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Sarah Millican - Late Bloomer
BOHM PRESENTS
SARAH MILLICAN
Late Bloomer
When Sarah Millican was a child, she wouldn’t say boo to a goose
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Drag Bingo-A-Go-Go with Anita Wigl'it!
Join the hilarious Anita Wigl'it (from 'RuPaul's Drag Race', 'Have You Been Paying Attention' and other TV shows) as she plays with her balls!
Enjoy three competitive rounds of Bingo, drag shows and lots of laughs over an hour and a half!
Doors 7pm
Balls drop 7:30pm - approx 8:30/9pm
Please note that customers will be sat at shared tables
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Baby Bounce
Baby Bounce
When: Tuesdays, 10am Where: Taradale Library
When: Fridays, 10am Where: Napier Library
Baby Bounce is a half-hour programme of songs, rhymes and noisy, wiggly, bouncy, fun
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Storytime
Storytime
When: Tuesdays, 11am Where: Taradale Library
Storytime is a half-hour - forty-five-minute programme of songs and various picture books from our collection being read
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Intermediate Improv Classes - Adults: CANCELLED
Need more fun and laughter in your life?
Then improv is for you
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Every Brilliant Thing: CANCELLED
You’re six years old
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Baby Bounce
Baby Bounce When: Tuesdays, 10am Where: Taradale Library When: Fridays, 10am Where: Napier Library Baby Bounce is a half-hour programme of songs, rhymes and noisy, wiggly, bouncy, fun
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Murder and Martini’s
It is 1930 and the reunion of the cast and crew of 'The Mother of Pearls', our glorious Premiere, that opened our auspicious Opera House in 1915 yet ended in such ghastly grisliness
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Double Bill - Dido & Aeneas and Gianni Schicchi
Presented by: Festival Opera
Double Bill: Dido & Aeneas and Gianni Schicchi
Festival Opera celebrates its 10th birthday, returning to its roots with a thrilling double bill of Puccini's comedy Gianni Schicchi and Purcell's Dido and Aeneas
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Flaxmere Book Chat Group
Flaxmere Book Chat Group meets at Flaxmere Library every second Tuesday, 10
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Drama Playground For Kids 8-12 years: CANCELLED
Drama Playground is a fun and engaging programme for 8-12's that inspires kids to be creative, spontaneous, and silly
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Creative Improv For TEENS 13-17 years: CANCELLED
Creative Improv for TEENS is for all teens wishing to learn more about performance
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Thrive 25 - Presented by Nevertheless
Join Us for Thrive 25 – A Night to Celebrate, Support, and donate to Nevertheless to ensure we thrive in 2025!
Be part of an unforgettable evening as we come together to support 25 powerful initiatives delivered by Nevertheless in 2025
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Common Poet's Society
Common Poet's Society is back in its spiritual home with the monthly open mic night that invites you to share the words that have been beating themselves against the inside of your head with your nearest and dearest friends
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Intro to Improv Classes - Adults - 6 Week Course: CANCELLED
Fancy Trying Something New?
Need more fun and laughter in your life?
Then improv is for you
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Drag B-I-N-G-O Napier - with Trinity Ice!: CANCELLED
Join Trinity Ice as she plays with her balls!
Enjoy three competitive rounds of bingo, a drag show and lots of laughs over an hour and half!
Doors 7pm
Balls drop 8pm - approx 9/9:30pm
Please note that customers will be sat at shared tables
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Open Mic Comedy
Always wanted to try stand up comedy? Come along to open mic night and give it a go! Or sit back and enjoy your Sunday evening with a quiet drink and a few laughs
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CMNZ Series Piers Lane - Nocturnes
Australian, London-based pianist Piers Lane returns to New Zealand to perform the complete cycle of Frédéric Chopin's beloved 'nocturnes'
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Therapy
THERAPY: A Musical Comedy
Presented by Aubyn Live Theatre and Good for Her Productions
True crime fun-facts, realising you joined a cult and boldly announcing your intrusive thoughts
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THERAPY: A Musical Comedy
True crime fun-facts, realising you joined a cult and boldly announcing your intrusive thoughts
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French Film in March - Ciné-Club
On the second Tuesday of most months Association Française de Hawke's Bay shows a French language film at Focal Point Cinema in Havelock North
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Timeless Beauty - Handel & Telemann
Handel Overture and Symphonia from Occasional Oratorio
Locke The Tempest Suite
Handel Alcina Suite
Telemann Concerto for 3 Trumpets and Timpani in D Major, TWV54
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Drag Bingo-A-Go-Go with Anita Wigl'it!
Join the hilarious Anita Wigl'it (from 'RuPaul's Drag Race', 'Have You Been Paying Attention' and other TV shows) as she plays with her balls!
Enjoy three competitive rounds of Bingo, a drag show and lots of laughs over an hour and a half!
