<![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts listings by Rose]]>https://rosejang.substack.comhttps://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!m9kZ!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F6c0815e3-2542-4c92-9c09-dcb9b165af90_1280x1280.pngPōneke performing arts listings by Rosehttps://rosejang.substack.comSubstackTue, 01 Sep 2026 17:41:10 GMT<![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts August 31-September 6, 2026]]>https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-august-31https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-august-31Mon, 31 Aug 2026 00:06:47 GMTNau mai, haere mai to my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke Wellington (that I know of). I list the next 4 weeks of shows below, and also keep a chronological spreadsheet for the rest of 2026, and into 2027.

Recently announced

KidzStuff Theatre present Rainbows & Fishes at the end of September.

Improv takes over BATS mid-October, with Happy Hour, Scratch Night, Theatresports, and Late Night Knife Fight announced.

Australian purple puppet Randy Feltface plays the Opera House next February.

This week

Continuing this week are: Public Service Announcements – Election Meltdown (sold out season), and Ali Harper’s Judy’s Encore.

Also on are: Austin Harrison’s F*cking Ace, Bryony Matthews’ Brain Storm, Chris Parker at the St James, Maeve O’Connell’s Prophecy Girl (sold out), Victoria Musical Society’s Legally Blonde the Musical, and the opening of Whitireia Musical Theatre programme’s Spring Awakening.

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Mon 31 August-Sun 6 September

Mon 7-Sun 13 September

Not TAHI Festival:

  • *Tue 8-Sat 12 Sep, 7:30pm - Spring Awakening | Whitireia Musical Theatre students @ Te Whaea

  • Thu 10-Sat 12 Sep, 7pm - Big Low Dream | Footnote NZ Dance @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Fri 11 Sep-Sat 10 Oct, 7pm (4pm Sun) - Uncle Vanya | Andrew Foster @ Circa Theatre

  • Sat 12 & Sun 13 Sep, 10:30am, 12pm, 2:30pm - The Bomb (children’s ballet) | RNZB @ Soundings Theatre

TAHI Festival:

Mon 14-Sun 20 September

Not a festival:

TAHI Festival:

  • *Tue 15-Sat 26 Sep, 7:30pm (4:30pm Sun) - Judy’s Encore | Ali Harper @ Circa Theatre

  • Wed 16-Sat 19 Sep, 6pm - HATCH Showcase | Alex Begbie, William Haywood, Hera Yemaya, Majenta Grant, Andy Lester, Carys Chapman-Vari @ BATS Theatre

  • Wed 16-Sat 19 Sep, 7pm - Party Girl | Lucy Heffernan @ BATS Theatre

  • Wed 16-Sat 19 Sep, 8pm - The Natural History Boy | Matt Powell @ BATS Theatre

  • Thu 17-Sat 19 Sep, 6:30pm - Revelation Valley | Lisa Maule (poetry), Michelle Scullion (music) @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Fri 17 & Sat 19 Sep, 11:30am & 1:30pm - The Hunt for the Canterbury Panther | Anna Barker & Jack Ellison-Jones @ BATS Theatre

  • Fri 18 Sep, 8pm - Grass Roots | Raureti Ormond @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Sat 19 Sep, 2pm - MOTHERED - a play reading | Sally Richards & Kerryn Palmer, with Mel Dodge, Melissa Sutherland, Vanessa Rhodes & Sameena Zehra @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Sat 19 Sep, 8pm - Anita Wigl'it in 'Funny Gurl!' @ Hannah Playhouse

Wellington Puppetry Festival:

Mon 21-Sun 27 September

  • *Tue 22 Sep-Sat 10 Oct, 7pm (4pm Sun) - Uncle Vanya | Andrew Foster @ Circa Theatre

  • *Tue 22-Sat 26 Sep, 7:30pm - Judy’s Encore | Ali Harper @ Circa Theatre

  • Wed 23 Sep-Sun 11 Oct, 7:30pm (& 2pm Sat; 4pm Sun) - Matilda the Musical | Capital Theatre Trust + G&T Productions

  • Wed 23 Sep-Sat 3 Oct, various times - Social Climbers | Stagecraft @ Gryphon Theatre

  • Thu 17 Sep-Sun 4 Oct, 7:30pm (& 1:30pm Sun) - World of WearableArt @ TSB Arena

  • Sat 26 Sep-Fri 2 Oct, 10am - Rainbows & Fishes | KidzStuff Theatre @ Tararua Tramping Club

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]]><![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts August 24-30, 2026]]>https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-august-24https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-august-24Mon, 24 Aug 2026 01:02:17 GMTNau mai, haere mai to my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke Wellington (that I know of). I list the next 4 weeks of shows below, and also keep a chronological spreadsheet for the rest of 2026, and into 2027.

Recently announced

Form Theatre present The King’s Gambit at BATS in October.

G&T Productions bring a semi-staged Miss Saigon to the MFC next March.

This week

Continuing this week is: Public Service Announcements – Election Meltdown at Circa (sold out season).

Also on are: We’re Weird for Other Reasons, F*cking Ace, and Bug Songs Not Love Songs at BATS; the opening of Ali Harper’s Judy’s Encore at Circa; and Dita von Teese at the Opera House.

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Mon 24-Sun 30 August

Mon 31 August-Sun 6 September

Mon 7-Sun 13 September

Not TAHI Festival:

  • *Tue 8-Sat 12 Sep, 7:30pm - Spring Awakening | Whitireia Musical Theatre students @ Te Whaea

  • Thu 10-Sat 12 Sep, 7pm - Big Low Dream | Footnote NZ Dance @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Fri 11 Sep-Sat 10 Oct, 7pm (4pm Sun) - Uncle Vanya | Andrew Foster @ Circa Theatre

  • Sat 12 & Sun 13 Sep, 10:30am, 12pm, 2:30pm - The Bomb (children’s ballet) | RNZB @ Soundings Theatre

TAHI Festival:

Mon 14-Sun 20 September

Not a festival:

TAHI Festival:

  • *Tue 15-Sat 26 Sep, 7:30pm (4:30pm Sun) - Judy’s Encore | Ali Harper @ Circa Theatre

  • Wed 16-Sat 19 Sep, 6pm - HATCH Showcase | Alex Begbie, William Haywood, Hera Yemaya, Majenta Grant, Andy Lester, Carys Chapman-Vari @ BATS Theatre

