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ASB WATERFRONT THEATRE

138 Halsey Street, Wynyard Quarter
Auckland, 1010


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THE EFFECT Comes to ASB Waterfront Theatre in April


by Stephi Wild - January 11, 2024

The Effect comes to ASB Waterfront Theatre this year. Performances run 16 April - 11 May, 2024....

RED, WHITE, AND BRASS Comes to ASB Waterfront Theatre This Year


by Stephi Wild - January 08, 2024

Red, White, and Brass comes to ASB Waterfront Theatre this year. Performances run 18 June - 6 July 2024....

THE LIAR, THE THIEF, AND THE COWARD Comes to ASB Waterfront Theatre in March


by Stephi Wild - December 28, 2023

The Liar, The Thief, and the Coward comes to ASB Waterfront Theatre in March. Performances run 5-23 March, 2024....

THE EFFECT Comes to ASB Waterfront Theatre Next Year


by Stephi Wild - October 30, 2023

The Effect comes to ASB Waterfront Theatre in 2024. Performances run 16 April - 11 May 2024....

HYPERSPACE Comes to ASB Waterfront Theatre in 2024


by Stephi Wild - October 26, 2023

Auckland Theatre Company and Te Pou Theatre present the world premiere of Hyperspace by Albert Belz. Winner of the 2023 Adam NZ Play Award, Hyperspace is a sequel to Albert Belz’s much-loved Astroman, presented in 2019 and directed by Tainui Tukiwaho....

THINGS THAT MATTER Comes to ASB Waterfront Theatre in August


by Stephi Wild - June 12, 2023

Things That Matter comes to ASB Waterfront Theatre in August. Performances run 11-26 August 2023. ...

KING LEAR Comes to ASB Waterfront Theatre This Month


by Stephi Wild - June 08, 2023

Having built an empire, the ageing Lear is poised to abdicate his crown. When he challenges his children to compete for his land, his favourite refuses to play the game. Civilisation is thrust to the edge of chaos and Lear, broken by his own vanity, will be forced to confront who he is for the very ...

Review: WITI'S WĀHINE at ASB Waterfront


by Monica Moore - May 06, 2023

I loved it. The protecting, nurturing; the strength, fortitude, and tireless commitment to their iwi, the painful endurance yet the humour; the unique and heartful humour of Maori. It is extraordinarily exquisite storytelling delivered via phenomenal, theatre....

STAGE OF BEING Comes to ASB Waterfront Theatre in April


by Stephi Wild - March 22, 2023

The New Zealand Dance Company (NZDC) return to the ASB Waterfront Theatre to premiere Stage of Being, a thrilling double bill celebration of choreographic voices from Aotearoa’s Sāmoan and Chinese dance makers....

THE HEARTBREAK CHOIR Comes to ASB Waterfront Theatre Next Week


by Stephi Wild - February 06, 2023

THE HEARTBREAK CHOIR comes to ASB Waterfront Theatre next week. Performances run 14 February - 4 March....

Past Shows

Switzerland
Switzerland
9/19 - 10/8/2023


Auckland Theatre Company presents Switzerland by Joanna Muray-Smith A pitch-perfect thriller, underpinned with cunning twists and a knockout performance by the great Sarah Peirse. “The ...

Things That Matter
Things That Matter
8/11 - 8/27/2023


Auckland Theatre Company presents Things That Matter by Gary Henderson, adapted from the memoir by David Galler A tender and articulate account of the compassion ...

King Lear
King Lear
6/13 - 7/2/2023


Auckland Theatre Company presents King Lear by William Shakespeare One of Shakespeare’s greatest plays, starring acting royalty Michael Hurst. “How sharper than a serpent’s tooth ...

Witi's Wāhine
Witi's Wāhine
5/2 - 5/21/2023


Hpai Productions and Auckland Theatre Company present Witi's Whine by Nancy Brunning   An uplifting love song to the whine toa of the East Coast ...

The Heartbreak Choir
The Heartbreak Choir
2/14 - 3/4/2023


Auckland Theatre Company presents The Heartbreak Choir by Aidan Fennessy Effervescent, hilarious and big-hearted, this is a summer comedy that makes a big noise. “Music ...

North by Northwest
10/25 - 11/19/2022


Adelaide Festival Centre presents Kay + McLean Productions' North by Northwest Adapted by Carolyn Burns, Directed by Simon Phillips Alfred Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller is ...

North by Northwest
North by Northwest
10/25 - 11/19/2022


Gripping, suspenseful and visually stunning, this is an unmissable theatrical event that brilliantly transposes Hitchcocks famous film to the stage. Frantic and fun, inventive and ...

The Made
The Made
9/20 - 10/8/2022


Set in a strangely familiar time and place, this is a funny, astute and unmissable new play. What if you could hand your caregiving duties ...

Dawn Raids
Dawn Raids
8/16 - 9/3/2022


Legendary Pasifika theatre collective Pacific Underground revisits Dawn Raids 25 years on, in the wake of the apology. Central Auckland. 1973. Fuarosa sleeps with one ...

