An amazing night of Chinese Theatre and Music with an array of performers including: Qiao Yi Lion Dance Team Christchurch
Come and hear brass bands from the "Top of the South" in an evening of entertainment. This programme will feature some of the best soloists in NZ performing modern and traditional brass concert music.
Vast Dance Festival celebrates the combined talents of high school students in the "Top of the South" region.
The annual performance showcases students from Waimea College, Nayland College, Garin College, Motueka High School, Marlborough College for Girls, Marlborough College for Boys, Nelson College and Nelson College for Girls.
The objectives of Vast Dance Festival are to:
- Provide opportunities for high school students to perform in a professional environment
- Celebrate the wide range of styles taught in our region
- Provide a platform for student choreographers to share their work
- Give students practical experience with lighting, front of house, design and stage management responsibilities
For more information visit http://www.vast.org.nz or email [email protected]
By Luke Di Somma & Gregory Cooper
Directed by Kip Chapman
Time to rock the vote!
Radical, riotous and bursting with wit, this bold musical experience about one of New Zealand's greatest heroes is a red-hot hit that pulsates with passion.
Our favourite daughter, suffragist, activist and cyclist Kate Sheppard, (played by Esther Stephens from the hit TV-series, West Side) is transformed from the face on the $10 note into a feminist firebrand, raising hell in this punk rock opera.
"Bursting with wit, verve and righteously rocking tunes" (THE PRESS), That Bloody Woman presents New Zealand's founding mother as you've never seen her before; loud, proud and in your face. Leading the charge to win women the vote, Kate takes on the patriarchy, public opinion and even Prime Minister Richard 'King Dick' Seddon.
Fresh from sell-out seasons in Auckland and Christchurch, Kate takes the show on the road in 2017.
"Kate's back: a kickass role model for equality and people power. May her message continue to roll out across the country." METRO MAGAZINE
"It vibrates with rocking tunes, righteous energy and knob gags. What is not to like?" THE PRESS
"...a fast-paced, adrenaline-fueled, honest, sassy and poignant celebration of a world first." THEATRESCENES
Featuring Esther Stephens, Geoffrey Dolan, Phoebe Hurst, Cameron Douglas, Amy Straker, Kyle Chuen & Andy Manning
Warning: contains really loud music, really coarse language and feminist women riding bicycles!
A Christchurch Arts Festival Commission
A musical imagining of Shakespeare's great soliloquies.
After a stunning sold-out show at Auckland's Pop-Up Globe, we are thrilled to have Play On in Nelson.
From Tui-nominated songwriter and award-winning composer Paul McLaney, and the producers behind Fly My Pretties, Play On is a celebration of Shakespeare set to contemporary music with an amazing New Zealand cast. McLaney has enlisted the help of high-profile musicians to perform a number of Shakespeare's most well-loved soliloquies as a song cycle.
Play On features performances from McLaney himself, alongside Julia Deans and Mara TK (Electric Wire Hustle), with accompaniment from the EDIN string section, featuring Rachel Wells, Jessica Hindin and Mahuia Bridgeman-Cooper.
The brainchild of McLaney along with actor/directors Ian Mune and Peter Elliot, Play On combines the best in acting and music for an unforgettable experience.
"If music be the food of love, play on." WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
Capital E National Theatre for Children
Brace yourselves for a ridiculously clever play that will transport you to World War One to follow a story of two young men; one a keen enlister, the other a conscientious objector.
As suitcases transform to trenches and coats become a map of Europe, their stories collide on Flanders Field. Through energetic songs and moments of Pythonesque vaudeville, this ensemble beautifully shares unforgettable stories.
"It's far funnier than a show about that war has any right to be, yet the silliness seems somehow respectful, a fitting tribute to the exuberant young men who sailed away from Wellington harbour in search of adventure." THEATREVIEW
Written & directed by Leo Gene Peters
Recommended for children 7+ years
A Silo Theatre Production
By Kip Chapman with Todd Emerson & Sophie Roberts
Starring Todd Emerson & Chris Parker
And we're live! The oven's caught fire, David is drinking and Peter has bad news.
