With 100’s of jokes, 1000’s of laughs, everyone’s favourite Comedy Festival line up show, the Best Comedy Show On Earth, is back with a Christmas twist. Kick off your silly season with a selection of some of Aotearoa’s top comedy acts at this very merry stand-up showcase, on Friday 28 November at Skycity Theatre, hosted by the delightful Chris Parker.
Read MoreThe Māori Sidesteps return to the capital with their full live show for a strictly limited season at Circa Theatre from 28 October – 1 November. Serving up their trademark blend of wicked harmonies, biting satire and cheeky skits, this will be a great night out of music and laughter - even if the subversive jokes are occasionally on them (and their audience!).
Read MoreAs per our previous comms, the hilariously relatable new show H.R. The Musical #2 hits the Q Theatre stage from 25 November – 6 December, traversing office politics, corporate antics and HR nightmares. The team is thrilled to announce two new recruits joining for the first time, while the show’s original director clocks back in to lead the project.
Read MoreJimmy O. Yang will be coming to New Zealand with his biggest tour yet, the BIG & TALL Tour. Jimmy will be performing in Auckland on Monday 1st December.
Read MoreKarangahape Road is turning heads this winter with FAM: Fashion Edition on Saturday 30 August, 4–9pm. For one night only, the street transforms into a celebration of style, sound, and self-expression, with a runway down Mercury Lane, open DJ decks (change to local DJs), live music, markets, SMALL RAVE’s double-denim takeover with open decks, and award-winning comedian Johanna Cosgrove turning the rainbow crossing into a runway.
Read MoreThis October, theatre collides with recovery as the hit improvised dark comedy REHAB storms back for its seventh season at The PumpHouse Theatre, from 22 – 25 October.
Read MoreThe awe-inspiring, audacious, and accessible annual Nelson Arts Festivalreturns this spring with 11 days and 46 events filled with bold ideas, brave artistry, and unmissable moments. From 23 October to 2 November, Whakatū will be transformed, as Aotearoa’s longest-running regional arts festival celebrates its 31st year with a line-up rich with powerful stories, exciting new voices and opportunities for connection across music, dance, theatre, circus, literature, community and kōrero.
Read MoreAt the first light of dawn on Monday 18 August, Auckland’s Stardome unveiled its new name: Te Whatu Stardome, in a special ceremony held in partnership with mana whenua, Ngāti Whātua Ōrākei, on Maungakiekie.
Read MoreOn 2 October 2000, John Bishop stepped onto the stage at the Frog and Bucket in Manchester to perform his first ever comedy gig in front of just a handful people. John was working by day in the pharmaceutical industry, but that night, as he picked up the mic and performed for the very first time, he changed his life forever.
Read MoreEddie Izzard –The Remix Tour Live is a chance for Eddie, inspired by her ever-loyal audiences to remix and re-imagine some of her own favourite, personal comedy highlights.
Read MoreOne of our most treasured theatre stars, Ellie Smith returns home this November with her uplifting and poignant new one-woman show, Life on a Loop, a heartfelt exploration of dementia, love and care. Straight off the back of a return London season during World Alzheimer’s Month at Golden Goose Theatre, Life on a Loop lands at Q Theatre from 11 – 16 November, marking Smith’s first Aotearoa stage performance in over 15 years.
Read MoreAfter the first FAM celebration lit up Karangahape Road in May, it’s back this winter with a brand-new twist. On Saturday 2 August, the street transforms into a living, breathing cinema with films popping up in arcades, alleyways, shopfronts, and around all kinds of unexpected corners. FAM: Film Festival Edition will fill the street with screenings, live performances, and music from 2pm ‘til late and it’s all completely free.
Read MoreBach Musica NZ returns to the Auckland Town Hall on Sunday 21 September at 5pm with a presentation of world premieres by NZ composers, Gabor Tolnay, and Oliver Bramah in collaboration with Hēmi Kelly, and a selection of glorious repertoire by J.S. Bach, Barber, Vavilov and Ravel.
Read MoreStardome Observatory & Planetarium is thrilled to announce the appointment of Kelly Bewley as its new Chief Executive, marking the beginning of an exciting new era for the organisation.
Read MoreA gin-soaked martini of memory, glamour, and Mommie Dearest theatrics, The Milford Asset Management Season of Mother Play is the latest triumph from Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Paula Vogel, playing 04 – 20 Sep at Q Theatre. This gloriously unhinged new work makes its Aotearoa debut in a Silo Theatre production directed by Sophie Roberts, whose 11-year tenure as Artistic Director comes to a close with this bold, beautiful farewell.
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