Shows

The chosen one

Do Star Wars and Star Trek have beef? They do now, thanks to the latest Caburlesque show that will see a lineup of stars perform burlesque, pole, cabaret, and belly dance acts to determine the top wookie of space travel at The Fringe Bar on the 7^th of February.

William who?

Stagecraft opens its 2026 season with a production about one of the greatest playwrights of all time – and how we nearly didn’t know him at all. Catch The Book of Will at Gryphon Theatre from the 4^th to the 14^th of February.

Spinster

At The Fringe Bar on the 30^th and 31^st of January, Christchurch-based comedian Snap explores his newfound self-determined status of spinster.

Help save Christmas!

‘Twas A Spell Before Christmas, when all through the house, all the wee elves were stirring… for a pantomime blast! The Pantoloons bring their Christmas show to Greater Welly this silly season.

A quirky take on a classic

Go, Go, Go Joseph to Gryphon Theatre for 1^st Gear Productions’ Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, starring a cast of eight young performers from the 17^th to the 20^th of December.

Ranting, raving, and ROFL-ing

Comedian James Nokise is coming to Wellington’s Fringe Bar on the 28^th of November with One Night Rant, a show that rips into the news cycle while mixing big laughs with bite-sized truths.

Home, I’m Darling

Catch the thought-provoking Home, I’m Darling, Greytown Little Theatre’s first production in the newly renovated Studio 73, from the 19^th to the 29^th of November.

Afternoon Tease

Edible delicacies with a generous helping of delicious burlesque? C’est bon(bon)! The Pinot Sisters are bringing an afternoon tea with a twist to The Fringe Bar on Saturday the 8^th of November at 2pm.

The fight for Frankie

Join PopRox for a fancy, freakish, frightening, and fabulous night searching for Frankenstein’s bride… or groom in Mr. Halloween Bachelor, happening at The Hannah for one night only on All Hallow’s Eve eve (the 30^th of October).

Drag Christmas

I’m dreaming of a Drag Christmas… We asked organiser Faux Femm what tricks and treats she has up her sleeve for Nightmare on Cuba Street, a spooktacular Halloween drag show at Ivy Bar & Cabaret on the 31^st of October.

Bloody good comedy

What We Do in the Shadows supernatural star Cori Gonzalez-Macuer will swoop into The Fringe Bar on the 10^th and 11^th of October with a work-in-progress show, hoping to test out new jokes on fresh meat.

Succession meets Barbie

Monument, a timely tale of the pressures women face in their political, public, and private lives, will have its New Zealand premiere from the 11^th of October to the 9^th of November at Circa Theatre.