Find out what Performing Arts events are on in Hawke's Bay.
Napier Libraries is bringing the StoryWalk® Project to Napier for the very first time! It's an innovative way for tamariki, whānau and friends to read, get active and take in the beauty of Napier all at the same time, in a COVID-smart way. Our StoryWalk® will be available from Saturday, 18...
Date: Tuesday 25 January to Saturday 29 January
Where: Napier Walkways, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Napier Libraries presents award-winning children's author & illustrator Donovan Bixley! Join us as he takes us on a journey through his childhood, tells some hilarious stories, and shows off some of his first books and drawings so you can see how his characters have been created. There might even...
Date: Wednesday 26 January
Where: Napier Muncipal Theatre , Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Napier Libraries presents award-winning children's author & illustrator Donovan Bixley! Join us as he takes us on a journey through his childhood, tells some hilarious stories, and shows off some of his first books and drawings so you can see how his characters have been created. There might even...
Date: Wednesday 26 January
Where: Greenmeadows East Community Hall, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Dress up as a Pirate to join in the fun! Not compulsory but adds to the experience. There will be a prize for the best dressed!
Please note, vaccine pass for people aged 12+ is required for entry.
Actors Danny Priestly and Andy Brigden play siblings Kai and Noodles, who live on the mudflats....
Date: Thursday 27 January
Where: Keirunga Creative Hub, Havelock North, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Dress up as a Pirate to join in the fun! Not compulsory but adds to the experience.
Please note, vaccine pass for people aged 12+ yrs required for entry.
Actors Danny Priestly and Andy Brigden play siblings Kai and Noodles, who live on the mudflats. Kai is content to tend to his cabbages,...
Date: Thursday 27 January
Where: Central Hawke's Bay Municipal Theatre, Waipawa, Central Hawke's Bay
Dress up as a Pirate to join in the fun! Not compulsory but adds to the experience.
Please note, vaccine pass for people aged 12+ required for entry.
Actors Danny Priestly and Andy Brigden play siblings Kai and Noodles, who live on the mudflats. Kai is content to tend to his cabbages, cooking...
Date: Friday 28 January
Where: Creative Arts Napier, Community Arts Centre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Glitter Boomb - Burlesque Show
(New lineup! Performer changes)
This show will be a supercharged spectacle for the senses. With different styles of burlesque to entertain your eyes like; classic, comedic, and something just a little bit different. With a seriously talented line up of performers,...
Date: Friday 28 January
Where: The Cabana, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Dress up as a Pirate to join in the fun! Not compulsory but adds to the experience.
Please note, vaccine pass for people aged 12+ required for entry.
Actors Danny Priestly and Andy Brigden play siblings Kai and Noodles, who live on the mudflats. Kai is content to tend to his cabbages, cooking...
Date: Saturday 29 January
Where: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Growing Opera Stars 2022
Join Festival Opera’s star-studded Magic Flute cast in a heart warming evening of solos, duets and trios.
Every season, Festival Opera leads relish the opportunity to perform alongside New Zealand’s rising young opera stars. During this time, artists work...
Date: Saturday 29 January
Where: Blyth Performing Arts Centre, Havelock North, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Mozart’s final opera Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), is a fairy tale whose characters, driven forward by love and hatred, are in search of ultimate truth. Danger, spells, tests of integrity, and actions both honourable and foul sweep us up into an enchanting world where nothing is quite as it...
Date: Tuesday 15 February to Monday 21 February
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join award-winning comedian Chris Parker on tour for a night of his greatest hits.
A rising star of the New Zealand comedy scene, Chris has been seen on TV on 7 Days, Jono and Ben, Funny Girls and Have You Been Paying Attention as well as making a name for himself with his Instagram presence and...
Date: Friday 4 March
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Urzila Carlson: It's Personal
[Due to Covid 19 level restrictions we have had to reschedule this performance (Day Month Year). Any ticket holders will automatically have their tickets transferred to this new date and will receive communication about this soon.]
Welcome to the days of mind...
Date: Friday 4 March
Where: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hello Darkness
By Peter Wells, Adapted by Victor Rodger
[Due to Covid 19 disruptions we have had to reschedule this performance to Saturday 12th of March 2022. Any ticket holders will automatically have their tickets transferred to this new date and will receive communication about this...
Date: Saturday 12 March
Where: MTG Century Theatre, 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 2 years.
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 7 May
Where: Hawkes Bay Opera House Plaza, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This free three day workshop offers theatre training for young people aged 14-24 years. Suitable for all levels of experience, it’s led by professional teaching artists from the Massive Company teaching team. You will learn a wide range of theatre foundation skills and techniques, and explore...
Date: Saturday 28 May to Sunday 29 May
Where: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Considered the greatest of all classical ballets, Swan Lake is a perfect synthesis of music and dance. We are thrilled to be able to present this important revival of Russell Kerr's timeless production, our first since 2013, with the support of colleagues from the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra...
Date: Saturday 4 June to Sunday 5 June
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Tom is hitting the road with SNAPCHAT DUDE LIVE! and no stone will be unturned in his quest to poke fun at New Zillunders.
Famous for his take offs of politicians like Paula Bennett and Simon Bridges, as well as his parallel life as Gingerbread the cat, Tom will be plumbing the depths of our...
Date: Tuesday 7 June
Where: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
This Massive Company Professional Development workshop is designed for teachers working with rangatahi, and theatre practitioners with a particular interest in developing their devising practice. The workshop is run by Artistic Director Sam Scott (known and trusted for her long-standing work with...
Date: Thursday 9 June
Where: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Postponed until 18 December 2022
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...
Date: Tuesday 21 June
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The World of Musicals Concert has graced stages across the globe and features a world-class ensemble of multi-talented performing artists who exquisitely recreate classic hits, fused with emotive ballads, big-screen anthems and iconic show tunes.
From the best of “The Phantom of the Opera”...
Date: Tuesday 21 June
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The World of Musicals Concert has graced stages across the globe and features a world-class ensemble of multi-talented performing artists who exquisitely recreate classic hits, fused with emotive ballads, big-screen anthems and iconic show tunes.
From the best of “The Phantom of the Opera”...
Date: Wednesday 22 June
Where: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The 7 Days Live tour is now officially an annual tradition. And this year our (not very) brave comedians will smash out 13 shows in 13 towns around New Zealand with (nearly) no fear at all. Jeremy Corbett, Dai Henwood, Paul Ego, and the team will jump in a van and bring much-needed comedy to the...
Date: Thursday 23 June
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Mana Wahine - Ōkāreka Dance Company
[Due to Covid 19 level disruptions we have had to FURTHER reschedule this performance. If you had already registered for the January 2022 date of this event, we'll now move your Registration to July 30th, 2022 and be in touch soon.]
Hawke’s Bay Arts...
Date: Saturday 30 July
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
From the ‘dream team’ who brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel, comes a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre followed by a national tour.
Feisty, funny and fabulous, Cinderella is choreographed by master storyteller Loughlan Prior to a...
Date: Saturday 20 August to Sunday 21 August
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Now coming in 2022
"Jingle Jigs, Reels a Treat.”
Ken Longworth – The Newcastle Herald
After breaking touring records in 2019 and following a further sell-out tour of Australia in 2021 with A Taste of Ireland, the all-singing, all-dancing, family-friendly treat, ‘A Celtic Christmas by A...
Date: Sunday 18 December
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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