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1 GUILT FREE ART FULL OF FLAVOUR TASTY FRINGE & PRIDE AT Q QTHEATRE.CO.NZ FEB 15

2 DIG IN ON SALE NOW QTHEATRE.CO.NZ Q THEATRE, CAFÉ, BAR 305 QUEEN ST AUCKLAND CBD TASTY Welcome to Q Theatre s TASTY 2015 Festival programme of Auckland Fringe and Auckland Pride. This year we ve hand-picked an assortment of Fringe and Pride shows for Q to stimulate your senses in the most unimaginable and unexpected ways. We re all festival junkies at Q and we re piling our plates high with our biggest summer festival line-up to date, featuring 11 local and international acts across theatre, comedy, music and dance. Dig in and gobble up as much as you can our buffet is bursting at the seams! TASTY 2015 at Q offers something for everyone, from jumping eggs and caterpillar puppeteers for the littlies, to late-night stand-up and a mind-reading hotdog for the most adventurous diners. Grab your mates and celebrate summer at Q, where the art is full of flavour and no two nights are the same. Thanks to our master chefs: HAPPY FEASTING. TEAM AT Q XXX Photography by Sarah Graham. Design by ithink. DISCLAIMER We ve done our best to secure all ingredients featuring in TASTY 2015 at Q. In the spirit of Auckland Fringe and Auckland Pride Festivals, last minute kitchen disasters may occur, and menu changes and chef s specials are expected. We apologise in advance if your first TASTY choice is unavailable. Visit for the latest.

THEATRE / COMEDY SURI VS. SHILOH You ve watched them since they were born. You know who they invited to their 11th birthday parties. You know who their first boyfriends were. Every intimate detail.

3 THEATRE / COMEDY SURI VS. SHILOH You ve watched them since they were born. You know who they invited to their 11th birthday parties. You know who their first boyfriends were. Every intimate detail. Daughters of megastars TOMKAT and BRANGELINA are all grown up and they ve got words for you voyeuristic sycophants! In an hilarious hour of celebrity-theatre, Suri Cruise and Shiloh Jolie-Pitt reveal what it s been like growing up as GOODS FOR PUBLIC CONSUMPTION. Directed by Lana Walters Featuring Susannah Smith-Roy & Phoebe Borwick 7.30PM FEB VAULT AT Q $16-$25

THEATRE LEGACY PROJECT: YEAR TWO Heart-warming personal stories to inspire, to make you laugh and share in the experience of being part of the Kiwi queer community.

4 THEATRE LEGACY PROJECT: YEAR TWO Heart-warming personal stories to inspire, to make you laugh and share in the experience of being part of the Kiwi queer community. LEGACY PROJECT returns for a second year, showcasing FRESH perspectives on the modern Kiwi LGBT experience. From some of Auckland s finest emerging artists come six brand new BITE-SIZED PLAYS exploring love and lust, family and friendship, the search for connection and what it really means to be gay, lesbian, bisexual or transgender today. & Auckland Pride Festival Curated by Bruce Brown & Clodagh Mills Featuring various Auckland artists 8:45PM FEB LOFT AT Q $15-$20

5 NEW ZEALAND PREMIERE THEATRE / COMEDY FRANK, THE MIND READING HOTDOG Frank, the MIND-READING HOTDOG! He s gonna freak you out! He ll pluck memories from your mind and words from your brain. We know what you re thinking. God he s handsome. And he is. Performing as Matt Penny, Frank s last show, EXPERIMENTS IN MIND-READING, was nominated for a cabaret award at Fringe World. This show is better. IT S A REAL WIENER. Featuring Matt Penny 9PM FEB VAULT AT Q $15-$25

STRIPPED BARE WORLD PREMIERE DANCE I am born barefoot and alone, I will die barefoot and alone. Sometimes my friends come with me Often they go in the other direction. I am born barefoot and alone. Grace - accompanies me.

