Find out what Performing Arts events are on in Hawke's Bay.
The Cathedral Strings is an ensemble which has enhanced performances by the Waiapu Cathedral Choir in special services and concerts during the past three years. Directed by Anthony Tattersall, the group comprises some 20 experienced musicians who play regularly in other groups such as the Hawke’s...
Date: Sunday 27 June
Where: Waiapu Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
These services offer candlelight, song and silence. Singers and instrumentalists provide live music for the service which participants can join in with if they wish. The services provide a lovely time of quiet, warmth and a restful end (or beginning) to the week. A light supper is served...
Date: Sunday 27 June
Where: St Paul's Presbyterian Church, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Art triumphs over adversity in the dark night of the soul. Clarinettist Jonathan Cohen joins the celebrated NZTrio for a meditative journey through one of Messiaen’s earliest masterworks.
Composed and premiered whilst Messiaen was interned at a prisoner of war camp during WWII, this evocative...
Date: Tuesday 29 June
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Rezpect Dance Academy Presents their 'Mid Year Showcase'.
This show will be filled with dancers performing from Rezpect Dance Academy's Hastings Studio, Flaxmere Community Classes and Camberley Community Classes.
Dancers will range in age from 4 years+.
There will be over 250 dancers...
Date: Saturday 3 July
Where: ToiToi: Opera House, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Rezpect presents 'Versus Talent Quest'. This is a local talent quest that has a grand total prize pool of $1,500 cash!
We have put out a call to ALL young bands, singers, poets, comedians, dancers, actors, musicians, individuals, groups + anyone with an inch of talent to sign up!
This event...
Date: Saturday 3 July
Where: ToiToi: Opera House, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Come along and be a part of the wonderful, vibrant poetry group, where you can share your own work and hear poems by other members of Hawke’s Bay’s community. If you want to just listen, that is fine too. Napier Live Poets is tremendously supportive of all writers. The poets sit in a...
Date: Monday 5 July to Monday 6 December
Where: Creative Arts Napier, Community Arts Centre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Heath Franklin's Chopper
As seen on 7 Days
'The Silencer' will not be silenced! And we're picking up where we left off.
Covid Safe and harder than ever, Chopper brings his hit show to NZ in March 2021
Panic, terror, stupidity; they can all form a queue and suck the wrinkles out of...
Date: Friday 9 July
Where: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Learn Realistic Movie Makeup
You will learn:
Techniques for applying and moulding liquid latex, fake blood and scar wax.
Colouring techniques for realistic bruising, unusual skin conditions and skin irritation.
How these techniques hollow out faces, body parts and appear decayed.
Payable...
Date: Saturday 10 July
Where: Creative Arts Napier, Community Arts Centre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hastings Music Society Concerts, held every second Sunday of the month, March-November at St Matthew's Anglican Church, feature local vocal, instrumental and group musicians performing varied musical styles representing centuries of beautiful music.
Date: Sunday 11 July to Sunday 14 November
Where: St Matthew's Anglican Church, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hawkes Bay Comedy Open Mic Nights provide budding comedians with a safe place to strut their stuff and experienced comics a place to try new material. Come and see the best comics of the bay and visiting comics from around the world. If you want to have a go yourself, contact us through the Hawkes...
Date: Sunday 11 July to Sunday 12 December
Where: The Cabana, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
After the smash-hit successes of Promise and Promiscuity, Penny Ashton brings Dickensian-inspired orphaned hero Olive Copperbottom, and a squalid gaggle of hilarious Victorians, to crusty life.
A rollicking, romantic, musical journey through 15 gin-soaked characters told with song, dance and...
Date: Thursday 15 July
Where: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZ comedy maverick Dan Brader's brings his latest hour of comedy to Napier after successful performances in Auckland, Wellington, Christchurch, Queenstown and Dunedin Fringe Festival.
Dan Brader has been doing stand-up comedy since 2007. He's had six years in the competitive Aussie comedy scene...