  • Wed 16-Sat 19 Sep, 7pm - Party Girl | Lucy Heffernan @ BATS Theatre

  • Wed 16-Sat 19 Sep, 8pm - The Natural History Boy | Matt Powell @ BATS Theatre

  • Thu 17-Sat 19 Sep, 6:30pm - Revelation Valley | Lisa Maule (poetry), Michelle Scullion (music) @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Fri 17 & Sat 19 Sep, 11:30am & 1:30pm - The Hunt for the Canterbury Panther | Anna Barker & Jack Ellison-Jones @ BATS Theatre

  • Fri 18 Sep, 8pm - Grass Roots | Raureti Ormond @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Sat 19 Sep, 2pm - MOTHERED - a play reading | Sally Richards & Kerryn Palmer, with Mel Dodge, Melissa Sutherland, Vanessa Rhodes & Sameena Zehra @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Sat 19 Sep, 8pm - Anita Wigl'it in 'Funny Gurl!' @ Hannah Playhouse

Wellington Puppetry Festival:

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]]><![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts August 17-23, 2026]]>https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-august-17https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-august-17Sun, 16 Aug 2026 23:20:31 GMTNau mai, haere mai to my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke Wellington (that I know of). I list the next 4 weeks of shows below, and also keep a chronological spreadsheet for the rest of 2026, and into 2027.

Recently announced

Aussie comedian Heath Franklin brings his 20th anniversary Chopper show to the Opera House in November.

Scottish comedian Kevin Bridges will play the MFC next March.

This week

Continuing this week are: Public Service Announcements – Election Meltdown, and Dave Armstrong’s Local Library, at Circa.

Also on are: Winter’s Saga from Wellington Community Ballet Theatre, Best on Tap’s Find Your Tribe, Wellington Young Actors’ Under Milk Wood, and Tofiga at the Opera House.

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Mon 17-Sun 23 August

Mon 24-Sun 30 August

Mon 31 August-Sun 6 September

Mon 7-Sun 13 September

Not TAHI Festival:

  • *Tue 8-Sat 12 Sep, 7:30pm - Spring Awakening | Whitireia Musical Theatre students @ Te Whaea

  • Thu 10-Sat 12 Sep, 7pm - Big Low Dream | Footnote NZ Dance @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Fri 11 Sep-Sat 10 Oct, 7pm (4pm Sun) - Uncle Vanya | Andrew Foster @ Circa Theatre

TAHI Festival:

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]]><![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts August 10-16, 2026]]>https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-august-10https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-august-10Mon, 10 Aug 2026 03:59:03 GMTNau mai, haere mai to my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke Wellington (that I know of). I list the next 4 weeks of shows below, and also keep a chronological spreadsheet for the rest of 2026, and into 2027.

Recently announced

BATS’ improv week adds Ginge & Minge’s Charact-her on Thursday, and PopRox Musical improv course graduates’ Little Shop of Graduates on Saturday.

Ace-ssential Workers and Theatre of Love bring We’re Weird for Other Reasons and F*cking Ace back, to BATS at the end of August.

And Maeve O’Connell brings Prophecy Girl back, to BATS at the beginning of September.

This week

Continuing this week are: Public Service Announcements – Election Meltdown at Circa, and Dave Armstrong’s Local Library also at Circa.

Also on are: Bernard Beckett’s Singer, American comedian Atsuko Okatsuka, Laser Kiwi’s It’s a Sign - Work in Progress #3, and Nadia Freeman’s Fresh Off The Page: Clay Pigeons.

Plus it’s improv week at BATS with Theatresports (Locomotive), Charact-her (Ginge & Minge), Happy Hour (Best on Tap), Scratch Night (Locomotive), Little Shop of Graduates (PopRox Musical improv course grads), and Late Night Knife Fight (Locomotive).

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Mon 10-Sun 16 August

Mon 17-Sun 23 August

Mon 24-Sun 30 August

Mon 31 August-Sun 6 September

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]]><![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts August 3-9, 2026]]>https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-august-3-9https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-august-3-9Mon, 03 Aug 2026 03:43:53 GMTNau mai, haere mai to my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke Wellington (that I know of). I list the next 4 weeks of shows below, and also keep a chronological spreadsheet for the rest of 2026, and into 2027.

Recently announced

Composer Antony Ritchie with poet Fiona Farrell present a workshop showing of monodrama You! Who? at the Hannah this Sunday.

Australian magician Anthony Street is back, with Abracadabra, at the Opera House in October.

Menopause the Musical returns for another performance next April.

Mark Hadlow brings his new show WOBIL to the Opera House next April.

This week

Continuing this week are: Stagecraft’s The Watsons, Wellington Opera’s Manon - Massenet, Public Service Announcements – Election Meltdown at Circa, and Dave Armstrong’s Local Library also at Circa.

Also on are: Mitchell Botting’s Becoming An Anecdote, Mon Platon’s monthly Triple Threat Comedy, Battle of WITs at Thistle Hall, a reading of Gary Henderson’s Peninsula at Circa, Alan Davies at the MFC, Nurse Georgie Carroll at the Opera House, You! Who? (workshop showing) at the Hannah, and Kirsty Webeck at the Fringe Bar.

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Mon 3-Sun 9 August

Mon 10-Sun 16 August

Mon 17-Sun 23 August

Mon 24-Sun 30 August

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]]><![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts July 27-August 2, 2026]]>https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-july-27-augusthttps://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-july-27-augustMon, 27 Jul 2026 03:06:45 GMTNau mai, haere mai to my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke Wellington (that I know of). I list the next 4 weeks of shows below, and also keep a chronological spreadsheet for the rest of 2026, and into 2027.

Recently announced

Bernard Beckett et al present Singer at BATS in August.

Locomotive and friends take over BATS with improv in August: Theatresports, Scratch Night, Happy Hour (Best on Tap), and Late Night Knife Fight.

Then later in August, Best on Tap present Find Your Tribe at BATS.

Lia Kelly and Phoebe Caldeiro bring their smash hit Bug Songs Not Love Songs back to BATS at the end of August.

Wellington Puppetry Festival have announced their 2026 programme (kind of).

TAHI Festival have announced their 2026 programme.

