The brilliance and mayhem of LIVE LIVE CINEMA returns - this time in the comfort of your own home - for the world premiere of LIVE LIVE CINEMA: THE LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS - LOCKDOWN EDITION! This co-production between Silo Theatre, Auckland Arts Festival and Jumpboard Productions promises to be the ultimate couch party of the season, playing online with daily sessions from 17 - 27 March.

In partnership with The FAME Trust (Fund for Acting and Musical Endeavours) and the Acorn Foundation, PANNZ (Performing Arts Network of New Zealand) is honoured to launch a significant new prize for Aotearoa’s exceptional live performance artists - The FAME Mid-Career Awards. The awards will be launched on Monday 28 February at the 2022 PANNZ Arts Market with a presentation for the inaugural recipient - renowned dancer and performer Rodney Bell (​​Ngāti Maniapoto.)

As part of Auckland Pride’s Red Light response, the Festival is launching a brand new micro-site to present the inaugural year of their arts and culture festival Te Tīmatanga, celebrating the abundance of talent of Aotearoa's takatāpui community. The programme will include a virtual exhibition, podcasts, a digital store, recorded live performances alongside it’s Huarahi Toi (Public Art) until 11 March.

In response to Aotearoa New Zealand’s move to the Red Alert Level, award-winning performance artist, Alexa Wilson has transformed Rituals of Destruction into an interactive online performance piece which will be available from March 9th to April 9th. In this bold move, Alexa will create a bespoke digital film that will be distributed to individual viewers. This loss of live performance has metamorphosed into an entirely new artwork as the destruction of one work has given birth to the creation of a new one.

Some of the country’s best comedy talent is set to hit the Wellington region with Saturday Laughs in Carterton on 19 March and Friday Laughs at Fringe Bar in Wellington on 1 April. Both nights offer a delightful line-up of the country's funniest, in a massive two-hour showcase that will have one hundred people laughing like a thousand.

Bach Musica NZ returns this year with a full season of concerts showcasing the remarkable talents of New Zealand’s only combined choir and orchestra. The 2022 season with seven concerts across the year will take audiences on a musical journey around the globe with music that will enrich and inspire.

Award-winning youth theatre company Tim Bray Youth Theatre is collaborating with Ko Taku Reo Deaf Education to create a performance under the bright lights of the big stage. The difference? The students of Ko Taku Reo will create their own work from inspiration that exists entirely from within Deaf culture.

Due to Aotearoa New Zealand's shift to the red setting of the Covid Protection Framework, Auckland Live and Hawaiki TŪ regret to announce that the season of Taurite is cancelled. The season had been scheduled for 16-17 February at the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre. Taurite's performance at the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts, scheduled for 3 March, has also been cancelled.

Whilst live events have cancelled or postponed Auckland Pride Festival 2022 is delivering a red-light programme that offers the queer community an opportunity to celebrate and mark the 50th anniversary of Pride in Tāmaki Makaurau. Large-scale outdoor art installations and digital offerings bring February’s Pride Month to life, safely and responsibly.

Auckland Live regrets to inform audiences that their annual Summer in the Square 2022 has now been cancelled following notification of Aotearoa moving to the Red traffic light indefinitely, under the Covid-19 protection framework.

In response to Aotearoa New Zealand’s recent shift to the Red level of the COVID-19 Protection Framework, North Shore Music Theatre have made the difficult decision to cancel their upcoming production, The Barfoot & Thompson Season of Wicked the Musical, which had been scheduled to run from 4-26 February at Auckland’s SkyCity Theatre.