A stylised image of three people dressed as charcters from Lord of the Rings in a forest.

25 Mar – 19 Apr

Lord of the Zings: A Kiwi Comedy Showcase

You shall not pass... up this opportunity to see some great Kiwi comedy!

The last Lord of the Rings movie came out in 2003 and these NZ comedians are still riding that wave. They don’t have a single joke about Hobbits, dragons or really any opinions on the works of Peter Jackson – they’re just using this as a marketing ploy. Although, they are travelling all the way to Melbourne so, in a way, their journey is a lot like Frodo and Sam taking the ring to Mordor (they assume. They haven’t actually seen the movies).

Date	Times
Wed 25 Mar	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Thu 26 Mar	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Fri 27 Mar	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Sat 28 Mar	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Sun 29 Mar	6:00pm - 7:00pm
Mon 30 Mar	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Tue 31 Mar	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Wed 1 Apr	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Thu 2 Apr	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Fri 3 Apr	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Sat 4 Apr	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Sun 5 Apr	6:00pm - 7:00pm
Tue 7 Apr	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Wed 8 Apr	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Thu 9 Apr	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Fri 10 Apr	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Sat 11 Apr	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Sun 12 Apr	6:00pm - 7:00pm
Mon 13 Apr	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Tue 14 Apr	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Wed 15 Apr	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Thu 16 Apr	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Fri 17 Apr	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Sat 18 Apr	7:00pm - 8:00pm
Sun 19 Apr	6:00pm - 7:00pm

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