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Romeo and Juliet
Aug
21
to 24 Aug
Free

Romeo and Juliet

Stray Theatre Company & AUT Performing Arts present Romeo & Juliet

Written by William Shakespeare
Directed by Yue Pilbrow & Ruby Haddon

Set in 1920s Aotearoa, two rivalling theatre companies compete daily for the title of best performing arts club. Their historic feud creates tension on each campus, but an unlikely meeting at a party leads two of the clubs’ finest into a devastating and forbidden romance.
Will this original twist on a classic tale end the way you remember? Come and find out...

WHEN: 21 August - 24 August
WHERE: Pitt Street Theatre, Auckland
TICKETS: straytheatrecompany.com/tickets

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Midnight Confessions
Aug
20
to 24 Aug
Free

Midnight Confessions

Heartbreaker Productions presents Midnight Confessions

Come to our house for a sleepover.

When the boys aren’t listening, and the parents are in bed, the real girl talk begins. 

Midnight Confessions is an experimental anthology piece about love, loss, and the power of female friendships. Come into our pillow fort and relish in the joys of girlhood.

Written, directed and performed by Mia Oudes, Anna Barker, Abby Lyons and Alia Marshall, Midnight Confessions is a love letter to the friendships that shaped us growing up. 

So…. Can we tell you a secret??

WHEN: 20 - 24 August, 6.30pm
WHERE: Basement Theatre, Tāmaki Makaurau
TICKETS: https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2024/aug/midnight-confessions

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CINDERELLA
Jul
13
to 20 Jul
Free

CINDERELLA

Playhouse Theatre Inc presents
CINDERELLA

Rodgers and Hammerstein's enchanting adaptation of the timeless fairytale performed by a youth cast aged 18 and under. Cinderella is the heartfelt tale of the girl from the cinders who although mistreated by her cruel stepmother and stepsisters, attends the royal ball through the help of a fairy godmother and meets her prince.

WHEN: 13-20 July
WHERE: Glen Eden Playhouse, AUCKLAND
TICKETS: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2024/roger-and-hammerstein-cinderella/auckland/glen-eden

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Five go On An Adventure
Jun
29
to 20 Jul
Free

Five go On An Adventure

Tim Bray Theatre Company presents “Five Go On An Adventure”

Oh, what a marvellous adventure!

Julian, Dick and Anne, their cousin George, and dog Timmy, head off together on an adventure and end up having to solve a dastardly mystery. Along the way they meet some frightfully awful baddies and get into all sorts of scrapes. Luckily, our five heroes are famous for getting out of trouble!

With courage, capers and plenty of sandwiches and ginger beer, this Tim Bray Theatre Company show reminds us all that fun, friendship and fortitude always fool the felons! Hoorah!

After the sell-out 2023 season of Enid Blyton’s The Magic Faraway Tree, children of all ages (and their grown-ups) won’t want to miss this terrific tale.

WHEN:
Gala show Sat 29th June 5pm
Public tickets Sat 6th July – Sat 20th July 10:30am & 1pm
Schools and Early Childhood Education (ECEs) tickets Mon 1st July – Fri 5th July 10:30am & 1pm
WHERE: The PumpHouse Theatre
TICKETS: https://nz.patronbase.com/_TimBray/Productions/24E2/Performances

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AFLOAT 20 Years After The Rise: a new musical
Jun
28
to 29 Jun
Free

AFLOAT 20 Years After The Rise: a new musical

AFloat: 20 years after The Rise: a new musical

written by Sammy Hook and Harrison Maxwell

Afloat: 20 years after The Rise is set in a future where a nuclear plant close to Antarctica malfunctioned, resulting in the rapid melting of polar ice caps. 

The event became known as The Rise, as it caused sea levels to obliterate cities and all land is lost to the icy depths. Survivors have created communuties by building habitats on floating debris, coming together to evolve into cities that maintain previous land positions, in the hope that one day the waters will recede. 

Our story takes place around 20 years after The Rise on New Zealand waters, where a floating empire has formed. This empire was founded by a woman who is know to the community only as "She".  She has kept her community afloat by enforcing rules of safety, some verging on extreme. Aria and Fermata are second-generation survivors and the focus of our story. 

They quickly get caught up in a growing rebellion, frustrated by the restrictions forced upon them, and plot to overthrow She to grant the people of the community their freedom. 

Aria is offered the ultimate choice by She: betray her life-long friend Fermata and be granted the rebels' freedom, or remain loyal and risk everything.

This musical production includes a cast of 17 talented performers and 20 original songs, and will sweep you along by the ebb and flow of Aria and Fermata's journey, cresting waves of their emotional turmoil, as they plunge into the depths of the final act and crash against the shores of your hearts!

WHEN: 28 & 29 June
WHERE: Playhouse Theatre, Glen Eden
TICKETS: https://www.afloatmusical.com/event

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Peter and the Wolf with Dynamotion
Jun
8
Free

Peter and the Wolf with Dynamotion

Auckland Philharmonia presents
GIGGLES AND GROWLS GALORE GUARANTEED IN NEW CHILDREN’S PRODUCTION

Join a hilarious hunt for a wolf on the loose at Auckland Philharmonia’s newest children’s production, Peter and the Wolf with Dynamotion. For this family-friendly retelling of the beloved musical classic, Peter and the Wolf, super-talented comedy dance troupe, Dynamotion, reunites with Auckland Philharmonia’s full professional orchestra. Over two unmissable performances on 8 June in the Auckland Town Hall, Peter and the Wolf with Dynamotion combines the best of comedy and live music into one fun, riotous production.

Audiences will be hooting and howling as Dynamotion’s Lara Fischel-Chisholm, Tom Sainsbury, plus some of the finest dance comedians Aotearoa has to offer, narrate Prokofiev’s symphonic tale, Peter and the Wolf.  Prokofiev’s well-loved musical classic has delighted tamariki for generations and this comical, interactive production gives it a Kiwi twist. The Auckland Philharmonia will play alongside Dynamotion and illustrate the story using different instruments to play the well-known themes that represent each character.

Dynamotion’s Lara Fischel-Chisholm and Tom Sainsbury are excited to bring their trademark joy, humour, and quirky interpretation to this special children’s production and say, “We are thrilled to get our creative paws on such a well-loved story and score... and to bring the joy of Dynamotion to a show fit for the whole fam.”

Following on from the success of 2023’s Carnival of the Animals, these Auckland Philharmonia concerts in partnership with Dynamotion have become a must-see for primary-aged children and are sure to have their parents and caregivers chuckling along too.

Expect silly costumes, funny characters and Prokofiev’s beloved score as Dynamotion and the Auckland Philharmonia bring Peter and the Wolf to life. Pick your favourite characters and dance and howl along to support them at this creative storytelling that will entertain the whole whānau. There will also be free, fun pre-concert family activities on offer ahead of the show.

Don’t get caught (like you know who) without tickets to Peter and the Wolf with Dynamotion. Head to aucklandphil.nz/peter-and-the-wolf for event information and booking.

WHEN: 8 June 2024 11am & 2pm
WHERE: Auckland Town Hall
TICKETS: http://aucklandphil.nz/peter-and-the-wolf

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