News & Reviews

11 April 2022The Regent Theatre’s Red setting book sale has been branded a big success by organisers after it came close to setting a record total for funds raised. Sale co-ordinator Alison Cunningham said the sale raised a total of $114,892 for the theatre, and the...

24 February 2022After waiting since the start of 2020 to hold its 40th anniversary fundraising book sale, the Regent Theatre is raring to go in April. Dubbed the "Regent Red Setting Book Sale", the sale will run from April 1 to 10 at the theatre, and will be quite...

22 August 2021A change is as good as a rest, they say — and after 40 years of collecting, sorting and selling books and all manner of donated items to raise funds for Dunedin’s premiere theatre, the Regent Theatre book sale team reckoned they deserved one or the...

21 November 2019The spectacular Christmas tree in the Regent Theatre foyer has special significance this year. The theatre recently bought 100 Farmers Collectable Hospice Baubles, as part of an annual fundraising campaign in support of hospices around New Zealand....

10 June 2019Dunedin's biggest book sale collected its second-largest haul in 39 years at the weekend.The Star Regent Theatre 24 Hour Book Sale finished at noon on Saturday. Hordes of people tackled the 2500 cartons of books and spent $85,755, which was nearly $10,000...

August 29, 2018Next year's iD Dunedin Fashion Week shows will be held in the city's historic Regent Theatre. The opening iD Emerging Designer Show and the runway Dunedin Designer Fashion shows will both be held in the theatre, on what will be the event's 20th...

May 15, 2018Yesterday's books were made into today's creative decorations at the weekend. The Regent Theatre held a workshop on Saturday to teach crafters how to make art out of unwanted books. The theatre will hold its book sale on June 8 and 9. Theatre trust intern...

November 2017Acrobats appear to spend most of their lives in uncomfortable positions on stage. But members of the Montreal-based Cirque Eloize who are performing their show, Cirkopolis, in Dunedin for the next three days, have revealed their graceful and agile work...