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NAPIER MUNICIPAL THEATRE

119 Tennyson Street
Napier, Hawke's Bay 4110


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Past Shows


This tragedy tells the story of two “star-cross'd lovers” from feuding families. During a party, Romeo and Juliet fall in love. They meet secretly until ...


BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND! The famous cast of unemployed characters lands at the Capitole After more than 125 sold-out performances throughout Québec, and by popular ...


Without the restrictions of the TV cameras and the censors, the 7 Days team rip the piss out of the news, the newsmakers and each ...

Celtica
8/25


On May 18, Anthony, Murray, Greg and Jeff - The Wiggles – announced that 2012 would be their final year of touring together and unveiled ...

Peter Pan
8/17


Is it a) Ancient Egypt, b) Europe in the Age of Enlightenment, or c) a land beyond our imagination? The answer is: d) all of ...


The Musical Gala with an International cast brings London’s West End and New York’s Broadway return to New Zealand with a brand-new show. The World ...

Swan Lake
11/19

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
11/6 - 11/7/2021


Balanchine’s timeless choreography brings to life Shakespeare’s magical and humorous story of a fairy kingdom and the humans that enter into it. This tale features ...


So, no one told you life was gonna be this way, nor did they tell you about the hilarious new musical that lovingly lampoons one ...

Dangerous Liaisons
9/12 - 9/13/2020


Rich, idle and cruel, the Vicomte de Valmont and the Marquise de Merteuil delight in the corruption of virtue. For them, there is no love, ...


The Musical Gala with an International cast brings London’s West End and New York’s Broadway return to New Zealand with a brand-new show. The World ...


Following sold out performances throughout New Zealand, The Ten Tenors are thrilled to announce they’re returning by popular demand. The charming classical cross-over group will ...


The original New York and Las Vegas hit Menopause The Musical® returns to New Zealand in 2020! Four women at a lingerie sale have nothing ...


A full‐length classical ballet production of the traditional fairy‐tale story! Following nationwide sell‐out seasons, Beauty & the Beast returns to stage in 2020! A must ...


Regarded as one of the Country’s finest military bands, the Royal New Zealand Navy commemorates its Art Deco connection with a not to be missed ...


Direct from Australia, Showtime invites you to dance your way into a time warp of 70’s disco dance floor thrillers and timeless heartfelt rock ballads ...

Hansel and Gretel
11/16 - 11/17/2019


Faint starlight peeps through the dark forest canopy. It is midnight: the witching hour. Alone and lost, two hungry children stumble towards a glowing vision ...


The Imperial Russian Ballet Company return to New Zealand with Swan Lake... the most loved classical ballet of them all. This masterpiece ballet is presented ...


TEG Dainty, Nice Events and David Roy Williams Entertainment are excited to announce that Postmodern Jukebox will return to New Zealand in September and October ...

Nanny Poppins
9/18 - 9/19/2019


Bert, a jack-of-all trades, introduces us to the troubled Banks family. Young Jane and Michael have sent many a nanny packing before Mary Poppins arrives ...

Hamlet
8/22 - 8/24/2019


The most towering achievement in the dramatic canon, Hamlet combines all the swashbuckling action of a revenge tragedy with profound and poetic questions about the ...

Measure For Measure
8/22 - 8/24/2019


Experience Moulin Rouge, Shakespeare style with this all-singing, all-dancing cast as they take a wild romp through the seedy streets of 17th century Vienna, meeting ...

Tuscan Summer


Rossini’s Overture to The Barber of Seville is the epitome of Italian music – it is sunny and giggly, and then roars with energy. Mendelssohn’s ...

Mamma Mia
Mamma Mia
9/27 - 10/2/2014


Mamma Mia! is based on the songs of ABBA. ABBA was a Swedish pop/dance group active from 1972–1982 and was one of the most internationally ...

Take Me Home - The Music & Life of John Denver


Take Me Home – The Music & Life of John Denver takes you on a musical journey of one of the world’s most captivating and ...

Wounded Hearts


Under the baton of Sistema student and prize-winning Venezuelan conductor Rafael Payare, this concert explores passion and pain. Schumann’s Manfred Overture draws us deep into ...

Russian Fire


An intoxicating intensity animates Rachmaninov’s Caprice Bohémien. Composed at the beginning of his career, gypsy songs entrance listeners as he pines for the wife of ...

An Evening with Kris Kristofferson


Kristofferson will tour New Zealand performing in Auckland, Napier, Palmerston North, Wellington, Christchurch, Dunedin and Invercargill. “I am very much looking forward to heading down ...

The ABBA Show


Showtime Australia is proud to announce the return of The ABBA Show, direct from Australia! With over 3000 international performances in 23 countries,The ABBA Show ...

Manpower Australia


For the first time in more than five years, the rumble of thunder will be heard Down Under when the Manpower Australia storm heads our ...

Billy Connolly - High Horse Tour 2014


Billy Connolly – or The Big Yin as he’s affectionately known in his native Scotland -- has been wowing NZ audiences with his live stand-up ...

Visions of Happiness


The rich splendour of the brass section calls out insistently in the opening bars of Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 4. Dedicated to his patron Nadezhda von ...