Proudly Asian Theatre’s Fresh Off The Page is back, presenting a reading of Clay Pigeons by Nadia Freeman.

This week

Continuing this week is: Dave Armstrong’s Local Library at Circa.

Also on are: PopRox’s Geriatric Drift, James Roque - Mano Po, Stagecraft’s The Watsons, the opening of Public Service Announcements – Election Meltdown, South Arts Collective’s Aquí los perros no ladran, Impro Sensorial Level 2 - Showcase led by Andrea Ferpo, and Wellington Opera’s Manon - Massenet.

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Mon 27 July-Sun 2 August

Mon 3-Sun 9 August

Mon 10-Sun 16 August

Mon 17-Sun 23 August

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]]><![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts July 20-26, 2026]]>https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-july-20-26https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-july-20-26Mon, 20 Jul 2026 01:52:07 GMTNau mai, haere mai to my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke Wellington (that I know of). I list the next 4 weeks of shows below, and also keep a chronological spreadsheet for the rest of 2026, and into 2027.

In the sector

Shout out to Cassandra Tse who has just started a weekly newsletter collating Wellington audition opportunities!

Recently announced

South Arts Collective present their new devised show, in Spanish, Aquí los perros no ladran, at Newtown Community Centre at the end of the month.

Mitchell Botting’s Becoming An Anecdote comes to BATS at the beginning of August.

Wellington Young Actors present Under Milk Wood at BATS at the end of August.

This week

Continuing this week is: KAT Theatre’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist.

Also on are: A Bigger Fish’s Monkeyboard, Raybon Kan’s WIP, Suzy Eddie Izzard’s Hamlet, Heartbreaker Productions’ staged reading of The Nine Paintings for Maisie Grey, the opening of Dave Armstrong’s Local Library, and South African comedian Kevin Fraser’s latest.

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Mon 20-Sun 26 July

Mon 27 July-Sun 2 August

Mon 3-Sun 9 August

Mon 10-Sun 16 August

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]]><![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts July 13-19, 2026]]>https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-july-13-19https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-july-13-19Sun, 12 Jul 2026 23:22:25 GMTNau mai, haere mai to my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke Wellington (that I know of). I list the next 4 weeks of shows below, and also keep a chronological spreadsheet for the rest of 2026, and into 2027.

Recently announced

Irish comedian Dara Ó Briain returns to Welly in November.

British doctor turned writer/comedian Adam Kay brings his new show to the Opera House in December.

This week

Continuing this week is: Horse With No Name/Gridley by Victoria’s kids’ show Land of the Long Long Drive.

Also on are: Guy Williams at the Tararua Tramping Club, Emma Rutherford’s In Between the Verses at BATS, RNZB’s Winter Season at the St James, KAT Theatre’s Accidental Death of an Anarchist at Cochran Hall, and Laser Kiwi’s next WIP of It’s a Sign at Newtown Community Centre.

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Mon 13-Sun 19 July

Mon 20-Sun 26 July

Mon 27 July-Sun 2 August

Mon 3-Sun 9 August

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]]><![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts July 6-12, 2026]]>https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-july-6-12https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-july-6-12Mon, 06 Jul 2026 02:14:07 GMTNau mai, haere mai to my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke Wellington (that I know of). I list the next 4 weeks of shows below, and also keep a chronological spreadsheet for the rest of 2026, and into 2027.

Recently announced

PopRox Improv bring Geriatric Drift to BATS at the end of the month.

This week

Continuing this week are: KidzStuff’s Shalakazap!, Horse With No Name’s Land of the Long Long Drive, Wellington Repertory Theatre’s Hay Fever, and The Tīwhas Present: Māreikura.

Also on are: Toybox/Wellington Rep’s Mrs Llama the Very Kiwi Farmer, In the Mo’s Inbetween Nowhere and Everything, Ruff As Gutz’s The Devils Are Leaving, String Bean Puppets’ The Penguin and the Sea Monster, a reading of Briar Grace-Smith’s When the Sun and Moon Collide, and Java Dance’s An Honest Conversation.

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Mon 6-Sun 12 July

Mon 13-Sun 19 July

Mon 20-Sun 26 July

Mon 27 July-Sun 2 August

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]]><![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts June 29-July 5, 2026]]>https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-june-29-julyhttps://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-june-29-julyMon, 29 Jun 2026 04:19:28 GMTNau mai, haere mai to my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke Wellington (that I know of). I list the next 4 weeks of shows below, and also keep a chronological spreadsheet for the rest of 2026, and into 2027.

Recently announced

A few recent additions to the BATS calendar:

This week

Continuing this week are: Hurō Productions’ Waenga, and Note to Self from NZ School of Dance.

Also on are: the Festival of Contemporary Dance primarily at the Hannah, EGGS (S.L.U.G at BATS), Hay Fever (Wellington Rep at the Gryphon), Triple Threat Comedy (Jak Darling, Meaghan Fisher, and Callum Wagstaff at BATS), Pōneke Youth Theatresports at BATS, WOOOF!! (Micky Delahunty at BATS), The Tīwhas Present: Mareikura at Circa, The Improv Lounge (WIT at Thistle Hall), It’s a Sign (Work in Progress #1) (Laser Kiwi at Newtown Community Centre), Land of the Long Long Drive (Horse With No Name at Circa), Shalakazap! (KidzStuff at Tararua Tramping Club), and DUNE BUT WORSE (Ruff As Gutz at Newtown Community Centre).

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Mon 29 June-Sun 5 July

Festival of Contemporary Dance:

  • *Tue 30 Jun-Fri 3 Jul, 7:30pm - Note to Self | New Zealand School of Dance 3rd year students @ Te Whaea

  • Thu 2 Jul, 6:30pm - MATA MATA | Harrison Cook @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Thu 2 Jul, 8pm - A Person Shaped Thing | Trinity Maydon @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Fri 3 Jul, 7pm & Sat 4 Jul, 1pm - FEVER|DREAM | BalletCollective Aotearoa @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Sat 4 Jul - Residency showings | 10:30am @ Footnote Dance Studios / 1pm @ Toi Aro

Not the Festival of Contemporary Dance:

Mon 6-Sun 12 July

Mon 13-Sun 19 July

Mon 20-Sun 26 July

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]]><![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts June 22-28, 2026]]>https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-june-22-28https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-june-22-28Sun, 21 Jun 2026 23:39:29 GMTNau mai, haere mai to my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke Wellington (that I know of). I list the next 4 weeks of shows below, and also keep a chronological spreadsheet for the rest of 2026, and into 2027.

