{"id":144813,"date":"2025-11-20T14:21:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T14:21:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/144813\/"},"modified":"2025-11-20T14:21:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T14:21:09","slug":"hr-the-musical-that-bloody-woman-and-the-nutcracker-the-spinoff-event-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/144813\/","title":{"rendered":"HR the Musical, That Bloody Woman, and The Nutcracker: The Spinoff event guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Spinoff\u2019s top pick of events from around the motu. Here\u2019s the best for the week November 20\u201327.<\/p>\n

Welcome to The Spinoff event guide, your weekly, curated selection of gigs, events and exhibitions happening across Aotearoa. If you want to pitch your event for future guides then please use this handy form<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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Kerikeri<\/p>\n

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Visual art: Rhythm of the North<\/a><\/p>\n

Little Black Gallery
November 19 \u2013 November 29
Free<\/p>\n

\u201cStep inside and discover paintings that echo shifting skies, ceramics alive with glowing glazes, jewellery inspired by the land and sea, and sculptures that seem to move with the breath of the North. Each piece reflects the pulse of Tai Tokerau \u2013 sometimes quiet, sometimes bold, always deeply connected to place.\u2019<\/p>\n

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\nT\u0101maki Makaurau<\/p>\n

Theatre: HR The Musical #2<\/a><\/p>\n

Q Theatre
November 25 \u2013 December 6
$49 \u2013 $69<\/p>\n

Highly recommend this whipsmart work drama pisstake. \u201cCEO Richard (\u201cDick\u201d) and his band of generic employees return with a completely new show of riotous musical sketch-comedy. Like its predecessor, the show will include a range of musical genres, from Renaissance to pop, rockabilly to Latin and oonst-oonst. HR The Musical #2 will tackle up-to-the-minute workplace conundrums through the medium of the belly laugh.\u201d<\/p>\n

Music: Jubilation Choir<\/a><\/p>\n

The Hollywood
3pm Sun, November 23 (matinee show)
$25 \u2013 $65<\/p>\n

\u201cJubilation at The Hollywood brings together Ponsonby\u2019s own Jubilation Choir with special guests Julia Deans, Bella Kalolo and Anika Moa for an evening of beautiful songs and beautiful singing.\u201d<\/p>\n

Te Papaioea<\/p>\n

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Music: Manawat\u016b Sinfonia<\/a><\/p>\n

Spiers Centre, Palmerston North Boys\u2019 High
2.30pm Sun, November 23\u00a0
$5 \u2013 $20\u00a0<\/p>\n

\u201cJoin us for an afternoon of wonderful music from the sublime to the surreal! Shadley van Wyk will perform Mozart\u2019s Horn Concerto in Eb (the sublime) and we will also perform Satie\u2019s Parade (the surreal, includes percussion instruments such as a typewriter). Also on the programme some Kodaly and Ravel. It\u2019s going to be a treat for the ears!\u201d<\/p>\n

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Whakat\u016b<\/p>\n

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Musical theatre: That Bloody Woman<\/a><\/p>\n

The Mussel Inn
7pm Thurs, November 27 (opening night; runs until December 6)
$25 \u2013 $40<\/p>\n

\u201cThat Bloody Woman is a high-energy punk-rock musical. It tells the story of Kate Sheppard, a pivotal leader in the New Zealand women\u2019s suffrage movement, and fight to secure voting rights for women.\u201d<\/p>\n

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\u014ctautahi<\/p>\n

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Music: Shades of Shakti<\/a><\/p>\n

Great Hall, The Arts Centre
7.30pm Sat, November 22
$25<\/p>\n

\u201cBringing together musical influences from different sides of the world to create something fresh and unique and reinforce the notion that music knows no borders\u2026 One of those rare ensembles that transcend into the sonic stratosphere.\u201d \u2013 Bret McKenzie (Flight of the Conchords).<\/p>\n

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\u014ctepoti<\/p>\n

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Dance: Royal New Zealand Ballet\u2019s The Nutcracker<\/a><\/p>\n

The Regent Theatre
November 21\u201322
$39 \u2013 $115<\/p>\n

\u201cA new production of the most beloved ballet classic, The Nutcracker. Central to Christmas memories for generations of audiences, The Nutcracker is a timeless celebration of family, fantasy and growing up, where \u2018home for Christmas\u2019 is the most powerful magic of all.\u201d<\/p>\n

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