Yikes the school holidays are coming! What to do with YOUR Thing One and Thing Two??!!Here’s an idea..! Bring the whole family to ‘The Cat in the Hat’ for an experience they’ll never forget... The story has been around for over 50 years and kids still love it... just like you did! Two bored kids. […]
Latin sounds will fill the air in Napier and Palmerston North with conductor Pablo Gonzalez, Cantaora María José Pérez and music from Turina, Piazzolla and De Falla. Spanish conductor Pablo Gonzalez and the NZSO Strings open Fiesta Española with Turina’s La Oracion del torero (The Bullfighter's Prayer), a work unmistakably Spanish in theme and style. […]
Violinist Esther Yoo makes her long-awaited debut with the NZSO in a concert inspired by the spirit of fun and adventure. Esther Yoo is fast becoming one of the most sought-after violinists performing on the world stage today. Her ability to shift from the most lyrically, emotive playing to the technically astounding will be on […]
Step into the fairy-tale world of Mozart’s triumphant The Magic Flute in this special fundraising concert in support of Hawke’s Bay’s Festival Opera. Premiering mere months before Mozart’s untimely death, The Magic Flute is a story full of characters motivated by passion or by hate, but all in search of the ultimate truth. This celebrated […]
Mozart to flamenco: NZSO to present three-day festival in Napier The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra joins forces with Hawke’s Bay’s Festival Opera and choir Project Prima Volta for an exciting three-day spring festival featuring distinguished opera singers, acclaimed American violinist Esther Yoo and Spanish flamenco singer María José Pérez. The NZSO’s Immerse 2023 festival from […]
Every year, NZ's favourite comedy show goes rogue, gets into a van and tours the country, delighting, and outraging audiences live in packed theatres across the motu. No cameras, no censors, no lawyers, just a quick-fire blast of standup comedy from the country's best, then a no-holds barred version of 7 Days - live right […]
The Royal Family Dance Crew will be performing their SKULLS & CROWNS show in 5 different cities across the North Island. The Royal Family have won back to back to back World Hip Hop Championships, Royal Family dancers have appeared in videos with over 10 billion views and performed in American Idol, Grammys, MTV, Super […]
Live at Napier Municipal Theatre one of only 2 New Zealand Concerts.The 5 Grammy Gold Thai Concert features artists Mon-Kan, Tai Orathai, Tao Pusilp, Kan-Thong and Man Maneewan is a fundraiser for the local Pathumrungsiwatanaram Monastery
The much-loved Glow Show is back! 82,000 Kiwi kids have already seen these innovative, glow-in-the-dark giant puppet shows, which are an absolute favourite for parents and tamariki. The Glow Show’s latest storytelling bonanza is at a venue near you, this June and July. It’s the Wonderland Glow Show - a fabulously Kiwified version of Alice […]
Shakespeare’s greatest love story returns to the Royal New Zealand Ballet in May 2023, in a passionate re-telling choreographed by Andrea Schermoly (Stand to Reason, Within Without). Exquisite sets and costumes by Academy Award-winning designer James Acheson (The Last Emperor, Dangerous Liaisons), first seen onstage in 2017 to universal acclaim, bring to life all the […]
Shakespeare’s greatest love story returns to the Royal New Zealand Ballet in May 2023, in a passionate re-telling choreographed by Andrea Schermoly (Stand to Reason, Within Without). Exquisite sets and costumes by Academy Award-winning designer James Acheson (The Last Emperor, Dangerous Liaisons), first seen onstage in 2017 to universal acclaim, bring to life all the […]
What do you do when the ‘Grit’ literally ‘Hits the Fan’ – You rally the Troops quick, and you get stuck in! That's exactly what Pea-Knuckle Productions and Radio Hawkes Bay have done. Napier Municipal Theatre, Saturday, May 20th, 1pm Suzy Cato, Captain Festus McBoyle’s Travellin’ Variety Show, Le Cirque de JP, Naked Gun (Napier) […]
