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We do not issue refunds if you purchase tickets and cannot attend the show. Refunds will only be issued if a show is postponed or cancelled. In this case we will contact you and organise the refund process. If a show is postponed and rescheduled, we do encourage you to keep your tickets and attend the rescheduled date.

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Six To Sixty Choir

EVERY MONDAY NIGHT, 7:00PM

Want to sing your heart out with a whole room of awesome people of all ages singing like no one is listening????

Come to the Globe Theatre every Monday night at 7pm!!! Fleetwood Mac, Wilson Phillips, Dolly P, it’s all fun, care free and all about feeling good and learning some good music! All ages and all abilities. See you there.

Click HERE for more information.

ENTRY: Pay at the door
Adults $10
Children $5

The Global Made Local: Opportunites for doing Business Better in 2025!

TUESDAY MARCH 18, 11AM (Doors open 10.30am for networking and light morning tea)

At every turn we are swamped with messages of impending sky-fall. From AI to global warming, to realpolitik, to populism v liberalism, to predictions of economic peril, underdevelopment, global conflict, and ideological differences, to name just a few. In the face of this, it is sometimes hard to remain optimistic about doing business in 2025.

With every message seemingly at maximum volume, it is incredibly difficult to know what to pay attention to in the development of your business (and life). So intense are the often conflicting messages that the temptation is to turn it all off and do what you have always done; "its worked for us in the past, right? So it is likely to see us right into the future".

Entry is free but we ask that you please REGISTER

Palmy Comedy Fest '25

THURSDAY MARCH 20 - SUNDAY MARCH 30

Nightly Passes avaialable

Thursday March 20th - Click HERE for Nightly Pass ($24 instead of $30)
7pm - Hot Spot Improv
8.10pm - Justin Ngai: The How Bazaar

Friday March 21st - Click HERE for Nightly Pass ($38 instead of $47.50)
6.45pm - Duelling Mangos Sing The Hits
7.50pm - Patch Lambert: Rough Patch
8.55pm - Callum Wagstaff: Just The Weird Sh*t
10pm - Late Night Line-Up

Saturday March 22nd - Click HERE for Nightly Pass ($44 instead of $55)
6.45pm - Laura Bruce and Sowmya Hiremath: Funny Women Far From Home
7.50pm - American (Curry) Pie
8.55pm - Barnie Duncan:Oooky Pooky
10pm - Late Night Line-Up

Sunday March 23rd - Click HERE for Nightly Pass ($48 instead of $60)
6.30pm - Dan Bain: Would You Like Me More If I Was Less Like Me
7.35pm - Sera Devcich and Angella Dravid: Work In Progress
8.40pm - Cori Gonzalez-Macuer: The World Is Cooked. Let's Eat

Thursday March 27th - Click HERE for Nightly Pass ($40 instead of $50)
6.45pm - Opeti Vaka and Richie Faavesi: Double Up
8.10pm - Neil Thornton: Hot Mess On Wheels

Friday March 28th - Click HERE for Nightly Pass ($44 instead of $55)
6.45pm - More Than Words 2: Harder, Better, Funnier, Stronger
7.50pm - Delightfool
8.55pm - Guo Back To Your Country
10pm - Late Night Line-Up

Saturday March 29th - Click HERE for Nightly Pass ($40 instead of $50)
6.45pm - Coome and Gran
7.50pm - Yes We Speak English
8.55pm - Explaining Things To God: Religion, Drugs and Politics
10pm - Late Night Line-Up

Sunday March 30th - Click HERE for Nightly Pass ($36 instead of $45)
6.30pm - Morgan Hunter-Bell: Enough
7.35pm - Troubadette: SPACE HOLE
8.40pm - Alan McElroy: Ah Jaysus!

 

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Hot Spot Improv
 
THURSDAY MARCH 20, 7:00PM
 
Palmy’s hottest performers bring you the hottest improv comedy – it’s Hot Spot!

Join us in Globe 2 for an hour of improvised, made up on the spot comedy so funny you'll be screaming 'Hot Damn!’ You’ll laugh, you’ll cry, and you’ll decide which performer goes home the winner. Fast, funny, silly, smart and fiercely competitive improvised comedy; come see who can handle the Hot Spot!
 
R16 Event
 
ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $20
Concession $15
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.
 
Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Thursday 20th March Nightly Pass. Only $24.
7pm - Hot Spot Improv
8.10pm - Justin Ngai: The How Bazaar
Nightly Pass Available HERE
SOLD OUT
Avalanche City/Luke Thompson
 
THURSDAY MARCH 20, 7:00PM
 
Two of New Zealand’s premiere singer-songwriters take the stage together for the first time in half a decade. Dave Baxter (Avalanche City) and Luke Thompson met over 20 years ago studying music together in Hamilton and have been friends and collaborators ever since.

Following two successful theatre shows in Auckland and Tauranga, the pair are taking their endearing live show to more theatres and special venues around New Zealand.

Avalanche City is an NZ Indie-Folk artist with multiple #1 hits. ‘Love, Love, Love’, a hopeful summer anthem, won the 2011 Silver Scroll and became a mainstay of NZ Radio and TV. He’s headlined shows across Europe, US, Australia and NZ.

Luke Thompson is a veteran singer-songwriter, touring with artists such as Toto, Passenger, Boy & Bear and The Paper Kites. His 2016 self produced album ‘Hosts’ was nominated for NZ Music award for Best Folk Album. The last 12 months has seen him play over 30 shows in China where he has a loyal fanbase in the world's most populated country

Dave and Luke are excited to perform together at Globe Theatre, in what is sure to be a night to remember.
 
SOLD OUT
 
ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $47
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.
 

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Justin Ngai: The How Bazaar

THURSDAY MARCH 20, 8.10PM

Weird is wonderful, and we’re all weird. Don’t lie, you live in Palmy. Why not embrace it? Justin gets wild and wacky with an explosion of comedy and creativity. Musical comedy, storytelling, observational comedy, sketch comedy, improv, remembering your cup of tea before it gets cold... anything’s possible here. The How Bazaar will gently take your hand and walk you down a hilarious world of possibility. What’s normal anyway?

 

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $10
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Thursday 20th March Nightly Pass. Only $24.
7pm - Hot Spot Improv
8.10pm - Justin Ngai: The How Bazaar
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Dynasty Amateur Pole Dance Competition

FRIDAY MARCH 21, 6:00PM

Night one of the Dynasty Pole Dance Competition in Palmerston North is for all amateur level performers!

With 24 performers competing across 3 fabulous categories, Styles, Tricks and Low Flow, the performers get to showcase their skills from performance storytelling to gravity defying and everything in between!

Join us to see who will cement themselves in Dynasty history.


Find out more about Dynasty Pole Dance Competition
Website
Facebook
Instagram

This event is R18

Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office.
Admission $56
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Duelling Mangos Sing The Hits

FRIDAY MARCH 21, 6:45PM

After leaving audiences in 2024 gagging... Palmy's no 1 musical comedy throuple are getting off their chuffs and out of their houses to bring you 57 minutes of unbridled hilarity*

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $12.50
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Friday 21st March Nightly Pass. Only $38.
6.45pm - Duelling Mangos Sing The Hits
7.50pm - Patch Lambert: Rough Patch
8.55pm - Callum Wagstaff: The Weird Sh*t
10pm - Late Night Line-Up
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Patch Lambert: Rough Patch

FRIDAY MARCH 21, 7:50PM

As a single father, award-winning comedian Patch Lambert is on the brink of being dragged kicking and screaming into the Divorced Dads Club - a world where Nickelback blares from the car stereo, a supermarket pizza passes as fine dining, and asking about mum's new boyfriend is part of the daily routine. F*** that.

But just when you think you’re getting through it, you get blindsided with the rough patches you thought you’d buried, popping into your mind at the worst moments, like mid-timber sale at Bunnings, where you swear so loudly the cashier thinks you’ve declared war on plywood (when in reality you’ve just remembered the time you got caught making fun of your teacher 15 years ago).

This show is not a therapy session, instead this is the night out we all deserve: A hilarious, chaotic and triumphant journey through the shared struggle of holding it all together.

"If you can get through one of Patch's shows without grinning like an idiot, you should check your soul. He's so likeable you almost want to hate him. Almost." - Jeremy Elwood

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $20
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Friday 21st March Nightly Pass. Only $38.
6.45pm - Duelling Mangos Sing The Hits
7.50pm - Patch Lambert: Rough Patch
8.55pm - Callum Wagstaff: The Weird Sh*t
10pm - Late Night Line-Up
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Callum Wagstaff: The Weird Sh*t

FRIDAY MARCH 21, 8:55PM

Join me, Callum Wagstaff, on the border of what's even considered comedy.

