Fridays: Sept 6 & 7, 20, Oct 4 & 11, Sat 28 Sept 2024
FIZZ is the brain child of Clare Kelso who has had an interesting life. At 73 she is the oldest professional improvisor in New Zealand. Clare worked her passage to NZ as a dog handler aboard a container ship, leaving behind the life of a shepherd and a horse riding instructor. In the 80s she won Shell Playwright of the year and this year ended a 35 year stint as a volunteer for Auckland Zoo. Clare Kelso was the producer who guided THEATRESPORTS to success in the 90s, joining as an actor in 1988.
Now Clare is working with the all woman Mischief Company – tutoring, performing as FIZZ and encouraging some very talented women to tell stories through improv comedy.
Full of effervescence and carbonated laughter FIZZ invites you to enjoy the spontaneity from the comfort of your seat and on the last Friday of the month FIZZ performs on a Saturday, just to keep you on your toes!
Featuring a revolving cast of improvisors: Clare Kelso, Anke Zondag, Tresna Hunt, Fran Vergara, Tamara Androsoff and the occasional guest performer!
7.30pm, $10 Door sales and Eventfinda tickets below
This open mic poetry evening is organised by the Oh No! Poetry collective on the 1st Thursday of the month. They are a talented group and very supportive of new poets so if you've always wanted to share your words don't be shy, come and experience the beauty of poetry.
Bill Perry regularly jams with professional musicians and September sees Nigel Gavin take to the stage. Come early to enjoy a pizza, take your bevy into the theatre and let yourself be carried away by the music
Bar opens 4pm, pizzas from 5pm
Bill Perry, originally from London, is a guitarist, singer and songwriter with many touring, writing and recording credits to his name. As a songwriter his music has appeared on radio, TV and film both in his native Britain but also in Germany and the USA. In various aggregations of Bill Perry Bands he has toured widely including the USA, Britain and mainland Europe
As a writer he believes that anyone calling themselves a songwriter should be able to produce work in a range of styles and genres, and to that end produces music in very contrasting styles, including Jazz, Funk, Country, Blues, Rock and Classical, all released under different names
As a guitarist/vocalist he has featured on albums by Soldier and Gilson Lavis (Squeeze/Jools Holland Orchestra), among others. During a long recording career he has had a slew of top level musicians play in his various bands both in the studio and on the road. Such players have included, but are not limited to; Drummers ; Gilson Lavis (Squeeze/Jools Holland),mJeff Rich (Status Quo/Climax Blues Band), Trevor Murrell (Wham! /Kim Wilde/ Sade)Trumpet players; Chris Storr (Kid Creole and The Coconuts/Jools Holland) , Guy Barker MBE( Sting, ABC, Frank Sinatra) Bass Players; Mark Griffiths ; (The Shadows, Al Stewart, Matthews Southern Comfort) Warne Lives (Gold) Singers ; Basia Trzetrzelewska (Matt Bianco, Basia)
Currently enthralled by acoustic guitar and roots music, Perry still manages to produce a few albums a year in various styles musician with a passion for jamming with talented friends
