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As of Tuesday April 5th 2022, vaccine passes will no longer be required for entry to the Globe Theatre. QR Codes will still be on display for those who wish to scan. Many thanks for your patience and understanding over the past few months while we navigated our way through the Red setting and the vaccine passes.
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DIY Comedy presents Raw Comedy Quest 2022 Heats FRIDAY JULY 1, 8:00PM 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 Manawatū! (Or Whanganui, Taranaki, Hawke's Bay... We're hedging our bets a little) ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office |
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Sábados Teatreros presents Aesop's Fables (in Spanish) SUNDAY JULY 3, 4:00PM Don't miss out our first performance at the Globe Theatre on the 3rd July. Our big little actors, aged 5 to 11, will perform the Aesop's Fables in Spanish. No os perdáis la primera representación de Sábados Teatreros, el 3 de julio en el Globe Theatre. Nuestros pequeños grandes actores, entre los 5 y los 11 años de edad, representarán Las Fábulas de Esopo en español. ¡Os esperamos! Free Entry |
Greg Johnson Summer Tour 2022 FRIDAY JULY 8, 8:00PM This show has been rescheduled from Friday March 4th. Tickets purchased for the March show are valid for the July show. It will be worth the wait! Greg Johnson's concert at the Globehas switched from March to Fridaay July 8th. Ticket holders from the March tour, please hold on to your tickets, as they will be valid for the rescheduled show. If you are unable to make the new date, please contact info@globetheatre.co.nz and we will organise your refund. ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office |
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Manawatu Youth Theatre presents PETER PAN Jr WEDNESDAY JULY 13, 1:00PM Peter and his mischievous fairy sidekick, Tinkerbell, visit the nursery of the Darling children late one night and, with a sprinkle of pixie dust, begin a magical journey across the stars that none of them will ever forget. In the adventure of a lifetime, the travelers come face to face with a ticking crocodile, the fierce Brave Girls, a band of bungling pirates and, of course, the villainous Captain Hook. ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office |
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40th Anniversary of the Multinational Force Observers (MFO) in Sinai (1982 - 2022) THURSDAY JULY 14, 12:00PM Why and how to observe, report and verify to support the MFO mission for Treaty of Peace Stability on the Sinai Peninsula Speaker: Major Mike Pettersen, MNZM, RNZE Entry by $3 donation to Royal NZ Engineer Charitable Trust |
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DIY Comedy presents Raw Comedy Quest 2022 Central Final FRIDAY JULY 15, 8:00PM The best of the best from Taranaki, Whanganui, Hawkes Bay and Manawatu battle it out to represent the Central region in the next round of the National Raw Comedy Quest! ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office |
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Comedy Hub's Big Monthly Stand-Up Show SATURDAY JULY 16, 8:00PM Trent H Baumann (The Birdmann) returns to headline July's Big Monthly Stand-Up Show at the Globe! Featuring: Trent H Baumann is a comedian extraordinaire acclaimed on the international comedy circuit and was nominated “Most Original Comedian” at the Edinburgh Fringe. With his absurdist one-liners, poetic tangents and original acts, Trent has appeared on The Project, MC'd The Australian National Circus Festival and his short film Coffeehead played on ABC2. Follow his Trent H Baumann Quotes for daily humour, enjoy his live sets of exceptional quality and bake him cakes. “IDIOSYNCRATIC GENIUS”-The Scotsman ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office |
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FourPlay - 4 Comedy Plays In One Show SATURDAY JULY 23, 7:00PM Four chaotic comedies smashed together in one show. Come see a whirlwind collection of diverse raunchy comedies. We have sci-fi, a coming of age story, a mock murder mystery, a cooking show with a guest cannibal – you know, the usual genres. R16 - ID MAY BE required to enter theatre ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office |
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Alliance Francaise French Film Night - FRANCE FRIDAY JULY 29, 8:00PM The film is intended in particular to be a satire of the treatment of information by television channels. France de Meurs is a star journalist at a private French television station. ENTRY: By donation |
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Lola and Friends - A Marvellous Party FRIDAY JULY 29, 8:00PM Lola and Friends present a decadent 1920's revue; a marvellous party! Set in a time where the parties were bigger, the pace was faster and the morals were looser! Featuring circus, burlesque, comedy and song it's going to be a marvellous party that will make you forget your troubles... So come join the fun... after all, a little party never killed nobody! ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office |
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Sunday Matinee Series presents the TaCH Baroque Trio SUNDAY JULY 31, 2:30PM The name of the trio derives from the initial letter of the second names of the performers. Ingrid Culliford spent many years studying and working in London as a free-lance flautist where she worked with several known orchestras and chamber ensembles. After teaching at Trinity College and the Royal Academy of Music Junior department, Ingrid returned to New Zealand in 1994. Since then, she has continued to perform widely. She has worked as a casual extra with the NZSO and is a recording artist for Radio NZ. In August 2015 she was recipient of the Chamber Music NZ Marie Vandevart Award for outstanding service in fostering a love of chamber music and was appointed as a Member of the NZ Order of Merit (MNZM) in the 2019 New Years Honours list, for services to Music and Education. Annie Hunt was born and grew up in Whanganui. She became a member of the NZ Youth Orchestra in 1971 and was leader of the cello section in 1976. Annie was a member of the Auckland Symphonia (Now Philharmonia) for two years. She then travelled to Britain on an Arts Council grant for post-graduate studies on the cello at the Guildhall in London. Having moved to North Wales in 1990 she spent 25 years teaching and doing professional freelance work in orchestras, quartets and theatres. Roy Tankersley is a music graduate of Victoria University and completed Post Graduate Studies at the Guildhall School of Music in London. He has been involved in music education at Secondary and Tertiary levels for 40 years, performs on organ and harpsichord and has directed various choirs including 10 years with the Wellington Bach Choir and 14 years with the Whanganui Schola Sacra Choir and Youth Chorus. He is Chairman of the Manawatu/Whanganui region of NZ Choral Federation, a Fellow of the NZ Association of Organists and an Associate of the Royal School of Church Music. He was appointed a Member of the New Zealand Order of Merit in New Year Honours 2011. The programme includes works by: ENTRY: By donation. Suggested $5 |