This show is a collection of every joke I told last year that never quite captured the room, but had small pockets of people laughing so hard and long that I had to wait for them to finish before I could continue.

Palmy Fest is the perfect place to take these fever dreams and help them find an audience. Cat biscuits, possums, Roswell, solving healthcare budgets by sewing people together, pretending your mind is being read just in case it is, what to do with the space between your organs, sleeping with the lights on, and is eating someone's eyelash sexual harasment?

I can't promise any answers, clever satire or insightful social commentary. But I promise it will be different.

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $10
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Friday 21st March Nightly Pass. Only $38.
6.45pm - Duelling Mangos Sing The Hits
7.50pm - Patch Lambert: Rough Patch
8.55pm - Callum Wagstaff: The Weird Sh*t
10pm - Late Night Line-Up
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Late Night Line-Up

FRIDAY MARCH 21, 10:00PM

A grab bag line-up of local and visiting comics where anything goes! Enjoy the madness for just five bucks.

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $5.00
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Friday 21st March Nightly Pass. Only $38.
6.45pm - Duelling Mangos Sing The Hits
7.50pm - Patch Lambert: Rough Patch
8.55pm - Callum Wagstaff: The Weird Sh*t
10pm - Late Night Line-Up
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Dynasty Semi-Pro+ Pole Dance Competition

SATURDAY MARCH 22, 6:00PM

Night two of the Dynasty Pole Dance Competition is a semi-professional and professional level competition running in Palmerston North!

With 24 performers competing across 3 fabulous categories, Styles, Tricks and Low Flow, the performers get to showcase their skills from performance storytelling to gravity defying and everything in between!

Join us to see who will cement themselves in Dynasty history.


Find out more about Dynasty Pole Dance Competition
Website
Facebook
Instagram

This event is R18

Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office.
Admission $56
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Laura Bruce & Sowmya Hiremath: Funny Women Far From Home

SATURDAY MARCH 22, 6:45PM

New Zealand Comedy Guild "Newcomer of the Year 2020" and Wellington Comedy Awards' "Female Comedian of the Year" nominee 2021 and 2022 - Laura Bruce

"Best Female Comedian" 2020, Cartel Comedy, and NZ Comedy Guild "Best Up-and-Comer" nominee 2022 - Sowmya Hiremath.

An Indian and a Canadian walk into....New Zealand!

Sowmya Hiremath and Laura Bruce - two award-winning international comedians who met in New Zealand - are bringing their stand-up to the Globe Theatre for a fun, fearless happy-hour of stand-up ahead of their debut at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in April.

Sowmya emigrated to New Zealand from Bengaluru, India. Laura was born in Niagara, Canada, has lived in 8 countries on 4 continents - and now calls Melbourne home.

Together they'll bring their unique - and hilarious - observations about New Zealand to the Globe stage. Don't miss Funny Women Far From Home - an hour of comedy with a distinctly international flavour.

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $20
Concession $15
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Saturday 22nd March Nightly Pass. Only $44.
6.45pm - Laura Bruce and Sowmya Hiremath: Funny Women Far From Home
7.50pm - American (Curry) Pie
8.55pm - Barnie Duncan: Oooky Pooky
10pm - Late Night Line-Up
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - American (Curry) Pie

SATURDAY MARCH 22, 7:50PM

Jump into the American (Curry) Pie at the Globe Theatre on Saturday, March 22nd at 8pm. For $20 you’ll get more than your money’s worth of gags, gaffs and giggles.

This new standup show will feature Kiwi-Indian comic Manish Latch who is making his mark on the NZ comedy scene with his fresh take on the quirks of everyday life being brown and it not keeping him down.

Our headliner is American Jimmy Pete, a local standup legend. If you have heard Jimmy before, you won’t forget his trials and tribulations of being married (too long), smoking greens (too much) through his unique southern American lens (too good).

Your MC for the evening is the other American, CJ Pierson, a back-to-back NZ Raw Comedy Quest Semi-Finalist Loser and overall tall lanky doofus.