Doors 7pm
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Suitcase Show
A traveller arrives at a border with a stack of battered cases
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Common Poet's Society
Common Poet's Society is back in its spiritual home with the monthly open mic night that invites you to share the words that have been beating themselves against the inside of your head with your nearest and dearest friends
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Two Glorias
This program highlights the strikingly different yet equally captivating interpretations of the Gloria text, offering a journey through two distinct musical worlds
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Dvořák Serenade
This concert features Stravinsky’s elegant neoclassical Concerto in D, Britten’s evocative Serenade, and culminates with Dvořák’s charming Serenade for Strings
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Hope I Made You Proud: Comedian Joe Daymond
Welcome to "Hope I Made You Proud
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I'm Proud of You | Hastings
Kia ora kiddos! Come spend a night with your ole Dad
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All The Earth and Air
The Bay Cities’ Symphonic Band is absolutely delighted to be performing in Waipawa at the CHB Municipal Theatre on Friday 4th April at 7pm
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In Other Words
Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Michael Hurst star in the award-winning two-hander, “In Other Words
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Hilarious Hypnosis Show
As seen on Seven Sharp & going viral on TikTok, you're in for a treat with Comedy Hypnotist, Haiming Jiang, bringing his Hypnosis show to the New Zealand Comedy Festival
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Tales of Pooh Bear
Presented by: Rochelle Spence Dance Studio
The Rochelle Spence Dance Studio will perform Tales of Pooh Bear, a dance/drama based on the Winnie the Pooh stories
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Hilarious Hypnosis Show - Fun for All Ages
As seen on Seven Sharp & going viral on TikTok, you're in for a treat with Comedy Hypnotist, Haiming Jiang, bringing his Comedy Hypnosis show to Toitoi Hawkes Bay Arts and Events Centre
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French Film in April - Ciné-Club
On the second Tuesday of most months Association Française de Hawke's Bay shows a French language film at Focal Point Cinema in Havelock North
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Dai Henwood - Dai Hard
Notorious* proudly presents
DAI HENWOOD in
DAI HARD
Yippee kai-yay, it’s time for Dai to bring his highly acclaimed show Dai Hard to Hawke’s Bay! Joined by his best pal Justine Smith, this is a 90min comedy spectacular
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Rock Bottom
Meet The Cobblestones, just an ordinary Stone Age family of cave folk living on Stoney Street, Rock Bottom! But when cave boy inventor Bobby Cobblestone hatches his very first good idea, he's whisked off to work for none other than the beautiful celebrity Lady Lava! Unfortunately, BC is soon up to his neanderthal neck in trouble when he discovers his new boss hides a dark secret that will rock Rock Bottom to its foundations
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Hilarious Hypnosis Show
As seen on Seven Sharp & going viral on TikTok, you're in for a treat with Comedy Hypnotist, Haiming Jiang, bringing his Comedy Hypnosis show to the New Zealand Fringe Festival
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Drag Queen Bingo with Miss Trinity Ice
This one needs no introduction
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Circus of Illusion Magic Show
Presented by: Magic Theatricks
A magical illusion and circus spectacular is coming to Napier! New Zealand’s own ‘Circus of Illusion Magic Show’ is 90 minutes of fast-paced family entertainment
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Aya and the Butterfly
Birdlife Productions are back with a new puppet and music show using exquisite puppetry, live music, lots of giant caterpillar fun!
'Aya and the Butterfly' is a heart-warming, joyful story about a little girl who finds happiness through her experience of the metamorphosis of the Monarch Butterfly
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MADE for A Cause 2025, featuring 'Wairua Paani'
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Hawke’s Bay Indian Cultural Centre with the spectacular event, "MADE for A Cause 2025," featuring the dance drama "Wairua Paani"
Following the highly popular, bi-cultural shows like “Shakuntala,” “Sita Unsung,” and “Takshaka - King of Snakes,” Krishni Production, and Hawke's Bay Flying Trapeze collaborating this time with the Wahanui Production to bring you another dramatic masterpiece
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Ben Elton - Authentic Stupidity
The world has changed a lot since Ben last toured - a whole new existential threat has emerged to challenge our very existence: Artificial Intelligence
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Pegasus Showcase - Fairytales & Musicals
Step into a world where magic meets movement and dreams take flight!
This Pegasus Studio event is a captivating dance and aerial showcase that brings beloved fairytales and musicals to life in a spectacular fusion of art, acrobatics, dance and storytelling
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The Boss - Bruce Springsteen Experience
A Show Not to Be Missed!
The Boss’ Bruce Springsteen Experience Is an International Level Show Honouring the Timeless Music of Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
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Burlesque at Common
Let us take you on an adventure as you dip your toes into the world of burlesque
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Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
A fun night out!
Come along for a 3-course Dinner and a show
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Marlon Williams - Te Whare Tīwekaweka Tour
Presented by: Eccles Entertainment
Marlon Williams (Kāi Tahu, Ngāi Tai) is about to release his first Māori language album, Te Whare Tīwekaweka, (out April 4th) and today, also announces a 11-date album tour of Aotearoa
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Honour the Crown
Presented by: The Royal Family Dance Crew
Off the back of a successful 2024 Europe Tour, The Royal Family Dance Crew are touring New Zealand to perform their HONOUR THE CROWN Show
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Heath Franklin's Chopper - The Last Hard Bastard on Earth
As seen on 7 Days
The year is 2030
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Murder Mystery Dinner Theatre
A fun night out!
Come along for a 3-course Dinner and a show
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Magic Men - Feel The Magic Tour
We’re coming back to the CENTRAL HAWKE'S BAY MUNICIPAL THEATRE in 2025!!
Worldwide sensation - the MAGIC MEN AUSTRALIA are coming your way!
Australia’s most anticipated men are heating up the town Magic Men’s “FEEL THE MAGIC” showcases it’s most talented men in a heart-stopping live performance
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NZTrio presents Fantastique
Described as a “national treasure” and “New Zealand’s most indispensable ensemble”, NZTrio He Taonga Wairere is renowned for its eclectic repertoire, outstanding talent and warm kiwi stage presence
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CMNZ Series Ghost Trio
Ghost Trio was founded mid-2019 by Monique Lapins (violin), Ken Ichinose (cello), and Gabriela Glapska (piano)
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CMNZ Series Four Last Songs
Composed in the year before his passing, the 'Four Last Songs' are held by many to be Richard Strauss’ most beautiful, sensuous, and moving composition
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