Performing Arts
Find out what Performing Arts events are on in Hawke's Bay, Napier, Hastings, Central Hawke's Bay and Wairoa.
August 2018
Emma Stevens Author Visit Napier Library
Emma Stevens is touring New Zealand and will present her three memoirs about her life with the Eskimos in remote Western Alaska where she lived for six years.
The final book in the trilogy, Dancing on the Tundra was released last year.
Please RSVP to Nicoleta Paxie on (06) 836 5628 or...
Date: Tuesday 21 August
Where: Napier Public Library, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Comedy Night at the Cabana
Book the babysitter, get your comedy fix.
Date: Thursday 23 August
Where: The Cabana, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Poetry Jam
From Friday 24 August, to celebrate National Poetry Day feel free to join us for a free-for-all interactive Poetry Jam!
The walls of the Small Gallery will be transformed word by word, as we invite you to write your poems in any way you choose.
Be creative and imaginative, bring the whole...
Date: Friday 24 August to Thursday 6 September
Where: Creative Arts Napier, Community Arts Centre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Kororāreka: The Ballad of Maggie Flynn
“There’s a tale in my bones, fighting to be told.”
Delving into the lawless outpost of 1800s Russell, Kororāreka: The Ballad of Maggie Flynn introduces a heroine created from the rich and vibrant true stories of New Zealand women.
Maggie Flynn, a fiery and unforgettable Irish woman...
Date: Friday 24 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
National Live Poetry Day Poets - Open Mic
Join the Napier Live Poets at a very special free Open Mic session to celebrate National Poetry Day!
Bring your poems and enjoy readings by local Hawke’s Bay Poets.
Seating and refreshments will be available.
Check out Napier Live Poets on Facebook.
Date: Friday 24 August
Where: Creative Arts Napier, Community Arts Centre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Maison De Tease - Napier: CANCELLED
Red Delicious Burlesque is proud to be working with the Cabana to bring you peeling, teasing and titillation to Napier in the form of Maison de Tease, a burlesque spectacular.
Featuring some of New Zealand's top burlesque performers from all around the country, we will immerse your senses in the...
Date: Saturday 25 August
Where: The Cabana, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Songs & Dance Music From Renaissance Europe
Steve Pickett and Campbell Lovatt are specialist performers of plucked instruments from the Old World of 16th and 17th century Europe.
Joined by singer and harpist Amy Dunn, they will take you on a musical journey through Renaissance Europe and beyond.
Songs and dance music from England,...
Date: Sunday 26 August
Where: All Saints Church, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF Opening Night - Disobedience
Rachel Weisz stars as a black sheep drawn back to her London Orthodox Jewish home, rekindling sparks with a childhood friend (Rachel McAdams) in the English-language debut of the director of Gloria and A Fantastic Woman.
“Set inside the conservative community of Orthodox Judaism, Sebastián...
Date: Thursday 30 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Yellow is Forbidden
Kiwi director Pietra Brettkelly takes us into the opulent world of show-stopping Chinese designer Guo Pei as she prepares to make her Paris debut and seeks admission into the exclusive club of haute couture.
Chinese designer Guo Pei made fashion headlines around the world when Rihanna wore her...
Date: Friday 31 August to Sunday 2 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - The Guilty
A suspended police officer assigned to dispatcher duty is caught in a web of intrigue in this pulsating Danish thriller, jam-packed with mystery and suspense despite never leaving a cramped emergency call centre.
This innovative debut from Danish filmmaker Gustav Möller has racked up audience...
Date: Friday 31 August
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
September 2018
Poetry Jam
From Friday 24 August, to celebrate National Poetry Day feel free to join us for a free-for-all interactive Poetry Jam!
The walls of the Small Gallery will be transformed word by word, as we invite you to write your poems in any way you choose.
Be creative and imaginative, bring the whole...
Date: Friday 24 August to Thursday 6 September
Where: Creative Arts Napier, Community Arts Centre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - New Zealand's Best 2018
For this year’s New Zealand’s Best short film competition, NZIFF programmers Bill Gosden, Sandra Reid and Michael McDonnell viewed 84 submissions to make a shortlist of 12 from which director and cinematographer Leon Narbey selected these six finalists. A jury of three will select the winner of...
Date: Saturday 1 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Speak Up
The struggle and power in finding one’s own voice is celebrated in this inspirational doco as a diverse group of French students undergo intensive training for a prestigious public speaking competition.
Every year there’s a breakout film at NZIFF that reminds us of the importance of being...