In this immersive work, co-created by theatrical daredevil Kip Chapman (That Bloody Woman), Hudson & Halls Live! gives us a glimpse into the lives of two of New Zealand's trailblazing personalities at a pivotal point in their career and relationship. It's the Christmas special and they're up to their eyeballs in turkey stuffing and melting cream castles!
Long before Masterchef and My Kitchen Rules there was Hudson and Halls. In the closet with the door wide open, Peter Hudson and David Halls were New Zealand's original great gay love story - and two of our greatest entertainers.
Hudson & Halls Live! has left audiences all around the country in stitches and coming back for more. Prepare to be transported to a 1980's television studio for big laughs, rum-fuelled showdowns, and some very questionable cooking.
"It's very, very, very funny… Theatre rarely gets much better than this." METRO MAGAZINE
"HUDSON & HALLS LIVE! is one of the best shows I've seen this year, and maybe the best show. It is enormously entertaining, profoundly sad and a loving homage to two New Zealand icons." THE PANTOGRAPH PUNCH
2015 Auckland Theatre Awards
Best Production
Best Director
Actor of the Year (Chris Parker)
Best Supporting Actress (Anya Tate-Manning)
2016 Wellington Theatre Awards
Excellence in All Aspects of the Production
Originally commissioned and developed by Silo Theatre Trust with the assistance of Creative New Zealand and Silo Theatre's Patron donors. HUDSON & HALLS LIVE! premiered at Auckland Live's Herald Theatre on 6 N
Contains coarse language
Compagnia Baccalà (Switzerland)
An extraordinary physical performance blending contemporary clowning with theatre and circus.
Inspired by the era of silent films, two characters take to the empty stage in a timeless performance of enthralling physicality and exquisite humour. Poetic, surreal, ironic, acrobatic and infinitely enjoyable, they play out their unique and hilarious pas de deux through the universal language of gesture and look, without a single word being spoken.
Inventive and exciting, the characters' breath-taking fumble through mishaps, acrobatics and life will have you laughing long after you leave the theatre.
"Sometimes a show is such a total delight that it is hard to write about it without just gushing 'See it, see it!' - Pss Pss is such a show. See it, see it." TOTAL THEATRE
"... this gentle child-like dance of love and friendship transcends language and utterly captivates with imagination and fun." EDINBURGH GUIDE
Suitable for all from 9 years
Awards
Winner - Swiss Theatre Award 2016
Winner - Audience Award, 2014 Festival des arts burlesques de Saint-Etienne, France
Winner - Audience Award, 2010 Festival Des Art Du Cirque, Switzerland
The Top of the South Film Festival brings together the best and most promising filmmakers from Nelson, Marlborough, Golden Bay and the wider top of the South Island region, as well as some of New Zealand's most promising actors and actresses, boasting some incredible on-screen performances.
This year the Top of the South Film Festival is being screened in Marlborough on November 4th at the ASB Theatre and in Nelson on November 18th at the Suter Cinema. ALL PROCEEDS from this festival go back into the local film community so more great films can be made right here in the Top of the South region. at the Suter Cinema. ALL PROCEEDS from this festival go back into the local film community so more great films can be made right here in the Top of the South region.
Due to demand we have created a new Festival Pass category for concert lovers who wish to attend all the concerts in the festival in Premium seats. The Concert Lovers' Pass gives a $100 discount of the full price of Premium seating and includes access to complimentary events such as Meet the Artist sessions, Masterclasses and Festival conversations.
It does not include the Gala Dinner or the Up Close events
Tickets to the Gala Dinner are available now. Festival Lovers' Pass sales close on 30th September.
The Theatre Royal and festival staff will be in touch regarding seating allocation for reserved seated events.