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Les Femmes presents DROP DEAD GORGEOUS FRIDAY AUGUST 12, 7:00PM The Les Femmes queens are back and this time they are serving high drama in this dragged out murder mystery romp. Each night the queens will be joined by a special guest tasked with helping the audience solve a murder most foul. ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office
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Anita Wigl'it - THE LIFE OF A FUNNY GIRL TUESDAY 16 AUGUST , 8:00PM Get to know Anita Wigl'it, star of 'RuPaul's Drag Race Down Under' in this kooky, hilarious and tell all one-woman show, 'The Life of a Funny Girl!'. VIP DAP entry at 7pm GA entry at 7:30pm ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office |
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James Brodie: BECOMING BRODIE Tour 2022 THURSDAY AUGUST 18, 7:30PM We are pleased to announce that Ivy Blue front man James Brodie will be hitting the road for the first time since 2019 on his first ever solo theatre tour. ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office
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Chamber Music New Zealand: Matthew Barley and Stephen De Pledge MONDAY AUGUST 22, 7:30PM BEETHOVEN and BRAHMS ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre website |
Gentle Man - The Best of Chris Parker TUESDAY AUGUST 23, 8:00PM This show has been rescheduled from Monday February 21st. Tickets purchased for the February show are valid for the August show. Join award winning comedian Chris Parker on tour for a night of his greatest hits. ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office |
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HOMECOMING - Hammers and Horsehair WEDNESDAY AUGUST 24, 7:30PM In 1922 and 1923, Blenheim-born soprano Rosina Buckman made a triumphant homecoming tour of Aotearoa, bringing with her cellist Adelina Leon and pianist-composer Percy Kahn. Their farewell concert in London was to an audience of 10,000 in the Royal Albert Hall. Then between May 1922 and March 1923 they gave more than 110 performances across New Zealand and Australia. Kiwis couldn’t get enough of their own singing superstar! Click here for more information on Hammers and Horsehair ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office |
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Chamber Music New Zealand: Van Diemen's Band FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 9, 7:30PM BORDERLANDS ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre website |
Bloom Presents Adele & Amy Songbook SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11, 2022 7:30PM (Rescheduled from September 2020 to September 2021 and unfortunately to September 2022. Please check your emails if you had purchased tickets for the 2020 or 2021 performances. An email went our recently giving you the option of holding on to your tickets till the show in September 2022 or receiving a full refund. Tickets purchased for the original shows are valid for the 2022 show.) Australia's brightest new singing star Bloom brings to you the songs of 2 amazing artists, Adele & Amy Winehouse. Both have amassed a legion of fans the world over, and have sold in excess of 20 million albums between them. Bloom will be backed by an all-star band that features James Morley, former member of ARIA hall of fame band The Angels and current member of the Choirboys as well as members of the late Jon English Band. The Melbourne singer/songwriter who is highly applauded as one of Australia's greatest power vocalists will combine the two artists in one incredible show. Bloom has already garnered international acclaim and recently sang the National Anthem for the Aust/NZ Test Series. Back by popular demand! Returning from their soldout NZ tour in 2018. ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre box office |
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Don't Shoot Me, I'm Only The Piano Player SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 24, 2022 7:30PM (Rescheduled from September 2021 to September 2022. Please check your emails if you had purchased tickets for the 2021 performances. An email went our recently giving you the option of holding on to your tickets till the show in September 2022 or receiving a full refund. Tickets purchased for the original show are valid for the 2022 show.) A runaway success in London’s West End, at successive Edinburgh Festivals, at the Melbourne Comedy Festival and right across the USA, this is a hilarious send-up of classical music, which has established Australian pianist, David Scheel, as the successor to the legendary Victor Borge. ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre box office |
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The PAUL PAUL Comedy Night FRIDAY SEPTEMBER 30, 8:00PM Two of NZ’s best standup comedians are hitting the road together for ‘The Paul Paul Comedy Night’ - a 2 hour showcase of world class comedy from easily the best Pauls in the business. ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office |
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The Flow Collective presents The Flow Album Tour SATURDAY OCTOBER 1, 7:30PM Flow: Beautrais x de Vegt is a unique literary show that celebrates the Whanganui River and the stories of its people. It is made up of sixteen original compositions by Elizabeth de Vegt using poems from Airini Beautrais’ collection Flow: Whanganui River Poems (VUP2017) as lyrical inspiration. The compositions celebrate Beautrais’ poems by exploring traditional and contemporary musical forms, including jazz, working songs, sea shanties, folk, country and pop. More importantly, this unique creative collaboration elevates the stories at its core ensuring they continue to be shared and remembered. ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office |
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Plus1 presents Mel Parsons - Slow Burn Album Release Tour SATURDAY OCTOBER 8, 8:00PM One of Aotearoa’s favourite touring acts, award-winning indie-folk artist Mel Parsons announces the release of her new album SLOW BURN for September 16, as well as revealing an 11-date national tour to follow in support of the album release. ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office |
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Chamber Music New Zealand: Rahim Alhaj and NZSQ WEDNESDAY OCTOBER 12, 7:30PM LETTERS FROM IRAQ ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre website |
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Daniel Champagne THURSDAY DECEMBER 1, 7:30PM The young Australian virtuso, recently described as 'the finest guitar player of this generation', brings his tour back to New Zealand. Click here for Daniel's website ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office |