2 weeks Ago By Zanna Gillespie
Last weekend was for battening the hatches and eating chocolate, but this weekend is for going out and experiencing Tāmaki Makaurau . For parents, there are a couple of live shows you can take the kids to for the final weekend of the school holidays . For everyone else, there’s live theatre , an anime festival, a local pop princess and an international comedy sensation to see.
Plus, next week Auckland is getting all artsy in the lead-up to Aotearoa Art Fair . Here’s our top picks for things to do in Auckland this weekend and beyond. 1) Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express On Tuesday, Auckland Theatre Company opened an undeniable literary classic: Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express.
The stage of the ASB Waterfront Theatre has been transformed into an opulent 1930s train on which a passenger has been mysteriously stabbed to death. Conveniently onboard at the time is Detective Hercule Poirot played by theatre heavyweight Cameron Rhodes, alongside Rima Te Wiata as Helen Hubbard, Jennifer Ludlam as Princess Dragomiroff, Mirabai Pease as Mary Debenham, Sophie Henderson as Countess Andrenyi, and Bronwyn Ensor as Greta Ohlsson. It’s a testament to Christie’s writing that this whodunit can still be so compelling more than 90 years after the culprit was first revealed, when the book was published in 1934.
Shane Bosher helms ATC’s production of Tony-nominated playwright Ken Ludwig’s stage adaptation, and the three-week season is looking to be one of ATC’s most popular productions to date. When: April 22-May 10. Where: ASB Waterfront Theatre, Wynyward Quarter, Auckland.
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