Young singer and songwriter Venice Qin, 18, who has booked Auckland's Civic Theatre to perform in. Photo / Dean Purcell
Young singer and songwriter Venice Qin, 18, who has booked Auckland's Civic Theatre to perform in. Photo / Dean Purcell
A mother's love and support of her daughter will see a Kiwi teen take centre stage at New Zealand's most coveted theatres.
Talented pop singer Venice Qin, 18, will perform at The Civic in Auckland, the country's most celebrated theatre.
The Auckland teen's mother Christina Yu had booked the theatreexclusively, which cost upward of $20,000, and had taken out radio advertisements to promote the one-night-only event.
The Auckland Live website lists tickets as between $40 - $100 for the theatre that seats 2379 people over two levels. The show on November 27 goes for two hours, including a 20 minute interval.
Young singer and songwriter Venice Qin, 18, who has booked Auckland's Civic Theatre to perform in. Photo / Dean Purcell
Yu said hiring the venue which she said she "put on the mortgage".
She acknowledged it was a big decision to hire such a well-known venue but she saw it as the ultimate support for Venice.
"I'm a single mum but what I feel is, I love her and she has a dream. I would regret it if I didn't support her."
"I would not do it if I didn't believe in her, I am working class I am not a person in business with a lot of money to invest, I am a mum."
Robbie Macrae from Auckland Live which runs The Civic said the popular theatre was usually booked well in advance.
"The Civic is one of the most iconic atmospheric theatres in the southern hemisphere so in normal, non-Covid times, dates for concerts are scarce and opportunities like this are rare," he said.
