Find out what Performing Arts events are on in Hawke's Bay.
After almost a year of postponed concerts, due to covid-19, the Hastings Choral Society is thrilled to be performing Vivaldi’s Gloria, Faure’s Requiem, and an exciting work Gloria Tonga. The New Zealand composer and organist is John Wells. Joe Christensen will be conducting the choir and...
Date: Sunday 3 July
Where: St Matthew's Anglican Church, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Robin Hood & Babes in the Wood
A fresh take on this classic combo of two famous tales, packed with adventure and laughs aplenty!
This pantomime combines legend and comedy as Robin and his trusted band of Merry Men try to outfox the baddies we love to hate – the Sheriff of Nottingham and his...
Date: Friday 8 July to Saturday 16 July
Where: Aubyn Live Theatre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
FIRST LIGHT
Reflection, Regeneration, Release
Join us this June and July for three thoughtfully curated programmes reflecting on our place in this world - meditating on life, loss and rebirth as we mark the first-ever official public holiday dedicated to Matariki, Māori new year.
Familiar...
Date: Friday 8 July
Where: Church Road Winery, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Each month the Hastings Music Society presents varied concerts that feature a selection of predominantly classical music from local Hawkes bay musicians, singers, soloists, chamber groups, choirs, big bands and orchestras. These concerts are held March through November in the beautiful St Matthews...
Date: Sunday 10 July to Sunday 13 November
Where: St Matthew's Anglican Church, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Rezpect Dance Academy are running their annual Mid Year Showcase. This show is a family friendly event that will be packed full of energy and Street Dance with over 150 dancers performing throughout the night.
Doors Open: 6:15pm
Show Starts: 6:30pm
Come along and enjoy a night full dance.
Date: Sunday 10 July
Where: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The Raw Comedy Quest is back for 2022! The search is on for the funniest new comedian in Aotearoa, and we reckon that person is right here, in Hawke's Bay! (Or Whanganui, Taranaki, Manawatū... We're hedging our bets a little)
12 people will eventually battle it out for the Central Region crown,...
Date: Sunday 10 July
Where: The Cabana, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The MATARIKI GLOW SHOW is back with an all-new, giant-scale puppet show for tamariki, educators and whãnau.
The Glow Show’s magical glow-in-the-dark characters are getting ready to celebrate with you at 40 theatres around Aotearoa, alongside the first-ever nationwide Matariki holiday!
...
Date: Thursday 14 July
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
What’s a woman looking for love to do in the 21st century?
"Hi, I'm Zoë..." takes a comedic look at the tragedy of modern dating. Zoë Frendin has gone the distance (literally!), travelling the globe and searching for her special man on all the wrong apps. Always a risk-taker, she brings...
Date: Friday 15 July to Saturday 16 July
Where: Theatre Hawke's Bay, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Sing beautiful music in the beautiful Waiapu Cathedral in Napier! Save the date - Saturday July 16th 2022 - for a SING-IN - a wonderful afternoon of music-making - a real treat for music-lovers after so many choral events being cancelled due to lockdowns last year.
You're invited to come and...
Date: Saturday 16 July
Where: Waiapu Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
A handful of the best local and visiting talent. Come along early for a meal and stay for the show. Ticket prices are having to go up in August, so grab a ticket at this lower price.
High on the hill, overlooking the Hawke's Bay is Peak House. Steeped in history with panoramic views, our venue...
Date: Saturday 16 July
Where: Peak House, Havelock North, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
When famous crime writer Jack Cameron and his wife Susie drown in a boating accident, they are refused entry into heaven – Jack is a card-carrying atheist – so they return to haunt the country cottage where they lived.
Life is dull. Their only pleasure comes from spooking the estate agent...
Date: Thursday 21 July to Saturday 6 August
Where: Waipukurau Little Theatre, Waipukurau, Central Hawke's Bay
We are back! It’s the third instalment of our super fun show Open Call! Come and watch the local talent of Hawkes Bay step into the spotlight and share their talents with you!
This show we are lucky enough to have a not so local, special guest performer coming to join us. So stay tuned to...
Date: Friday 22 July
Where: Paisley Stage, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Directed by John Wilkie and Conducted by José Aparicio
In partnership with Festival Opera, Hawke's Bay Arts Festival proudly presents Leoš Janáček’s operatic fable The Cunning Little Vixen.
Whether you’re an opera lover or new to the genre, The Cunning Little Vixen offers a fantastic...
Date: Saturday 23 July to Monday 25 July
Where: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Laurent Pelly’s storybook staging of Massenet’s Cendrillonis presented with an all-new English translation in an abridged 90-minute adaptation, with mezzo-soprano Isabel Leonard as its rags-to-riches princess. Maestro Emmanuel Villaume leads a delightful cast, which includes mezzo-soprano Emily...
Date: Saturday 23 July
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
A massive night of comedy, cabaret and craziness to kick start the weekend!
Hosted by Ben Hurley, the Gala presents the best of the weekend - featuring comedy, music, burlesque, aerials, chainsaw juggling, mind reading and whole lot more - bringing laughter and madness to the Opera House...
