Millen Baird Millen has been a professional actor / writer / comedian for seven years. He has played a vast range of roles but specialises in playing weird and wonderful characters. His first solo stage show Wedding Speeches, in which he played more than 20 characters, sold out at many theatre venues around the country.
Speaker Zoe Bell Zoë Bell is set to star in the Untitled Zoë Bell Project for Senator Entertainment. Her role, as a U.S. soldier adrift after returning home from a tour of duty in Iraq who decides to help a young girl, now marks the second of the two starring roles that were written specifically for her. She will also join the cast of Lost for a 3-episode arc for the series’ highly anticipated fourth season, and will star opposite Gerard Butler in the upcoming thriller, Game.
Tim Beveridge For New Zealand singer Tim Beveridge, recording his second album in Hollywood was like ‘time travel’. A big, swing band of Hollywood musicians backs him on Come Rain Come Shine, an album of pop standards from the era when men wore hats and songs had melodies. It is appropriate that his musical mentor for the project was veteran Hollywood arranger and conductor Russ Garcia, who in 1960 created the soundtrack for The Time Machine.
Brad Blaze Brad Blaze the speed painter is the fastest portrait artist in the world.
Speaker Grant Boddington New Zealand (NZ) master of motivation Grant Boddington is a very different professional motivational speaker. A Registered Master Hypnotist, a Registered Hypnotherapist and a Motivational Speaker, Grant presents a fresh approach to self-motivation and self-improvement via his own unique and extremely effective technique of Mind Mechanics®.
Speaker Geraldine Brophy Geraldine is most remembered as the effervescent Moira Crombie from NZ’s best loved drama Shortland Street which she played for five years from 1997 to 2001.
Chris and Chet Being self-taught musicians and entertainers they have both learnt the ins and outs of the business in the glare of the spotlight and are already seasoned professionals.
Class of 58 After years of West End and UK national tours with some of rock ‘n roll’s biggest stage musicals, Shane Cortese returned home to New Zealand to take up a two-year contract on local New Zealand television drama. It was at this point Shane compiled a 17-piece rock ‘n roll band extravaganza aptly named it after the greatest year in rock ’n roll history!
Ray Crowe Ray Crowe is described as one of Australia's leading contemporary magicians. His innovative, fresh approach delights audiences both intimate and grand.
Speaker John Davey Having trained in hotel management at the Savoy in London, John Davey traveled to New Zealand and, having discovered the land of his dreams, set a goal to become an entertainer and use this to obtain residency – no mean feat.
Within three years he had his own slot on TVNZ's What Now programme, achieved residency, then citizenship and went on to become a leader in the variety entertainment world as "The Amazing Mr Moon".
Diva This beautiful show features two, three or more divine divas, who have performed with Australia's major opera and musical companies. Presented by Music Theatre Australia, these sultry sirens will seduce your audiences with their golden voices, theatricality and flirtatious humour.
Speaker Marc Ellis Sportsman, Businessman, Entertainer. It is hard to pigeon hole Marc Ellis. Already well known in rugby loving New Zealand through his exploits as an All Black and Warrior, Marc’s forays into Television brought him a high profile.
John Glass John Glass has performed for a huge variety of audiences in a wide variety of roles.
Speaker Jason Gunn From his early starring roles as a teenager the multi-talented Dancing with the Stars’ host has endeared himself to a nation of fans of all ages. At the completion of his breakthrough musical/comedy theatre tour as Adrian Mole, Jason landed a six-week contract in the TVNZ children’s department and never looked back.
Hootchy Kootchie Girls Hootchy Kootchy Girls burlesque is dedicated to bringing burlesque dance to New Zealand by employing the sexy, edgy principles of burlesque dance as a medium for attracting clientele to bars and restaurants and by providing unique, classy entertainment to bars, restaurants and high-end parties.
Speaker Brian Jones Well known for his role in Dancing with the Stars, Brian is a successful performer at both the amateur and professional level.
Oscar Kightley Oscar is a critically acclaimed writer, actor, director and television presenter well known for his comedy work, particularly with The Naked Samoans.
Speaker Phil Kingsley-Jones Having moved to New Zealand in 1983, Phil Kingsley Jones is the head of one of New Zealand's most successful sports management and marketing companies. He has been the driving force behind some of New Zealand's most envied sponsorship and promotional contracts, as well as managing and guiding the careers of top sports and entertainment people.
Brendhan Lovegrove Brendhan is arguably the most dangerously talented standup comedian in New Zealand. Brendhan’s television appearances include countless spots on New Zealand’s foremost standup show 'Pulp Comedy', the last series of which he hosted.
Siobhan Marshall Siobhan has gained Celebrity status in New Zealand. She plays core cast member Pascalle West in the very successful comedy / drama television series ‘Outrageous Fortune’. This hit Prime Time television show is currently airing its fifth series in New Zealand, to rave reviews and high ratings.
Elizabeth Marvelley From wooing Nicole Kidman and the other Hollywood stars at the Hong Kong premiere of Golden Compass, to her show-stealing vocal performance on Dancing with the Stars, the stunning Rotorua-born soprano has seemingly overnight become a name on everyone’s lips.
Speaker Gary McCormick Gary McCormick is one of New Zealand’s most popular celebrities. He is a radio presenter and commentator, comic, poet, television presenter and corporate speaker. Gary is best known for his long-running documentary series ‘Heartland’.
Brent McLeod Brent McLeod incorporating a truly unique experience in Magical Entertainment with a show to suit the stage, cabaret and any private function. His acts involve music, mystery and comedy and is suitable for family groups as well as adult and corporate functions.
