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Past Shows

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
8/20 - 8/23/2015


Never harm, nor spell, nor charm, Come our lovely Lady nigh. So good night with lullaby.* In an unprecedented artistic coup, the Royal New Zealand ...

Sleeping Beauty On Ice
Sleeping Beauty On Ice
7/1 - 7/5/2015


The award-winning Imperial Ice Stars make a welcome return to New Zealand with a stunning new interpretation of Sleeping Beauty on Ice, as part of ...

Salute
Salute
5/22 - 5/24/2015


They went with songs to the battle, they were young. Straight of limb, true of eye, steady and aglow. They were staunch to the end ...

Singin' in the Rain
Singin' in the Rain
4/15 - 4/26/2015


From the producers of The Sound of Music, Annie and Jersey Boys, comes another critically acclaimed production from a sell-out season in London’s West End ...

Don Quixote
Don Quixote
3/4 - 3/7/2015


Somewhere in La Mancha, in a place whose name I do not care to remember, a gentleman lived not long ago, one of those who ...

The Best of JETHRO TULL


After two magic years on the road with the Thick As A Brick shows, legendary Prog Rock icon Ian Anderson is finalising details of the ...

The Vodafone Season of A Christmas Carol


Ebenezer Scrooge lives up to his name until one Christmas Eve he is visited by four ghosts, one a remorseful ex business partner, the others, ...

Don Giovanni
Don Giovanni
10/11 - 10/18/2014


“Here for a good time, not a long time” might well be the motto of Don Giovanni, opera’s greatest anti-hero. A thoroughly hedonistic womaniser, he ...

Allegro
Allegro
8/15 - 8/17/2014


The RNZB presents Allegro - a powerhouse of five dynamic ballets from leading international choreographers. Produced in the style of 2012 smash hit season NYC, ...

La Traviata
La Traviata
7/11 - 7/19/2014


Verdi’s heartfelt tale of a beautiful but fragile courtesan forced to give up the man of her dreams is the most performed opera in the ...

The Beatles 50th Anniversary Tour Relived


It was the concert tour of the century and we are recreating Beatlemania with the world’s premiere Beatles band the ‘Fabulous Beatle Boys’ restaging the ...

Annie
Annie
5/23 - 6/8/2014


From its Broadway beginnings to the classic film musical, the heart-warming rags-to-riches story of plucky young Annie’s journey from the hard-knock New York orphanage to ...

Steve Earle & The Dukes


It’s a long way from Copperhead Road to The Low Highway, and for Steve Earle the journey has been filled with satisfying highs (three Grammys ...

Coppélia
Coppélia
4/17 - 4/26/2014


A comedy for the whole family, Coppélia combines laughter, mystery, romance and the finest classical ballet – from spectacular character dances to the grand romantic ...

Shen Yun
Shen Yun
4/8 - 4/9/2014


With classical Chinese dance, a unique orchestra blending East and West, dazzling costumes and amazing animated backdrops, Shen Yun will transport you to another world. ...

Don Quixote
Don Quixote
3/21 - 3/23/2014


Don Quixote, a retired gentleman travels the roads of Spain searching for glory and grand adventure. Accompanying him is a somewhat bewildered labourer named Sancho ...

Rian
Rian
3/12 - 3/15/2014


A collaboration between choreographer Michael Keegan-Dolan (Giselle) and Liam Ó Maonlaí of popular band The Hothouse Flowers, contemporary dance meets traditional Irish folk and music ...

Between Zero and One


For one night only, the St James Theatre will pulse with an extraordinary new work performed by the country’s premier percussion ensemble. Inspired by ancient ...

Rime of the Ancient Mariner


Cabaret cult darlings The Tiger Lillies delighted and disturbed Festival audiences in 2000 with their award-winning musical Shockheaded Peter. Following a successful run at London’s ...

The Crimson House
The Crimson House
3/5 - 3/6/2014


With his company MAU, Ponifasio creates revelatory works that transcend conventional ideas of theatre and dance, and probe the nature of power and subjectivity. In ...

A Midsummer Night's Dream
A Midsummer Night's Dream
2/27 - 3/1/2014


Let yourself be transported into a world of swooning six-metre high puppets, acrobats, singers and a little dog who may very well steal the show. ...

The Wellington International Airport Season of Deca Dance


We are excited to bring the brilliant Batsheva to New Zealand for the first time with this vibrant collection of dance works by “one of ...