Date: Thursday 15 July
Where: The Cabana, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Enjoy a full Sunday roast courtesy of the great team at the Three Wise Birds Garden Bar and take a behind the scenes tour of the cidery.
There will be mulled cider to take away the winter chill as you relax and listen to the smooth and sassy jazz sounds of the lovely Lady Larisa. Deco attire a...
Date: Sunday 18 July
Where: Three Wise Birds Garden Bar, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hawkes Bay Comedy Open Mic Nights provide budding comedians with a safe place to strut their stuff, and experienced comics a place to try new material. Come and see the best comics from Hawkes Bay and visiting from around the world. If you want to have a go, please contact us through the Hawkes Bay...
Date: Tuesday 20 July to Tuesday 21 December
Where: The Common Room, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Produced and Directed by David Brock, tragedy tomorrow, COMEDY TONIGHT is a celebration of classic British comedy.
David has brought together an ensemble cast to perform classic comedy sketches, hilarious poems, and sidesplitting songs for what shapes up to be a fantastic evening of...
Date: Wednesday 21 July to Saturday 24 July
Where: Napier Little Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
he Real Theatre Company who staged the highly successful production of Badjelly the Witch at The Napier Municipal Theatre in 2019, is now staging The Wind in the Willows.
This is a co-production with the Municipal Theatre directed by David Coddington. It features a strong cast of well-known...
Date: Thursday 22 July to Saturday 24 July
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Shattering Dim-witted Officer Dwayne's tranquil evening at the Birchwood County Police Station is the arrests of three unlikely women: The Mayor's Wife, The local mad cat-lady, and a dangerous looking New Yorker. The already chaotic situation descends into mayhem with the arrival of a New York...
Date: Thursday 22 July to Saturday 31 July
Where: Aubyn Live Theatre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The next instalment of Boombfunk shows is a must see! Music Icons is rightly named, because we’ll be bringing some iconic songs and artists to the stage. They’ll be slightly re-imagined in each performers own style while still holding on to the essence of the artist.
We’ll have all the...
Date: Saturday 24 July
Where: Paisley Stage, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Free cultural experience.
Join the Pakistan Association and Friends of Hawke’s Bay in an interactive music workshop of the traditional music and instruments of Pakistan. This offers a unique opportunity for local communities to engage with and participate in a cultural experience at CAN on...
Date: Saturday 31 July
Where: Creative Arts Napier, Community Arts Centre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Come along and be a part of the wonderful, vibrant poetry group, where you can share your own work and hear poems by other members of Hawke’s Bay’s community. If you want to just listen, that is fine too. Napier Live Poets is tremendously supportive of all writers. The poets sit in a...
Date: Monday 5 July to Monday 6 December
Where: Creative Arts Napier, Community Arts Centre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Following the triumph of his Hansel & Gretel in 2019, the Royal New Zealand Ballet is delighted to commission a new work by Choreographer in Residence Loughlan Prior for 2021.
The Firebird, first staged in Paris in 1910, changed the direction of ballet. The spine-tingling grandeur of...
Date: Friday 6 August to Saturday 7 August
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hastings Music Society Concerts, held every second Sunday of the month, March-November at St Matthew's Anglican Church, feature local vocal, instrumental and group musicians performing varied musical styles representing centuries of beautiful music.
Date: Sunday 11 July to Sunday 14 November
Where: St Matthew's Anglican Church, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hawkes Bay Comedy Open Mic Nights provide budding comedians with a safe place to strut their stuff and experienced comics a place to try new material. Come and see the best comics of the bay and visiting comics from around the world. If you want to have a go yourself, contact us through the Hawkes...
Date: Sunday 11 July to Sunday 12 December
Where: The Cabana, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Open Call 3 @ Spaceship
Come along and watch some local Hawkes Bay people brave the bright lights and share their talents with you! With acts from all different areas of performance; comedy, dancing, and singing, just to name a few. A fun night for both performer and patron awaits. Each show will...