Date: Saturday 1 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Burning
A love triangle and mystery based on a Murakami Haruki short story, Korean great Lee Chang-dong’s (Secret Sunshine, Poetry) latest was the best-reviewed film at Cannes, an unforgettable now-or-never must-see on the big screen.
By critical consensus a masterpiece, and the highest ever rated...
Date: Saturday 1 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Yellow is Forbidden
Kiwi director Pietra Brettkelly takes us into the opulent world of show-stopping Chinese designer Guo Pei as she prepares to make her Paris debut and seeks admission into the exclusive club of haute couture.
Chinese designer Guo Pei made fashion headlines around the world when Rihanna wore her...
Date: Friday 31 August to Sunday 2 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Juliet, Naked
Rose Byrne, Ethan Hawke and Chris O’Dowd are perfectly cast in this romcom, based on Nick Hornby’s novel about an indie rock obsession that leads to romance.
Annie (Rose Byrne) has long tolerated her partner Duncan’s (Chris O’Dowd) obsession with the obscure rocker Tucker Crowe (Ethan...
Date: Sunday 2 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Māui’s Hook
The new film by Māori psychologist and filmmaker Paora Joseph (Tātarakihi: Children of Parihaka) invites open discussion of suicide through the brave testimony of five grieving families travelling to Cape Reinga.
Invoking the skills, cunning and defiance of the legendary tupuna, the title of...
Date: Sunday 2 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Loveling
In a role written with her director husband, Brazilian actress Karine Teles (The Second Mother) is utterly captivating as a full-time wife, sister, aunt, and mother (of four) with chaos management skills to match.
Certain travails of motherhood are embraced with buoyant good humour and poignancy...
Date: Monday 3 September to Tuesday 4 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Ága
An exquisitely shot and very moving film about an aging couple who appear to exist alone on the edge of the world, stoically surviving on the Arctic tundra in a way of life that may be about to end.
Writer/director Milko Lazarov’s second feature spotlights an aging Yakut couple whose lifestyle...
Date: Monday 3 September to Wednesday 5 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Disobedience
Rachel Weisz stars as a black sheep drawn back to her London Orthodox Jewish home, rekindling sparks with a childhood friend (Rachel McAdams) in the English-language debut of the director of Gloria and A Fantastic Woman.
“Set inside the conservative community of Orthodox Judaism, Sebastián...
Date: Tuesday 4 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Leave No Trace
New Zealand actress Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie is mesmerising as 13-year-old Tom living off the grid with her war vet father (Ben Foster) in this haunting new film from the director of Winter’s Bone.
Director Debra Granik introduced Jennifer Lawrence to the world in Winter’s Bone. In Leave...
Date: Wednesday 5 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Blossom Festival Lunchtime Concert Series
St Matthew’s Anglican Church, King St Hastings has been hosting its Blossom Festival Concert Series for many years, and is once again proud to announce that this September we will be presenting free lunchtime concerts featuring talented local musicians and choirs.
Thu 6/9 - Iona College
Fri...
Date: Thursday 6 September to Friday 14 September
Where: St Matthew's Anglican Church, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Three Identical Strangers
‘Stranger than fiction’ doesn’t come close. In an age of hot takes and hype machinery, this mind-blowing doco is the rare WTF true story entirely worthy of its breathless hyperbole.
In 1980 a college freshman named Bobby arrives at his new campus for the first time, only to be immediately...
Date: Thursday 6 September to Saturday 8 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Beirut
A taut, twisty hostage thriller with shades of Le Carré, Beirut brings Jon Hamm and his brand of suave, world-weary charisma to war-torn Lebanon. Co-starring Rosamund Pike (Gone Girl).
Jon Hamm and Rosamund Pike bring swagger in spades to this cracking, old-fashioned spy thriller from the...
Date: Thursday 6 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Celtic Illusion
A Breathtaking Fusion of Irish Dance and Magic.
The much-anticipated family event of 2018, Celtic Illusion is the biggest dance and magical illusion sensation that has taken Australian audiences by storm.
The show for all ages cleverly fuses awe-inspiring contemporary Irish Dance with...
Date: Thursday 6 September
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - The Heiresses
Financial crisis proves to be the crack that lets the light into the lives of a high-living lesbian couple, together for 30 years, in this superb first film from Paraguay. Winner, Best Actress Award, Berlin Film Festival
In a NZIFF abounding with lesbian characters, this richly modulated tale...
