Shows

Hot off the trail

Comedian James Nokise is serving up a night of fist-shaking catharsis ahead of the elections on the 6^th of November at The Fringe Bar. At One Night Rant, no politician or policy is safe.

A belter of a best-of

Aussie larrikin Heath Franklin, aka Chopper, celebrates 20 years of churning out cult-classic comedy GOLD in a show compiling his ‘funniest bits and hardest hits’ at The Opera House on the 20^th of November.

Stage spooktacular

Got skeletons in your attic? Join The Circus Hub for the spectacular, spine-tingling showcase RAW: Out of the Attic! on Saturday the 17^th of October.

Play and slay

Your favourite horror cult classics get a fab makeover in Myrtle’s Red Room, where local drag icons pay homage to spooky TV characters at Ivy Bar on the 16^th of October.

Impossible to ignore

Maven Theatre Company is bringing Lee Hall’s adaptation of Mother Courage and Her Children, Bertolt Brecht’s iconic anti-war play, to Te Raukura ki Kāpiti from the 2^nd to the 10^th of October.

Hold on to your huts!

The stage is set for laughter, tension, and unexpected revelations in Stagecraft Theatre’s production of Roger Hall’s Social Climbers, tramping into Gryphon Theatre on the 23^rd of September and camping there till the 3^rd of October.

The aching unfulfilled

Chekov’s Uncle Vanya, directed by Andrew Foster and now set in a rural New Zealand vineyard, runs at Circa Theatre from the 12^th of September to the 10^th of October. We talk to Tawhi Thomas, who plays the title role.

Day-to-day deep dive

Wellington: it’s time to take a good, hard look at Chris Parker! The stage and screen comedy star will kick off the New Zealand leg of his new tour at St James Theatre on Friday the 4^th of September.

The hunt is on

Prowl down to BATS from the 18^th to the 19^th of September and catch The Hunt for the Canterbury Panther, a heartfelt, cringey, and super silly show for tweens this TAHI New Zealand Festival of Solo Performance.

A bug’s life

Through 10 whimsical original songs, Lia Kelly and Phoebe Caldeiro delve into the bug life to tell stories of queer and racial identity in Bug Songs Not Love Songs, on at BATS Theatre from the 24^th to the 29^th of August.

Dreams, terrors, hope

Jessie McCall’s Big Low Dream is about what we reach for together in the dark. Footnote New Zealand Dance will premiere the contemporary work at The Hannah from the 10^th to the 12^th of September.

The art of the Teese

Dita Von Teese will bring Nocturnelle, a spellbinding, sensual showcase of bewitching burlesque, to The Opera House on the 28^th and 29^th of August.