Date: Friday 13 August
Where: Spaceship, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hawkes Bay Comedy Open Mic Nights provide budding comedians with a safe place to strut their stuff, and experienced comics a place to try new material. Come and see the best comics from Hawkes Bay and visiting from around the world. If you want to have a go, please contact us through the Hawkes Bay...
Date: Tuesday 20 July to Tuesday 21 December
Where: The Common Room, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The GLOW SHOW team is back with WONDERLAND GLOW SHOW, a ‘kiwified’ interpretation of the classic ‘Alice in Wonderland' tale for tamariki, educators and whanau! Let your imagination soar as you're transported by the magic of giant scale glow-in-the-dark puppetry. The mega edu-taining...
Date: Monday 23 August
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Come along and be a part of the wonderful, vibrant poetry group, where you can share your own work and hear poems by other members of Hawke’s Bay’s community. If you want to just listen, that is fine too. Napier Live Poets is tremendously supportive of all writers. The poets sit in a...
Date: Monday 5 July to Monday 6 December
Where: Creative Arts Napier, Community Arts Centre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
In August and September, the New Zealand String Quartet will perform across Aotearoa for our 2021 National Tour. Immerse yourself in astounding beauty, inspire your senses, and fire your curiosity through four centuries of string quartet music…
“…superbly responsive, technically sharp,...
Date: Saturday 11 September
Where: Church Road Winery, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hastings Music Society Concerts, held every second Sunday of the month, March-November at St Matthew's Anglican Church, feature local vocal, instrumental and group musicians performing varied musical styles representing centuries of beautiful music.
Date: Sunday 11 July to Sunday 14 November
Where: St Matthew's Anglican Church, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hawkes Bay Comedy Open Mic Nights provide budding comedians with a safe place to strut their stuff and experienced comics a place to try new material. Come and see the best comics of the bay and visiting comics from around the world. If you want to have a go yourself, contact us through the Hawkes...
Date: Sunday 11 July to Sunday 12 December
Where: The Cabana, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hawkes Bay Comedy Open Mic Nights provide budding comedians with a safe place to strut their stuff, and experienced comics a place to try new material. Come and see the best comics from Hawkes Bay and visiting from around the world. If you want to have a go, please contact us through the Hawkes Bay...
Date: Tuesday 20 July to Tuesday 21 December
Where: The Common Room, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Come along and be a part of the wonderful, vibrant poetry group, where you can share your own work and hear poems by other members of Hawke’s Bay’s community. If you want to just listen, that is fine too. Napier Live Poets is tremendously supportive of all writers. The poets sit in a...
Date: Monday 5 July to Monday 6 December
Where: Creative Arts Napier, Community Arts Centre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
So, no one told you life was gonna be this way! Not even Phoebe with all her psychic connections could have foretold the events of the past 12 months.
In the words of Joey, “how you doin'?” We hope you’re ready to laugh again. We sure are.
So Friends! The Musical Parody, the outrageous...
Date: Saturday 9 October
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hastings Music Society Concerts, held every second Sunday of the month, March-November at St Matthew's Anglican Church, feature local vocal, instrumental and group musicians performing varied musical styles representing centuries of beautiful music.
Date: Sunday 11 July to Sunday 14 November
Where: St Matthew's Anglican Church, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hawkes Bay Comedy Open Mic Nights provide budding comedians with a safe place to strut their stuff and experienced comics a place to try new material. Come and see the best comics of the bay and visiting comics from around the world. If you want to have a go yourself, contact us through the Hawkes...
Date: Sunday 11 July to Sunday 12 December
Where: The Cabana, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
HAWKE'S BAY! Are you ready to Drag up your Life?! Kelly Fornia is taking her drag lip-sync extravaganza all over the nation this 2021, and we are stepping foot in glamorous Hawke's Bay!
Drag up your Life features a fabulous selection of Wellington's finest Drag Queens & Kings as we bring you...
