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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260627T193000
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SUMMARY:A Czech Gambit
DESCRIPTION:A true story of a chess grandmaster played out like a chess game in real life. \nA Czech Gambit\, by Hamilton playwright Russell Armitage\, was commissioned by the Prague International Chess Festival and performed at there in 2023. It is based on the true story of Czech Chess Grandmaster\, Lubomir Kavalek\, beginning in his early years when his father defected to Germany. It is full of drama\, struggle\, persecution\, successes\, match-fixing\, political intrigue\, and finally\, escape to freedom in the West in 1968. \nIt was possibly the first play by a New Zealander to be performed in the Czech Republic\, and now Hamilton audiences will be the first in New Zealand to see it. \nIf you liked the film Queen’s Gambit you will love A Czech Gambit. \nDirected by Lorna Ashton \n\nRunning time: 120 mins
URL:https://themeteor.co.nz/event/a-czech-gambit/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260714T103000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260717T103000
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SUMMARY:The Hunt for the Giant’s Heart
DESCRIPTION:For years\, a small town has been plagued by a giant\, who loves nothing but stomping and squashing and smashing and mashing\, and taking the townspeople to add to his pot. But Boot\, a young person\, has had enough.  \nWith a bag full of trinkets and a map that doesn’t quite make sense\, they must journey through a dark wood\, face down a wolf and the King of the Gnomes to save their father and save their town.  \nCan they finish their quest before it’s too late? \n\nShows at 10:30am and 1pm each day\, plus get to meet the characters after the show! \nFriday 1pm show is a relaxed performance. \nRunning time: 60 mins \nSuitable for all ages! \n\n \nDownload our colouring pages here! \nOnce you’ve completed your artwork\, please drop it off to The Meteor! You can drop it off to our friendly Gallery Assistant during Gallery hours (Wed-Sat\, 11am-2pm) or pop it in our mailbox if it’s outside of these hours! \nThe colouring competition closes on Wednesday 8th July. Any questions\, please email kiaora@themeteor.co.nz. \n\nThis show is generously supported by Hamilton City Council through the Creative Communities Scheme
URL:https://themeteor.co.nz/event/the-hunt-for-the-giants-heart/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260718T150000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260718T220000
DTSTAMP:20260622T012754
CREATED:20260618T053406Z
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SUMMARY:Hamtown Smakdown 2026 - Saturday show
DESCRIPTION:Hamtown Smakdown 2026 – 17th and 18th July. No drugs – No Alcohol – All Ages \nSaturday 18th July @ Meteor with:\nSpeed (Te Whenua Moemoeaa/AUS)\nMartial Law (Kirikiriroa)\nShuriken (Te Whanganui-a-tara)\nHoon (Kirikiriroa)\nShuv-it (Whakatuu/Waiharakeke)\nCease & Desist (Kirikiriroa)\nParasitica (Taamaki Makaurau)\nHorsefly (Taamaki Makaurau)\nMegahowler (Taamaki Makaurau/Hauraki)\nMark My Words (Kirikiriroa) \nFriday night – 17 July – will be held at the Contract Bridge Club – tickets at utr.co.nz \nTHE SMAKAZ KAUPAPA MEANS NO DRUGS\, NO ALCOHOL\, NO VIOLENCE AND NO BEHAVIOUR THAT HARMS OR MARGINALISES YOUR FELLOW PUNTERS. . THROW DOWN\, TWO STEP\, LOOK OUT FOR EACH OTHER\, SUPPORT EACH OTHER & TOITUU TE TIRITI ✊ \n**Hamtown Smakdown reserves the right to remove anyone\, especially those who exhibit behaviour that marginalises or harms others. Children 13 and under must be accompanied by a parent/guardian.
URL:https://themeteor.co.nz/event/hamtown-smakdown-2026-saturday-show/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260725T100000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260725T113000
DTSTAMP:20260622T012754
CREATED:20260617T014258Z
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SUMMARY:Mudras to Motifs
DESCRIPTION:Mudras to Motifs \nAn exhibition by Shailaja Ravikumar in the Nancy Caiger Gallery. \nBringing the community together through dance irrespective of their cultural backgrounds. Shai teaches across a wide range of age groups – from young children taking their first steps to adults rediscovering their love for movement and culture. \nShai’s mission is simple yet powerful: to promote Indian arts and culture in Aotearoa and share the joy\, rhythm\, and storytelling of music and dance with everyone who walks through her doors. \nThe Nancy Caiger Gallery is open 11am-2pm from Wednesday to Saturday. If you’d like to visit this exhibition outside of these opening hours\, please email kiaora@themeteor.co.nz \n\nShai is also running an interactive Indian Dance Workshop on Saturday 25th July\, 10am-11:30am \nThis workshop offers a live glimpse into the diversity of Indian dance through 3 styles: \n\nBharatanatyam: Watch a short classical demo and learn basic hand gestures and expressions.\nFolk Dance: Join in on easy\, energetic steps from traditional folk styles\, taught in a group format.\nBollywood: Learn a short choreographed sequence to a popular track – fun\, accessible and made for everyone.\n\nTickets are $5pp\, cash on arrival.
