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🎤 Poetry Speakeasy and Open Mic

Here is our second spotlight event - fan favourite, the poetry speakeasy with open mic, is back and we’re so happy to be hosting at .toitu again this year!

The brilliant H**e Kearney is our feature poet and the event will be MC’d by SSBD Board Member Michael Giacon.

A free event to attend, no booking is needed, and you can sign up on the evening to share on the open mic. We’ll see you there!

💜 Praise the Lord Play Reading: Close Female Friends 💜

Bringing you the first of our spotlight events! We’re very excited to kick off the residency with a reading of excerpts from ’s new work.

Saturday 7 February
6:30pm
🎟️ Tickets are choose what you pay, link is in our bio!

🌟 Praise the Lord Residency Announcement 🌟

We are thrilled to announce our resident playwright for 2026, Connor Amor-Bendall! Our panel were incredibly impressed by the high quality applications received and we’re so excited to see how Connor’s work develops through the residency.

Information coming very, very soon about the first residency event which will take place as part of the 2026 Auckland Pride Festival.

Huge thanks to and for their partnership in delivering this residency.

🎤 I’ll Be Homo for Christmas second line-up drop!!!

Three more incredible poets join us for one night . Please welcome to the Samesame Christmas chaos , .mackenzie.99 and 🎅🏼🏳️‍🌈

We know they are going to put on a beautiful, festive, silly show so come and join us. Limited tickets - grab your now via the link in our bio 🎟️🎟️