Light opera no-show
The cast of Trial by Jury - an Operatic Vision by Cynthia Fortitude didn't arrive for their 5pm performance at Prince Edward Auditorium at Whanganui Collegiate on Sunday. Flooding in Plimmerton stopped the cast in its tracks. The Wellington Light Opera apologised to fans. The show is on in Palmerston North on Sunday. See welllingtonlightopera.nz for details.
Live kickboxing
Live kickboxing and Muay Thai will be returning to Springvale Stadium next month as part of Night of the Assassins 5. The event is organised by Whanganui's Assassins Muay Thai gym and will be headlined by a NZMF (New Zealand Muaythai Federation) Light Heavyweight title fight between Swade Wallace of Whanganui and Sam Parkes of Gisborne). The night begins at 5pm on December 12. Presale tickets are $30, doors sales are $40.