Pōneke performing arts Oct 2-8
Nau mai, haere mai to edition #23 of my weekly round-up of every public performing arts event in Pōneke/Wellington (that I know of). If you’d like to look further into the future, I also manage a chronological spreadsheet for the entire year.
Recently announced
Wellington Footlights Society present Bright Star - The Musical in November.
Hohepa ‘Hori’ Thompson brings his Māori Elite Tour to Te Auaha in November.
KAT Theatre have announced their 2024 season: Puss in Boots, short plays, Alice - The Musical, and Our Man in Havana.
The Verb Festival programme (9-12 November) is now live.
Wellington Pride Festival have announced their 2024 dates, March 1-17.
This week
Continuing are Mr Fungus Dreams and World of WearableArt.
New this week are: Gabby Anderson’s excellent Bad(ish) Teacher, Carl Barron at the St James, Ladies Night at the Opera House, The Importance of Being Earnest opens at Circa, and Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat.
Plus, E/Merge Festival of Creativity showcases Te Auaha’s students.
And the NZ Improv Festival opens on the weekend, featuring more than 35 workshops and 25 shows!
* = continuation of season
Advisory: Please double check the dates/times/venues of events when you book tickets!
Mon 2-Sun 8 October
Not NZ Improv Festival
*Tue 3-Sat 7, 11am - Mr Fungus Dreams | Fergus Aitken & Thom Monckton @ Circa
Tue 3-Fri 6, 7pm - Bad(ish) Teacher | Gabby Anderson @ BATS Theatre
*Wed 4-Sun 8, various times - World of WearableArt @ TSB Arena
Wed 4-Thu 19, various times - E/Merge Festival of Creativity @ Te Auaha
Thu 5, 8pm - Carl Barron: Skating Rink for Flies | Carl Barron @ St James Theatre
Fri 6, 7:30pm - Ladies Night | Dan Pengelly @ Opera House
Fri 6 Oct-Sat 4 Nov, various times - The Importance of Being Earnest | Jonathan Price @ Circa Theatre
Sat 7, 10:30am & 1pm - Dr. Seuss’s The Cat in the Hat @ St James Theatre
NZ Improv Festival
Fri 6 & Sat 7, 6:30pm - Making Up Grades | Gab Raz @ BATS Theatre
Fri 6, 8pm - Five Hundred Shows Later | Wellington Improvisation Troupe @ BATS Theatre
Sat 7, 7pm - Tiny Dog @ BATS Theatre
Sat 7, 8pm - Left Unsaid | Next Door Improv @ BATS Theatre
Sat 7, 8:30pm - Late Night Knife Fight | Locomotive @ BATS Theatre
Mon 9-Sun 15 October
Not NZ Improv Festival
*Tue 10 Oct-Sat 4 Nov, various times - The Importance of Being Earnest | Jonathan Price @ Circa Theatre
*Wed 11-Thu 19, various times - E/Merge Festival of Creativity @ Te Auaha
Wed 11-Sat 21, 7:30pm (4pm Sun) - Ruthless! The Musical | Kauri Theatre Company @ Gryphon Theatre
Fri 13, 7:30pm - Platinum - A 70th Anniversary Celebration | RNZB @ St James Theatre
NZ Improv Festival
Tue 10, 6:30pm - Here’s a Thing! @ BATS Theatre
Tue 10, 7pm - Mo and Ralph: Chaos Theory | Mamaeroa Munn & Ralph Hilaga @ BATS Theatre
Tue 10, 8pm - Love. | Jason Geary @ BATS Theatre
Tue 10-Fri 13, 8:30pm - The Made-Up Smackdown @ BATS Theatre
Wed 11, 6:30pm - We’ll Still Be Friends After This | Katherine Weaver @ BATS Theatre
Wed 11, 7pm - Double Dipping: Queen and Friend / The Mechanical | Imogen Behan-Willett, Mark Grimes, Rik Brown @ BATS Theatre
Wed 11, 8pm - Dream Team | Brendon Bennetts & Criss Grueber @ BATS Theatre
Thu 12, 6:30pm - A Bit Dramatic | Oh! Artemis @ BATS Theatre
Thu 12, 7pm - The Game of Life | Matt Armstrong @ BATS Theatre
Thu 12, 8pm - The Solarpunk Archives | Christine Brooks @ BATS Theatre
Thu 12, 9:30pm - Grab Bag! @ BATS Theatre
Fri 13, 6:30pm - Triptych | Liam Webber @ BATS Theatre
Fri 13, 7pm - It Came from Beyond the Script | Malcolm Morrison @ BATS Theatre
Fri 13, 8pm - Farce Onion: A Spoons Out Mystery | Ryan Knighton & Stevie Hancox-Monk @ BATS Theatre
Fri 13, 9:30pm - No Sleep | Victoria Watson Sepejak & Chantal Lim @ BATS Theatre
Sat 14, 6:30pm - La Catrina | Laenye Productions @ BATS Theatre
Sat 14, 7pm - What Would the Gods | Cale Bain @ BATS Theatre
Sat 14, 8pm - NZ vs the World @ BATS Theatre
Sat 14, 8:30pm - Can I Get an Underground Location and a Mythical Creature? | Improverished @ BATS Theatre
Mon 16-Sun 22 October
*Tue 17 Oct-Sat 4 Nov, various times - The Importance of Being Earnest | Jonathan Price @ Circa Theatre
*Tue 17-Sat 21, 7:30pm (4pm Sun) - Ruthless! The Musical | Kauri Theatre Company @ Gryphon Theatre
*Wed 18-Thu 19, various times - E/Merge Festival of Creativity @ Te Auaha
Wed 18-Fri 20, 6pm - Tartuffe | Wellington Young Actors @ BATS Theatre
Wed 18-Fri 20, 7:30pm - Lady Windermere’s Fan | Wellington Young Actors @ BATS Theatre
Thu 19-Sat 28, 7:30pm (4pm Sun) - An Ideal Husband | KAT Theatre @ Cochran Hall
Mon 23-Sun 29 October
*Tue 24 Oct-Sat 4 Nov, various times - The Importance of Being Earnest | Jonathan Price @ Circa Theatre
Tue 24 Oct-Sat 11 Nov, 7:30pm (4:30pm Sun) - The Bicycle & The Butcher’s Daughter | Helen Moulder & Sue Rider @ Circa Theatre
Wed 25-Sat 28, 7:30pm - MILKOWEEN | Ruff as Gutz @ BATS Theatre
Thu 26-Sat 28, 6pm - Heads Up Thumbs Down | Girls Day @ BATS Theatre
Thu 26-Sun 29, various times - Hansen & Gretel | RNZB @ St James Theatre
Sat 28, 9pm - Night of the Silver Moon | Squash Co. Arts Collective @ BATS Theatre
Sun 29 Oct, 7pm - An Honest Conversation | Sacha Copland @ Circa Theatre
*Thu 26-Sat 28, 7:30pm - An Ideal Husband | KAT Theatre @ Cochran Hall
Into November…
Looking further into the future we can expect Wedding Bazaar, Fatal Fame, Picnic at Hanging Rock, Dracula’s, The Ultimate Drag Show, Kevin Bridges, and House on Fire.