Date: Friday 15 October to Saturday 16 October
Where: Theatre Hawke's Bay, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hawkes Bay Comedy Open Mic Nights provide budding comedians with a safe place to strut their stuff, and experienced comics a place to try new material. Come and see the best comics from Hawkes Bay and visiting from around the world. If you want to have a go, please contact us through the Hawkes Bay...
Date: Tuesday 20 July to Tuesday 21 December
Where: The Common Room, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Want to do drag but don't know where to get started? Doing drag but want to up your game? Learn how to create slick, simple but sickening stage spots that are guaranteed to stick in this drag basics workshop. In this session aimed to get your creative brain sparking, we'll cover the logistics of...
Date: Sunday 24 October
Where: The Cabana, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Come along and be a part of the wonderful, vibrant poetry group, where you can share your own work and hear poems by other members of Hawke’s Bay’s community. If you want to just listen, that is fine too. Napier Live Poets is tremendously supportive of all writers. The poets sit in a...
Date: Monday 5 July to Monday 6 December
Where: Creative Arts Napier, Community Arts Centre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The Musical Gala with an International cast brings London’s West End and New York’s Broadway to New Zealand for the first time.
The World of Musicals brings the very best of Musical theatre to life.
This incredible production is a wonderful revue of all your favorite musical theatre...
Date: Wednesday 3 November
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Let the Royal New Zealand Ballet transport you to a fantastical world of dazzling dance, music and enchantment. Following its hugely successful world premiere in 2015, the RNZB is thrilled to be bringing A Midsummer Night’s Dream back for Christmas 2021. Lovers, fairies, mischief and moonlight...
Date: Saturday 6 November to Sunday 7 November
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Comedian, snapchat satirist and now unmasked as the dancing Alien on The Masked Singer NZ, Tom Sainsbury is about to add another string to his bow. Comedian on the loose!
Tom is hitting the road with SNAPCHAT DUDE LIVE! and no stone will be unturned in his quest to poke fun at New...
Date: Saturday 6 November
Where: Hawkes Bay Opera House Plaza, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hastings Music Society Concerts, held every second Sunday of the month, March-November at St Matthew's Anglican Church, feature local vocal, instrumental and group musicians performing varied musical styles representing centuries of beautiful music.
Date: Sunday 11 July to Sunday 14 November
Where: St Matthew's Anglican Church, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hawkes Bay Comedy Open Mic Nights provide budding comedians with a safe place to strut their stuff and experienced comics a place to try new material. Come and see the best comics of the bay and visiting comics from around the world. If you want to have a go yourself, contact us through the Hawkes...
Date: Sunday 11 July to Sunday 12 December
Where: The Cabana, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hawkes Bay Comedy Open Mic Nights provide budding comedians with a safe place to strut their stuff, and experienced comics a place to try new material. Come and see the best comics from Hawkes Bay and visiting from around the world. If you want to have a go, please contact us through the Hawkes Bay...
Date: Tuesday 20 July to Tuesday 21 December
Where: The Common Room, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Come along and be a part of the wonderful, vibrant poetry group, where you can share your own work and hear poems by other members of Hawke’s Bay’s community. If you want to just listen, that is fine too. Napier Live Poets is tremendously supportive of all writers. The poets sit in a...
Date: Monday 5 July to Monday 6 December
Where: Creative Arts Napier, Community Arts Centre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hawkes Bay Comedy Open Mic Nights provide budding comedians with a safe place to strut their stuff and experienced comics a place to try new material. Come and see the best comics of the bay and visiting comics from around the world. If you want to have a go yourself, contact us through the Hawkes...
Date: Sunday 11 July to Sunday 12 December
Where: The Cabana, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hawkes Bay Comedy Open Mic Nights provide budding comedians with a safe place to strut their stuff, and experienced comics a place to try new material. Come and see the best comics from Hawkes Bay and visiting from around the world. If you want to have a go, please contact us through the Hawkes Bay...
Date: Tuesday 20 July to Tuesday 21 December
Where: The Common Room, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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