R18 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $15
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Saturday 22nd March Nightly Pass. Only $44.
6.45pm - Laura Bruce and Sowmya Hiremath: Funny Women Far From Home
7.50pm - American (Curry) Pie
8.55pm - Barnie Duncan: Oooky Pooky
10pm - Late Night Line-Up
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Barnie Duncan: Oooky Pooky

SATURDAY MARCH 22, 8:55PM

Last year's Fred Award winning comedian and original Palmy native Barnie Duncan is building a new show and he is bringing it to town to build it in front of your very eyes, babies! Barnie makes comedy like no one else. Part physical, part stand-up, theatrical and surreal. Come and have a really cool time an watch Barnie deal with Russell Brand, gurus, and soup.

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $15
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Saturday 22nd March Nightly Pass. Only $44.
6.45pm - Laura Bruce and Sowmya Hiremath: Funny Women Far From Home
7.50pm - American (Curry) Pie
8.55pm - Barnie Duncan: Oooky Pooky
10pm - Late Night Line-Up
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Late Night Line-Up

SATURDAY MARCH 22, 10:00PM

A grab bag line-up of local and visiting comics where anything goes! Enjoy the madness for just five bucks.

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $5
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Saturday 22nd March Nightly Pass. Only $44.
6.45pm - Laura Bruce and Sowmya Hiremath: Funny Women Far From Home
7.50pm - American (Curry) Pie
8.55pm - Barnie Duncan: Oooky Pooky
10pm - Late Night Line-Up
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Sunday Matinee Series presents SongYi Choi (clarinet) and Guy Donaldson (piano)

SUNDAY MARCH 23, 2:30PM

On Sunday March 23rd, clarinet player SongYi Choi, with pianist Guy Donaldson, play a programme featuring the Brahms Eb Major Clarinet Sonata, the Malcolm Arnold Sonatina and part of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto. Guy will perform Arabesque by Schumann.

SongYi Choi graduated with a Master of Music at Ewha Women's University, Korea in 2012. She was a clarinettist with the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra in 2021, and from 2022 with the Manawatu Sinfonia. In 2023 she performed the Mozart Clarinet Concerto with the Manawatu Sinfonia. She is currently teaching clarinet in the city.

Entry by donation, suggested $5.

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Dan Bain: Would You Like Me More If I Was Less Like Me?

SUNDAY MARCH 23, 6:30PM

Ōtautahi's award-winning comedian Dan Bain is spiralling into a hilarious existential crisis as he begins to wonder if his lack of popularity is due to an unshakable truth—perhaps he's just unlikeable. In this one-hour exploration of hyper-articulate overthinking, Bain attempts the impossible: to fundamentally change who he is and become instantly famous. Will he succeed? (Spoilers: probably not).

“I’m a tad disappointed… He’s smart. Maybe too smart?” – Theatreview

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $20
Concession $15
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Sunday 23rd March Nightly Pass. Only $48.
6.30pm - Dan Bain: Would You Like Me More If I Was Less Like Me
7.35pm - Sera Devcich & Angella Dravid: Work In Progress
8.40pm - Cori Gonzalez-Macuer: The World Is Cooked. Let's Eat
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Sera Devcich & Angella Dravid: Work In Progress

SUNDAY MARCH 23, 7:35PM

Angella Dravid and Sera Devcich are writing a new shows. This is not those shows; this is the Show before their really good Shows. This is their work in progress, and some of it has to be a good show!

Come along for a night of comedy where Angella and Sera will be trying out all new jokes! Some will have you rolling in the aisles, while others… well, the tickets are cheap!

It's all in good fun as they work through the highs and lows of comedy. Come for the laughs, stay for the awkward pauses, and take away the bragging rights that you got to see the jokes here first in their infant form.

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $20
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Sunday 23rd March Nightly Pass. Only $48.
6.30pm - Dan Bain: Would You Like Me More If I Was Less Like Me
7.35pm - Sera Devcich & Angella Dravid: Work In Progress
8.40pm - Cori Gonzalez-Macuer: The World Is Cooked. Let's Eat
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Cori Gonzalez-Macuer: The World Is Cooked. Let's Eat

SUNDAY MARCH 23, 8:40PM

Join Cori Gonzalez-Macuer as he tries to make light of the dumpster fire that is the world right now.