Date: Thursday 28 July
Where: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Hawke’s Bay Comedy presents five of the Bay’s best upcoming and semi-pro comedians.
MC’d by Hastings-raised Kajun Campbell Brooking and featuring veteran locals CJ Alexander, Karen Leslie and Lil Sarah, and rising star Aldreen Rodrigues.
No matter what your sense of humour is,...
Date: Friday 29 July to Saturday 30 July
Where: The Common Room, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Escapology, chainsaw juggling, walking on broken glass and other famous feats…This show contains seven stunts- each an exercise in danger, trust and skill. But it's also seven stories- of the sideshow, the freak show, the music hall, vaudeville and big top.
Exciting, terrifying and genuinely...
Date: Friday 29 July to Saturday 30 July
Where: Spaceship, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Get to know Anita Wigl'it, star of 'RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under' in this kooky, hilarious and tell all one-woman show, 'The Life of a Funny Girl!'.
Over a fabulous 90 minutes, travel back in time to 1989 when a little boy with a big personality was born. Then follow him as he grows up into the...
Date: Friday 29 July
Where: The Cabana, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
An hour of absolute hilarity with one of New Zealand’s best loved comedians, the multiple award winning, Ben Hurley.
Ben is widely recognised for his regular appearances on THREE's 7Days, The Project, and is now a regular contributor on TVNZ's Seven Sharp.
He’s the winner of both the...
Date: Friday 29 July
Where: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Multi-award-winning comedian and theatre-maker, Barnie Duncan, burrows into the specific freedom a dancefloor at 3 am can bring in his love letter to clubbing and exploration of grief. An hour of physical theatre, stand-up comedy and musical highs to trigger the release of endorphins featuring...
Date: Friday 29 July to Saturday 30 July
Where: Spaceship, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
David Correos is something that is hard to explain, but we must try. Immediately endearing, he has a special skill of creating nonsense. Left to his own devices, he has made a name for himself as a dynamic comic who will take you on his own special roller coaster ,made-up of paint and cat food and...
Date: Friday 29 July to Saturday 30 July
Where: The Common Room, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Bingo's back baby!
A Vegas-style showcase extravaganza, with balls - this is not your normal bingo night! From the crew who brought you Panto Bingo, Social Club Bingo and Bordello Bingo comes an evening to remember. Elvis meets showgirls meets a lounge lizard from way back...Is it Tony Bennett?...
Date: Friday 29 July
Where: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Get ready to be thrust into the world of burlesque!
Cherry Boomb, Miss Burlesque NZ 2015, is joined by a dazzling line-up of performers each stamping their unique brand of a tease on the stage.
Cherry Boomb! will have you on the edge of your seats with her sizzling tricks; Ms Ruby Rebel...
Date: Friday 29 July to Saturday 30 July
Where: Spaceship, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Mana Wahine - Ōkāreka Dance Company
[Note: If you had already registered for the January 2022 date of this event, we'll move your Registration to July 30th, 2022 and be in touch soon.]
Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival are delighted to partner with the Napier Municipal Theatre and local...
Date: Saturday 30 July
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Over the last couple of (hundred) years women have repeatedly proven to be better at, well, almost everything. In recent history, their expertise also extends to basically running the world. So we’re celebrating their awesomeness with a fresh, fun and fierce all-woman line up of comedians in Who...
Date: Saturday 30 July
Where: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Two of NZ’s best standup comedians bring you ‘The Paul Paul Comedy Night’, a 2-hour showcase of world-class comedy from easily the best Pauls in the business.
Features “NZ’s Top Professional Comedian” Paul Ego, a legend of stage and small screen. Ego has over 25 years of comedy...
Date: Saturday 30 July
Where: The Cabana, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Join Wellington Comedians Laser Kiwi for an experience like no other. Think pub quiz meets game show - spot prizes, silly banter & glory are up for grabs. In true Laser Kiwi spirit, its surreal, it’s funny and wholesome af, so wrangle a team and join the fun.
“I don’t know why but I like...
Date: Saturday 30 July
Where: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
When famous crime writer Jack Cameron and his wife Susie drown in a boating accident, they are refused entry into heaven – Jack is a card-carrying atheist – so they return to haunt the country cottage where they lived.
Life is dull. Their only pleasure comes from spooking the estate agent...
Date: Thursday 21 July to Saturday 6 August
Where: Waipukurau Little Theatre, Waipukurau, Central Hawke's Bay
NEW DATE - RESCHEDULED FROM FEBRUARY.
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...
Date: Friday 5 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The resonance of the cello pulls at the heartstrings, a compelling soundtrack for star crossed lovers and deep longings for that beyond our reach. Few have not yearned to be with loved ones in the last two years. This tour reunites two friends, and musical accomplices that have made their homes on...
Date: Saturday 13 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Borders divide us. Yet in the meeting places between one thing and another is sometimes found the greatest variety and vitality. From Tasmania comes a group of performers that revel in the liveliness and intrigue of borderlands. Playing music of composers who lived and worked, as fluid borders...
