On Saturday night, emerging comedians from across Aotearoa competed for a coveted spot as a Billy T Award nominee in the 2025 NZ International Comedy Festival with Best Foods Mayo.
Read MoreAward-winning comedian, actor and writer Jack Whitehall has announced that he and his father Michael are stopping off from their travels to bring New Zealand audiences an extra chapter of their adventures.
Read MoreGet ready for a night of belly laughs and top-tier comedy in the heart of Carterton! On Friday, 15th November, the Carterton Events Centre will host Friday Laughs, a two-hour comedy showcase featuring some of the country’s favourite performers.
Read MoreBase Entertainment, behind the highly successful tours of Ballroom Blitz and Celtica, return to New Zealand shores with the ultimate Irish dance and grand illusion sensation, Celtic Illusion. The show that’s taken the world by storm heads to 17 centres from Auckland to Gore, and everywhere in between this November.
Read MoreAs we celebrate the return to kōanga (spring), Stardome is the place to gravitate towards for an exciting programme of films, live music, school holiday entertainment and stargazing. The kōanga season also includes a celebration of Earth’s natural satellite, the Moon.
Read MoreMark Graham’s feature documentary SHARKO releases its highly anticipated trailer prior to its cinema release this November.
Read MoreFollowing its world premiere sold-out screening at New Zealand’s Doc Edge Film Festival earlier this year, the thrilling new Australian documentary Ice Maiden will commence its circumnavigation through New Zealand cinemas from September.
Read MoreLaughs on Tour heads to Kāpiti this spring for the ultimate two-hour comedy showcase Saturday Laughs, heading to town on Saturday 19 October at Coastlands Theatre, Te Raukura ki Kāpiti for an evening of non-stop hilarity.
Read MoreCelebrating thirty years as the country’s longest running annual arts festival, the Nelson Arts Festival announces its full 2024 programme, bursting with outstanding art, theatre, literary talks, free community events, music, comedy and more.
Read MoreISMO is often called “the most insightful comic in Finland”. Having started his career then in 2002, he is now a resident in the United States, he continues to be the ultimate observer of culture and master of wordplay. His sharp writing and uniquely hilarious delivery make quick-fans of people of all backgrounds.
Read MoreFrom hip-hop to ballet to contemporary to Indigenous, Tāmaki Makaurau will dance like everyone’s watching as the biennial Tempo Dance Festival - Te Rerenga o Tere returns with a full programme of immersive, innovative and exciting dance, running from 10 – 20 October at Q Theatre.
Read MoreThe celebrated NZTrio are set to present the final instalment of their 2024 series with Triptych 3: Untamed Hope, traversing to the far reaches of the country with 13 performances taking place everywhere from Tāmaki Makaurau, to Motueka and Arrowtown, kicking off from 10 October.
Read MoreReturning with a beloved audience favourite, Tim Bray Theatre Company are set to bring Joy Cowley’s Mrs Wishy-Washy to life on stage once more, in a fantastically funny farmyard adventure playing at the PumpHouse Theatre, Takapuna from 21 September – 12 October and at Due Drop Events Centre, Manukau from 15 – 18 October.
Read MoreSilo Theatre and Freya Silas Finch (they/them) play with gender for the wonderfully offbeat and eccentric world premiere of A Slow Burlesque, taking the stage at Basement Theatre from 3 – 19 October.
Read MoreStephen Fry is an English actor, screenwriter, author, playwright, journalist, poet, comedian, television presenter, film director and all-round national treasure in the UK. He returns to New Zealand with a brand-new show in November. Tickets go on sale Monday 19 August at 10am.
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