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Accessible Performances and Events

It's your Festival and we want it to be as accessible as possible for everyone. Below are a collection of shows that are NZSL Interpreted, Audio Described or subtitled. A full guide to access for the Festival including transport options and venue information can be found on our Access Info page. 

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Complexity of Belonging

Complexity of Belonging

Dance, Theatre 11 – 13 Mar

A daring and darkly humorous exploration of identity in the age of social media from two of dance and theatre’s most unflinching makers.

Word and movement are intricately intertwined ... deeply moving and frequently hilarious ... a must see
Australian Stage
Free
Do I Belong Here?

Do I Belong Here?

Artist Talk, Theatre 10 Mar

Chunky Move’s brilliant Complexity of Belonging explores identity inthe age of social media. Join Anouk van Dijk and some of the cast to discuss their extraordinary work.

NZWorld Premiere
Te Pō

Te Pō

Theatre 01 – 05 Mar

A policeman, a priest and a blind man look for clues that will lead them to the missing playwright Bruce Mason in this eloquent and surprising comedy punctuated by Māori showband songs. 

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Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) A New Beggar's Opera

Dead Dog in a Suitcase (and other love songs) A New Beggar's Opera

Theatre, Music 26 Feb – 02 Mar

Busting with wit, wonder and weirdness, this was one of The Guardian’s Top 10 theatre shows of 2014. The ever-inventive, multi-talented Kneehigh rework John Gay’s bawdy 18th-century musical satire The Beggar’s Opera.

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Cineastas

Cineastas

Theatre 10 – 16 Mar

In this stunning two-tier staging, downstairs you’ll follow the work, lives and loves of four film-makers over a year in Buenos Aires, while upstairs the films they’re making come to life.  

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