AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
The Dust Palace
From New Zealand’s leading circus company comes a tenacious all-wombs troupe whose breath-taking performances are wrapped in an all-knowing nod and cheeky wink.
The WonderWombs is a chance to investigate and celebrate physicality, delve into the mysteriousness and wonder of our minds, and maybe even have a laugh at ourselves. This is physical circus at its best, with all the multi-skilled performers using theatre, acrobatics and comedy to present a night of risk, splendour, story and hilarity.
With its soundtrack a range of buzzing beats, rap, poetry and more, The WonderWombspromises a night of acrobatic athletes, whose risqué hustle explores and celebrates strength in its many forms.
"Dazzling talent with true, and utterly genuine meaning... The WonderWombs is a slippery and devilish performance." THE CREATIVE ISSUE
"A sparkling, juicy, feminist manifesto that laughs and mocks and brawls and riots all the way to the finish line." NOTHING EVER HAPPENS IN BRISBANE
Warning: R16, full-frontal nudity, strobe, coarse language and adult themes.
AOTEAROA NEW ZEALAND
A Nightsong Production
Written by Carl Bland
Directed by Ben Crowder & Carl Bland
Mr Red Light is a man who attracts bad luck. So naturally, when he tries to rob a bank he fails miserably - and ends up in a pie shop dealing with three very uncooperative hostages and the world's worst police negotiator.
As time ticks by, Mr Red Light and his captives play a game of getting to know you. With nowhere to run and nothing to lose, they form an unlikely bond. And mysteriously, Mr Red Light seems to know more about his hostages' lives than is possible.
From the award-winning team behind Te Po, Spirit House and 360, Mr Red Light uses everything from pathos to slapstick to dig into the meaning of life. Suddenly the pie shop is a place where anything can happen.
"Full of ideas and never dull, complicated and never confusing, unafraid to mix stupid jokes with very sly subversion." METRO
Warning: contains coarse language, scenes with a gun and gunfire.
Written by Emily Perkins, adapted from Ibsen’s original
Directed by Katherine McRae
Starring: Sophie Hambleton, Simon Leary, Kali Kopae, Francis Biggs, Peter McCauley and Sophie Fulton
Nora Helmer has it all: a successful and attractive husband, a big house and two charming children. But as Christmas festivities get underway, events from the past return to wreak havoc in paradise. Nora’s life begins to fracture, leaving her trapped inside a web of secrets and lies... Will the truth set her free or is she in too deep?
In the original play, Ibsen controversially exposed the power and gender dynamics of a marriage. This modern take, by celebrated New Zealand writer Emily Perkins, picks up Ibsen’s gauntlet and drops it into present-day New Zealand.
Sophie Hambleton (TV's Westside) commands the stage as Nora. Directed by award-winning Katherine McRae, this production will shock and move you.
"Perkins has lobbed a grenade onto the stage and we wait anxiously for it to explode." James Wenley, Metro 2015
"As a classic riddled with universal and timeless moral dilemmas, this A Doll's House is potently relevant. Not to be missed." - Theatreview 2017
"As Nora, Hambleton is searing." - The Pantograph Punch 2017
Duration: 1 Hour and 40 minutes, no interval.
Following the performance on 10 September, there will be a Q and A with writer Emily Perkins, director Kathy McRae and members of the cast.
Vodafone New Zealand and Nanogirl Labs are proud to present Nanogirl Live! in "Bring on the Noise!" - a Live Science Spectacular.
Nanogirl, Boris (her trusty lab assistant), and CLAIR (Constantly Learning Artificial Intelligence Repository) are back for a brand new action-packed adventure, bringing you science and engineering as you have never seen them before. In this interactive show filled with experiments, explosions and music - Nanogirl Live! brings science and engineering to life in the coolest ways possible, right before your eyes. There are lots of opportunities to volunteer and do science on stage with Nanogirl too!
After three sellout tours, this brand new show by the internationally touring Nanogirl Live! team, and starring Dr. Michelle Dickinson features all-new experiments, and explosions - with plenty of extraordinary musical sounds to be enjoyed by the whole family.
"Educational, Entertaining, and Explosions!" - 5 stars
"They promised big bangs, and they delivered ... Great to see scientific principles being explained." - 5 stars
The Nanogirl Live! VIP Pass
The Nanogirl Live! VIP Pass really is the ultimate Nanogirl Live! experience. Wearing your limited edition VIP lanyard (yours to take home), you’ll be taken behind the scenes of Nanogirl Live! with Boris (Nanogirl’s Lab Assistant) for a very special Q&A session, as you peek behind the lab bench and get a closer look at the experiments from the show.
You’ll then be treated to an extended meeting with Nanogirl after the performance - ask questions, take amazing selfies and photographs to help you remember the show, and receive a personalised note from Nanogirl just for you. In addition, each VIP will receive a Nanogirl VIP Gift Bag, full of handy Nanogirl equipment to help you in your very own science experiments and engineering feats.
Peter Pan is one of the most beloved and frequently performed family favourites of all time. This high-flying Tony Award-winning musical has been performed around the world and delighted audiences for 60 years.
Peter and his mischievous fairy sidekick, Tinkerbell, visit the nursery of the Darling children late one night and, with a sprinkle of pixie dust, begin a magical journey across the stars that none of them will ever forget. In the adventure of a lifetime, the travellers come face to face with a ticking crocodile, a fierce Indian tribe, a band of bungling pirates and, of course, the villainous Captain Hook.
