Hurricane Tom

The indefatigable Tom Knowles is about to hit the road once again, taking four shows to Taranaki's Reimagine Festival, one to the Nelson Arts Festival and three to the Tauranga Arts Festival.

H.R. wants you

It's hard for us to resist an event featuring no fewer than three of our Ockham Collective people. Amy Mansfield and her merry crew have been working on the sequel to H.R. The Musical (coming soon to Q Theatre).

Babydoll & the Baddest Toroa

Grab a ticket to Writers Write: Actors Read at the Nix and settle in for an entertaining hour listening to talented actors reading short stories by top writers. This month it's the turn of Claire Chitham and Millen Baird.

More laughs

The Comedy Collective is returning to the Nix on 12 September for a second instalment of Friday Night Laughs. Once again it will be hosted by the very funny (and very pregnant) Melissa Lawlor.

The Music Van

After a hit debut at the NZ Fringe Festival and a wildly successful tour, the Ockham Collective's Tom Knowles is finally brining his Roadkill Karaoke Van to Auckland with a season at Basement Theatre.

August Calendar

Two of our favourite semiregular musical events are returning to the Nix this month on consecutive Saturday afternoons: Pop Up Folk Club on Saturday 16 August followed the next week by the Classical Chill-out Session.

Gee whiz

In honour of the extraordinary Auckland author Maurice Gee, who passed away in June, the Ockham Collective's Bridget van der Zijpp has arranged a special tribute as part of her popular Writers Write: Actors Read series.

Second Reading

After a very successful launch event last month featuring Jamie Irvine and Elisabeth Easther, Bridget van der Zijpp is bringing Writers Write: Actors Read back to the Nix on Thursday 3 July.

The Ockhams turn 10

For ten years now, our big sister Ockham Residential has been sponsoring the New Zealand Book Awards and we're proud to bask in the reflected glow. This year's ceremony is taking place on Wednesday 14 May.