Event Calendar
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Media Releases

  • Auckland Town Hall Wednesday 7 March Tickets on sale now www.buytickets.co.nz   AFFECTIONATELY dubbed “The White Zulu”, one of South Africa’s most celebrated sons, JOHNNY CLEGG, returns to New Zealand for one...

  • The TV show Ben 10 is viewed in over 2.9 million Australasian homes making it one of Cartoon Network’s most popular daily programmes. Following the worldwide success of the stage show BEN 10 LIVE, Life Like Touring are proud to announce they...

  • THE EDGE presents NEW ZEALAND ARTIST’S AT THE NEW PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL 2012! 17 - 25 February 2012 www.npfestival.co.nz Five immersive works from some of New Zealand’s most innovative arts practitioners return to the...

  • “In every style [I Musici] bring the essential impulse of life… The result is playing of verve, stylistic purity and impeccable artistry." The New York Times Acclaimed Italian chamber ensemble I Musici makes its first visit to...

  • Vitamin S in association with STAMP at THE EDGE presents Bathing with Elephants and other Exotic Reveries Be the adventurer you always knew you were. Guided by new technologies and an unstoppable desire for uncertainty, Vitamin S, in...

  • Hot on the heels of their breathtaking September residency and fundraising concert for Christchurch with world famous opera stars, Placido Domingo and Katherine Jenkins, the NZSO National Youth Orchestra is gearing up for an exciting new summer...

  • 21 Dec 11 | Reforming Arts

    THE EDGE presents New Performance Festival 17 - 25 February, 2012 Put reality aside and immerse yourself in a genre-blurring 8 day festival, as THE EDGE presents a fresh addition to their 2012 line-up - New Performance Festival. This is...

  • The Auckland Writers & Readers Festival is delighted to announce that former spy chief Dame Stella Rimington (UK), Booker Prize winner Roddy Doyle (Ireland) and beloved Young Adult writer Emily Rodda (Australia) will attend the May 2012 Auckland...

  • Today marks 100 years to the day since Auckland Town Hall opened. As well as the video below with memories from a bunch of Aucklanders, including Colin Mathura-Jeffree and Dame Catherine Tizard, we’ve collected memories too. José...

  • NYC - Three Short Ballets from the Big Apple 29 February - 3 March, The Civic 0800 BUY TICKETS Royal New Zealand Ballet’s 2012 season opens in Auckland on 29 February with NYC - Three Short Ballets from the Big Apple, and then...

  • Celebrate Chinese New Year and welcome in the Year of the Dragon with New Zealand’s red-hot young pianist John Chen, radiant soprano Jenny Wollerman, and the welcome return of Hong Kong Philharmonic Associate Conductor Perry So.   Chen...

  • Silo Theatre hit 2011 out of the park last night as they welcomed 2012 into the fray with their exhilarating programme launch at the mighty Civic. First off the block is TOP GIRLS. Thirty years on, Caryl Churchill’s modern classic is as...

  • Drunk, High and Unemployed Tour Featuring Ricky, Julian and Bubbles TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY 16 DECEMBER 9am Building on the success of their hit television show TRAILER PARK BOYS, Ricky, Julian and Bubbles bring the insanely hilarious antics of...

  • Eventimento & THE EDGE Public Programmes presents Queen of the Whole Universe™ - A VERY QUEER BEAUTY PAGEANT Saturday 21 July 2012, ASB Theatre, Aotea Centre, THE EDGE, Auckland The biggest QWU ever to take place also becomes its...

  • First performance in Auckland 10 April, 2012!   The Producers of JERSEY BOYS – The Story of Frankie Valli & The Four Seasons are thrilled to announce that Vince Harder will join the cast of this acclaimed production for the season...

  • Auckland and Wellington this winter Tickets on sale Monday 21 November The international ice dance sensation The Imperial Ice Stars make a triumphant return to New Zealand next winter with a dazzling new production of The Nutcracker on...

  • Heston Blumenthal comes to New Zealand for the first time in May 2012 to present an exclusive, “one night only” event, live on stage at the Aotea Centre, Auckland.   This enthralling evening will focus on Heston’s unique...

  • “They are still unmatched for their sheer musicality and ability to entertain.” - The London Times New Zealand baritone Christopher Bruerton has been appointed as the first ever foreign national member of The King’s...

  • The Frontier Touring Company is proud to announce that Oscar® and Grammy award-winning singer-songwriter MELISSA ETHERIDGE is returning to New Zealand and Australia for a very special July 2012 live tour. Fans will experience an intimate...

  • Following the celebrated release of his new album Ashes & Fire, The Frontier Touring Company are delighted to announce that RYAN ADAMS will be performing a series of intimate one-man theatre shows across Australia and New Zealand in...

  • The Worlds Most Acclaimed Vocal Ensemble Grammy Award Winners 2009 “They are still unmatched for their sheer musicality and ability to entertain.” - The London Times “Fusing forms, timbres and styles, they turn...

  • The Frontier Touring Company is delighted to announce the return of American songstress MADELEINE PEYROUX. Peyroux will be embarking on an Australian national tour and New Zealand show in March 2012. Peyroux’s last trip to Australia was as...

  • The NBR New Zealand Opera has announced its 2012 Season, revealing an exciting and diverse programme for audiences. Three operas will be staged in 2012. Two main-stage productions in Auckland and Wellington – a new production of...

  • For the first time in nine years the pounding feet and swirling music of Riverdance, which has tapped its way onto the world stage thrilling millions of people around the globe, will tour to Auckland, Wellington and Christchurch from May...