Sol3 Mio
Sol3 Mio
3/12


Following the release of their chart-topping self-titled debut album, Sol3 Mio are delighted to announce their first extensive national tour for March 2014. A sold-out ...

Navy Band Extravaganza


A popular addition to the Tremains Art Deco Weekend calendar, this one hour concert by the renowned Royal NZ Navy Band features music ranging from ...

Live the Dream


Come and enjoy “Live the Dream” presented by Heather Bunsdon School of Dance, including New Zealand award winning dancers from our studio. A wonderful variety ...

Charley Pride


Born to poor sharecroppers and one of eleven children in Mississippi, Charley Pride is a timeless everyman who is revered by his musical peers and ...

David Strassman - Careful What You Wish For


David Strassman - Careful What You Wish For! Riotously funny! An all new comedy creation from the twisted mind of Strassman. Alternate realities? Parallel universes? ...

Tower Tutus
11/13


The Royal New Zealand Ballet returns to its roots in its 60th birthday year with a 46 centre tour of heartland New Zealand. In celebration ...

Topp Twins - The Grand Ole Topp'ry


Well-loved New Zealand entertainers Lynda and Jools Topp are taking to the road in October with a new show paying homage to country music greats, ...

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 ...


Story Jupiter was the Ancient Roman King of the gods and it is fitting that Mozart’s Symphony No. 41 is named for this most powerful ...

The Phantom of the Opera
The Phantom of the Opera
9/21 - 9/26/2013


The Phantom, coming to Hawke's Bay. Far beneath the majesty and splendour of the Paris Opera House, hides the Phantom in a shadowy existence. Shamed ...

Pirates of Penzance


Stash the gold, guard the women and hide the rum - the 'Pirates' are coming! Gilbert and Sullivan's Pirates of Penzance will set sail around ...

Swan Lake
8/31 - 9/1/2013


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 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 ...


Story The first four notes of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony comprise one of the most famous moments in the history of music. Just like ‘fate knocking ...

Michael Winslow – The Man with 10,000 Voices


The Man with 10,000 Voices Michael Winslow – star of Police Academy – announces (read: honks, hoots, whinnies) that he’s bringing his motormouth to New ...


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 ...


Story The NZSO extends another warm welcome to British maestro Mark Wigglesworth in a concert dedicated to all-time favourites. Vaughan-Williams’s velvety The Lark Ascending is ...

Hairspray
4/25 - 4/30/2013


Tracy Turnblad, a large girl with big hair and a kind heart, has only one passion - to dance. She wins a spot on the ...


We are lucky this season to welcome the magnetic and virtuosic cellist Daniel Müller-Schott. Described in the New York Times as ‘a fearless player with ...


Three brand new works that celebrate the joy of dance. Royal New Zealand Ballet Artistic Director Ethan Stiefel creates his first original work for the ...

Kids for Kids
12/4 - 12/5/2012


World Vision’s thrilled to bring you a brand new Kids for Kids concert: ‘Happy Days’. Jam-packed with popular sing-along tunes, the show promises a huge ...


They’re back! The global phenomenon that took New Zealand by storm in 2009 returns with a brand new show set to cause Beatlemania once more. ...


Rediscover the magnificence of music in a concert that showcases some of the most beloved works in the repertoire. Beethoven’s glorious Seventh Symphony is filled ...


The Royal New Zealand Ballet returns to its roots in its 60th birthday year with a 46 centre tour of heartland New Zealand. In celebration ...


“playing of jaw-dropping prowess revealing masterpieces of the 20th century quartet literature … seek out this group – they are clearly bound for greatness.” MusicWeb ...


BREAKING UP IS HARD TO DO - 40th ANNIVERSARY TOUR OF NZ With special guests Hello Sailor & Hammond Gamble Band Brent Eccles Entertainment, The ...


Scottish born singer-songwriter Isla Grant returns to New Zealand in 2012 with a fresh look and brand new show. Isla’s beautiful voice together with an ...


Celebrate Michael Houstoun’s 60th birthday with a special series of concerts, featuring Beethoven’s Diabelli Variations. Described by pianist Alfred Brendel as “the greatest of all ...


While convalescing abroad, Tchaikovsky conceived his breathtaking Violin Concerto. The work was initially declared unplayable but has since become a cornerstone of the violin repertoire ...


Journey around the world with the NZSO. Setting forth with a work from Christchurch composer Anthony Ritchie, his Diary of a Madman: Dedication to Shostakovich ...

Videos


A Midsummer Night's Dream - RNZB
Napier Municipal Theatre (11/16 - 11/16)
Nurse Georgie Carroll - ON SALE SOON
Napier Municipal Theatre (7/4 - 7/4)
Madagascar The Musical - ON SALE SOON
Napier Municipal Theatre (4/20 - 4/20)
The Beach Boys Experience
Napier Municipal Theatre (5/31 - 5/31)
Swan Lake - RNZB
Napier Municipal Theatre (5/17 - 5/17)
World of Musicals
Napier Municipal Theatre (7/8 - 7/8)
Creedence Clearwater Collective
Napier Municipal Theatre (7/22 - 7/22)
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