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Sun 13 Feb - Sun 8 JanPerforming Arts
Hawkes Bay Comedy Open Mic
Hawkes Bay Comedy Open Mic nights provide budding comedians with a safe place to strut their stuff and experienced comics a place to try new material
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Dry Spell
Fantasy and reality collide with one another, in this spiralling ascension through desire and disgrace
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Cinderella
This is a dance/drama version of the traditional fairy story of Cinderella
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Friends! The Musical Parody: CANCELLED
So, no one told you life was gonna be this way! Not even Phoebe with all her psychic connections could have foretold the events of the past 2 years
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Hastings Music Society Concert
Each month the Hastings Music Society presents varied concerts that feature a selection of predominantly classical music from local Hawkes bay musicians, singers, soloists, chamber groups, choirs, big bands and orchestras
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Hawke's Bay Street Dance Competition
Come along and watch dance crews and school dance groups compete in the Hawke's Bay's only Regional Street Dance Competition!
This event which is run by Rezpect was postponed earlier in the year due to Covid but we are excited to be running this event on the new date of Friday 13th May at the Toitoi - Hawke's Bay Arts & Events Centre
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The Old People Are Revolting
** PLEASE NOTE THE NEW DATES **
The residents of the Sunshine Retirement Village have their own villas in beautifully manicured grounds filled with mature shrubs and trees
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PRIDE Living Library with Erika and Coco Flash
Meet Erika and Coco Flash, drag queens on tour from Taranaki
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Erika Flash - Singing Drag Queen Cabaret
The colourful drag diva, Erika Flash, is traveling across New Zealand, performing for enthusiastic crowds and drag queen-loving locals
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A Swingin’ Soirée
Cherry Boomb and her pal Billie Jean are revamping their smash hit show ‘A Taste of Burlesque’ that they debuted at Art Deco this year
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Wheeler's Luck
This zany and fun New Zealand play is set in a small coastal community on the South Island of New Zealand, and when a land developer from Auckland arrives and attempts to buy up the town there is much tension and protest
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Theatre Workshop
This free three day workshop offers theatre training for young people aged 14-24 years
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Badong by James Roque
You may have seen him on TV (Have You Been Paying Attention, The Masked Singer NZ, The NZ Comedy Gala, 7 Days), now catch the Filipino stepson of NZ Comedy live!
Ever since he was a little kid, James has always been called by his family by his Filipino nickname "Badong"
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Swan Lake: CANCELLED
Considered the greatest of all classical ballets, Swan Lake is a perfect synthesis of music and dance
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Tom Sainsbury - Snapchat Dude Live
Tom is hitting the road with SNAPCHAT DUDE LIVE! and no stone will be unturned in his quest to poke fun at New Zillunders
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The Raft
The Raft
by Carl Nixon
Directed by Cefyn Gauden
Set over a rainy weekend in a West Coast bach, a family try to pick up the pieces and wrestle with the things that have remained submerged for too long
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Theatre Workshop for Teachers and Practitioners
This Massive Company Professional Development workshop is designed for teachers working with rangatahi, and theatre practitioners with a particular interest in developing their devising practice
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CMNZ presents Goldner String Quartet - Mendelssohn & Dvorak
GARETH FARR
Te Kōanga
FELIX MENDELSSOHN
String Quartet No
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Legally Blonde: The Musical
SO MUCH FUN, IT SHOULD BE ILLEGAL!
Legally Blonde: The Musical is an action-packed, feel-good musical based on the novel and the hit-movie of the same name
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Pride Poetry Slam with Motif Poetry
Motif Poetry and Hastings Library are excited to present a special, one-night-only, free Pride Poetry Slam right here in the Bay!
Hosted by UK Slam Champion Sara Hirsch and featuring wordsmiths from around Hawke's Bay, this will be spoken word at its biggest and best
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The World of Musicals
Postponed until 18 December 2022
The Musical Gala with an International cast brings London’s West End and New York’s Broadway to New Zealand for the first time
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World of Musicals
The World of Musicals Concert has graced stages across the globe and features a world-class ensemble of multi-talented performing artists who exquisitely recreate classic hits, fused with emotive ballads, big-screen anthems and iconic show tunes
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World of Musicals
The World of Musicals Concert has graced stages across the globe and features a world-class ensemble of multi-talented performing artists who exquisitely recreate classic hits, fused with emotive ballads, big-screen anthems and iconic show tunes
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NZ String Quartet | First Light
FIRST LIGHT
Reflection, Regeneration, Release
Join us this June and July for three thoughtfully curated programmes reflecting on our place in this world - meditating on life, loss and rebirth as we mark the first-ever official public holiday dedicated to Matariki, Māori new year
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Raw Comedy Quest 2022 - Hawke's Bay
The Raw Comedy Quest is back for 2022! The search is on for the funniest new comedian in Aotearoa, and we reckon that person is right here, in Hawke's Bay! (Or Whanganui, Taranaki, Manawatū
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Matariki Glow Show
The MATARIKI GLOW SHOW is back with an all-new, giant-scale puppet show for tamariki, educators and whãnau
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Open Call 3
We are back! It’s the third instalment of our super fun show Open Call! Come and watch the local talent of Hawkes Bay step into the spotlight and share their talents with you!
This show we are lucky enough to have a not so local, special guest performer coming to join us
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HBAF 2022 - Mana Wahine
Mana Wahine - Ōkāreka Dance Company
[Note: If you had already registered for the January 2022 date of this event, we'll move your Registration to July 30th, 2022 and be in touch soon
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Gentle Man - The Best of Chris Parker
NEW DATE - RESCHEDULED FROM FEBRUARY
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CMNZ presents Barley & De Pledge - Beethoven and Brahms
The resonance of the cello pulls at the heartstrings, a compelling soundtrack for star crossed lovers and deep longings for that beyond our reach
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CMNZ presents Van Diemen's Band - Borderlands
Borders divide us
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Cinderella
From the ‘dream team’ who brought you 2019’s dazzling Hansel & Gretel, comes a brand-new ballet to celebrate the re-opening of Wellington’s St James Theatre followed by a national tour
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CMNZ presents Letters from Iraq
“Unique combination of traditional and innovative performance techniques
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A Celtic Christmas by A Taste of Ireland
Now coming in 2022
"Jingle Jigs, Reels a Treat
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