Christchurch has a professional theater company and several excellent art cinemas; check the back page of The Press for current listings. The Court Theatre at the Arts Centre has two theaters running some of New Zealand’s best professional repertory productions. (☎963 0870; www.courttheatre.org.nz. Box office open M-F 9am-8:15pm, Sa 10am-8:15pm. Late night improv F 10pm $15, students $12. Tickets $12-43.) The Isaac Theatre Royal, 145 Gloucester St. (☎366 6326; www.isaactheatreroyal.co.nz; tickets at www.ticketek.com), is the forum for highbrow touring musicals and ballet companies. The Academy Cinema Cloisters, 25 Hereford St. in the Arts Centre, shows art and foreign flicks. ( } 366 0167; www.artfilms.co.nz. Open 11am-11pm. Films $12.50, students $10.) For your Hollywood fix, hit up Regent On Worcester, 33 Cathedral Sq., just west of the square. (☎366 3127; www.regentcinemas.co.nz. Tickets $12-13; Tu $9.50; M and W before 5pm $10.) Gamblers can try their luck at the Christchurch Casino, 30 Victoria St., at Victoria and Durham St. While it may resemble a parking garage from the outside, the gaming room and cafe feature tasteful balconies and chandeliers. (☎365 9999; www.christchurchcasino.co.nz. Free shuttle runs from hotels and motels in the city 6pm-2am. For shuttle info, call ☎0800 227 466. No jeans, flip flops, or sneakers. 20+. Open 24hr.)
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