The much-loved Glow Show is back! This year it is the Wonderland Glow Show – a fabulously Kiwified version of Alice in Wonderland. Perfect for 0-7 year olds.

The show’s masterfully crafted characters and intriguing scenery will transport its audiences into a weird and wonderful world of dancing flamingos, an eight-metre caterpillar and giant flowers.

Wonderland Glow Show is all about reading being a true superpower, a power every kid has inside.

The Glow Show educates and entertains, by promoting literacy and Te Reo Māori, and celebrating the exquisite art of ultraviolet puppetry. It offers a truly memorable experience with positive and uplifting messages for tamariki.

82,000 Kiwi kids have already seen the Glow Show’s innovative, glow-in-the dark giant puppet shows, which are an absolute favourite for school children and educators. The Glow Show’s latest storytelling bonanza is coming to the Theatre Royal this July, during the school holidays.

35 minutes

Buy 10 tickets, get the 11th ticket free. Only available at the Theatre Royal box office.

The Matariki Glow Show is back with an all-new, giant-scale puppet show for tamariki, educators and whãnau.

The Glow Show’s magical glow-in-the-dark characters are getting ready to celebrate with you at 40 theatres around Aotearoa, alongside the first-ever nationwide Matariki holiday!

Bigger, better, bolder, with more music and more characters, this is an upbeat show that ‘edu-tains’ and engages the audience over 50 minutes with patai (Q and A) afterwards. Shorter shows of 30 minutes are designed for 0-5yo.

Matariki Glow Show 2022 relates to our whakatauki at Matariki, with a strong theme of togetherness!

Illuminate kids’ hearts and minds with this magical giant-scale glow-in-the-dark puppet show! Go under the sea with a courageous Kina on her journey of discovery across the Pacific Ocean to Aotearoa. It’s a delightful story of our kai moana and the whakatauki ‘He waka eke noa. We are all in this together.’

This innovative, cutting edge concept features 40+ glow-in-the-dark puppets under UV lights in a black box theatre environment. 15,000+ children saw the extraordinary Matariki Glow Show in 2017/18 and 25,000+ children saw it in 2019. The ALL NEW Te Moana Glow Show is a must-see for 2020!

The production was created by puppet designer/creator Sarah Burren who collaborated with composer/musical director Midge Perez. They have an impressive history, having worked together on 20 children’s shows. Sarah has been involved in the concept/design/production of over 100 stage shows and live events both in NZ and internationally. They sought the guidance and approval of kaumātua Dr Haare Williams (amorangi in arts, culture and education) to create a story that ignites the spirit and pride of our tamariki.

Recommended for ages 2 – 10. This production is suitable for special needs children.

“If Matariki Glow Show is a small child’s first experience of theatre, then they will be very lucky. A fun and entertaining feast with a wonderful contemporary story of Aotearoa.” - Cate Prestidge (Theatreview) 2019