Date: Saturday 13 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Each month the Hastings Music Society presents varied concerts that feature a selection of predominantly classical music from local Hawkes bay musicians, singers, soloists, chamber groups, choirs, big bands and orchestras. These concerts are held March through November in the beautiful St Matthews...
Date: Sunday 10 July to Sunday 13 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 country. If you want to have a go yourself, contact us through the...
Date: Sunday 14 August to Sunday 8 January
Where: The Cabana, 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
A Progression of Poets comes to Napier!
You pick your venue - grab your FREE ticket and stay put and the poets come to you! This listing will get you tickets for The Cabana, Napier venue. Starts promptly at 6.30pm.
As part of the National Poetry Day shenanigans Hawke’s Bay Readers and...
Date: Tuesday 23 August
Where: The Cabana, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
2022 EDIBLE FASHION AWARDS
Spectacular wearable art is back and better than ever! Celebrate Hawke’s Bay’s creativity, innovative spirit, and identity as an exceptional food producer at the 2022 Edible Fashion Awards.
The Edible Fashion Awards are a fantastic opportunity for aspiring and...
Date: Friday 26 August
Where: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Two poets and a musician combine to present a comic and lyric portrait of Aotearoa New Zealand and its place in the South Pacific today. Their Mad Doggerel poetry cabaret is full of cascading words, wild musicality and lightning humour.
David Eggleton, the current Poet Laureate of Aotearoa 2019...
Date: Saturday 27 August
Where: Central Hawke's Bay Municipal Theatre, Waipawa, Central Hawke's Bay
Each month the Hastings Music Society presents varied concerts that feature a selection of predominantly classical music from local Hawkes bay musicians, singers, soloists, chamber groups, choirs, big bands and orchestras. These concerts are held March through November in the beautiful St Matthews...
Date: Sunday 10 July to Sunday 13 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 country. If you want to have a go yourself, contact us through the...
Date: Sunday 14 August to Sunday 8 January
Where: The Cabana, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The Spring Collective event is a fun-filled event where there will be cultural groups performing on stage, food stalls, bouncy castles, information stalls and face painting.
It's a great chance to host an inclusive event to kick off the summer season.
It is also a great opportunity to come...
Date: Saturday 17 September
Where: Mitre 10 Park, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Each month the Hastings Music Society presents varied concerts that feature a selection of predominantly classical music from local Hawkes bay musicians, singers, soloists, chamber groups, choirs, big bands and orchestras. These concerts are held March through November in the beautiful St Matthews...
Date: Sunday 10 July to Sunday 13 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 country. If you want to have a go yourself, contact us through the...
Date: Sunday 14 August to Sunday 8 January
Where: The Cabana, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
CHB Spring Fling
‘Tell Me On A Sunday’ By Andrew Lloyd Webber & Don Black
Directed by David Coddington.
A one-woman musical that charts the course of a young English girl newly arrived in New York.
Brimming with optimism, she sets out to seek success, companionship and, of course,...
Date: Friday 14 October
Where: Central Hawke's Bay Municipal Theatre, Waipawa, Central Hawke's Bay
A carefully curated selection of works which will showcase the Royal New Zealand Ballet at their best, from beloved classical favourites to recent works that have claimed a rightful place on the international stage. From Le Corsaire and The Nutcracker to contemporary ballets by Christopher...
Date: Saturday 15 October
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
“Unique combination of traditional and innovative performance techniques. AlHaj’s spontaneous inventions are constantly fascinating.”
– Los Angeles Times
Love and loss. Home and hope. Grammy-winning Iraqi-American composer and oud player, Rahim AlHaj leads the New Zealand String...
Date: Wednesday 19 October
Where: Blyth Performing Arts Centre, Havelock North, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
German-born British composer Max Richter takes us on a journey through his re-imagined landscape of Vivaldi’s pictorial masterpiece The Four Seasons. “The Four Seasons is something we all carry around with us,” says Richter.
“It’s just everywhere. This project is about reclaiming this...
Date: Thursday 10 November
Where: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Each month the Hastings Music Society presents varied concerts that feature a selection of predominantly classical music from local Hawkes bay musicians, singers, soloists, chamber groups, choirs, big bands and orchestras. These concerts are held March through November in the beautiful St Matthews...
Date: Sunday 10 July to Sunday 13 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 country. If you want to have a go yourself, contact us through the...
Date: Sunday 14 August to Sunday 8 January
Where: The Cabana, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Postponed from 21st June 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 all...
Date: Monday 5 December
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: Monday 5 December
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 7 December
Where: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, 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 country. If you want to have a go yourself, contact us through the...
Date: Sunday 14 August to Sunday 8 January
Where: The Cabana, 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
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 country. If you want to have a go yourself, contact us through the...
Date: Sunday 14 August to Sunday 8 January
Where: The Cabana, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
BOHM Presents Jimmy Carr: Terribly Funny
Star of the UK’s most-streamed Netflix comedy special of 2021, Jimmy is back on the road with brand new material for 2023.
Jimmy’s show contains jokes about all kinds of terrible things.
Terrible things that might have affected you or people you...
Date: Wednesday 25 January
Where: Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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