URL:https://themeteor.co.nz/event/mudras-to-motifs/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260729T190000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260801T190000
DTSTAMP:20260622T012754
CREATED:20251210T035217Z
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SUMMARY:Daylight Savings
DESCRIPTION:“What if you clear the sky and there’s just more darkness up there?” \nTwenty years ago\, the heat became unbearable. In desperation\, humanity deployed a planetary shroud that blocked the sun’s light and heat. Seasons vanished\, the natural world withered\, and civilization rebuilt itself around artificial light. Set in the Waikato inside a chain superstore called Daylight Savings\, three young workers and their manager grind through another endless shift. Everything changes when two intruders arrive with a daring plan to bring back daytime. \nDaylight Savings is an award-nominated comedy by Melanie Allison. Premiering as a staged reading at The Meteor in 2024’s HIKO! Festival\, Daylight Savings has since been developed by a diverse cast for its first fully-staged season. Join us for a heartwarming comedy about the perils of working in retail\, and believing in a brighter future. \n\nRunning time: 100 mins \nRecommended for ages 14+
URL:https://themeteor.co.nz/event/daylight-savings/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260813T190000
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SUMMARY:Kirsty Webeck: Lost For Words
DESCRIPTION:After a huge 2025 Australian tour\, Kirsty is back to show you that the words just keep flowing and that they’re always hilarious. \nAs seen on 7 Days\, Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee and the New Zealand Comedy Festival Gala. \nGrab some tickets and come down to see why Kirsty is Australia’s champion of cheerful comedy who never misses. \n‘In her latest comedy outing\, Kirsty Webeck cements her status as one of Australia’s most loveable and reliable comedians.’ Blackguard Media Reviews \n\nRunning time: 60 mins
URL:https://themeteor.co.nz/event/kirsty-webeck-lost-for-words/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260820T110000
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SUMMARY:TAIWHETUKI
DESCRIPTION:TAIWHETUKI \nWhare whakamataku o Whiro Ariki (Lord Whiro’s House of Horrors) \nAn exhibition by Adym Kohi \n  \nIn the subterranean underworld of Rarohenga there is a place where the putrescence of death is home. Where spirits of the dead can be destroyed. TAIWHETUKI. \nIt is the domain of Whiro-te-Tipua\, the loathsome son of Ranginui and Papatūānuku. \nTaiwhetuki is a labyrinth of horrors and decay\, stretching its wicked\, reeking tunnels through the underworld\, each crevice writhing with earthly and supernatural manifestations of evil. \nFrom his throne\, the dark master conjures plagues and sickness\, devious black magic\, and seething tides of misfortune\, all sent to drown the living. \nHis messengers come as creatures that bear disdain\, lizards\, bats\, insects\, and carrion feasting birds. They are his eyes\, ears\, and voice on earth. \nIn his wharekai\, he feeds constantly on the flesh and souls of the dead\, growing bigger with every soul funnelled down his woesome gullet. \nWhen Lord Whiro has consumed his fill and grown strong enough to escape his abyss in Rarohenga\, he will erupt from the earth to devour every living thing and plunge the world in to ghastly eternal darkness. \nHis sibling and only ally\, mighty Ruaumoko\, the Lord of all disaster\, of volcanoes and earthquakes\, will herald his coming. \nTAIWHETUKI is the second instalment of ‘Kohi o te Taniwha\, and other tales of despair \n\nAdym Kohi is an artist of Māori and Anglo-Celtic descent based in the Waikato region of Aotearoa. Born and raised in the Bay of Plenty among the sulfuric miasma of Rotorua\, he grew up inspired by the many archaic myths and legends of the land\, greater Aotearoa\, and the vast ancient world beyond. \n\nA lifelong love of horror and storytelling has shaped these inspirations to form his   unique collections of dark fantasy art. \n\nThe Nancy Caiger Gallery is open 11am-2pm from Wednesday to Saturday. If you’d like to visit this exhibition outside of these opening hours\, please email kiaora@themeteor.co.nz
URL:https://themeteor.co.nz/event/taiwhetuki/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260820T193000
DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20260822T193000
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SUMMARY:Passionfruits
DESCRIPTION:It’s Christmas 2009. The Ashford family home’s buckling at its seams—sagging roof\, cracked septic tank. Mum’s got her head in the sand. Dad’s had a stroke. The three adult children\, themselves plagued by stricken bodies & cash crises\, raise the hard-issue of relocating their parents. Fast forward ten years\, the family struggles with calamitous loss\, strangers appear at the door & long buried resentments dig their way to the surface. \nWinner of the ADAM NZ AWARD for BEST PLAY\, passionfruits is a ‘searing family drama’ praised by Playmarket judges as ‘a New Zealand answer to The Cherry Orchard & Long Day’s Journey into Night’. One Question invites you to the debut of this acclaimed\, locally written\, performed & produced work of theatre. \n\nRunning time: 135 mins \nRecommended for a mature audience
URL:https://themeteor.co.nz/event/passionfruits/
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DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20261119T190000
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SUMMARY:9-to-5: The Musical
DESCRIPTION:Te Kawau Toi | Wintec Theatre students present 9-to-5: The Musical\, with music and lyrics by Dolly Parton and a book by Patricia Resnick. Based on the 1980 hit movie\, this story of friendship and revenge is a little bit romantic\, thought-provoking and a whole lot outrageous. \nPushed to their limits\, three female coworkers concoct a plan to get even with the sexist\, egotistical\, lying\, hypocritical boss. Hilarity ensues as Violet\, Judy and Doralee live out their wildest dreams and take control of the company that had always kept them down. With the toe-tapping songs of Dolly Parton and the razor sharp book of Patricia Resnick\, 9-to-5 is anything but a typical day at the office! \n\nRunning time: 140mins
URL:https://themeteor.co.nz/event/9-to-5-the-musical/
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