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Opening night of the second play of the Shoreside's Auckland Shakespeare in the Park - and it's raining.

Currently at Te Auaha, Wellington Footlights Society is staging the New Zealand Premiere of Soho Cinders, a charming, gender-reversed telling of the original Cinderella story.

Opening night of the first play of the Shoreside's Auckland Shakespeare in the Park - and it's a clever comedy, its controversy eloquently driven by polarised emotions: friendship, revenge, love, hate, justice, mercy.

A daughter sits in an empty bedroom desperately moulding a friend out of bed sheets.

Hailed as the greatest singer-songwriter when her landmark album “Tapestry” was released in 1971.

Byron Supper Club returns to the Byron Theatre on Thursday 27, Friday 28 and Saturday 29 January 2022 at 7pm.

With Tchaikovsky’s sweeping score – lush, romantic, instantly recognisable – and Kristian Fredrikson’s opulent designs, gorgeously lit by Jon Buswell, Swan Lake transports the audience from palace ballroom to lakeside in wave upon wave of beauty and emotion.

These two plays are a theatrical Double Bill taking place in Courtney Creative on Courtenay Place in Wellington.

Three extraordinary works, by inspiring and internationally celebrated choreographers, capture the spirit and power of Venus Rising – brightest of stars, herald of the dusk and of the dawn.

A specially-filmed broadcast of the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s (RNZB) Ryman Healthcare Season of A Midsummer Night’s Dream will welcome the Christmas season and deliver a touch of magic as the curtains close on 2021.

The Tony Award-winning musical Come From Away will be making its way to New Zealand in 2022! The show will be presented at the Civic Theatre on April 20, and at the St James in Wellington on May 20.

After high demand and a successful Wellington run of socially distanced performances, the Royal New Zealand Ballet will bring The Ryman Healthcare Season of A Midsummer Night’s Dream for purchase and viewing Live in your Living Room!  

Aotearoa’s history books are packed full of unsung heroes and hidden tales that our Court Youth Company are exploring in this brand-new, devised production.

Based on the film originally released in 1960 and immortalised on film in the iconic 1986 movie, Little Shop of Horrors has also been captivating theatre audiences across the globe for decades.

Three extraordinary works, by inspiring and internationally celebrated choreographers, capture the spirit and power of Venus Rising – brightest of stars, herald of the dusk and of the dawn.

From Italy, Bongiovanni's works travelled globally though participation in many international and contemporary art events; including the prestigious Venice Biennale, which Bongiovanni has been repeatedly invited.

With a little Kiwi ingenuity, Wellington’s Opera House has made a swift pivot for the Royal New Zealand Ballet’s (RNZB) Ryman Healthcare season of A Midsummer Night’s Dream, opening 28 October.

Let Ara Institute of Canterbury’s National Academy of Singing and Dramatic Art (NASDA) transport you back to the heady Prohibition days of late 1920s America in this loving send-up of the era’s frivolous musicals.

The Jesters Youth Company is The Court Theatre’s new youth initiative.

A member of the Court Theatre team will host your tour, sharing stories of past productions and giving you a real taste of what goes on behind the scenes at the South Island's largest theatre company.

Scared Scriptless Attempts is the improvised theatre you know and love, created by our clever Court Jesters.

Nominations are now open for the 2021 BroadwayWorld Norway Awards! Streaming theatre, in-person, and more are included.

Rehearsals will take place during September, October and November on Tuesday and Thursday evenings and Saturday during the day.

Flying into SkyCity Theatre for a limited season in September 2021, Wicked takes the characters we know and love from the land of Oz – and makes us look at them through different eyes.

Court Theatre production Whā prepares to take Canterbury schools on an interactive cultural adventure.