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1 Future housing New Zealanders love to talk about housing, but recently those conversations have become synonymous with t he word “crisis” and housing affordability, availability and density are now common subjects. This year’s Architecture Week, a New Zealand Institute of Architects initiative, addresses these questions through free exhibitions, lectures and debates, building tours, competitions and workshops. Housing the Future, Architecture Week, various venues in Auckland, Christchurch and Wellington; Monday-Sunday. See architecture week. co.nz for the full programme. 2 Tale of two Mich( a) el’s Sail to Waiheke Island, see artist Michel Tuffery’s new exhibition at the community arts centre and then head to the theatre to see Michael Hurst perform his first–and only–one-persons how. It’s a fiendishly clever and funny take on Shakespeare’ s most famous leading men who come kicking and screaming into the bursting brain of a single, struggling actor. No Holds Barred, Artworks Theatre; Friday and Saturday. Michel Tuffery: Artist in Residence Exhibition–Reading Middens, Tracing Lines, Waiheke Community Art Gallery, until Monday, October 1 7. 3 Barbarian at the Basement It’ s an award-winning show with a 20- year history and it’s coming to the Basement because its creator, playwright and performer Jo Randerson, reckons we could dow ithaca ll-to-arms from an “authentic and anti-social barbarian ”. R anderson’ s also been mentoring and directing emerging theatre-maker Hayley Sproull for her show about being a “disconnected, quarter-cast e Maori with white skin and no clue as to what is happening on the marae ”. See them separately ora spar to fa lively double-bill. Banging Cymbal, Clanging Gong, followed by Vanilla Miraka, Basement Theatre; Wednesday- Saturday. 4 Debut dancers New Zealand’ s leading contemporary choreography students present stunning new work which celebrates t he complexities of human existence through contemporary dance. Embracing t he collaborative nature of current dance practice, Unite c Dance Year 3 students say they’ ll wow with humour, energy and physicality. Colab 3, Unitec Dance Studios, Wednesday- Saturday. 5 Film festival for kids We’ve got film festivals showcasing movies from specific countries and regions as well as subjects, so it makes sense to have one especially for Kiwi kids. Scree ni es brings short films from Little Big Shots in Australia—a dedicated children’ s film festival now in its 12 th year—as well as live action and animated features from around the world: the Republic of Moldova to Japan, the Netherlands to the Philippines. Scree ni es International Children’ s Film Festival, Tapac, Thursday-Sunday. See screenies.nz for full programme.