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Past Shows

Hansel & Gretel
11/6 - 11/9/2019


Alone and lost, two hungry children stumble towards a glowing vision of warmth and comfort, heaven for any child with an empty belly and an ...


A young governess arrives at a remote country house to care for two children with only written instructions from their guardian, who advises not to ...

Room On the Broom
7/12 - 7/14/2019


How the cat purred and how the witch grinned, As they sat on their broomstick and flew through the wind… The witch and her cat ...

Threepenny Opera
6/22 - 6/29/2019


In a world where evil goes unpunished, money is corrupt, law is fickle and lowly souls remain on the poverty line, roams London’s most notorious ...

The Grand Ole Topp'ry


Well-loved NZ entertainers Lynda and Jools Topp are taking to the road with a new show that will pay homage to Country Music greats and ...

Heath Franklin's Chopper
Heath Franklin's Chopper
5/9 - 5/10/2014


Don’t believe what you read in the papers! Star of TV’s 7 Days, CHOPPER is back, kicking off a huge 14-city national tour in 2014.People ...

Celtic Thunder - Mythology


Internationally acclaimed supergroup Celtic Thunder, comprised of vocalists Emmet Cahill, Keith Harkin, Ryan Kelly, George Donaldson, Neil Byrne and Colm Keegan – continues to astonish ...

Rhys Darby - Mr Adventure
Rhys Darby - Mr Adventure
5/1 - 5/3/2014


New Zealand's very own comedy super star returns with a brand new show for 2014. From the misty mountains of Rwanda to the eerie shores ...

Old Mout Cider First Laughs


New Zealanders are amongst the happiest people in the world and 3.14% of this jubilation is due to Old Mout Cider First Laughs opening night ...

Paul Potts One Chance: Live in Concert


The most successful international touring Artist to come out of Britain's Got Talent, and the first winner, Paul Potts, is coming to Hawke's Bay, Wellington ...

Morcheeba
Morcheeba
4/11


British pioneering trip-hop trio Morcheeba will be heading to the Opera House in Wellington with their original line-up, so get ready to hear the dreamy, ...

Billy Bragg


BRAGG’s New Zealand shows will see the Bard and his band showcase Tooth & Nail as well songs pulled from his war-chest of classics. Billy ...

Fresh off Da Blane


A brand new show from one of New Zealand’s most successful live comedy acts. The Laughing Samoans comedy duo of Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepuleai ...

Yo La Tengo


One of the most beloved and respected indie bands in America brings its “laid-back melange of shuffling beats, guitar fuzz and vocal purity” (The Independent) ...

An Iliad
An Iliad
3/12 - 3/14/2014


Has anything really changed since the Trojan War? “Smartly conceived and impressively executed” (The New York Times), this powerful one-man show uses Homer’s 2,800-year-old epic ...

Stones In Her Mouth
Stones In Her Mouth
3/4 - 3/5/2014


This courageous new work introduces a ten-member ensemble of Maori women who issue a powerful challenge through oratory, choral-work and dance. Drawing on the tradition ...

La Curva
La Curva
2/27 - 3/2/2014


“Touched by the kind of genius that puts him into a category of his own” (The Guardian), Israel Galván is reinventing flamenco for the 21st ...

The Weta Digital Season of Needles and Opium


For dedicated fans of contemporary theatre, Robert Lepage needs no introduction. The Canadian director has created an incomparable body of work, including The Dragons’ Trilogy ...

Cultures of China - Festival of Spring


Cultures of China - Festival of Spring is about culture exchange, harmony and friendship. These top performers have performed over 190 shows in 28 countries ...

Carl Barron - A One Ended Stick


Carl returns to New Zealand with his acclaimed new show. Get ready for something a little different with Carl's new monologue/stand-up/music show. More Troy stories, ...

Jimmy Carr - Gagging Order


One of the most original and distinctive stars on television, radio and the stage in the UK, Jimmy Carr is set to tour New Zealand ...