Date: Friday 7 September to Tuesday 11 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist
A fast, funny documentary on the life, looks and times of the British fashion designer, business woman, environmental activist – and unreconstructed punk – Vivienne Westwood.
Dame Vivienne Westwood, Britain’s most iconic and iconoclastic fashion designer, emerged from the punk movement in...
Date: Friday 7 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts 2018
A collection of Māori and Pasifika short films curated by Leo Koziol (Ngāti Kahungunu, Ngāti Rakaipaaka), Director of the Wairoa Māori Film Festival, with guest co-curator Craig Fasi (Niue), Director of the Pollywood Film Festival.
Ngā Whanaunga Māori Pasifika Shorts 2018
Directors: Hiona...
Date: Saturday 8 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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Exclusive Screening of The Forgotten General
Hastings Hearing is holding a public fundraising event. Come along for an exclusive screening of 'The Forgotten General' a docu-drama about local war hero Major General Andrew Russell.
Russell was regarded as one of New Zealand's greatest military leaders, but for many still remains unheard of....
Date: Saturday 8 September
Where: St John's Presbyterian Church, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Woman At War
Iceland’s Benedikt Erlingsson (Of Horses and Men) winningly mixes absurdist comedy and tense thriller, with Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir as a fearless eco-warrior, juggling environmental action and foster motherhood.
Meet Halla, Icelandic superwoman in a woolly jumper. At 49 and single, she...
Date: Saturday 8 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Napier Operatic Society Open Day
To celebrate New Zealand Theatre Month, Napier Operatic Society is hosting an Open Day at the Tabard Theatre, Coronation Street, Ahuriri.
The programme is as follows:
- 10.30am: Theatre Tour #1
- 11.00am to 12 noon: Workshop #1 – Lighting. Facilitator: Benjamin Smythe
- 11.30am: Theatre...
Date: Sunday 9 September
Where: Tabard Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - The Price of Everything
How did the contemporary art market become so lucrative? In this hilarious and unnerving documentary filmmaker Nathaniel Kahn (My Architect) elicits revealing answers from buyers, sellers, critics and the artists themselves.
An eye-opening, entertaining ride through the contemporary art market,...
Date: Sunday 9 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Shoplifters
This year’s surprise Cannes Palme d’Or winner is one of Japanese director Kore-eda Hirokazu’s finest films, about a loving, unconventional family making ends meet on the margins of Tokyo.
Few filmmakers are as delicate observers of family units – and especially of children – as...
Date: Sunday 9 September to Monday 10 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Wings of Desire
Two angels watch over a divided Berlin in Wim Wenders’ visually astonishing city symphony from 1987–restored 30 years later, under his direction, to look and sound better than ever in this glorious 4K presentation.
For many the highlight of this year’s Berlinale was the premiere of this...
Date: Sunday 9 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Paul Callaghan: Dancing With Atoms
Shirley Horrocks, cine-biographer of many notable New Zealand artists, delivers an invaluable survey of the work and legacy of one of our most exceptional scientists and public figures.
Sir Paul Callaghan, physicist, science communicator, entrepreneur and 2011 New Zealander of the year, died in...
Date: Monday 10 September to Tuesday 11 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Birds of Passage
The ancient traditions of Colombia’s indigenous Wayuu are shaped by an ambitious matriarch to stake a place for her clan in the burgeoning drug economy of the 1970s. This spectacularly original film opens NZIFF18.
A vibrant Colombian indigenous culture that’s survived centuries of...
Date: Wednesday 12 September to Sunday 16 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Merata Mita, pioneering Māori filmmaker and international champion of women in indigenous film, is celebrated by her youngest son, archivist Heperi Mita, collaborating with his siblings to deliver a richly personal portrait.
By the time the pioneering indigenous filmmaker and activist Merata...
Date: Wednesday 12 September to Friday 14 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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NZIFF - Cold War
Winner of the Cannes Best Director award, Paweł Pawlikowski (Ida) has crafted a brilliant, kaleidoscopic vision of 1950s Europe, bursting with music, dance and the turbulent love of two musicians caught between East and West.
This dazzling Cannes winner from Paweł Pawlikowski, the director of...
Date: Thursday 13 September to Friday 14 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - The Miseducation of Cameron Post
Chloë Grace Moretz delivers a heartbreaking and nuanced performance as a queer teen shipped off to a gay conversion camp in Desiree Akhavan’s touching drama, this year’s Sundance Grand Jury winner.
It’s 1993 in small town America and as Cameron (Chloë Grace Moretz) prepares for prom,...
