About The Star Seed story...
One day, deep in the heart of the New Zealand bush, a seed falls from the stars. From this seed, a tree grows at a feverish pace until, from its fruit, a Star Girl emerges. Someone is watching this magic most intently, a boy from Earth. By and by, the Star Girl and the Earth Boy fall in love, but darkness threatens, and the boy must go on an adventure through the native landscapes he thought he knew in order to save the girl.
About the performance...
This modern fairy tale is told through mime, acro-balance, aerial silk work and live music. A quaintly epic adventure that is warm, surprising and elegantly beautiful. An international cast of enormous experience pool their talents to create a visual feast for all ages.
Body in Space invites everyone to enter a world where movement speaks. To revel in the delight of the imagination. And to believe in the ongoing magic of life's cycles and surprises.
...with a stranger... follows a man who works in the lost property department of the world. In a sudden epiphany of purpose he understands he is to re-distribute the things he collects. But once gifted these things create as many problems as they solve and our characters must decide if they'll let life throw them around or stand with bravery and make decisions of their own.
...with a stranger... is a play on serendipity and the connections between people.
"...with a stranger... is a mesmerizing and jaw-dropping visual spectacle and an absolute theatrical masterpiece. Circus does not get any sexier and more dangerous than this."
WHIMSICAL BANANA
With a strong influences from the style of revered Montreal circus troupe Les 7 Doigts de la Main (The Seven Fingers of The Hand), The Dust Palace have created what they tout as "arthouse-circus"; a cabaret of short stories told in the striking language of carny.
"As always The Dust Palace show is original, varied, naughty and highly entertaining." SHARU DELILKAN - Theatre Scenes
An original devised work ...with a stranger... toys with the inherent duality of people, the juxtaposition of strangeness and intimacy, and the irrevocable consequences of our actions. Armed with these provocations the troupe delves into the deep waters of humanity going far and beyond what bubbles on the surface.
The Nelson Theatresports (TM) Competition is an exciting annual improvisation event that sees high school students taking the theatrical plunge on stage together. Groups of teenagers compete against each other to see who can charm the judges and the audience the most with their songs, poems, stories and scenes- all of which are completely made up, live, on the night.
Teams of very talented young improvisors from local high schools are tutored throughout the year by professional improvisors from the Body in Space Theatre Company. Each school also has a passionate coordinator who guides and coaches the participants towards the big night.
No one knows what will come to life on the stage. It is on-the-spot creativity and the winning teams are sent off to the big smoke- Christchurch! They win the honour to represent Nelson and to perform in the new Court Theatre, competing for a place in the South Island Theatresports (TM) Competition.
This is a night of fresh, witty and unexpected entertainment that you will not want to miss!
It's the night before Meg Bacon's wedding …what could possibly go wrong??
She's waited thirty-three years for this and she knows she's going to love every moment! She's gathered her mum and her bridesmaids together for one last night of girlie fun.
However …while the bride prepares for the biggest day of her life, Meg's bridesmaids, Lucy and Angela, stumble upon some information could shatter Meg's happy ever after! Should they tell or keep it quiet? As the hilarity unfolds, Lucy and Angela discover that sometimes there is no right answer when it comes to doing what's best for your friend.
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THE DEEP END
Nelson’s IMPROVISED COMEDY SHOW at the Theatre Royal.
Take a team of intrepid improvisors, plunge them into a whirlpool of audience suggestions and see if they sink or swim!
TAKE THE PLUNGE! You’re in for a great night of comedy in the style of Whose Line is it Anyway?
Dive into The Deep End!
Kiss the Fish
Directed by Justin Lewis
Written by Jacob Rajan and Justin Lewis
All tickets purchased before before 20 June, will be eligible to go in the draw to win an exquisite, limited edition mask from the show, hand-made by our Balinese master carver, Kodi Tengu.
With an incredible debut season in Auckland during 2013, the magical storytelling of Indian Ink returns in 2014, as their most recent hit Kiss The Fish tours the North Island throughout June and July.
“Indian Ink's magical new show embodies qualities that make us proud to be Kiwis” NZ Herald, 2013
Karukam Island is the tropical paradise of everyone's dreams but Sidu can't wait to escape! In the city they said he looked like Freddie Mercury but here he's Freddie Nobody. A new eco resort promises life changing riches and every village miser, entrepreneur, bride and priest is jostling for their slice of the dream. The island finds its fate in the hands of Sidu-who everyone agrees is a very odd fish.
A long awaited follow up to 2010’s Guru of Chai, those in the theatre world hungry for a new work from the renowned theatre company were not disappointed. Audiences crammed into Q Theatre and Jacob Rajan and Justin Lewis, in true Indian Ink fashion, left an indelible imprint on their hearts. Traveling to far flung places and delving into ancient theatrical forms they have brought back a tale that is neither old nor new but reflects a world changing faster than even our dreams can keep up with.
Back to knock some sense back into the nation, THE GRUMPY OLD WOMEN return with a 21 date New Zealand tour of their brand spanking new show FIFTY SHADES OF BIEGE!
This jam-packed show comes from the original authors, Jenny Éclair and Judith Holder, and stars three of New Zealand's favourite theatre actresses Geraldine Brophy, Jude Gibson and Lynda Milligan. It includes all the most Grumpy topics... learning the art of 'Grumpy Grooming', the joy of large pants, a free nagging master class (how to get your own way without him even noticing), beards for women, which style will suit you?
Nelson Repertory Theatre presents the hit comedy Cosi by Louis Nowra
A riotous comedy about madness, opera, sanity and life!
Cosi is Cosi fan Tutte tastic!
Cosi is a delightfully droll glimpse at what happens when a group of mental health patients attempt to put on Mozart's opera Cosi Fan Tutte under the less then experienced hand of a well-meaning university student. This is one production that is funny and poignant.
Suitable for mature audience
The story defies synopsis, but…the simplest of means—hardware-store technics, slide projections, an old radio, admirable puppets, and gorgeously-painted banners—and sophisticated use of their tiny traveling stage space… come together in a series of events that, while not conventionally logical, ring with emotional truth and, like ripples in a pond, seem to expand out into the universe.
In the wilds of Siberia, Charles Darwin goes off in search of the Yeti. The Yeti (if she exists) enters a radio station’s dance contest, hoping to win an all-expenses-paid vacation to a place that doesn’t exist yet. Darwin’s research companion—a little brown bat—falls in love with the radio station’s electromagnetic emissions—but how could that ever end happily? Meanwhile, Siberia’s caves are home to a secretive tribe of ropemakers—but their disintegrating family structure may cause their ancient craft to be lost forever.
Through the lens of the real life allegory of the Flying Wallendas’ famous high-wire act, two performers on a tiny stage unfold Darwin’s laboratory, unfurl anatomic diagrams of the yeti, and try to tease out the difference between miracles and non-miracles.
A New Mel Brooks Musical
Book by MEL BROOKS and THOMAS MEEHAN Music and Lyrics by MEL BROOKS
And by special arrangement with StudioCanal
By arrangement with Hal Leonard Australia Pty Ltd Exclusive agent for Musical Theatre International (NY)
Nelson Youth Theatre proudly presents one of the all-time great musical comedies - The Producers
The Producers is based on the irrepressible Mel Brooks musical film of the same name and tells the story of a down-on-his-luck Broadway producer, Max Bialystock, and accountant, Leo Bloom, who concoct a scheme to raise thousands of dollars from backers and then put on a flop of a show. With all the money that will be leftover, the pair will be rich!