6 STRIPPED BARE WORLD PREMIERE DANCE I am born barefoot and alone, I will die barefoot and alone. Sometimes my friends come with me Often they go in the other direction. I am born barefoot and alone. Grace - accompanies me. A BEAUTIFULLY SEASONED DANCE work FOR EVERYONE who is growing older and who is challenged by questions of ability, propriety, shame and glory. Featuring Jennifer De Leon 7PM FEB & FEB LOFT AT Q $15-$25

7 GROUNDED BY GEORGE BRANT THEATRE / DRAMA An unexpected pregnancy ends an ace fighter pilot s career in the sky. Reassigned to operate military DRONES from a windowless trailer outside Las Vegas, she hunts TERRORISTS by day and returns to her family each night. As the pressure to track a high-profile target mounts, the boundaries begin to blur between the desert in which she lives and the one she patrols HALF A WORLD AWAY. Winner of the Smith Prize, Scotsman Fringe First Award and Off-West End Theatre Award for Best Production of Directed by Alex Bonham Featuring Erica Kroger 7.15PM FEB VAULT AT Q $15-$27

8 AUCKLAND FRINGE FESTIVAL & AUCKLAND PRIDE FESTIVAL ON THE MENU WEEK 1 TUES 10 FEB 7:30PM / SURI VS. SHILOH / VAULT 8:45PM / LEGACY PROJECT: YEAR TWO / LOFT 9:00PM / FRANK, THE MIND READING HOTDOG / VAULT WED 11 FEB 7:30PM / SURI VS. SHILOH / VAULT 8:45PM / LEGACY PROJECT: YEAR TWO / LOFT 9:00PM / FRANK, THE MIND READING HOTDOG / VAULT THURS 12 FEB 7:00PM / STRIPPED BARE / LOFT 7:30PM / SURI VS. SHILOH / VAULT 8:45PM / LEGACY PROJECT: YEAR TWO / LOFT 9:00PM / FRANK, THE MIND READING HOTDOG / VAULT WEEK 2 TUES 17 FEB 7:00PM / STRIPPED BARE / LOFT 7:15PM / GROUNDED / VAULT 8:30PM / PUZZLE / LOFT 8:45PM / ONE OF THOSE / VAULT WED 18 FEB 7:00PM / STRIPPED BARE / LOFT 7:15PM / GROUNDED / VAULT 8:30PM / PUZZLE / LOFT 8:45PM / ONE OF THOSE / VAULT THURS 19 FEB 6:30PM / CATERPILLARS / LOFT 7:15PM / GROUNDED / VAULT 8:30PM / PUZZLE / LOFT 9PM / THE LOOSE DICK KIDDIE S SHOW / VAULT WEEK 3 TUE 24 FEB 7:00PM / EAT THE YOUNG FRESH / VAULT 8:45PM / WANTED THOUGHTS / VAULT WED 25 FEB 7:00PM / EAT THE YOUNG FRESH / VAULT 8:45PM / WANTED THOUGHTS / VAULT THURS 26 FEB 7:00PM / EAT THE YOUNG FRESH / VAULT 8:45PM / WANTED THOUGHTS / VAULT EAT THIS FRINGE BREKKIE AT CITIZEN Q BACON & EGGS // BERRY & BANANA PANCAKES // FRINGE TOAST FRI 13 FEB 7:00PM / STRIPPED BARE / LOFT 7:30PM / SURI VS. SHILOH / VAULT 8:45PM / LEGACY PROJECT: YEAR TWO / LOFT 9:00PM / FRANK, THE MIND READING HOTDOG / VAULT FRI 20 FEB 6:30PM / CATERPILLARS / LOFT 7:15PM / GROUNDED / VAULT 8:30PM / PUZZLE / LOFT 9:00PM / THE LOOSE DICK KIDDIE S SHOW / VAULT FRI 27 FEB 7:00PM / EAT THE YOUNG FRESH / VAULT 8:45PM / WANTED THOUGHTS / VAULT $12 EA 8AM 12 NOON MON-FRI SAT 14 FEB 7:00PM / STRIPPED BARE / LOFT 7:30PM / SURI VS. SHILOH / VAULT 8:45PM / LEGACY PROJECT: YEAR TWO / LOFT 9:00PM / FRANK, THE MIND READING HOTDOG / VAULT SAT 21 FEB 2:00PM / CATERPILLARS / LOFT 4:00PM / CATERPILLARS / LOFT 7:15PM / GROUNDED / VAULT 8:30PM / PUZZLE / LOFT 9:00PM / THE LOOSE DICK KIDDIE S SHOW / VAULT SUN 22 FEB 2:00PM / CATERPILLARS / LOFT 4:00PM / CATERPILLARS / LOFT SAT 28 FEB 7: 00PM / EAT THE YOUNG FRESH / VAULT 8:45PM / WANTED THOUGHTS / VAULT ENJOY HAPPY HOUR 5PM - 7PM WED - FRI

