Wellington is getting all the laughs this May with an outrageous line-up comedy right in the heart of the capital! The Wellington Comedy Club is bringing your comedy faves to San Fran in the windy city throughout May. The Wellington Comedy Club has been the starting point for so many performers - Taika, Flight of the Conchords, and Ben Hurley - who's going to be next?
Read MoreThe team behind the NZ International Comedy Festival are super excited to be able to announce the first four acts for the Best Foods Comedy Gala in Auckland and Wellington this September. Rhys Mathewson will be leading the brilliant selection of comedians starring in the 2022 Gala line up, including the first announcement of Tofiga Fepulea'i, Justine Smith and Chris Parker.
Read MoreGet ready for a two hour comedy showcase of some of New Zealand’s favourite performers with Friday Laughs at The Turner Centre, Kerikeri on 27 May.
Read MoreDoc Edge is proud to continue its hybrid festival format of in-person and virtual screenings, offering the best of both worlds for film lovers. Films will be available to stream online nationwide from 1 June – 10 July, with one-off screenings of selected films in their full cinematic glory for week-long runs at cinemas in Auckland and Wellington.
Read MoreAfter last week’s gutting decision to cancel the 2022 NZ Intl. Comedy Festival, the team are stoked to announce new dates for the Best Foods Comedy Galas!
Read MoreHot on the heels of the March edition, Fork N Funny is back with an outstanding April line-up raring to go! Save the date for Friday 22 April at The Tuning Fork in downtown Auckland to catch the monthly lineup of Aotearoa’s finest comedians.
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The New Zealand Comedy Trust has made the gutting decision to cancel the 2022 NZ Intl. Comedy Festival, which was to be held in May.
Despite working through multiple ways of presenting the 2022 Festival programme, the Festival cannot go ahead as planned. The decision has come down to the mass disruption caused by the spread of Omicron, the level of preparation required from artists to create their shows and from organisers to deliver such a large-scale event. Crafting excellent live comedy requires the feedback of live audiences. The ongoing impact of the Red restrictions, on top of the extended 2021 lockdown, has made this unfeasible. The Festival was set to feature over 150 comedians from around Aotearoa, across 600 live comedy performances.
NZTrio presents a celebration of 20 years with the LEGACY series, giving an opportunity to look both to the past and the future. The first dates of their jam-packed programme have been announced, including a return to Auckland Town Hall’s Concert Chamber in May, July and November. The 2022 concert series will take audiences on a spellbinding trip through memories and recollections to honour the trio’s remarkable contribution to Aotearoa’s musical landscape.
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Neighbours Day Aotearoa returns for another year of community-led activities, encouraging New Zealanders across the motu to connect with their neighbours. The ten-day celebration from 18 – 27 March sees people bringing their neighbours together in meaningful ways through small gatherings, special events or a shared sentiment.
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The Tuning Fork is back for another round of Fork N Funny, a monthly showcase of the country’s best comedy chops. This 25 March an all female superstar line-up comes together to celebrate the outstanding talent of women in comedy.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreIn 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.)
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Inspired by cheap champagne, faux luxury, and the destruction of our natural world, choreographer Jessie McCall brings four dancers to the stage for the joyful yet confronting dance-theatre work DAYBREAK ESTATE, playing in Wellington, Christchurch, and Auckland from March 8 – April 9, 2022.
Read MoreAs 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.
Read MoreIn 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.
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