The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora
Historic former university campus turned arts hub, with theatres, courtyards and a Great Hall.
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About this audio guide
This guide to The Arts Centre Te Matatiki Toi Ora in Christchurch follows Ngaio Marsh, the mystery novelist who first came here as a schoolgirl to study painting, back to these courts in the middle of the Second World War. It turns on a small student stage, a gamble with Shakespeare, and a young composer named Douglas Lilburn. Best heard in the courtyard near the Great Hall.
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