Date: Thursday 13 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Classical Hits
Schubert - Symphony No. 8 in B minor, D.759, ‘Unfinished’
Tchaikovsky - Variations on a Rococo Theme, Op. 33
Gillian Whitehead - Turanga-nui (World Premiere)
Debussy - Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
NZSO Associate Conductor...
Date: Friday 14 September
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Kevin Roche: The Quiet Architect
“Half biopic, half career showcase, Mark Noonan’s Kevin Roche: The Quiet Architect examines the life and work of its titular Pritzker Prize-winning architect.” — Luke Maxwell, Dublin Inquirer
Filmmaker Mark Noonan profiles a contemporary icon in this lovely, life-affirming portrait of...
Date: Saturday 15 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Puzzle
When Agnes (Kelly Macdonald) receives a jigsaw for her birthday, it opens a surprising new avenue in her life and leads her to meet Robert (Irrfan Khan), an avid competitive puzzler who triggers a reassessment of her situation.
When Agnes (Kelly Macdonald) receives a jigsaw for her birthday, it...
Date: Saturday 15 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - The World Is Yours
Isabelle Adjani is the safe-cracking matriarch and Karim Leklou is her son who longs for a Mr Freeze franchise and a quiet life in this Cannes hit, a rollercoaster crime caper from writer-director Romain Gavras.
Louche and charming in a distinctly Gallic fashion, this star-studded,...
Date: Saturday 15 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Kusama - Infinity
Now, at 89 years old the top-selling female artist in the world, Yayoi Kusama overcame family opposition, sexism, racism and mental illness to bring her radical artistic vision to the world stage.
Escaping a traumatic family upbringing in Japan, a young female artist hit 1960s New York...
Date: Sunday 16 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
NZIFF - Petra
In this constantly surprising, exquisitely appointed drama, a young painter secures a residency at a large family estate in the Catalan countryside to study under the ageing artist and owner she suspects is her father.
Petra (Bárbara Lennie), a painter in her 20s, arrives to take up a...
Date: Sunday 16 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Helen Webby "Pluck"
Helen Webby will unpack her harp, the Concert Grand and present an intimate tour of the world of harp: Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Bach and the Baroque, to Paris and La Belle Epoque.
Showcasing pieces written for Helen from her solo CD Pluck, including NZ composers Mark Smythe, Claire Cowan and...
Date: Thursday 20 September
Where: Central Hawke's Bay Municipal Theatre, Waipawa, Central Hawke's Bay
Die Fledermaus by Johann Strauss - On Tour
Book now to farewell the Winter blues and enjoy this heart-warming classic of Comic Opera, the ever-popular masterwork of composer Johann Strauss. Memorable catchy tunes are woven into a plot of subterfuge, mistaken identities and involuntary impersonations with hilarious consequences, amid one...
Date: Saturday 22 September
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Soundbites
A series of 30 minute recitals by students from Project Prima Volta.
Entry by Koha - no bookings required.
Project Prima Volta empowers young people to believe in themselves, to dream big, to seize opportunities and to thrive into adulthood. In turn, they go on to lead rewarding and...
Date: Monday 24 September to Friday 28 September
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The Sheriff of Plain & Purl
A hilarious musical comedy following the Jinglebob family who love to knit, a scaredy-cat sheriff and the nasty Not-So-Nice-Nellie who tries to ban knitting and takeover the town.
Date: Thursday 27 September
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
October 2018
Dr Seuss's The Cat in the Hat
Two bored kids. One rainy day. And one crazy cat wearing a red-striped hat.
In 1957, Theodor Seuss Geisel used this formula and only 200 words to write his second children's book as Dr. Seuss. More than 50 years later, The Cat in the Hat is a much-loved children's literature classic and now a...
Date: Friday 5 October
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
CMNZ Presents: Piers Lane, Hiroshi Ikematsu & NZSQ
Try googling “the ten most popular chamber music works of all time”.
There are lots of lists but you’ll find Schubert’s “Trout” Quintet is on every one of them and it justly forms the centrepiece of this exquisite exploration of aquatic themes.
Programmed alongside Schubert and...
Date: Sunday 7 October
Where: MTG Century Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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Tasty!
Bringing Wellington Drag to the Bay.
Join us for a fun night of glitter, glamour, weirdness and an outright good time.
Performances during the night that will make you scream “YASSSS”
Stay up to date with a cast lineup being realised on our Facebook event...