City and Colour


Following the release of his latest album The Hurry and The Harm, Chugg Entertainment can now confirm that City and Colour will be returning to ...

TGIFJ!
TGIFJ!
11/15 - 12/13/2013


We are thrilled to provide some wonderful lunchtime live music sessions at The Jimmy Cafe & Bar, St James Theatre from 12.30pm to 1.30pm. Check ...

Air Supply
Air Supply
12/4


MULTI-PLATINUM artists, AIR SUPPLY, announce that they will be returning to New Zealand in December for three hit-filled concerts as part of their Australasian ‘Hits ...

Ready, Steady, Wiggle!


It's Ready, Steady, Wiggle! time New Zealand! After 22 years of entertaining children around the globe, The Wiggles return for their biggest New Zealand tour ...

A Festival of Russian Ballet
A Festival of Russian Ballet
11/15 - 11/17/2013


Returning to New Zealand in 2013....Imperial Russian Ballet Company’s “A Festival of Russian Ballet” featuring a diverse and stunning programme in three awe-inspiring acts. Act ...

Tommy Tiernan - Stray Sod Tour 2013


Multi-award winning Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan returns to New Zealand following his hugely successful sold out tour in 2011. A fearless force of energy, Tiernan ...

TOWER Tutus on Tour
10/23 - 10/26/2013


In celebration of our rich past and lively present, we perform a selection of highlights and hits from the company’s repertory, including excerpts from Flower ...

The Ten Tenors - Mum's the Word


Don’t worry about locking up your daughters...it’s your Mums we’re after! The Ten Tenors head to New Zealand in October 2013 for a special ‘Mum's ...

Yes, Prime Minister
8/6 - 8/10/2013


Yes, Prime Minister won the West End Best New Comedy award and producer Andrew Guild says like the classic television series “this West End hit ...


The Royal New Zealand Ballet is delighted to present a national tour of New Zealand dance icon Russell Kerr’s classic production of Swan Lake as ...

The Phantom of the Opera
6/13 - 6/30/2013


Far beneath the majesty and splendour of the Paris Opera House, hides the Phantom in a shadowy existence. Shamed by his physical appearance and feared ...

The Nutcracker
5/24 - 5/25/2013


THE GREATEST SUCCESS OF THE RUSSIAN THEATRE IS UNDOUBTEDLY CLASSICAL BALLET An area in which Russian dancers have reigned supreme since the 1820’s. LA CLASSIQUE ...

Madame Butterfly
5/11 - 5/18/2013


One of the most popular of all operas, featuring the famous "Humming Chorus" and "One Fine Day", Puccini’s Madame Butterfly is an exquisite tale of ...

COROnation Street ON STAGE
4/9 - 4/13/2013


COROnation Street ON STAGE! – the hysterical new stage play by award-winning playwright and Coronation Street scriptwriter Jonathan Harvey — specially commissioned by ITV to ...

Made to Move
2/27 - 3/2/2013


Royal New Zealand Ballet Artistic Director Ethan Stiefel creates his first original work for the RNZB, a spirited comedy set in a Bavarian beer hall. ...

Shen Yun 2013
2/5 - 2/6/2013


Shen Yun takes you on a journey through five thousand years of divinely inspired culture, a journey where the wisdom of ancient China, the world’s ...


The Royal Academy of Dance presents its flagship annual international ballet competition in New Zealand for the first time, in association with the Royal New ...

The Bootleg Beatles
10/25 - 10/28/2012


Don’t miss the world’s ?rst and ?nest homage to the Fab Four - international sensation THE BOOTLEG BEATLES - have performed almost 5,000 shows across ...


“THE GREATEST ENSEMBLE IN THE BLOWN WORLD” The seven insane-cool brass players of Mnozil Brass have accomplished quite something during almost twenty years of hilarious ...

Videos


The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time in New Zealand The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
The Rose Centre (5/11 - 5/25)
A Midsummer Night's Dream - RNZB
Napier Municipal Theatre (11/16 - 11/16)
Swan Lake - RNZB
Napier Municipal Theatre (5/17 - 5/17)
Leaving Jackson
Napier Municipal Theatre (5/10 - 5/10)
Creedence Clearwater Collective
Napier Municipal Theatre (7/22 - 7/22)
World of Musicals
Napier Municipal Theatre (7/8 - 7/8)
Nurse Georgie Carroll - ON SALE SOON
Napier Municipal Theatre (7/4 - 7/4)
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