As seen on Mean Mums, Wellington Paranormal, 7Days, Have You Been Paying Attention and cult Kiwi film, What We Do In The Shadows, Cori Gonzalez-Macuer has been one of the more unique comedy talents in NZ since he started in 2003.

Cori is a winner of the prestigious Billy T Award and has performed in the U.S, U.K, Australia, Singapore, South America and as far as the Middle East, as well as doing multiple tours around NZ. He has also acted and worked as a writer on some of NZ’s most iconic television shows and films. His television writing credits include Jono And Ben, 7Days, The Project, Have You Been Paying Attention and he was one of the main writers on seasons 2 and 3 of acclaimed local scripted comedy, Wellington Paranormal.

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $20
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Sunday 23rd March Nightly Pass. Only $48.
6.30pm - Dan Bain: Would You Like Me More If I Was Less Like Me
7.35pm - Sera Devcich & Angella Dravid: Work In Progress
8.40pm - Cori Gonzalez-Macuer: The World Is Cooked. Let's Eat
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Alliance Francaise presents Tous Contes Fees

MONDAY MARCH 24, 5:45PM

Join us for a beautiful theatre performance in the world of fairy tales of Charles Perrault's stories.

Les Renards Volants come back with a new show Tous Contes Fees, through mime, shadow play, sound effects and a few more stage tricks, come discover the adaptation of those famous stories!

A performance for all audiences, children and families.

Tickets include drinks and nibbles. Drinks reception starts at 5:45 pm.

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $15
Alliance Francaise Members $10
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Women and Business with Kate Cullwick and Prue Watson - Foxtrot Linen

TUESDAY MARCH 25, 5.30PM

We're excited to announce our upcoming event with Kate Cullwick & Prue Watson - Owners of Foxtrot Linen on Tuesday 25 March.

Foxtrot Home, a leading NZ wool and French flax linen bedding supplier, passionately champion ethically and sustainably made, natural homewares for a healthier home and planet. Born and raised Gisborne farmers, the entrepreneurial sisters Kate Cullwick and Prue Watson are now living at opposite ends of the country and run their ecommerce store from their respective homes in Waipukurau and Queenstown. Join us to hear how they operate their business with heart and humour while supporting their communities.

Our events kick off with a networking session between 5.30 - 6.00pm so that guests can connect over a drink & nibbles.  At 6.00pm we head into one of the theatres at Globe Theatre for a presentation from one of our sponsors, and then our guest speaker, with audience Q&A + discussion following before the event is wrapped up at approximately 7.00pm.

Find out more about Women & Business
Website
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ENTRY: Tickets available HERE 
Admission $34 plus booking fee

Prima Facie

WEDNESDAY MARCH 26, 7:30PM

Tessa Ensler loves her job. She’s worked her way up from a working-class background to being a top criminal defense barrister at the top of her game – prosecuting, cross-examining and winning in the courtroom with her quick wit and intelligence. Fighting to defend those pleading not guilty – including securing freedom for men accused of rape and sexual assault. Innocent until proven guilty is, after all, the bedrock of human rights.

An unexpected event however forces Tessa to confront the very system she has spent her life believing and working within – a system where the lines of patriachal power and burden of proof are not set up to accommodate the lived experience of sexual assault survivors.

Acclaimed Oliver and Tony award-winning play, Suzie Miller’s Prima Facie is an unforgettable story and one-woman tour de force that has the power to question the structure of the legal system and takes us to the heart of where emotion and experience conflict within the system as we know it.

Prima Facie was first produced by Griffin Theatre Company in May 2019 at the SBW Stables Theatre followed by the award-winning 2022 West End premiere at the Harold Pinter Theatre which then traveled to the Golden Theatre on Broadway in 2023. Prima Facie is currently being translated and performed all over the world and in 2023 was also released into a book.

Directed by NZ acting royalty Michael Hurst and performed by Cassandra Woodhouse, NZ Theatre Company is honoured to bring Prima Facie to the NZ stage and continue the call to action that this story is demanding worldwide.

“SOMEWHERE. SOMETIME. SOMEHOW.
SOMETHING HAS TO CHANGE.”

Content Warning: Prima Facie includes references to sexual assault.
Recommended for audiences aged 14 years and above, parent or guardian advised.
Run Time: 1 hour, 30min with no interval

Strict lockout: no admittance once the performance has started.

