What's on at the Picton Little Theatre
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Gillian Boucher & Bob McNeill in Concert
Thursday 29th October, 7.30 pm - 9.30 pm After a successful CD Release tour of USA & Canada at the end of 2019, this popular Folk Duo are ready to get back on stage **for one night only** sharing stunning new songs and tunes from their new album, Race for the Sun. Two award-winning musicians combined with subtle grace and sharp wit – Gillian Boucher & Bob McNeill are a touch of magic and a musical force to be reckoned with. Based in New Zealand, both Gillian, an exceptional fiddler & dancer from Eastern Canada’s Scottish-infused Cape Breton Island, and Bob, an acclaimed guitarist, singer & songwriter from Scotland, share a deeply seeded passion for their musical heritage and culture. Gillian’s fiddle style is unique, seamlessly blending the music of her ancestors with contemporary sounds. Paired with Bob’s innovative, rhythmic accompaniment and powerful lyricism, they present a truly dynamic yet sensitive acoustic conversation that captivates any audience. Price: $25 per ticket Booking website: www.eventfinda.co.nz |
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Rail Land
Saturday 7th November, 7.30 pm - 9.00 pm A journey of the mind, through song and story, about New Zealand’s on-and-off again love affair with passenger rail. Equal parts tragedy, comedy, and personal memoir, Rail Land is a theatrical show that weaves the critically acclaimed songs of Anthonie Tonnon with synthesizer soundscapes, and soliloquy like story-telling. Along with touches like historical letters to the editor, and meticulous notes on taking Aotearoa’s surviving public railways, Rail Land is a story of human enterprise, sabotage, obsession and hope. The show also travels with an exhibition of historic NZ Rail Advertising Department posters and schematic maps, blown up to large scale. Price: $20.22 per ticket Booking website: www.eventfinda.co.nz |
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Say it with Flowers
Saturday 14th November, 7.30 pm A poet laureate, a storyteller, and a musician ‘Say it with Flowers’ on a tour across Aotearoa this November, brought to you by Arts on Tour New Zealand. In this travelling poetry and song cabaret show, David Eggleton, the official Poet Laureate of Aotearoa, presents his own wry, comic take on Kiwiana, alongside stand-up storyteller and former Bard of Christchurch, Steve Thomas. These two veterans of the performance poetry scene in New Zealand are accompanied by master musician Richard Wallis. Say it with flowers’ is a title inspired by the English artist Banksy’s famous wall image of a youthful masked flower thrower, flinging - not a Molotov cocktail, but a colourful bouquet of flowers, representing our common hopes for the peaceful resolution to the global issues of our time. On this tour, the performers will throw words, sometimes barbed, and often beautiful, or beautifully barbed, with a similar aim of emphasising our common humanity. Note: There is a rumour (fake news?) that this internationally recognised graffiti artist might join the entourage, but as no one knows who he is, it may be hard to identify him in the crowd. Price: $20.50 per ticket Booking website: www.eventfinda.co.nz |
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Picton Little Theatre Inc
9 Dublin Street Picton 7220 Tel: 021 331 398 Email: pictonlittletheatre1@gmail.com |