Brendon Thomas
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This weekNZ Concert Band Festival: Performances staged as part of the national event. War Memorial Theatre; August 5 & 6 (9am - 4.30pm).
Royal NZ Airforce Band: Playing in Gisborne as part of the 2016 NZ Concert Band Festival. War Memorial Theatre; August 5 (7.30pm).
Brendon Thomas & The Vibes: Playing the second of the Dome’s cinema equipment fundraising series. The Dome Bar; August 6. (8.30pm)
Gisborne Unity Theatre: All-woman production of three short plays: Towpath (written by Robert Iles, directed by Elizabeth Boyce); Whether I Fall, written/directed by in-house writer Jackie Davis; and a devised work about women bringing up mokopuna (directed by Stephanie Barnett). Unity Theatre black box theatre; August 5 (7.30pm), 6 & 7 (3pm) and 9-12 (7.30pm) and 13 (3pm).
The Complete History Of The Royal NZ Navy Abridged: The Royal NZ Navy marks the 75th anniversary of the ill-fated Operation HMS Neptune, with Mark Hadlow and Gregory Cooper’s Siemens Navy Players Tour. The show features a comedy review evening for families, and an independent children’s pantomime. War Memorial Theatre; August 10 and 11 (7pm).
Coming upDisco Daze: Boogie fever promises to break out at the disco night planned to mark the 40th anniversary since disco hit the air waves. The Dome Room; August 13.
Joel Baldwin: Classical guitarist heads to Gisborne to play a recital for the Winter Concert Series. Tairawhiti Museum; August 14 (2pm).
Dan Bolton Quartet: Direct from New York City, bringing a unique version of jazz, pop and Latin American styles. The Dome Room; August 18.
Menopause The Musical On Fire: Award-winning show returns to New Zealand to turn hot flushes, mood swings and memory loss into fodder for hilarious musical comedy. War Memorial Theatre; August 19.
Sons of Zion: Top Kiwi reggae band on their New Zealand tour. Shipwreck Bar; August 19.
Mojito: Latin dance party celebration of music, dance and culture. The Dome Room; August 20 (9pm till late).
The Organ Is Dancing: Special concert from international organist Kemp English playing works by composers including Bach, Dubois and Lithgow. St Andrew’s Church; August 20 (7pm). Dr English returns the next day with an illustrated talk and showcase of the keyboard sonatas by “forgotten genius” Leopold Kozeluch; St Andrew’s Church; August 21 (2pm).
New Zealand Symphony Orchestra in concert: A fun, free evening of music for children and families. War Memorial Theatre; August 23 (6.30pm to 7.45pm).
At the flicksDome Cinema tel: 08 324 3005The Carer —Brian Cox shines as a retired Shakespearean actor, with Parkinson’s disease, cooped up in his country manor, frustrated and grumpy. Family members insist he has a carer and he ends up with a Hungarian refugee (Coco Konig) who has acting aspirations of her own.
Dough —An old Jewish baker (Jonathan Pryce) struggles to keep his business afloat until his Muslim apprentice drops cannabis in the dough and sales rocket.
Remember — Christopher Plummer is in fine form as a forgetful nursing home resident who is sent by a fellow concentration camp survivor (Martin Landau) on a mission to kill a Nazi war criminal. The would-be assassin must track down four people with the same name in the US and Canada, and kill the right one.
My Fair Lady — Audrey Hepburn, Rex Harrison and Cecil Beaton’s Oscar-winning costume design get the remastered treatment, and the result is 170 minutes of revitalised colour, sound and music. This is the second restoration of the 1964 classic, the first having been undertaken in 1994.
Odeon Multiplex tel: 867 3339Poi E: The Story of Our Song — Story of the song that took New Zealand by storm in 1984. Dalvanius Prime returned from Sydney to nurse his dying mother in Taranaki and stayed to embrace his culture. Through Prince Tui Teka he met Tokomaru Bay composer Ngoi Pewhairangi, with whom he composed Poi E. Prime persuaded the Patea Maori Club to perform the song and crowdfunded the music video that captured the pride of a town facing hard times. Directed by Tearepa Kahi.
Suicide Squad — Film based on DC Comics team of same name. A secret government agency recruits jailed supervillains for dangerous covert missions in exchange for clemency. Will Smith plays an assassin called Deadshot, Jared Leto plays the psychopathic Joker, and Margot Robbie plays crazed former psychiatrist Harley Quinn.
Jason Bourne — Former CIA assassin Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) resurfaces just as his former employers bring in a programme to hunt him down. Now recovered from amnesia, Bourne tries to learn more about his past and his family. Also stars Tommy Lee Jones.
Sherpa — Australian director Jennifer Peedom set out to uncover tension in the 2014 Everest climbing season from the Sherpas’ viewpoint. While she was there, 16 Sherpas died in an avalanche, and her film shows how the Sherpas united to reclaim the mountain.
Lights Out — A bloodthirsty supernatural being is discernible only in the dark. When it starts to prey on a family, a young woman must fight to protect herself and her younger half-brother.
Star Trek Beyond — A seemingly unstoppable wave of aliens forces the crew of the USS Enterprise to abandon ship. Stranded on an unknown planet, the crew face a ruthless enemy. Chris Pine, Zachary Quinto and Karl Urban star as Kirk, Spock and McCoy.
Ghostbusters —Reboot of 1980s films with ghostbusters played by Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Kate McKinnon and Leslie Jones.
The BFG — A Roald Dahl classic gets Steven Spielberg’s touch. Mark Rylance is The Big Friendly Giant, Penelope Wilton is The Queen, Ruby Barnhill is Sophie and Jemaine Clement is Fleshlumpeater.
Ice Age: Collision Course —Scrat the sabre-toothed squirrell accidentally sets off a chain reaction that results in a bunch of asteroids transforming and threatening Earth.
Finding Dory — Dory is a Pacific regal blue tang fish with memory loss. Friends Nemo and Marlin help her search for her long-lost parents.
ExhibitionsBared Soles: Exhibition of new works by Gisborne artist and art teacher Jacqui Kay. Verve Cafe; opens August 4 (6pm).
Taku Kuia: More than 30 visual and performing artists celebrate their “nannies”. Te Whare Umu Gallery (cnr Pitt Street & Customhouse Street); opens August 5 (6pm).
The Aviary: New drawings and prints by Susie Gibson, and leather jewellery by Marita Hicks.
PaulNache: New works by Valerie Bos and Lorene Taurerewa.
Toihoukura: Tau Hou, an exhibition celebrating Matariki, the Maori New Year.
Tairawhiti Museum: Various exhibitions including: A celebration of wood, featuring Laurence Aberhart photography and older museum exhibits curated by designer Katy Wallace; Young Country – Kerry Hines’ curated collection of William Williams amateur photography researched for her PhD in creative writing; Gisborne Artists & Potters Winter Exhibition; Te Rerenga Wairua, works by Nick Tupara; Gladstone Road, photos celebrating Gisborne’s main drag.
Tirohia Gallery: The Design School, emerging designers share their work.
Tupara Gallery: Ko Wai Au, a gathering of Maori painters.
Gisborne iSite: Exhibition space featuring a rotation of works by local artists.
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