Scenes from a Yellow Peril


An uncomfortable, playful, and enlightening provocation on racism and privilege in Aotearoa. This is a doom scroll disguised as a play: a world premiere from ...

Grand Horizons | Encore Season


Back due to popular demand and rave reviews! Experience the Broadway summer entertainment highlight. Back for 2 weeks only. Beloved acting icons Annie Whittle and ...

Blithe Spirit
Blithe Spirit
11/9 - 11/28/2021


Denton Kensington Swan season of Blythe Spirit by Nol CowardWhen Blithe Spirit debuted in 1941 in war-torn London, its hysterical hijinks proved just the tonic ...

The Haka Party Incident
The Haka Party Incident
2/10 - 10/10/2021


Award-winning The Haka Party Incident returns after a sold-out premiere season.The Haka Party Incident resurrects the eventful day when a group of University of Auckland ...

The Life of Galileo
The Life of Galileo
6/22 - 10/7/2021


Meet the man who rocked the world.It may have been more than 400 years since the Roman Inquisition challenged Galileo Galileis proof that the Earth ...

The Life of Galileo
The Life of Galileo
6/22 - 10/7/2021


Meet the man who rocked the world.It may have been more than 400 years since the Roman Inquisition challenged Galileo Galileis proof that the Earth ...

Things That Matter
Things That Matter
8/17 - 8/29/2021


Auckland Theatre Companys season of Things That Matter by Gary Henderson, adapted from the memoir by Dr David Galler.For more than 30 years, Dr David ...

Single Asian Female
Single Asian Female
4/27 - 5/15/2021


Meet Pearl Wong. She's a first-generation Chinese immigrant and a single mother who's barely keeping her restaurant, Golden Phoenix, afloat. Meanwhile, her older daughter Zoe ...

ASB season of The Miracle Worker


Cast into a world of silence and darkness at the age of 19 months, young Helen Keller feels angry and isolated. This Tony Award-winning play ...

Giltrap Audi season of Winding Up


A hilarious testament to the lighter side of the golden years, the world premiere of Winding Up showcases New Zealands most successful playwright Sir Roger ...

The Guerrilla Collection
The Guerrilla Collection
11/1 - 11/4/2018


The Guerrilla Collection, a festival of 30-minute movement pieces explores the future of Auckland city through a uniquely Pacific lens. This 3-day festival, held at ...

Rendered
Rendered
9/18 - 10/3/2018


In an unnamed Middle Eastern desert, Major Aria and her mercenary accomplice are on a secret mission to meet up with a New Zealander who’s ...

Filthy Business
Filthy Business
8/14 - 8/29/2018


East London, 1968. Yetta Solomon is the quintessential refugee who survived the un-survivable, then toiled in sweatshops to make her way in the world. Having ...

The Cherry Orchard
The Cherry Orchard
6/12 - 6/26/2018


The Gayev family are sociable, intelligent, caring and hopelessly in debt. Unless they can find the funds, their huge estate, including its much-loved cherry orchard, ...

Mrs Warren's Profession
Mrs Warren's Profession
5/1 - 5/16/2018


So says Mrs Warren, a genial yet formidable woman, whose clever young daughter Vivie has just graduated from university. However, when Vivie discovers that her ...

Alice
Alice
4/20 - 4/23/2018


Back down the rabbit hole A group of ordinary friends are thrust into a strange mystery that takes them into seedy clubs, the supernatural underground, ...

Tender
Tender
4/20 - 4/23/2018


Love is.... Well love is like. It’s when, like... Yeah, love is sort of... It’s the theme of songs, books, films, tv shows, works of ...

You First
You First
4/20 - 4/23/2018


What would you do to go home? In the near distant future, a cataclysmic storm has levelled Aotearoa, forcing millions on the move, and toppling ...

1984
1984
3/9 - 3/25/2018


April, 1984. 13.00. Comrade 6079, Winston Smith, thinks a thought, starts a diary and falls in love. But Big Brother is always watching. Set in ...

Still Life with Chickens
Still Life with Chickens
3/8 - 3/24/2018


Mama’s proud of her flourishing veggie garden. So when she discovers a stray chicken enjoying her greens, her first instinct is to reach for the ...

Under the Mountain
Under the Mountain
2/7 - 2/21/2018


Lurking in the depths of Auckland’s volcanoes are the Wilberforces – shapeshifting evil aliens plotting our planet’s destruction. Unlikely heroes, 12-year-old twins Rachel and Theo, ...

ASB presents the Auckland Theatre Company production of Billy Elliot the Musical


Set in a northern mining town against the background of the 1984 miners' strike, Billy Elliot the Musical is the inspirational story of a boy's ...

Videos


Sheila's Island by Tim Firth in New Zealand Sheila's Island by Tim Firth
The Rose Centre (11/16 - 11/30)
Dead Inside
Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre (2/13 - 2/13)
SIX the Musical
The Civic (1/1 - 1/1)
The New World Tour
Spark Arena (1/28 - 2/28)
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