Pōneke performing arts May 26-Jun 1, 2025
Nau 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 2025 and into the future.
Recently announced
WITCH Theatre are bringing Amélie the Musical to the Hannah in November.
This week
Continuing this week is: Wellington Repertory Theatre’s Dial M for Murder.
Also on this week: Kia Mau Festival opens with Hariata and Tamati Moriarty’s Waenga, Kaisa Fa'atui On God, Toi Whakaari 2nd years’ Ka Tito Au, Raureti Ormond’s He Ingoa, and Woven Collection’s A Master of None: Brown Fala.
* = continuation of season
Advisory: Please double check the dates/times/venues of events when you book tickets!
Mon 26 May-Sun 1 Jun
Not Kia Mau Festival:
*Tue 27-Sat 31 May, various times - Dial M for Murder | Wellington Repertory Theatre @ Gryphon Theatre
Kia Mau Festival:
Fri 30 May-Sun 1 Jun, 6pm F/Sa, 4pm Su - Waenga | Hurō Productions (Hariata Moriarty & Tamati Moriarty) @ Te Auaha
Fri 30 May-Sun 1 Jun, 7pm (& 2pm Sat) - On God | Kaisa Fa'atui @ Te Auaha
Fri 30 May-Sat 7 Jun, 7pm (& 2pm Sat 31st) - Ka Tito Au | Toi Whakaari @ Hannah Playhouse
Fri 30 & Sat 31 May, 7:30pm (& 1pm Sat) - He Ingoa | Raureti Ormond @ Circa Theatre
Fri 30 & Sat 31 May, 8pm (& 2pm Sat) - A Master of None: Brown Fala | Woven Collection (Lila Crichton) @ Circa Theatre
Mon 2-Sun 8 Jun
Not Kia Mau Festival:
Thu 5 Jun, 8pm - Foil Arms & Fog - Skittish @ St James Theatre
Kia Mau Festival:
Mon 2 Jun, 6pm - Winhanganha (film poem) | Jazz Money @ Cinema, Massey University
Tue 3-Sat 7 Jun, 6:30pm - For the Love of Spam | Sierra Sevilla @ Te Auaha
Tue 3-Sat 14 Jun, various times - The Handlers | Poata Alvie McKree (writer), Sepelini Mua'au & Carrie Green (directors) @ Circa Theatre
*Tue 3-Sat 7 Jun, 7pm (& 2pm Sat 31st) - Ka Tito Au | Toi Whakaari @ Hannah Playhouse
Wed 4-Sat 7 Jun, 8pm - Braiding the Land | Raven Spirit Dance @ Te Auaha
Thu 5-Sat 7 Jun, 6:30pm - AIGA | Touch Compass @ Te Whaea
Thu 5 Jun, 7:30pm - Ka Mua Ka Muri | Atamira Dance @ Opera House
Thu 5-Sun 8 Jun, 7:30pm - The Aotearoans | Īhaka Martyn @ Circa Theatre
Thu 5-Sat 7 Jun, 8pm - Love Letterz | Cadence Chung, Estella Wallace, Weichu Huang, Joshua Toumu'a @ Te Whaea
Thu 5-Sat 7 Jun, 8:30pm - DARK!DARK!DARK! | CONJAH @ Great Hall, Massey University
Thu 5-Sat 7 Jun, 8:30pm - Gates to Memory | Andança Company (Stela Dara) & Ella Williams @ Te Auaha
Mon 9-Sun 15 June
Not Kia Mau Festival:
Mon 9-Sat 21 Jun - Lōemis Festival
Tue 10 Jun, 10am, 12pm & 2pm - Matariki Glow Show | The Glow Show Company @ Opera House
Wed 11 Jun, 7pm - Ed Gamble - Hot Diggity Dog. @ Opera House
Kia Mau Festival:
Mon 9 Jun, 7pm - ‘Avaiki Nui Social Returns @ Michael Fowler Centre
*Tue 10-Sat 14 Jun, various times - The Handlers | Poata Alvie McKree (writer), Sepelini Mua'au & Carrie Green (directors) @ Circa Theatre
Tue 10-Fri 13 Jun, 8:30pm - The Circle | Shifting Centre @ Te Auaha
Wed 11-Fri 13 Jun, 6pm - WTF: What The Fa'afafine!?! | Hibiscus Tupua-Wilson @ Te Auaha
Wed 11, Thu 12, Sat 14 Jun, 6:30pm - plenty serious TALK TALK | Vicki van Hout @ Soundings Theatre, Te Papa
Wed 11-Sat 14 Jun, 6:30pm - Tūī Girls | Placeholder Productions (Michaella Steel) @ Te Whaea
Wed 11-Sat 14 Jun, 7pm - A Short History of Asian New Zealand Theatre | Punctum Productions (Nathan Joe) @ Te Auaha
Wed 11-Sat 14 Jun, 8pm (6pm Sat) - Puana | Ka Papahana Hana Keaka Hawai‘i @ Te Whaea
Thu 12-Sat 14 Jun, 8:30pm - A Nighttime Travesty | A Daylight Connection (Kamarra Bell-Wykes & Carly Sheppard) @ Hannah Playhouse
Sat 14 Jun, 8:30pm - I Feel Love | Maarire Brunning-Kouka & Louisa Williamson @ Great Hall, Massey University
Mon 16-Sun 22 June
*Mon 16-Sat 21 Jun - Lōemis Festival
Wed 18 Jun, 7pm - Champorado | James Roque @ BATS Theatre
Wed 18, Fri 20, Sun 22 Jun, 7:30pm (2:30pm Sun) - La Bohème | NZ Opera @ St James Theatre
Wed 18-Sat 28 Jun, 8pm (6pm Sun) - The Tīwhas: A Matariki Spectacular @ Circa Theatre
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