7 Days LIVE
7 Days LIVE
12/20


Without the restrictions of the TV cameras and censors, the 7 Days team rip the piss out of the news, the newsmakers and each other ...

Belinda Carlisle


Belinda Carlisle – Heaven on Earth Tour hits New Zealand for two shows in December. Belinda Carlisle continues to tour the world doing her own ...

You Gotta Be Joking


You can take the cockie out of the country, but the manure remains when Dickie Hart sells up the back-country farm and moves to the ...

Passenger
Passenger
11/28


Mike Rosenberg, aka Passenger, today announced his return to New Zealand in November - after his sell out shows in March on the back of ...

David Strassman - Careful What You Wish For!


Riotously funny! An all new comedy creation from the twisted mind of Strassman. Alternate realities? Parallel universes? Strassman's side-splitting new show tumbles down the rabbit ...

ACCA DACCA
ACCA DACCA
11/19


You’ve seen all the claims, The ULTIMATE, The BIGGEST Rock Show since AC/DC. “YOU AINT SEEN NOTHIN” unless you’ve seen ACCA DACCA!...

Fancy Free
Fancy Free
11/17


Leonore No 3 is actually the second of Beethoven’s four overtures to Fidelio and was written for a shorter 1806 version of the opera. Tightly ...

Rhian Sheehan LIVE with Orchestra Wellington


Following the 2013 release of his internationally acclaimed fifth studio album Stories From Elsewhere, Rhian Sheehan will perform Live with Orchestra Wellington at The Opera ...

Matt Corby - The Resolution Tour


Rhythm Group Entertainment is pleased to announce exciting news for Wellington fans. Due to overwhelming demand Matt Corby has added a second date to his ...

The Grand Ole Topp'ry


The Grand Ole Topp’ry tour featuring well-loved New Zealand entertainers The Topp Twins and special guests has been postponed until next year. The 11-centre tour ...

Clannad
Clannad
10/24


For the first time in almost two decades, Ireland’s legendary Celtic folk heroes return to New Zealand. Ethereal and otherworldly, Clannad makes music to be ...

Rob Schneider


Emmy-nominated actor and Saturday Night Live alumni Rob Schneider visits New Zealand for the first time with his hilarious new stand up comedy show. Schneider ...

La Donna Ideale


The misleadingly-named Leonore No 1 was found among Beethoven’s papers after his death. Written in 1807 for a planned Prague performance, the yearning lines of ...

The Pirates of Penzance


Gilbert and Sullivan's PIRATES OF PENZANCE will set sail around New Zealand in August and September, directed by Raymond Hawthorne and featuring an all-star cast ...

Greatest Love of All - The Whitney Houston Show


Direct from the USA Showtime present A tribute... to a woman who has long been held as an icon of pop music and vocal ability, ...

Te Koki NZSM Presents Verdi’s Il Corsaro


Set in an exotic land of cruel sultans and alluring harems, we see the invading corsair Corrado confront Seid, the evil Pasha who would brutally ...

Hairy Maclary & Friends
Hairy Maclary & Friends
7/19 - 7/20/2013


Following sell-out seasons at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and the Sydney Opera House, the stage show of Lynley Dodd's 'Hairy Maclary and Friends' will be ...

Fobulous
Fobulous
6/21


Fobulous is the latest offering from the comedy hit making team of Eteuati Ete and Tofiga Fepuleai, also known as The Laughing Samoans. With hits ...

Language of Living


Join The New Zealand Dance Company on its first North Island tour with its acclaimed production Language of Living. The brave and beautiful short works ...

Iva Lamkum & Jennifer Zea


Iva Lamkum’s voice has been described as part Lauryn Hill, Nina Simone and Amy Winehouse. Having sung on tracks by Sola Rosa and P-Money, her ...

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)
The New World Tour
Spark Arena (1/28 - 2/28)
SIX the Musical
The Civic (1/1 - 1/1)
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