Shows
Rock on and rock out
Over 12 years and 67 shows, Caburlesque has been dazzling Wellington audiences with its signature blend of burlesque and variety cabaret. The theme for the next edition? Women of Rock.
What comes before
Ruby Kemp’s brand-new sci-fi musical, presented by Wellington Footlights Society from the 3rd to the 12th of April at Gryphon Theatre, “isn’t a show about the apocalypse”, the writer and composer says. “It’s about what comes before.”
Doing it Darby
Rhys Darby, one of Aotearoa’s biggest names, graces The Opera House with his newest stand-up show The Legend Returns on the 27th of March.
The nectar of the gods
Whether you pray to ancient gods, new ones, or no one, spend the Ides of March on the 15th at Gods, Myths & Monsters: A Pride Drag Show at Ivy Bar and Cabaret.
A bright, dark magic
Pack your bags and head to Hannah Playhouse: award-winning theatre company Trick of the Light will carry-on their national tour of The Suitcase Show in Wellington on the 26th and 27th of March.
Chaos gremlins
Early Midnight Circus Live saunters into Circus Bar on the 27th of February for a chaotic and curated spectacle that brings all the energy of a late-night talk show spiralling out of control!
Set to stun
Meet family circus act The Fabelinskys this New Zealand Fringe Festival in a fabulous and breathtaking comedy-drama set in a travelling circus in the 1890s.
Va-va-voom
Get heart eyes and belly butterflies this Valentine’s Day at Heart Throb – The Breakup Drag Show at Ivy Bar and Cabaret. This drag show isn’t just for the lovers, but for the heartbroken and villains too.
Enchanted to meet you
Want to see Taylor Swift’s famous cat Olivia Benson shaking their tail feather onstage, or an epic Bad Blood battle round a pole? Caburlesque will swiftly bring the superstar’s hits to The Fringe Bar on the 1st of February.
Mischief and mayhem
Fun! Fun! Fun is on its way to Carterton, Lower Hutt, and Paraparaumu with Dr Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat – Live on Stage careening into theatres this 15th, 16th, and 17th of January.
Have yourself…
A Very Merry Caburlesque! New Zealand’s longest-running burlesque-meets-cabaret variety show will deck The Fringe Bar with boughs of holly and sequins strung on feather boas on the 7th of December.
Naughty or nice?
Ms. Claus is single and ready to mingle (and jingle)! That’s why she’s signed up for PopRox’s Ms. Christmas Bachelorette, a Christmas-themed, improvised dating show at Hannah Playhouse on the 13th of December.