Nelson City Brass presents Showtime - Hits of the Stage and Screen

Fresh from winning the NZ national B grade championship, Nelson's city band, who have now been promoted to the A Grade, will present an evening of Hits from many stage and screen shows. You will hear music from Indiana Jones, Star Wars, Phantom of the Opera, and Disney Tunes.

The guest artist is NZ virtuoso cornet player John Lewis. John comes from Dunedin and is a multiple NZ Champion Cornet soloist as well as Australian Champion. John is the Principal Cornet player of the National Band on NZ, conducted by Nelson City Brass's musical director Nigel Weeks, when they were placed second at the World Brass Band Championship.

Renowned for its electric and stunning performances, "The Air Force on Tour" will take audiences on a wild ride of musical styles: from military classics to popular show tunes. You'll hear everything from Mozart to John Williams and even the Monarchy of Music; Queen. Soloists will include Murray Mansfield QSM on bagpipes, the thrilling Drum Line and astounding vocalist Barbara Graham.

The Royal New Zealand Air Force Band recently celebrated its 80th anniversary, and is often heard welcoming dignitaries at Government House, or providing music for commemorations at Pukeahu National War Memorial Park. It performed at the sold-out 2016 Royal Edinburgh Military Tattoo, and most recently to a near capacity The Air Force in Concert at the Michael Fowler Centre in Wellington. Don't miss the opportunity to witness the excitement of a full-sized symphonic band in concert!

Ever wondered how a theatre works or wanted to have a better understanding of what is involved to make a production come to life? The Theatre Royal’s Open Day is the perfect opportunity to find out!

For the fourth year in a row, we are throwing open our doors and inviting you to step behind the scenes, giving you the opportunity to tread the boards of our stage and we will show you exactly how our theatre operates including the fly tower!

You will also have the opportunity to meet many of our local artists and companies who perform regularly at the theatre, join our Royal Family and find out about our technical training programmes that are available throughout the year.

It’s your chance to be ‘centre stage’! If you’ve ever wanted a look behind-the-scenes, to see how the magic of theatre really works, now is your chance.

New Zealand’s first Variety show and semi pro pole competition all rolled into one.

Come be dazzled by New Zealand’s up and coming pole dancers and athletes competing in the Pole Artistry Grand Masters Competition:

Guest performances by:
- Nelsons very own songstress former lead vocalist of Urban, Betsyanne Hill.
- NZ’s original international show girl, Venus Starr.
- Returning to NZ, Nelsons all time favourite neo burlesque beauty, Vixen De Licious.
- Russian aerial stars Kira and Evgeny.
- The captivating hoop artist Harlow Le Strange.
- and the forever freakish Mr Heaphy.

A portion of ticket sales will be going towards the BRAVENZ organisation to help raise awareness about
sexual violence among youth in Aotearoa and provide the appropriate tools and support to young people
affected by sexual harm.