Recently announced

Pōneke Youth Theatresports will be performing at BATS at the beginning of July.

Stevie Hancox-Monk performs Mitchell Botting’s latest, Becoming An Anecdote, at BATS at the end of July.

Laser Kiwi presents a series of work-in progress showings over the next couple months: July 3, July 17, August 15.

This week

Continuing this week are: BRAVE Theatre’s Julia, and Hurō Productions’ Waenga.

Also on are: Gauntlet Prom: The Musical from Nemesis Productions, Owe from Squash Co, Note to Self from NZ School of Dance, and a reading of Harold Pinter’s The Homecoming at Circa.

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Mon 22-Sun 28 June

  • Tue 23-Sat 27 Jun, 6:30pm - Gauntlet Prom: The Musical | Nemesis Productions @ BATS Theatre

  • *Tue 23-Sat 27 Jun, 7pm - Julia | BRAVE Theatre @ Circa

  • Tue 23-Sat 27 Jun, 7pm (& 4pm Sat) - Owe | Squash Co. Arts Collective @ BATS Theatre

  • *Wed 24 Jun-Sun 5 Jul, various times - Waenga | Te Rākau & Hūro Productions @ Toi Aro

  • Fri 26 Jun-Fri 3 Jul, 7:30pm (& 3pm Sat; 3pm Sun) - Note to Self | New Zealand School of Dance 3rd year students @ Te Whaea

  • Sat 27 Jun, 2pm - The Homecoming (play reading) | Harold Pinter, writer; Ross Jolly, director @ Circa Theatre

Mon 29 June-Sun 5 July

Festival of Contemporary Dance:

  • *Tue 30 Jun-Fri 3 Jul, 7:30pm - Note to Self | New Zealand School of Dance 3rd year students @ Te Whaea

  • Thu 2 Jul, 6:30pm - MATA MATA | Harrison Cook @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Thu 2 Jul, 8pm - A Person Shaped Thing | Trinity Maydon @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Fri 3 Jul, 7pm & Sat 4 Jul, 1pm - FEVER|DREAM | BalletCollective Aotearoa @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Sat 4 Jul - Residency showings | 10:30am @ Footnote Dance Studios / 1pm @ Toi Aro

Not the Festival of Contemporary Dance:

Mon 6-Sun 12 July

Mon 13-Sun 19 July

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]]><![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts June 15-21, 2026]]>https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-june-15-21https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-june-15-21Mon, 15 Jun 2026 00:47:36 GMTNau mai, haere mai to my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke Wellington (that I know of). I list the next 4 weeks of shows below, and also keep a chronological spreadsheet for the rest of 2026, and into 2027.

Recently announced

Aussie comedian Kirsty Webeck brings her new show to the Fringe Bar in August.

Kiwi comedian Tofiga Fepulea’i brings his new show to the Opera House in August.

This week

Continuing this week are: BRAVE Theatre’s Julia, and Whaea Kairau: Mother Hundred Eater and Animal Farm from Toi Whakaari. Plus Lōemis Festival continues in force.

Also on are: the return of Theatre for Climate’s Don’t Look Now, NZ Opera’s The Marriage of Figaro, Hurō Productions’ Waenga, Melanie Bracewell at the Opera House, The Keeper’s Dance: An Evening of Butoh at BATS, Side Walker - Extra-Dimensional Improvised Tours from George Fenn, and a fundraising performance of Only Bones from Daniel Nodder.

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Mon 15-Sun 21 June

Mon 22-Sun 28 June

  • Tue 23-Sat 27 Jun, 6:30pm - Gauntlet Prom: The Musical | Nemesis Productions @ BATS Theatre

  • *Tue 23-Sat 27 Jun, 7pm - Julia | BRAVE Theatre @ Circa

  • Tue 23-Sat 27 Jun, 7pm (& 4pm Sat) - Owe | Squash Co. Arts Collective @ BATS Theatre

  • *Wed 24 Jun-Sun 5 Jul, various times - Waenga | Te Rākau & Hūro Productions @ Toi Aro

  • Fri 26 Jun-Fri 3 Jul, 7:30pm (& 3pm Sat; 3pm Sun) - Note to Self | New Zealand School of Dance 3rd year students @ Te Whaea

  • Sat 27 Jun, 2pm - The Homecoming (play reading) | Harold Pinter, writer; Ross Jolly, director @ Circa Theatre

Mon 29 June-Sun 5 July

Festival of Contemporary Dance:

  • *Tue 30 Jun-Fri 3 Jul, 7:30pm - Note to Self | New Zealand School of Dance 3rd year students @ Te Whaea

  • Thu 2 Jul, 6:30pm - MATA MATA | Harrison Cook @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Thu 2 Jul, 8pm - A Person Shaped Thing | Trinity Maydon @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Fri 3 Jul, 7pm & Sat 4 Jul, 1pm - FEVER|DREAM | BalletCollective Aotearoa @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Sat 4 Jul - Residency showings | 10:30am @ Footnote Dance Studios / 1pm @ Toi Aro

Not the Festival of Contemporary Dance:

  • Tue 30 Jun-Sat 4 Jul, 6:30pm - EGGS | S.L.U.G - Society for Little Ugly Girls @ BATS Theatre

  • *Wed 1-Sun 5 Jul, various times - Waenga | Te Rākau & Hūro Productions @ Toi Aro

  • Wed 1-Sat 11 Jul, various times - Hay Fever | Wellington Repertory Theatre @ Gryphon Theatre

  • Thu 2-Sat 4 Jul, 7pm - WOOOF!! | Micky Delahunty @ BATS Theatre

  • Thu 2-Sat 11 Jul, 7pm (4pm Sun) - The Tīwhas Present: Mareikura @ Circa Theatre

  • Fri 3 Jul, 7pm - The Improv Lounge | WIT (Wellington Improvisation Troupe) @ Thistle Hall

  • Sat 4-Sat 18 Jul, 10am & 11:30am - Land of the Long Long Drive | Horse With No Name & Gridley by Victoria @ Circa Theatre

  • Sat 4-Sat 11 Jul, 10am - Shalakazap! | KidzStuff Theatre @ Tararua Tramping Club

  • Sat 4 Jul, 8:30pm - DUNE BUT WORSE | Ruff As Gutz (Sean Burnett Dugdale-Martin) @ Newtown Community Centre

Mon 6-Sun 12 July

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]]><![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts June 8-14, 2026]]>https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-june-8-14https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-june-8-14Mon, 08 Jun 2026 04:27:19 GMTNau mai, haere mai to my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke Wellington (that I know of). I list the next 4 weeks of shows below, and also keep a chronological spreadsheet for the rest of 2026, and into 2027.

