Tomorrow

A NEW ZEALAND PARTITA

A frequent recital and concerto soloist, New Zealand pianist Stephen De Pledge has received international plaudits for his ‘‘spring-loaded virtuosity’’ and ‘‘abundant musicianship’’. These exhilarating qualities will come to the fore in his latest performance, A New Zealand Partita. As part of this recital commissioned for De Pledge, seven local composers – Leonie Holmes, Chris Gendall, Chris Norton, Alex Taylor, Juliet Palmer, Celeste Oram and Helen Bowater – have written pieces inspired by JS Bach’s Partita No 3 In A Minor . In a series of three-way conversations between composers, pianist and Bach himself, the audience will hear this 18th-century musical form re-imagined for the modern age. St Mary Of The Angels church, Boulcott St; 6pm.

ARABIA-BUDA-SCOTT

Samuel Scott, Lukasz Buda – together comprising one-third of Kiwi band The Phoenix Foundation – and James Milne (Lawrence Arabia) have been sharing half-baked ideas, kernels of songs and bedroom epics together for more than a decade. Their inspired collaborations, known currently as ArabiaBuda-Scott, have led to international tours and New Zealand music awards, including a coveted Silver Scroll. Now they present a stripped-back, band-free live show featuring some of their faves. Think Weird Science meets Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young – minus the sex robots and cocaine addictions, of course. Festival Club, Cable St; 7pm.

BARBER SHOP CHRONICLES

In a universal tale that spans Johannesburg, Harare, Kampala, Lagos, Accra and London, this ‘‘flamboyant, musical, moveable feast’’ captures the heart and soul of the barber shop as a place for African men to gather and talk (and talk and talk) – with some hair trimming on the side. Barber Shop Chronicles is guaranteed great entertainment, delivered from the heart. Take a front-row seat in an intimate theatre space within Wellington’s TSB Bank Arena and be transported to the barber shops of Africa and London. February 27; 7.30pm.

THE SELECT (THE SUN ALSO RISES)

The giddy atmosphere of 1920s Paris and Spain explodes from the stage in this unique dramatisation of Ernest Hemingway’s classic first novel, The Sun Also Rises. Set in Europe’s jazz age after World War Ie, a group of lost expats drinks away the horrors of war in their quest for freedom, love and life. Hemingway’s text is brought to life by the highly acclaimed New York ensemble Elevator Repair Service in an energetic and genre-defying stage performance at the Opera House. February 27; 6.30pm.