Find out more about the NZ Theatre Company
Website
Facebook
Instagram

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $42
Senior (Gold Card) $37
Student (with ID) $22
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Opeti Vaka & Richie Faavesi: Double Up

THURSDAY MARCH 27, 6:45PM

Get ready to laugh with Double Up, a stand-up comedy show featuring Opeti Vaka (Tongan/Māori) and Richie Fa’avesi (Samoan/Cook Island). Opeti’s sharp wit, clever punchlines, and subtle political humor meet Richie’s bold, raw, and hilariously unapologetic style. Together, they bring two unique perspectives, cultures, and comedic styles to the stage for a night of unfiltered laughs. Thoughtful, outrageous, and unforgettable—Double Up is comedy like you’ve never seen before!

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $25
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Thursday 27th March Nightly Pass. Only $40.
6.45pm - Opeti Vaka & Richie Faavesi: Double Up
8.10pm - Neil Thornton: Hot Mess On Wheels
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Neil Thornton: Hot Mess On Wheels

THURSDAY MARCH 27, 8:10PM

Award-winning comedian and self-appointed gay icon, Neil ‘D’Bear’ Thornton dons roller skates and legwarmers to wheel you through his lifelong love of all things trashy and kitschy - and to show why camp and queer culture mean so much to him.

Expect a silly, messy, and funny, multi-media fact-filled history lesson with a disco beat.

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $25
Concession $18
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Thursday 27th March Nightly Pass. Only $40.
6.45pm - Opeti Vaka & Richie Faavesi: Double Up
8.10pm - Neil Thornton: Hot Mess On Wheels
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - More Than Words 2: Harder, Better, Funnier, Stronger

FRIDAY MARCH 28, 6:45PM

More Than Words is back with award-winning comedians, Siobhan Barnard and Jayda McIndoe, hosting another hilarious night of musical comedy. With everything from skits to parodies, with live performances and short films, strap in for a chaotic show.

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $10
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Friday 28th March Nightly Pass. Only $44.
6.45pm - More Than Words 2: Harder, Better, Funnier, Stronger
7.50pm – Delightfool
8.55pm - Guo Back To Your Country
10pm – Late Night Line-Up
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Delightfool

FRIDAY MARCH 28, 7:50PM

Booth the Clown and Jak Darling are DELIGHTFOOL! This campy comedy duo come together in holy(ish) matrimony to showcase their silly, joyous, and unapologetically queer cabaret. This top notch showcase features a series of acts including stand-up, mime, theatre, clown, musical comedy, magic, and… emus?

However, things go awry when a storm disrupts the show - forcing our two heroes to look beyond their sparkling surfaces and tackle their internal turbulence.

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $25
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Friday 28th March Nightly Pass. Only $44.
6.45pm - More Than Words 2: Harder, Better, Funnier, Stronger
7.50pm – Delightfool
8.55pm - Guo Back To Your Country
10pm – Late Night Line-Up
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Guo Back To Your Country

FRIDAY MARCH 28, 8:55PM

Annie is a unique new voice in the New Zealand Comedy scene. She has a fresh perspective and a wit for precise punchlines - if you can understand the accent.

Join Annie in her solo hour debut as she shares her hilarious journey of surviving in a new country and how New Zealand has re-shaped her in unexpected ways. She's got great jokes prepared for you and is even ready to show-off some advanced PowerPoint skills.

Annie's track record as a type A(sian) student:
Winner, Best Live Comedy Show (ImmHahagrants, co-producer & performer), NZ Comedy Guild 2024 Nominee, Best Joke, NZ Comedy Guild 2024 Winner, Rising star, Auckland Comedy Community Awards 2024 Nominee, Best Newcomer, NZ Comedy Guild 2023 Finalist, New Zealand Raw Comedy Quest 2023.

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $15
Concession $12
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Friday 28th March Nightly Pass. Only $44.
6.45pm - More Than Words 2: Harder, Better, Funnier, Stronger
7.50pm – Delightfool
8.55pm - Guo Back To Your Country
10pm – Late Night Line-Up
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Late Night Line-Up

FRIDAY MARCH 28, 10:00PM

A grab bag line-up of local and visiting comics where anything goes! Enjoy the madness for just five bucks.

