With the end of the year approaching at lightspeed, Stardome has some unmissable events celebrating all things space.
Read MoreTim Bray Theatre Company is excited to celebrate the 20th season of their cherished end-of-year festive production, The Santa Claus Show ‘24. This beloved family favourite rings in the holiday season from 1 – 22 December at The PumpHouse Theatre, Takapuna.
Read MoreComedic voices have a new opportunity to bring their talents to the airwaves, with the launch of the Aotearoa Comedy Podcast Development Fund—a collaboration between RNZ and the New Zealand Comedy Trust (NZCT). The fund is designed to support the development of original, inclusive, and engaging comedy podcasts that reflect Aotearoa’s cultural diversity and creative innovation.
Read MoreRussell Peters celebrates 35 years as a stand-up comic and will be bringing his brand new RELAX WORLD TOUR to New Zealand in March 2025.
Read MoreAuckland Theatre Company have announced their 2025 Season featuring six beautiful, big plays that will captivate, entertain and challenge audiences. These works promise heartbreaking poignancy, murder and mystery, challenging historical truths, national treasures, thunderous bolts of lighting and big, loud laughs.
Read MoreThe Disabled Artists Theatre Festival (DAT Fest) is back for its third year, with a dynamic two-week programme running from 2 – 17 November, at Te Auaha, Wellington. Co-directed by disabled powerhouses Creatif Kate (she/her) and Susan Williams(they/them), the 2024 festival promises to be the most inclusive yet, run by a full D/deaf, disabled, and neurodiverse (DDN) team behind the scenes.
Read MoreThe Nelson Arts Festival is back, running from 24 October to 3 November, with over 56 exciting events that will transform Whakatū into a lively hub of creativity. This year’s festival is packed with music, comedy, talks, and cool exhibitions, making it the perfect way to kick off your Labour Weekend.
Read MoreRob Beckett, one of the UK’s finest comedians, is coming back to New Zealand in October 2025. He’ll be out on the road, smashing the life out of the highways around New Zealand and any other road that’s in his way.
Read MoreRugby League legend Mark ‘Sharko’ Graham, the only player to be inducted into both the Australian and New Zealand Halls of Fame, is the subject of the deeply emotional and nostalgic new feature documentary, SHARKO, directed by his son, Luke Graham. The film, which had its world premiere earlier this year at Doc Edge festival, is set to hit New Zealand cinemas nationwide from 7 November.
Read MoreSerious about prepping for his first-ever professional role as a theatre actor, Tom Sainsbury is camping overnight in Q Theatre on Monday 21 October, to get into character for Camping, playing at Q Theatre this November and December. Joined by Chris Parker, Kura Forrester & Brynley Stent, Tom is going full noise on the method acting technique.
Read MoreIn its 10th anniversary year, the innovative Supertonic choir of Te Whanganui-a-Tara Wellington is excited to announce the details of the final concert series for 2024.
Read MoreTe Uru Waitākere Contemporary Gallery is thrilled to announce the 2024 finalists of the highly anticipated Portage Ceramic Awards, a prestigious annual event which honours the dynamic world of contemporary ceramics within Aotearoa. This year’s 40 finalists will have their exceptional work showcased at Te Uru, Titirangi from 22 November 2024 – 23 February 2025, providing a captivating glimpse into the diverse practices within contemporary ceramics.
Read MorePlumb Theatre and Auckland Live proudly present the New Zealand Premiere of A Doll's House, Part 2 playing at the Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre from 14 November. This stand-alone drama imagines what happens when Nora Helmer, the protagonist from Henrik Ibsen's revolutionary play, A Doll's House, returns home fifteen years after she famously walked out on her husband and children, slamming the door behind her and shattering societal expectations of womanhood.
Read MoreCelebrate the festive season with the country's leading combined choral and orchestral ensemble Bach Musica NZ, with a special performance of Bach’s famous Christmas Oratorio (parts 4 - 6) at the Auckland Town Hall on 1 December.
Read MoreFrom November 14, it’s time to unleash your inner wildling and sauce your sausages because TOM SAINSBURY, CHRIS PARKER, KURA FORRESTER, and BRYNLEY STENT are back with their iconic, irreverent, sex-positive hit CAMPING – and this time, they’re turning up the heat! A storm is brewing in Lovers' Cove, and it’s not just the weather causing things to get moist.
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