Recently announced

A couple opportunities to see award-winning shows if you missed them the first time(s) around:

Dan Nodder brings a fundraising performance of their many-award-winning Only Bones to the Hannah later this month.

Sean Burnett Dugdale-Martin brings a fundraising performance of their award-winning show DUNE BUT WORSE to the Newtown Community Centre in July.

Plus, Wellington Community Ballet Theatre present Winter’s Saga at the Hannah in August.

This week

Continuing this week are: BRAVE Theatre’s Julia, Taki Rua’s Not In Our Neighbourhood, and Motura Productions’ How to Play Fantastic Games.

Also on are: Whaea Kairau: Mother Hundred Eater and Animal Farm from Toi Whakaari, Instant Theatre improv at BATS, and Australian comedian Greg Larsen - Unrelenting Ultra-Violence at Fringe Bar. Plus Lōemis Festival is on for the next two weeks!

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Mon 8-Sun 14 June

Mon 15-Sun 21 June

Mon 22-Sun 28 June

  • Tue 23-Sat 27 Jun, 6:30pm - Gauntlet Prom: The Musical | Nemesis Productions @ BATS Theatre

  • *Tue 23-Sat 27 Jun, 7pm - Julia | BRAVE Theatre @ Circa

  • Tue 23-Sat 27 Jun, 7pm (& 4pm Sat) - Owe | Squash Co. Arts Collective @ BATS Theatre

  • *Wed 24 Jun-Sun 5 Jul, various times - Waenga | Te Rākau & Hūro Productions @ Toi Aro

  • Fri 26 Jun-Fri 3 Jul, 7:30pm (& 3pm Sat; 3pm Sun) - Note to Self | New Zealand School of Dance 3rd year students @ Te Whaea

  • Sat 27 Jun, 2pm - The Homecoming (play reading) | Harold Pinter, writer; Ross Jolly, director @ Circa Theatre

Mon 29 June-Sun 5 July

Festival of Contemporary Dance:

  • *Tue 30 Jun-Fri 3 Jul, 7:30pm - Note to Self | New Zealand School of Dance 3rd year students @ Te Whaea

  • Thu 2 Jul, 6:30pm - MATA MATA | Harrison Cook @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Thu 2 Jul, 8pm - A Person Shaped Thing | Trinity Maydon @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Fri 3 Jul, 7pm & Sat 4 Jul, 1pm - FEVER|DREAM | BalletCollective Aotearoa @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Sat 4 Jul - Residency showings | 10:30am @ Footnote Dance Studios / 1pm @ Toi Aro

Not the Festival of Contemporary Dance:

  • Tue 30 Jun-Sat 4 Jul, 6:30pm - EGGS | S.L.U.G - Society for Little Ugly Girls @ BATS Theatre

  • *Wed 1-Sun 5 Jul, various times - Waenga | Te Rākau & Hūro Productions @ Toi Aro

  • Wed 1-Sat 11 Jul, various times - Hay Fever | Wellington Repertory Theatre @ Gryphon Theatre

  • Thu 2-Sat 4 Jul, 7pm - WOOOF!! | Micky Delahunty @ BATS Theatre

  • Thu 2-Sat 11 Jul, 7pm (4pm Sun) - The Tīwhas Present: Mareikura @ Circa Theatre

  • Fri 3 Jul, 7pm - The Improv Lounge | WIT (Wellington Improvisation Troupe) @ Thistle Hall

  • Sat 4-Sat 18 Jul, 10am & 11:30am - Land of the Long Long Drive | Horse With No Name & Gridley by Victoria @ Circa Theatre

  • Sat 4-Sat 11 Jul, 10am - Shalakazap! | KidzStuff Theatre @ Tararua Tramping Club

  • Sat 4 Jul, 8:30pm - DUNE BUT WORSE | Ruff As Gutz (Sean Burnett Dugdale-Martin) @ Newtown Community Centre

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]]><![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts May 25-31, 2026]]>https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-may-25-31https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-may-25-31Mon, 25 May 2026 00:54:34 GMTNau mai, haere mai to my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke Wellington (that I know of). I list the next 4 weeks of shows below, and also keep a chronological spreadsheet for the rest of 2026, and into 2027.

Recently announced

Instant Theatre improvise at BATS in June.

Australian comedian Greg Larsen brings his latest show to the Fringe Bar in June.

Micky Delahunty presents WOOOF!! at BATS in July, performed by Jono Weston.

This week

Continuing this week is: Taki Rua’s Not In Our Neighbourhood at Circa.

Also on are: Vic Uni theatre’s Vamlet (sold out), Izzy Christie and Ella Ford’s Crocodilian Oblivion, RNZB’s Voyages (sold out), Wellington Repertory Theatre’s The Other Boleyn Girl, Heathers The Musical, Ireland: The Voyage, the opening of BRAVE Theatre’s Julia at Circa, and a return performance of Jackson Burling’s Over and Out.

