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Unfortunately Alex Williamson has been forced to cancel his show at Theatre Royal on Wednesday 20 March for personal reasons.

Come face-to-face with the most stupidly-brave little chap in the history of naval warfare, in this interactive and informative comedy. Climb aboard, and learn about the man this town is named after, on his perilous voyage to Victory! There’ll be one arm, one eye, and one… jolly good time, with solo actor Dan Allan as Horatio Nelson.

Disney’s The Aristocats KIDS and Disney’s The Jungle Book Kids is a one hour double bill that is sure to entertain the entire family during the school holiday.

Nelson Youth Theatre Company presents this full length High School Edition of Chicago. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another “Merry Murderess”, Velma Kelly, vie for the spotlight and the headlines, ultimately joining forces in search of the “American Dream”: fame, fortune, and acquittal.

This critically acclaimed, high energy comedy is having its New Zealand premiere in Nelson! With four actors playing over 30 characters, you’ll see sensational slapstick, frantic costume changes and airborne props, all strung together with clever dialogue and hilarious wordplay.

CDP presents Tall Stories’ production of Room On The Broom adapted from the award winning picture book by Julia Donaldson & Axel Scheffler, published by Macmillan Children’s books.

It’s literally legendary! A giant scale puppet show for 5 -10yr olds like you’ve never seen before, with magical glow-in-the-dark characters from Maori myth and legend! This innovative, cutting edge new concept combines glow-in-the-dark puppets under ultraviolet light inside a black box theatre space.

Flushed by six years of success, from Edinburgh to Toronto to a sellout Nelson Arts Festival, returns Penny Ashton’s collaboration with Jane Austen (deceased). In this hilarious, one-(freakishly talented)-woman show, Penny tackles all of Austen’s characters with song, dance & appalling cross-stitching.