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posted Sep 8, 2011 3:49 PM by Merrilee McCoy
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One show only: Wednesday, 8pm
A grizzly murder in the Hutt. A killer on the loose. But why now? Wainui?
Join the CSI: Wainui team - the best forensic scientists, amateur detectives, and neighbourhood-watch-enthusiasts that the Hutt can muster. But with all the emotional baggage they bring to work, can they catch the culprit?
Back for one show only after a sell-out season in the NZ International Comedy Festival 2011.
"WIT shows once more they can be counted on to deliver." - Theatreview
Featuring: Jennifer O’Sullivan, Christine Brooks, Anton Van Helden, Geoff Simmons, Mark Scott, Lyndon Hood.
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posted Sep 8, 2011 3:46 PM by Merrilee McCoy
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One show only, Thursday 6:30pm
Spoken is an elegant and intriguing long-form where, presented with a series of scenes tied to a single encounter, the audience must build the story.
How does context change the story you see?
Featuring a special cast of Festival players. |
posted Sep 8, 2011 3:43 PM by Merrilee McCoy
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Tuesday, 9.30pm and Thursday, 8pm
Two geeky men and two gorgeous women take on the topics of lust, romance and of course LOVE.
Bring your men for a lesson in romance, bring your girlfriends to have a giggle and bring your kids … if they need the birds and the bees chat and you can’t handle doing it yourself.
From the first pangs of lust to the last kiss and all the messy parts in between. L.O.V.E. promises to be passionate, eye-opening and... well... lovely!
Romantic comedy stories for non-romantics … and girls.
Starring: Hamish Parkinson, Daniel Pengelly, Elsie Edgerton-Till and Vanessa Wells |
posted Sep 8, 2011 3:37 PM by Merrilee McCoy
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One show only (World Premiere!), Thursday 9.30pm
The further you travel, the closer to home...
The Long Weekend is an improvised story which will reveal the truth of the relationships between five old friends as they reunite for a long weekend away from home.
Each night the characters, relationships, and the New Zealand location will be different.
Each night we will find out more about the people onstage than they knew themselves.
Reuniting: Christine Brooks, Brandon Brooks, Nicola Hill, Merrilee McCoy, Paul Sullivan
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posted Sep 8, 2011 1:40 AM by Merrilee McCoy
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Wednesday, 9:30pm and Friday 6:30pm
Witness a live-action cartoon created in front of your very eyes by two of New Zealand's up and coming comedians.
With 11 years of professional improvising between them and most recently taking home Best Comedy at the 2011 Auckland Fringe, Hamish Parkinson and Eli Matthewson present a show like you've never seen before. If you thought velcro died in the 90s, you thought wrong.
"Matthewson and Parkinson have a great chemistry onstage...if they're doing improv anywhere soon I'd really like to go along"
-Theatreview
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posted Sep 8, 2011 1:37 AM by Merrilee McCoy
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Knee-Jerk Reactions presents Rebecca De Unamuno is... Open to Suggestion
Tuesday and Friday, 8pm
One woman. Three characters. A series of monologues created on the spot, based on audience suggestions. Difficult? You bet! Crazy? Uh-huh! So crazy it just might work.
Open To Suggestion was a 2005 Moosehead Award recipient and debuted at the 2005 Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
The show has also played at The World's Funniest Island (Syd) and Off the Cuff Improv Festival (Qld).
“De Unamuno's exquisite talent for creating characters on the spot, as well as a narrative to sustain them, is something to see.” - The Age, Melbourne |
posted Sep 8, 2011 1:34 AM by Merrilee McCoy
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Four of the Court Jesters' veteran improviser-directors will battle it out to create the most amusing, intriguing, endearing and unexpected theatre imaginable.
Will they win critical acclaim?
Or will they bomb at the box office?
It's your votes that will decide who sits in the director's chair, and who's left on the cutting room floor.
“Everything they say is f**king funny” – Canta Magazine. |
posted Sep 8, 2011 1:29 AM by Merrilee McCoy
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We're super excited to offer you (for the first time) two shows for all the family.
The Fairytale Cookbook - Saturday 11am
Open The Fairytale Cookbook, choose your ingredients, and let us whip you up an improvised fairytale you've never seen before.
Start off with a Hero, add a splash of Pirate King, or spice it up with a Witch...the choice is yours!
The Fairytale Cookbook is an all new improvised format created especially with families in mind. The audience helps cast the actors, choose the characters for the tales, and guide the hero safely (or dangerously!) through the adventure they have created.
The Fairytale Cookbook is a unique chance to have REAL input into a show rather than passive predetermined pantomime choices of the past. With three separate fairytales each show there will be something for everyone, young and old.
...Cooked up by Jason Geary (Melbourne)
The Improvisors present....A Knight To Remember, Saturday 1pm
A Knight to Remember is about a brave and noble Knight who loses his memory! With improvised action, music and the help of the audience’s imagination can this Knight get his memory back in time. A Knight to Remember is a totally interactive show for kids that uses the audience’s ideas and suggestions to steer the course of the story, maybe even joining the action on stage! We welcome and encourage the audience to come dressed up for the occasion – Knights, Queens, Jesters and Magicians are all welcome to add to the interactive experience (and fun).
Cast: Pete Doile, Richard Falkner and Ian Harcourt
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posted Sep 8, 2011 1:24 AM by Merrilee McCoy
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These shows feature casts of players from across the festival, who play together for one night only to share an extra-special spontaneous treat with you.
Sink or Swim - Tuesday 6:30pm Created by Nick Byrne (Canberra), inspired by Die Gorillas (Berlin)On opening night, join some of the greatest improvisers from around New Zealand and the globe as they are paired-up for the first time to see what happens when great minds meet. Each pair will pitch to you their right to continue playing or not. You decide who will sink and who will swim.
Late Night Tales, Directed by Brendon Bennetts (Chch) - Friday, 11pm Do you like scary movies? The spooks come out to play in this after-dark special, featuring a collection of NZIF players who dare to scare.
Jason Geary’s ‘How Bout This?’ - Saturday 6:30pm See the format that’s taking Australia by storm! It’s simple. An Improviser pitches to the cast. If the cast are inspired the scene plays out. If not, nobody gets on stage and you clap wildly for them.
It’s win/win baby! Great improvisation with a wild sense of play.
Come get swept up in the excitement.
To Be Continued - Saturday, 8pm
One will stand. Two will fall. This spring, join a stellar cast of NZIF players as they prepare you for the Action, Thriller, Shakespeare, Foreign, Romance, Comedy, Sci-fi, Western, Road Movie, Musical, Film Noir, Fantasy, Horror, War-Film (and other genres) of the year. You choose the story that survives. What fate awaits our heroes? Will boy marry girl? Can music & lyrics conquer all? Will the villain finally win? What Genre are you? All will be revealed if you choose for it, To Be Continued...
Finale, Directed by Rebecca De Unamuno - Saturday 9:30pm Farewell the 2011 NZIF with a show directed by Australia's best, Rebecca De Unamuno.
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