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Mon 25-Sun 31 May

  • Tue 26-Sun 31 May, various times - Vamlet | Te Whare Ngangahau 3rd year students @ Studio 77, Victoria University

  • *Tue 26 May-Sat 13 Jun, 7:30pm (4:30pm Sun) - Not In Our Neighbourhood | Taki Rua @ Circa Theatre

  • Tue 26-Sat 30 May, 7:30pm - Crocodilian Oblivion | Izzy Christie & Ella Ford @ BATS Theatre

  • Wed 27-Fri 29 May, 6:30pm - Voyages | RNZB @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Wed 27 May-Sat 6 Jun, various times - The Other Boleyn Girl | Wellington Repertory Theatre @ Gryphon Theatre

  • Thu 28 May-Sun 7 Jun, various times - Heathers The Musical | Bill Kenwright Limited @ Opera House

  • Thu 28 May, 7:30pm - Ireland: The Voyage | Base Entertainment @ St James Theatre

  • Fri 29 May-Sat 27 Jun, 7pm (4pm Sun) - Julia | BRAVE Theatre @ Circa

  • Sat 30 May, 8pm - Over and Out | Jackson Burling @ Hannah Playhouse

Mon 1-Sun 7 June

Mon 8-Sun 14 June

Mon 15-Sun 21 June

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]]><![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts May 18-24, 2026]]>https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-may-18-24https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-may-18-24Mon, 18 May 2026 00:21:28 GMTNau mai, haere mai to my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke Wellington (that I know of). I list the next 4 weeks of shows below, and also keep a chronological spreadsheet for the rest of 2026, and into 2027.

Recently announced

A handful of show announcements at BATS over May/June/July:

Toi Whakaari presents a double bill of Whaea Kairau: Mother Hundred Eater and Animal Farm in June.

KidzStuff Theatre’s next offering is Shalakazap! over the July school holidays.

Ray O’Leary brings his new show to the Hannah Playhouse in October (10th / 11th).

The Wellington District Theatre Federation have announced the Antoinette Awards will be held December 13th - note attendance is invitation only.

This week

Continuing this week are: musical & Juliet, and Footnote Dance’s excellent Modern God.

Also on are: the opening of Taki Rua’s Not In Our Neighbourhood at Circa, a return performance of Jenice the Menace’s Oops Sari, I’m Indian at Circus Bar, and Wellington Comic Opera’s Tell Me the Truth About Love.

It’s the final week of NZ Comedy Festival! Many of my faves are on this week including Hoani Hotene, Oliver Pol, Gabby Anderson, and James Mustapic. I am very excited for Stamptown, Elf Lyons, and SWIPSWOP.

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Mon 18-Sun 24 May

Not NZ Comedy Festival:

NZ Comedy Festival:

Mon 25-Sun 31 May

  • Tue 26-Sun 31 May, various times - Vamlet | Te Whare Ngangahau 3rd year students @ Studio 77, Victoria University

  • *Tue 26 May-Sat 13 Jun, 7:30pm (4:30pm Sun) - Not In Our Neighbourhood | Taki Rua @ Circa Theatre

  • Tue 26-Sat 30 May, 7:30pm - Crocodilian Oblivion | Izzy Christie & Ella Ford @ BATS Theatre

  • Wed 27-Fri 29 May, 6:30pm - Voyages | RNZB @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Wed 27 May-Sat 6 Jun, various times - The Other Boleyn Girl | Wellington Repertory Theatre @ Gryphon Theatre

  • Thu 28 May-Sun 7 Jun, various times - Heathers The Musical | Bill Kenwright Limited @ Opera House

  • Thu 28 May, 7:30pm - Ireland: The Voyage | Base Entertainment @ St James Theatre

  • Fri 29 May-Sat 27 Jun, 7pm (4pm Sun) - Julia | BRAVE Theatre @ Circa

Mon 1-Sun 7 June

Mon 8-Sun 14 June

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]]><![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts May 11-17, 2026]]>https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-may-11-17https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-may-11-17Mon, 11 May 2026 08:42:03 GMTNau mai, haere mai to my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke Wellington (that I know of). I list the next 4 weeks of shows below, and also keep a chronological spreadsheet for the rest of 2026, and into 2027.

Recently announced

NZ Comedy Festival have added Pōneke House Party this Sunday, a collab with NZ Music Month for a comedy/music show, with profits to Wellington’s Mayoral Relief Fund.

Te Rākau, in collaboration with Hurō Productions, are touring Waenga to Wellington City and other parts of the Wellington region and the motu, in June and July.

The Wiggles take TSB Arena this October.

Also in October, if you’ve ever thought, I wish the radio were in person, you can catch Fletch, Vaughan and Hayley LIVE at the Opera House.

This week

Continuing this week are: Talaucaka & Toe Fai!, & Juliet, and War Hero.

Also on is: a return season of Footnote’s Modern God.

It’s the second week of NZ Comedy Festival! Some of my top picks this week are Henry Yan, Abby Howells, and David Correos.

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Mon 11-Sun 17 May

Not NZ Comedy Festival:

  • *Tue 12-Sat 16 May, various times - War Hero | Stagecraft @ Gryphon Theatre

  • *Tue 12-Sun 24 May, various times - & Juliet | G&T Productions @ St James Theatre

  • *Tue 12-Sat 16 May, 7:30pm (4:30pm Sun) - Talaucaka & Toe Fai! | Studio Kiin @ Circa Theatre

  • Thu 14-Sat 23 May, 7pm (4pm Sun) - Modern God | Footnote NZ Dance @ Circa Theatre

NZ Comedy Festival:

Mon 18-Sun 24 May

Not NZ Comedy Festival:

  • *Tue 19-Sat 23 May, 7pm - Modern God | Footnote NZ Dance @ Circa Theatre

  • *Tue 19-Sun 24 May, various times - & Juliet | G&T Productions @ St James Theatre

  • Fri 22 May-Sat 13 Jun, 7:30pm (4:30pm Sun) - Not In Our Neighbourhood | Taki Rua @ Circa Theatre

  • Sun 24 May, 4pm / Sat 6 Jun, 3pm - Tell Me the Truth About Love | Wellington Comic Opera @ Khandallah Town Hall / Newtown Community Centre

NZ Comedy Festival:

Mon 25-Sun 31 May

  • Tue 26-Sun 31 May, various times - Vamlet | Te Whare Ngangahau 3rd year students @ Studio 77, Victoria University

  • *Tue 26 May-Sat 13 Jun, 7:30pm (4:30pm Sun) - Not In Our Neighbourhood | Taki Rua @ Circa Theatre

  • Wed 27-Fri 29 May, 6:30pm - Voyages | RNZB @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Wed 27 May-Sat 6 Jun, various times - The Other Boleyn Girl | Wellington Repertory Theatre @ Gryphon Theatre

  • Thu 28 May-Sun 7 Jun, various times - Heathers The Musical | Bill Kenwright Limited @ Opera House

  • Fri 29 May-Sat 27 Jun, 7pm (4pm Sun) - Julia | BRAVE Theatre @ Circa

Mon 1-Sun 7 June

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]]><![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts May 4-10, 2026]]>https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-may-4-10-2026https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-may-4-10-2026Mon, 04 May 2026 01:57:10 GMTNau mai, haere mai to my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke Wellington (that I know of). I list the next 4 weeks of shows below, and also keep a chronological spreadsheet for the rest of 2026, and into 2027.