Speaker David McPhail David is one of the most well known and experienced comedy actors in New Zealand. For the past 20 years, David has written and appeared in a wide variety of New Zealand television programmes including Letter to Blanchy and McPhail and Gadsby, and most recently two series of Amazing Extraordinary Friends and the Great New Zealand Spelling Bee.
Nairobi Trio Since their inception in 1989, the Nairobi Trio has become one of New Zealand's favourite jazz entertainers, touring regularly throughout the world, appearing at major festivals in New Zealand, the UK, Europe, Australia and Asia. Now in their 18th year together, Nairobi Trio are more passionate about their music than ever. They have released a total of seven albums together.
Homer Papantonio The Corporate Impostor, Homer Papantonio is widely acclaimed as Australia’s premier comic speechmaker.
Speaker Keith Quinn Keith Quinn made his first rugby commentary on radio in 1971 and on television in 1972. His first rugby test was England v New Zealand from Eden Park in 1973. One of Television New Zealand’s leading rugby television commentators, he has travelled with the All Blacks on numerous tours since 1974. He has also been invited to broadcast the Hong Kong Sevens for Hong Kong TVB each year since 1986 and has a tremendous knowledge of the game, it’s players and statistics. He has won numerous National TV Sports Journalist awards and is recognised for his work on radio.
Paul Romhany Paul Romhany has taken magical entertainment in a new direction by combining magic and theatre in an innovative and charming way.
Room To Groove Room2Groove’s all-inclusive and vast musical repertoire includes jazz and swing classics, 50's rock and roll, blues, 60's soul, 70's disco, 80's and 90's club classics pop and chart hits from the 21st Century.
Speaker Tom Scott Tom Scott, one of New Zealand's greatest characters, commenced his academic career studying to be a vet and ended up with a degree in anatomy and philosophy.
Speaker John Shackleton John Shackleton became one of Europe’s top inspirational speakers after achieving phenomenal success in many areas. Successful businessman, International sports coach, Property developer, British and New Zealand masters swimming champion, Executive coach to CEO’s and MD’s.
Speaker Tim Shadbolt Tim Shadbolt, Mayor of Invercargill. A a colourful (some say eccentric) figure in New Zealand's political scene over the last 20 years.
Frankie Stevens Frankie Stevens performed in the club circuit in New Zealand and Australia and then went on to England where he performed at Talk of the Town, The Albert Hall and the Palladium. He performed his own cabaret show touring throughout Europe.
Sweet & Sour Sweet & Sour was formed in December 2006. The Original SAS Crew was made up of eight young men from Kelston Boy's high School (Fender Maeva, Arona Leaga, Leon Huinga, Adam Fifita, Hadleigh Pouesi, Richie Hamilton, Masi Tavita and David Pene). All eight members were introduced to dancing through the Bring It on Secondary Schools Dance Competition and were all coached by Matthew Gavet and Fale McCarthy whilst attending School.
Taisha Tari TAISHA TARI is one of New Zealand’s top singers with 20 years experience and numerous shows to her name.
The Beatgirls They said it couldn't be done - that you could take a tribute show so clever and polished that it's performed at arts festivals around the world, yet still make it relevant for the corporate events market.
The Lady Killers The Lady Killers belongs to the grand vocal harmony tradition spanning gospel to the girl group, from power pop to soul and a little bit of rock thrown in for good measure. The show is a wild ride through music history. It’s sophisticated glamour and killer vocal power all rolled into one gorgeous super duper deluxe package.
The Singing Waiters The Singing Waiters will begin your evening’s entertainment by serving food and drinks to your unsuspecting guests over dinner.
The Three Tenors The Three tenors is an act constituted by three genuine Italian/Australia operatic tenors, Marco Cinque, Joseph Talia and Salvatore Granata.
The Three Waiters Imagine at your next function, the evening is running according to plan when one of the waiters begins to sing a few well-known tunes amongst the guests. Your guests are simultaneously stunned by the waiter’s behaviour and intrigued by the fact that the waiter sang so well!
The Tina Cross Tribute Show A New Zealand icon who conquers every genre she tackles. Yes she unashamedly admits to being around forever and to all who marvel at her youthful looks, she recommends, fresh juicing, flaxseed oil and body pump and combat.
Speaker Simon Tupman Simon is an author, conference speaker, workshop leader, and facilitator. Since leaving behind a career as UK criminal lawyer, he has gone onto become one of Australia’s leading experts in the fields of leadership development and communication. He is also uniquely funny.
The Topp Twins Left-of-centre cultural icons in New Zealand for over a decade, The Topp Twins have also taken the rest of the world by storm with regular sell-out performances in the USA, Canada, Britain and Australia.
Greg Ward Greg Ward is the most prominent business MC in the New Zealand conference and events market and is fast gaining recognition in Australia.
Speaker Martz Witty Martz Witty is an experienced professional speaker who regularly presents to small business groups, Chambers of Commerce, large corporate companies, varied annual conferences, tertiary education providers, city and regional councils and a raft of franchise groups some of these include Mt Cook Airlines, Westpac, National Bank of NZ, Kodak Express, L’Oreal, Statistics New Zealand, Garage World, NZ Institute of Chartered Accountants, Housing Institute of Australia, Quest Apartments and Family Parks Australia. Martz’ message is always one of motivation and improving oneself and the bottom line. It is through the many varied client assignments that Martz has gleaned his anecdotal stories that always relax audiences and yet have them sitting on the edge of their chairs thinking, “That sounds like ME!” Presentations take a variety of shapes from 45 minute keynotes, M.C. work, after dinner speeches and half day sessions through to multiple days of workshops and facilitations.