Running Time: 1 hour, no interval
Disney Channel's smash hit movie musical comes to life on your stage! Troy, Gabriella and the students of East High must deal with issues of first love, friends and family while balancing their classes and extracurricular activities.
It's the first day after winter break at East High. The Jocks, Brainiacs, Thespians and Skater Dudes find their cliques, recount their vacations and look forward to the new year. Basketball team captain and resident jock, Troy, discovers that the brainy Gabriella, a girl he met singing karaoke on his ski trip, has just enrolled at East High. They cause an upheaval when they decide to audition for the high school musical that is being led by Ms. Darbus. Although many students resent the threat posed to the "status quo," Troy and Gabriella's alliance might just open the door for others to shine as well.
Disney's High School Musical is fun for the whole family, is based on the first High School Musical movie, and features the songs that made that movie a global hit sensation: "Start of Something New", "Get'cha Head in the Game", "What I've been Looking For", "Stick to the Status Quo", "Can't Take My Eyes Off of You", and "We're All In This Together".
Running Time: 2 hours including interval
Nelson! Are you ready to Drag up your Life once again?! Kelly Fornia is bringing back her drag lip-sync extravaganza down to Nelson again with a brand new cast and an even better show!
Drag up your Life features a fabulous selection of Wellington's finest Drag Queens & Kings as we bring you lip-syncs and Drag stage challenge realness honey that'll leave you GAGGED and your wigs SNATCHED. Thanks to such amazing shows as RuPaul's Drag Race, Drag has now been brought into the mainstream limelight and we're here to show that New Zealand Drag talent is not to be overlooked because we can sashay, shantay, twirl and kick as hard as the rest of the world!
Our fabulous cast consists of:
Kelly Fornia - Mx Capital Drag 2018
Robin Yablind - Mister Burlesque Aotearoa 2018
Harlie Lux - Mx Capital Drag 2017 & Miss Pinup New Zealand People's Choice 2018
Yonic K - Wellington's favourite Aunty
Selina Simone - Talk show hostess & Member of Haus of Sin
&
Nelson's own: EVA GOODCOQ - Mx Capital Drag 2019 1st Runner up and hometown hero!
This incredible cast will be bringing you a mix of your favourite classic songs and your recent top 40 hits coming at you from every direction henny! You do not want to miss this incredible production!
Performed by critically acclaimed dancer and performer, Rodney Bell (Ngāti Maniapoto), Meremere merges spoken word, music, dance and multimedia design to tell its story.
'This autobiographical, multi-disciplinary and life-affirming survival story drew the cheering opening night audience to its feet.' - Dominion Post, June 23, 2018
'Meremere is a complex work of art where design, AV and lighting play as significant a role as story-telling, music and dance.' - NZ Herald, October 2016
This is Rodney's story - from a childhood spent in Te Kuititanga to an international career and living rough on the streets of San Francisco. Meremere explores the human response to the ebbs and flows of fortune, the transformative journey to inner strength and peace, and the immutable call of home.
Uplifting, surprising, intimate and incredibly engaging - this powerful performance features live music from the exceptional Eden Mulholland as well a mesmerising multimedia collaboration from Malia Johnston and Movement of the Human.
A setting for this much loved musical you will not have seen before! Nelson Youth Theatre are taking a group of 25 performers and crew to perform Grease at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, and this is your chance to see these talented performers up close and personal! The entire show and audience will be seated ON the Theatre Royal stage with audience seated in 2 rows on 3 sides of the playing area, exactly as they will be staging it in Edinburgh.
Give them your support as they take Grease off to perform among the world's best performers at the world's biggest theatre festival in Edinburgh. For 2 nights only, maximum seating capacity 100 per night.
Featuring all the hit songs you've come to love, including "You're the One That I Want", "Greased Lightning", "Summer Nights" "We Go Together", "Sandra Dee", "There are Worse Things I Could Do", and many more. This is a show you will always remember!
This year audiences have the chance to witness World Champion Irish dancers direct from the West End's Lord of the Dance, as A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation tours New Zealand wide telling the tale of the world's most loved nation in one incredible performance.
Told through Irish music and dance, A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensationexplores magical tales spanning generations of Irish storytelling and culture. This world class show features World, All Ireland & National Champion Irish dancers, and musicians from around the globe performing unique music and dance that reflects the story that is, Ireland.
Melodic Celtic flute, alongside raw and rhythmic guitar are complimented with heart felt sounds of Ireland. Featuring a dynamic musical duo and impressive dancing rarely seen outside of the World Championship stage, A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation was composed and choreographed in Dublin and is quickly on its way to becoming the new frontier in Irish entertainment.
Created and produced by Pace Entertainment Group, the show will transport the audience to a time and place where tunes, taps and tradition showcase the very essence of celebrating the Irish spirit.
STARRING - CEILI MOORE and BRENT PACE
CEILI MOORE performed the lead role opposite Michael Flatley in Lord Of The Dance on tour throughout Australia, New Zealand, Asia, Europe, South Africa and London's West End Palladium Theatre. Her other dancing highlights include the Graham Norton Show, BBC Proms In The Park, Dancing Down Under and The Wiggles videos. Ceili has returned to Australia and teamed up with her partner, Choreographer and Producer BRENT PACE to perform in A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music & Dance Sensation. Brent was the Lead Principal in Gaelforce Dance and Rhythms of Ireland