Recently announced

NZ Improv Festival pitches for workshops, shows, etc are open now until May 31st.

This week

Continuing this week are: WITCH Theatre’s Ride the Cyclone, and Studio Kiin’s Talaucaka & Toe Fai!, both at Circa and both worth seeing!

Also on are: Stagecraft’s War Hero (directed by Murray Lynch!), a reading of Euripides’ Cyclops from the Victoria Ancient Theatre Society, musical & Juliet, and Sacha Copland’s An Honest Conversation featuring Tiaki Kerei.

Plus, the NZ Comedy Festival is here! Some of my top picks this week are Lily Catastrophe, Neil Thornton, and must-see Sofie Hagen.

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Mon 4-Sun 10 May

Not NZ Comedy Festival:

NZ Comedy Festival:

Mon 11-Sun 17 May

Not NZ Comedy Festival:

  • *Tue 12-Sat 16 May, various times - War Hero | Stagecraft @ Gryphon Theatre

  • *Tue 12-Sun 24 May, various times - & Juliet | G&T Productions @ St James Theatre

  • *Tue 12-Sat 16 May, 7:30pm (4:30pm Sun) - Talaucaka & Toe Fai! | Studio Kiin @ Circa Theatre

  • Thu 14-Sat 23 May, 7pm (4pm Sun) - Modern God | Footnote NZ Dance @ Circa Theatre

NZ Comedy Festival:

Mon 18-Sun 24 May

Not NZ Comedy Festival:

  • *Tue 19-Sat 23 May, 7pm - Modern God | Footnote NZ Dance @ Circa Theatre

  • *Tue 19-Sun 24 May, various times - & Juliet | G&T Productions @ St James Theatre

  • Fri 22 May-Sat 13 Jun, 7:30pm (4:30pm Sun) - Not In Our Neighbourhood | Taki Rua @ Circa Theatre

  • Sun 24 May, 4pm / Sat 6 Jun, 3pm - Tell Me the Truth About Love | Wellington Comic Opera @ Khandallah Town Hall / Newtown Community Centre

NZ Comedy Festival:

Mon 25-Sun 31 May

  • Tue 26-Sun 31 May, various times - Vamlet | Te Whare Ngangahau 3rd year students @ Studio 77, Victoria University

  • *Tue 26 May-Sat 13 Jun, 7:30pm (4:30pm Sun) - Not In Our Neighbourhood | Taki Rua @ Circa Theatre

  • Wed 27-Fri 29 May, 6:30pm - Voyages | RNZB @ Hannah Playhouse

  • Wed 27 May-Sat 6 Jun, various times - The Other Boleyn Girl | Wellington Repertory Theatre @ Gryphon Theatre

  • Thu 28 May-Sun 7 Jun, various times - Heathers The Musical | Bill Kenwright Limited @ Opera House

  • Fri 29 May-Sat 27 Jun, 7pm (4pm Sun) - Julia | BRAVE Theatre @ Circa

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]]><![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts Apr 27-May 3, 2026]]>https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-apr-27-mayhttps://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-apr-27-mayTue, 28 Apr 2026 04:44:41 GMTNau mai, haere mai to my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke Wellington (that I know of). I list the next 4 weeks of shows below, and also keep a chronological spreadsheet for the rest of 2026, and into 2027.

Recently announced

NZ Comedy Festival has added Stamptown 4 Kidz - knowing Stamptown’s reputation this should be a great time for the young ‘uns.

RNZB have recently announced choreographic season Voyages, at the Hannah at the end of May.

Jackson Burling brings his award-winning Over and Out back, to the Hannah at the end of May. Already half sold!

American comedian Atsuko Okatsuka is coming to the Opera House in August!

Wellington Opera has added an extra date to their season of Manon in August - remember the days of shows adding more performances when they’re selling well!!

This week

Continuing this week is: WITCH Theatre’s Ride the Cyclone at Circa.

Also on are: Anji Kreft’s Staunch at BATS, Ronald Trifero Nelson’s play reading of As We Do at BATS, WIT’s Micetro at Thistle Hall, and the opening of Studio Kiin’s Talaucaka & Toe Fai! at Circa.

Plus the NZ Comedy Festival begins with Te Whanganui-A-Tara Preview, Laser Kiwi, the Gala, and Jake Lambert, with three big weeks of shows to follow.

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Mon 27 April-Sun 3 May

Not NZ Comedy Festival:

  • *Tue 28 Apr-Sat 9 May, 7pm (4pm Sun) - Ride the Cyclone | WITCH Theatre @ Circa Theatre

  • Thu 30 Apr-Sat 2 May, 6:30pm - Staunch | Anji Kreft @ BATS Theatre

  • Thu 30 Apr-Sat 2 May, 7pm - As We Do (play reading) | Ronald Trifero Nelson @ BATS Theatre

  • Fri 1 May, 7pm - Micetro | WIT (Wellington Improvisation Troupe) @ Thistle Hall

  • Fri 1-Sat 16 May, 7:30pm (4:30pm Sun) - Talaucaka & Toe Fai! | Studio Kiin @ Circa Theatre

NZ Comedy Festival:

Mon 4-Sun 10 May

Not NZ Comedy Festival:

  • *Tue 5-Sat 9 May, 7pm - Ride the Cyclone | WITCH Theatre @ Circa Theatre

  • *Tue 5-Sat 16 May, 7:30pm (4:30pm Sun) - Talaucaka & Toe Fai! | Studio Kiin @ Circa Theatre

  • Wed 6-Sat 16 May, various times - War Hero | Stagecraft @ Gryphon Theatre

  • Sat 9-Sun 24 May, various times - & Juliet | G&T Productions @ St James Theatre

  • Sun 10 May, 7pm - An Honest Conversation | Java Dance @ Circa Theatre

NZ Comedy Festival:

Mon 11-Sun 17 May

Not NZ Comedy Festival:

