOWSHOW
will transform the TSB Showplace into a wintry wonderland of escapism.
This unforgettable event culminates in a blinding, heart-stopping
snowstorm that engulfs the entire audience. The lyrically beautiful,
theatrical experience melds the unbridled hilarity and unexpected
poignancy of clowning with awe-inspiring imagery, whimsical music
and amusement park thrills.
Sat 1 Aug – 7.30pm, Sun 2 Aug – 6pm, Tues 4 Aug – 7.30pm,
Wed 5 Aug – 7.30pm, Thurs 6 Aug – 7.30pm, Fri 7 Aug – 7.30pm,
Sat 8 Aug – 2pm and 7.30pm
TSB Theatre, TSB Showplace
 Four
Flat Whites in Italy
New Zealand/Aotearoa
by Roger Hall
With a copy of Lonely Planet and an Italian phrase book, recently
retired librarians Adrian and Alison are prepared to face the excitement
of la bella Italis…possibly.
From Vespas to Viagra, Michelangelo to middle-age, it’s an
unforgettable journey of deft satire, wry humour, astute observation
and legendary one-liners. Directed by Janice Finn, Starring Stuart
Devenie, George Henare, Annie Whittle and Darrien Takle.
Fri 24, Sat 25, Sun 26 July, 7.30pm, Theatre Royal,
TSB Showplace
 Ship Songs
New
Zealand/Aotearoa
If you’re lost, throw yourself at the mercy of the sea – it
may just bring you home. Inspired by how his parents met, actor Ian
Hughes weaves together three extraordinary sea-going adventures
that span five centuries
and four continents, and traverses the connection between the
sea, love and everyone’s quest to reach the shore. Songs and
lyrics by
Don McGlashan..
Fri 31, 7.30pm, Sat 1 Aug
8pm Theatre Royal, TSB Showplace
Wed 29 July, 7.30pm, Cue Theatre,
Inglewood
 Instructions
for Modern Living
New
Zealand/Aotearoa
Acclaimed New Zealand writer, Duncan Sarkies, and sound
designer, Nic McGowan, present a comic-tragic multimedia collage
of a time
capsule of urban life set in the small hours of the night. Behind
closed doors we eavesdrop on ordinary characters at the edge of sanity.
This razor-sharp captivating wit, music and video provides an eerie
atmosphere.
Tues 28, Wed
29 July, 7.30pm, Theatre Royal, TSB Showplace
 Ooh
Baby Baby!
New
Zealand/Aotearoa
A blend of comedy, aerial dance and acrobatic theatre,
Ooh Baby Baby is an hilarious excursion based around doctors
who run
a fertility
clinic. Problem patient encounters reveal fear of birth, womb envy,
a ticking biological clock and a woman with an obsession with the
world's falling sperm count. A funny, sexy saga of new life.
Fri 7, Sat
8 Aug, 8pm, Theatre Royal, TSB Showplace
 Portrait
of an Unidentified Man
Canada
Artist, fraud, chameleon, victim. Elmyr de Hory was all of
these, and the most notorious, successful and prolific art
forger of the
20th Century. He painted in the style of Matisse, Picasso and
Modigliani, and passed off the results as originals with astonishing
success.
Written
and performed by Pierre Brault.
Tues 4, Wed 5th Aug, 7pm, Theatre Royal,
TSB Showplace
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