Date: Saturday 20 October
Where: The Common Room, Hastings, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
The Death of Me - by Christine Foster
The theatre is coming to Central Hawke’s Bay with a light-hearted comedic murder mystery: The Death of Me by Christine Foster.
What happens when you find yourself suddenly dead with no idea how it happened? How can you move on? Shelley and Paul, a happily married couple, were both in perfect...
Date: Thursday 25 October
Where: Waipukurau Little Theatre, Waipukurau, Central Hawke's Bay
Napier Civic Choir Choral - Light Shines In the Darkness
Arvo Part's The Beatitudes | Morten Lauridsen's Lux Aterna - Joseph Haydn Mass in Time of War - Paukenmesse.
This contemplative programme with choir, soloists and orchestra, explores the beauty and power that music can offer in the darkest of circumstances. Part’s setting of The Beatitudes is...
Date: Friday 26 October to Sunday 28 October
Where: Waiapu Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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Napier Civic Choir Orchestral Beethoven Symphony No. 2
Beethoven Symphony No.2 - Wagner Siegfried Idyll - Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E minor.
Don’t miss this special occasion, as we complete our long-running Beethoven symphony cycle with a performance of his delightful second symphony. We are thrilled to welcome back Helene Pohl, first...
Date: Saturday 27 October
Where: Waiapu Cathedral of St John the Evangelist, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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November 2018
A Russian Triple Bill
Following their sell-out performances, A Festival of Russian Ballet, the Imperial Russian Ballet Company return to Australia with A Russian Triple Bill. This is the first time that the company have brought this stunning programme to Australia & New Zealand.
Act 1 – Sleeping Beauty (Act III)...
Date: Sunday 11 November
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Social Climbers - A Roger Hall Comedy
New Zealand’s most celebrated playwright Roger Hall pits a groups of female teachers together with a school counsellor and a reluctant daughter for a weekend of bush walking, sparkling wine and sparkling comedy!
The perfect pre-Christmas party for your friends, social club and work...
Date: Sunday 25 November
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Colin, Brad & Greg From Whose Line Is It Anyway?
Colin Mochrie, Brad Sherwood and Greg Proops the popular stars of the Emmy nominated Whose Line Is It Anyway? have teamed up to present an evening of extraordinary improvisational comedy for one show only at the Bruce Mason Centre in Auckland.
“They are laugh-until-your-sides-hurt funny. Its...
Date: Wednesday 28 November
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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December 2018
The Ryman Healthcare Season of The Nutcracker
Christmas comes but once a year, and for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, Christmas 2018 will be extra special, as we stage a national tour of The Nutcracker for the first time since 2010. Offering festive enchantment for all ages, this is a Christmas gift for all the family.
Our story begins on...
Date: Saturday 1 December to Sunday 2 December
Where: Napier Municipal Theatre, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Napier Civic Choir Choral Concert - Handel's Messiah
In what has become a Christmas tradition for all of us, we once again revel in Handel’s enduring masterwork, Messiah. What better way to mark the festive season than with this great oratorio?
Probably the most well known work in the choral repertoire, its breadth includes both intimate arias...
Date: Friday 14 December to Sunday 16 December
Where: St Paul's Church, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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Napier Civic Choir Orchestral - Beethoven Beauties
Coriolan Overture, Piano Concerto No.4 in G major, Symphony No.3 in E flat major - Eroica
We close the year with a feast of some of the most popular of Beethoven’s works for orchestra. The dramatic Coriolan overture sets the scene for us to welcome one of New Zealand’s most acclaimed...
Date: Saturday 15 December
Where: St Pauls Church, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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April 2019
Ashton Family Circus & Dylan Daisy's Magic Show
The Ashton Family Circus bring grassroots entertainment for everyone to enjoy, free, at The Extravaganza Fair.
Comprised of a wannabe strong man, a pole-dancer extraordinaire, a princess aerialists and 5 year old twin tigers.
This show is something you can't miss!!! The family travel with The...
Date: Friday 19 April to Monday 22 April
Where: Anderson Park, Napier, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
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Ashton Family Circus & Dylan Daisy's Magic Show
The Ashton Family Circus bring grassroots entertainment for everyone to enjoy, free, at The Extravaganza Fair.
Comprised of a wannabe strong man, a pole-dancer extraordinaire, a princess aerialists and 5 year old twin tigers.
This show is something you can't miss!!! The family travel with The...
Date: Saturday 27 April to Sunday 28 April
Where: Havelock North Domain, Havelock North, Hawke's Bay / Gisborne
Read more » - Ashton Family Circus & Dylan Daisy's Magic Show
