Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Wellywood has simply too many good indy cinemas to list, so here are a few inner-city
picks. Movie times are listed in the daily
Dominion Post
and at
www.flicks.co.nz
.
Circa
( 04-801 7992;
www.circa.co.nz
;
1 Taranaki St; Tue-Sun)
Waterfront Circa houses two auditori-
ums in which it shows everything from edgy new works to Christmas panto. Standby tick-
ets available an hour before the show.
THEATRE
BATS
( 04-802 4175;
www.bats.co.nz
;
1 Kent Tce)
Wildly alternative but accessible BATS presents
cutting-edge and experimental NZ theatre - varied, cheap and intimate - in its freshly re-
vamped theatre.
THEATRE
Light House Cinema
( 04-385-3337;
www.lighthousecuba.co.nz
; 29 Wigan St; adult/child $17.50/12.50)
Tucked away near the
top end of Cuba St, this small, stylish and modern cinema screens a wide range of main-
stream, art-house and foreign films in three small theatres. High-quality snacks.
CINEMA
Embassy Theatre
( 04-384 7657;
www.eventcinemas.co.nz
;
10 Kent Tce; adult/child from $18.50/13.50)
Wellywood's cinema
mothership is an art-deco darling, built in the 1920s. Today she screens mainly main-
stream films with state-of-the-art sound and vision. Bars and cafe on site.
CINEMA
Paramount
( 04-384 4080;
www.paramount.co.nz
;
25 Courtenay Pl; adult/child $15.90/10.50; noon-midnight)
A lovely
old complex screening largely art-house, documentary and foreign flicks.
CINEMA
Meow
MAP
LIVE MUSIC, BAR
GOOGLE MAP
(
www.welovemeow.co.nz
;
9 Edward St; 4.30pm-late Mon, 10am-late Tue-Sun)
Truly the cat's pyjamas,
Meow goes out on a limb to host a diverse range of gigs and other performances, at the
same time offering good-quality, inexpensive food at almost any time of day. There are