9 VISUAL THEATRE PUZZLE WORLD PREMIERE EVERY PERSON NEEDS TO KNOW THEY BELONG. When a puzzle piece who believes it doesn t fit in with the rest of its puzzle runs away, the puzzle maker must go out searching for it in order to prove to the puzzle piece that not only is it wanted, but it is an intrinsic part of the whole picture. PUZZLE is a beautiful story woven into a visually entrancing world, challenging the idea that humans are intrinsically self-serving. Written & co-directed by Ben Anderson Co-directed by Seamus Ford Featuring Caleb Wright, Phoebe Borwick, Cole Jenkins, Chye-Ling Huang & Amanda Tito 8.30PM FEB LOFT AT Q $12-$22

10 THEATRE / DRAMA ONE OF THOSE UNWRAP one of the greatest New Zealand scandals of the 19th century. ONE OF THOSE tells the story of A fascinating PIECE OF NEW ZEALAND GAY HISTORY the Wanganui incident and its consequences. In 1920, soldier and poet D Arcy Cresswell blackmailed the Mayor of Wanganui, Charles Mackay to resign the mayoralty or he would expose him as a homosexual. Mackay shot Cresswell but failed to kill. Revisit the full story. Auckland Pride Festival Featuring David Charteris 8:45PM FEB VAULT AT Q $20

THEATRE / FAMILY CATERPILLARS In the magical world of flitting butterflies, JUMPING EGGS and giant swaying flowers, two lycra-clad puppeteers try their hardest to REMAIN UNSEEN and at service to

11 THEATRE / FAMILY CATERPILLARS In the magical world of flitting butterflies, JUMPING EGGS and giant swaying flowers, two lycra-clad puppeteers try their hardest to REMAIN UNSEEN and at service to their puppets, two enormous plump caterpillars... Things are just not going to plan. Caterpillars is the story of their failed attempts at aviation and beautification. Suitable for children aged 4+. Directed by Thomas Monckton Featuring Victoria Abbott & Thomas LaHood 6:30PM FEB 2PM & 4PM FEB LOFT AT Q $12-$20 FAMILY PASS (2X ADULTS, 2X CHILDREN) $55

THEATRE / COMEDY THE LOOSE DICK KIDDIE S SHOW Join your hosts, Luce and Dick and their many friends, including Hump me dump me, Brown Beaver, and Lilly the lesbian as they WHISK YOU AWAY INTO the

12 THEATRE / COMEDY THE LOOSE DICK KIDDIE S SHOW Join your hosts, Luce and Dick and their many friends, including Hump me dump me, Brown Beaver, and Lilly the lesbian as they WHISK YOU AWAY INTO the magical and playful world of life s realities. Jump on board the fun bus and hold on tight as adult themes, TONGUE IN CHEEK SITUATIONS, and coarse language are forced into the toy box of fun and laughter set in the 1970 s, paying tribute to children s TV classics, such as Playschool and Rainbow. Recommended for ages 18+. Featuring Daryl Wrightson, Kylie Milne, Callum Blackmore & Darin Blackman 9PM FEB VAULT AT Q $18-$20

MUSICAL THEATRE EAT THE YOUNG FRESH WORLD PREMIERE During the most successful time of their careers, a young and ambitious couple, Melanie and Graham, must face the most challenging moments of their

13 MUSICAL THEATRE EAT THE YOUNG FRESH WORLD PREMIERE During the most successful time of their careers, a young and ambitious couple, Melanie and Graham, must face the most challenging moments of their relationship, alongside their friend Heather, who brings issues of her own. A black comedy with a challenging score to BALANCE the gruesome plot, EAT THE YOUNG FRESH is full of DRAMA, LIES, MUSIC AND FOOD. Written & directed by Patrick Kelly Featuring Alex McKellar 7PM FEB VAULT AT Q TICKET & INTERACTIVE LIGHT MEAL $30-$35 $23-$28

14 WANTED THOUGHTS WORLD PREMIERE COMEDY Auckland-based comedian Mike Loder delivers A FEAST OF FAST-PACED uncompromisingly funny STAND-UP. Loder is a familiar face from his TV appearances on 7 Days, Pulp Comedy, Crack Up, After Dark and many more. WANTED THOUGHTS will be recorded for CD release to celebrate Loder s twentieth year as a comedian. Grab friends, book early and often. Featuring Mike Loder 8:45PM FEB VAULT AT Q $14-$18

Ian McKellen gets more fascinating with age The Guardian

Ian McKellen gets more fascinating with age The Guardian Box Office: 01386 421 007 Website: www.theregal.ac Address: 41 Port Street, Evesham, WR11 3LD Hello and welcome to our first update. With the holidays fast approaching we ve got a great line-up to keep