Shows
Check out Local Library
Under the direction of Conrad Newport, Peter Hambleton and Jude Gibson are having a great time rehearsing Dave Armstrong’s highly anticipated new comedy Local Library, running at Circa Theatre from the 25th of July to the 22nd of August.
Our brand of sausage
New Zealand’s surreal sketch comedy circus trio Laser Kiwi is making a new sausage (series of work-in-progress shows) titled It’s a Sign, the second of which takes place at Newtown Community Centre Theatre on the 17th of July.
Systems of power
Created by siblings Hariata and Tamati Moriarty, Waenga explores violence and racism within the justice system. The play is on at the new Toi Aro art space on Market Lane until the 5th of July.
Dilly Dallying
Comedian Melanie Bracewell is back with a brand-new hour about returning to unfinished things later in life. Dilly dally down to her show at The Opera House on the 19th of June.
Stilettoed skirmish
Sequins, sparkles, and staggering stilettos clash in the ultimate search for stardom – the Mx Capital Drag 2026 Finale – at Ivy Bar & Cabaret on the 31st of May.
Hey, Miss!
Remember when you had to pay 20c a text? Keegan Thomas and Aaron James Douglas do… catch them in an hour of early-2010s carnage in Hey, Miss! at the Cavern Club from the 7th to the 9th of May this NZ International Comedy Festival.
You’ll see!
The world’s only world-famous surreal sketch comedy circus trio Laser Kiwi comes home with their new show Everybody Knows, playing at The Hannah from the 1st to the 16th of May this NZ International Comedy Festival.
Tiny life slices
Wellington Improvisation Troupe (WIT) will create a world of multiple scenes in Elsewhere in the Building, an improv show at Thistle Hall on the 10th of April.
The stage as a storybook
“When a show reaches 75 performances, it means it’s doing something right.” Caburlesque 75th Show will slay the stage at The Fringe Bar on the 5th of April.
Oops Sari I’m Indian
Oops Sari I’m Indian is a new solo show from Jenice the Menace at Circus Bar on the 14th of March that celebrates and cleverly dismantles Indian stereotypes.
An incredible story
Music Portrait of a Humble Disabled Samoan shares the extraordinary life journey of musician and disability advocate Fonotī Pati Umaga at Tāwhiri Warehouse from the 12th to the 14th of March for the Aotearoa New Zealand Festival of the Arts.
Gleeful abandon
D’Things N Such is Wellington’s freshest, wildest, and most unhinged theatrical experience. We chat with director Seiyan Thompson-Tonga ahead of the 14-date Circa run from the 13th to the 28th of February.