Continuing this season’s focus on the nostalgia of folk-influenced compositions, NZTrio prepares to commence their second concert tour for the year, Homeland 2: Tunes From My Home. The second of the three part Homeland series, the acclaimed Amalia Hall (Violin), Ashley Brown(Cello), and Somi Kim (Piano) will be performing Homeland 2 in Auckland, Christchurch, Dunedin and Greytown this August and September.

Catherine Cohen presents her new show Come For Me for the first time in New Zealand. The critically acclaimed comedian, author, and actor’s show will play Auckland on 19 November.

Hot off the heels of his critically-acclaimed Netflix special, David Letterman appearance, role on Life & Beth with Amy Schumer, and sold out runs in the US, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Edinburgh Festival Fringe and the UK, Phil Wang returns to New Zealand with his hit show Wang In There, Baby!.

After selling out at the New Zealand International Comedy Festival in 2021 and a two-week, sold-out season at Basement Theatre, Boom Shankar is back with a bang for Q Theatre’s MATCHBOX 2023 Season.

After bringing her tour Back In Action to Auckland earlier this year, Iliza heads to Christchurch for a special one night only performance this September on her HARD FEELINGS tour.

Dara O Briain is back on tour with a brand new live stand-up show.  So… Where Were We?

Leading children’s theatre company Tim Bray Theatre Company is set to revisit one of the most popular shows in their extensive repertoire - Roald Dahl's The Twits! The company brings their very special brand of on-stage joy to delight Tāmaki Makaurau’s youngest theatre-lovers across the region. Continuing their commitment to make theatre accessible for all audiences the lively performance will head to Takapuna, Manukau, Māngere and Glen Innes from 16 September – 28 October.

Kevin Bridges is thrilled to be returning to New Zealand in November for a national tour.

Two tennis icons have just been announced to compete against each other in New Zealand for the first time, in a brand new exhibition event this October. The Champions Cup will be held for one night only at Auckland’s The Trusts Arena, providing tennis fans a star-studded event with former world number ones and multiple Grand Slam winners.

A lively programme of 27 events that traverse the full gamut of arts experiences, take over the city with the 13th biannual Tauranga Arts Festival running 19-29 October. Programme is now live.

Written and performed by Shadon Meredith (Shortland Street), Waiting is an evocative coming-of-age story that celebrates beat poetry delivered with graceful movement. Q Theatre is delighted to welcome Sos & Sha Creative for their season 26 September - 1 October 2023.

After the global success of his second Netflix special Lubricant (streaming now), over 1 billion views on social media worldwide including 500+ million views spawned from six seasons of The Russell Howard Hour, and selling over 250,000 tickets over 100+ gigs in the UK alone with his brand-new show Russell Howard Live, British stand-up Russell Howard announces his eagerly anticipated return to New Zealand in February 2024.

Critically acclaimed Bach Musica NZ will take us into the Romantic period to enjoy music by Robert Schumann and Franz Schubert, at the Auckland Town Hall on Sunday 17 September.

Get ready to unleash your inner diva as Palmy Drag Fest 2023, the nation’s inaugural drag festival descends once again upon Palmerston North. From 5 – 7 October over 17 sensational performers from across New Zealand and Australia will deliver a three-day extravaganza of glitter, glamour and unforgettable performances.

The prestigious World Press Photo Exhibition, a showcase of the most powerful images across the globe from the past year, returns to Auckland this month for the first time since 2019. The collection of award winning photographs from the world’s best photojournalists and documentary photographers will be on display at Smith and Caughey’s Level 5 Gallery Space from Saturday 22 July – Sunday 20 August.