Shows
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.
Jeepers, creepers!
Zoinks! Something is afoot down at Ivy Bar and Cabaret. The Mystery Inc gang are in the house, but they need your help to crack the case at Scooby Doo Drag Show on the 22nd of November.
Howdy, folks
Saddle up for a hullabaloo, Carterton! Friday Laughs is coming to Carterton Events Centre on the 15th of November with Wilson Dixon, Lesa MacLeod-Whiting, and local laugh legends in tow.
The heart and soul of Kiwi communication
We caught up with 7 Days host Jeremy Corbett about the live show, which hits Wellington’s Michael Fowler Centre on the 8th of November amidst a nationwide “golf tour interrupted by performances”.
Spooky and spicy
Eat your heart out at Fired Up Halloween, a sultry Samhain soirée at The Fringe Bar on the 27th of October.
The strength of sisterhood
Sister Wives, based on an unsettling true story that happened right here in Wellington, will premiere at BATS Theatre from the 16th to the 19th of October.
Wicked, wonderful, weird
In a cautionary tale, giants, foxes, trolls, and the obnoxious king of the land collide. Step into The Kingdom of Bling from The Rocky Horror Picture Show creator Richard O’Brien at The Opera House on the 31st of October and Te Raukura ki Kāpiti: Performing Arts Centre on the 1st of November.
A gateway to the present
Perfectly pitched family drama and the Lochburns will bring love, laughter, loss, and live music into the light at Circa Theatre from the 5th of October to the 2nd of November. We caught up with playwright William Duignan ahead of the premiere season.
Catch, gut, release
We caught up with director and stage and screen veteran Jim Moriarty about Unreel, a play by Helen Pearse-Otene that tells the compelling story of a community affected by gambling.
Bi and beautiful
Drag, burlesque, comedy, and more unite in Bi Bi Bi: A Bisexual Pride Cabaret, an Ivy Bar and Cabaret show celebrating Bisexual Awareness Week on the 21st of September.
The truth is far stranger
Tom and Suzanne Denborough are in search of a tasteful terracotta townhouse on the outskirts of Antarctica. At least, they think they are…