  • *Tue 12-Sat 16 May, various times - War Hero | Stagecraft @ Gryphon Theatre

  • *Tue 12-Sun 24 May, various times - & Juliet | G&T Productions @ St James Theatre

  • *Tue 12-Sat 16 May, 7:30pm (4:30pm Sun) - Talaucaka & Toe Fai! | Studio Kiin @ Circa Theatre

  • Thu 14-Sat 23 May, 7pm (4pm Sun) - Modern God | Footnote NZ Dance @ Circa Theatre

NZ Comedy Festival:

Mon 18-Sun 24 May

Not NZ Comedy Festival:

  • *Tue 19-Sat 23 May, 7pm - Modern God | Footnote NZ Dance @ Circa Theatre

  • *Tue 19-Sun 24 May, various times - & Juliet | G&T Productions @ St James Theatre

  • Fri 22 May-Sat 13 Jun, 7:30pm (4:30pm Sun) - Not In Our Neighbourhood | Taki Rua @ Circa Theatre

  • Sun 24 May, 4pm / Sat 6 Jun, 3pm - Tell Me the Truth About Love | Wellington Comic Opera @ Khandallah Town Hall / Newtown Community Centre

NZ Comedy Festival:

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]]><![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts Apr 20-26, 2026]]>https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-apr-20-26https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-apr-20-26Mon, 20 Apr 2026 00:51:08 GMTNau mai, haere mai to my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke Wellington (that I know of). I list the next 4 weeks of shows below, and also keep a chronological spreadsheet for the rest of 2026, and into 2027.

Recently announced

It’s a quiet week before the run-up to a very busy May.

A couple of recent additions are Te Whare Ngangahau (Vic Uni) 3rd year students’ Vamlet: Dark Prince of Denmark at the end of May.

Which you can pair with Suzy Eddie Izzard’s Hamlet at Soundings Theatre in June!

This week

Continuing this week is: WITCH Theatre’s Ride the Cyclone at Circa.

Also on are: Malaysian comedian Jason Leong at San Fran (sold out), and a reading of Roger Hall’s Middle Age Spread at Circa.

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Mon 20-Sun 26 April

Mon 27 April-Sun 3 May

Not NZ Comedy Festival:

  • *Tue 28 Apr-Sat 9 May, 7pm (4pm Sun) - Ride the Cyclone | WITCH Theatre @ Circa Theatre

  • Thu 30 Apr-Sat 2 May, 6:30pm - Staunch | Anji Kreft @ BATS Theatre

  • Thu 30 Apr-Sat 2 May, 7pm - As We Do (play reading) | Ronald Trifero Nelson @ BATS Theatre

  • Fri 1 May, 7pm - Micetro | WIT (Wellington Improvisation Troupe) @ Thistle Hall

  • Fri 1-Sat 16 May, 7:30pm (4:30pm Sun) - Talaucaka & Toe Fai! | Studio Kiin @ Circa Theatre

NZ Comedy Festival:

Mon 4-Sun 10 May

Not NZ Comedy Festival:

  • *Tue 5-Sat 9 May, 7pm - Ride the Cyclone | WITCH Theatre @ Circa Theatre

  • *Tue 5-Sat 16 May, 7:30pm (4:30pm Sun) - Talaucaka & Toe Fai! | Studio Kiin @ Circa Theatre

  • Wed 6-Sat 16 May, various times - War Hero | Stagecraft @ Gryphon Theatre

  • Sat 9-Sun 24 May, various times - & Juliet | G&T Productions @ St James Theatre

  • Sun 10 May, 7pm - An Honest Conversation | Java Dance @ Circa Theatre

NZ Comedy Festival:

Mon 11-Sun 17 May

Not NZ Comedy Festival:

  • *Tue 12-Sat 16 May, various times - War Hero | Stagecraft @ Gryphon Theatre

  • *Tue 12-Sun 24 May, various times - & Juliet | G&T Productions @ St James Theatre

  • *Tue 12-Sat 16 May, 7:30pm (4:30pm Sun) - Talaucaka & Toe Fai! | Studio Kiin @ Circa Theatre

  • Thu 14-Sat 23 May, 7pm (4pm Sun) - Modern God | Footnote NZ Dance @ Circa Theatre

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]]><![CDATA[Pōneke performing arts Apr 6-12, 2026]]>https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-apr-6-12-2026https://rosejang.substack.com/p/poneke-performing-arts-apr-6-12-2026Mon, 06 Apr 2026 03:35:15 GMTNau mai, haere mai to my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke Wellington (that I know of). I list the next 4 weeks of shows below, and also keep a chronological spreadsheet for the rest of 2026, and into 2027.

Recently announced

PopRox’s Farce Onion returns to BATS next week.

Wellington Comic Opera present Tell Me the Truth About Love, touring to Khandallah, Lower Hutt, Greytown, Newtown, and Paekākāriki in May/June.

Footnote Dance have announced the lineup for this year’s Pōneke Festival of Contemporary Dance, in June/July.

This week

Continuing this week is: The Boy With Wings at Tararua Tramping Club.

Also on are: HELP! A Monster Ate My Story at Circa, Selene at BATS, Catch Me If You Can at the Gryphon, Daniel Sloss at the Opera House, the opening of Ride the Cyclone at Circa, The Old Cold Hearts Club at the Hannah, and RAW Circus 90’s at the Circus Hub.

Plus your improv options for the week include Theatresports on Thursday, WIT’s Elsewhere in the Building on Friday, Best On Tap’s Find Your Tribe on Friday, and Locomotive’s Late Night Knife Fight on Saturday.

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Mon 6-Sun 12 April

Mon 13-Sun 19 April

Mon 20-Sun 26 April

Mon 27 April-Sun 3 May

Not NZ Comedy Festival:

  • *Tue 28 Apr-Sat 9 May, 7pm (4pm Sun) - Ride the Cyclone | WITCH Theatre @ Circa Theatre

  • Thu 30 Apr-Sat 2 May, 6:30pm - Staunch | Anji Kreft @ BATS Theatre

  • Thu 30 Apr-Sat 2 May, 7pm - As We Do (play reading) | Ronald Trifero Nelson @ BATS Theatre

  • Fri 1-Sat 16 May, 7:30pm (4:30pm Sun) - Talaucaka & Toe Fai! | Studio Kiin @ Circa Theatre

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