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $5
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Friday 28th March Nightly Pass. Only $44.
6.45pm - More Than Words 2: Harder, Better, Funnier, Stronger
7.50pm – Delightfool
8.55pm - Guo Back To Your Country
10pm – Late Night Line-Up
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Coombe & Gran

SATURDAY MARCH 29, 6:45PM

The world’s first grandson grandma duo with 23-78 years of life experience. Enjoy this show like no other. A show about family, dating, and cultural clashes. Featuring Matt Coombe and Sheryl Coyle.

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $20
Student/Unwaged $15
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Saturday 29th March Nightly Pass. Only $40.
6.45pm - Coombe & Gran
7.50pm - Yes We Speak English
8.55pm - Explaining Things To God: Religion, Drugs & Politics
10pm - Late Night Line-Up
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Yes We Speak English!

SATURDAY MARCH 29, 7:50PM

We might look foreign, but surprisingly enough we speak English.

Marmite vs soy sauce, yeah-nah vs haiya, kiwi vs panda. Summer Xia, 2022 Raw Finalist, shares her journey of becoming a ‘Chiwi’, a first-gen Chinese immigrant navigating Kiwi life and rediscovering her own culture. From being her mum’s A+ daughter to challenging stereotypes, casual racism, and her parents’ obsession with grandchildren, Summer’s sharp observations and personal stories explore family, identity, and belonging—with laughs every step of the way.

Part-Indian, part-English, Shirin wonders if her failure to belong comes from being brown - or sometimes not brown enough? Taking a shallow dive into politics and identity, Shirin looks on the funny side of living, working and bringing up children in New Zealand.

Come and have a laugh with us as we share our migrant voices in Palmy.

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $15
Concession $10
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Saturday 29th March Nightly Pass. Only $40.
6.45pm - Coombe & Gran
7.50pm - Yes We Speak English
8.55pm - Explaining Things To God: Religion, Drugs & Politics
10pm - Late Night Line-Up
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Explaining Things To God: Religion, Drugs & Politics

SATURDAY MARCH 29, 8:55PM

Some smart people believe in God. Other smarter people don’t. But what if God rocked up tomorrow, keen for a recap of the last 5000 years, and - because he works in mysterious ways - chose the absolute worst person for the job: a comedian... from Palmy.

Enter multi-award-winning comic Dylan Stewart, the bloke you didn’t ask for but probably deserve. Will he save humanity with his wit, or send us straight to the fiery pits of divine disappointment? God only knows.

(Note: No actual deities were consulted for this show. Just Dylan and his questionable life choices.)

Best Male Comedian - Comedy Hub 2017, 2018 and 2019
Best MC - Comedy Hub 2021
Best Podcast - Comedy Hub 2022

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $10
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Saturday 29th March Nightly Pass. Only $40.
6.45pm - Coombe & Gran
7.50pm - Yes We Speak English
8.55pm - Explaining Things To God: Religion, Drugs & Politics
10pm - Late Night Line-Up
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Late Night Line-Up

SATURDAY MARCH 29, 10:00PM

A grab bag line-up of local and visiting comics where anything goes! Enjoy the madness for just five bucks.

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $5
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Saturday 29th March Nightly Pass. Only $40.
6.45pm - Coombe & Gran
7.50pm - Yes We Speak English
8.55pm - Explaining Things To God: Religion, Drugs & Politics
10pm - Late Night Line-Up
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Morgan Hunter-Bell: Enough

SUNDAY MARCH 30, 6:30PM

Depending who you ask, Morgan Hunter-Bell either is, is not, or has had, enough. Multi-award-winning comedian, loving partner, competent coordinator - is enough? Rejected from choir and drama, wildly unfit, 2x Uni dropout - is not enough? Religion, politics and health issues? Had enough.

Join Comedy Hub's 5x Best Joke Award winner for a full hour-long solo stand-up show, that he insists only resembles Neal Brennan's "3 Mics" concept in hindsight as he's typing this blurb.

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $10
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Saturday 29th March Nightly Pass. Only $36.
6.30pm - Morgan Hunter-Bell: Enough
7.35pm - Troubadette: SPACE HOLE
8.40pm - Alan McElroy: Ah Jaysus!
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Troubadette: SPACE HOLE

SUNDAY MARCH 30, 7:35PM

Ever feel like your bad decisions have the power to rip apart the fabric of reality, creating a metaphysical tear in time and space?

Musical comedian Troubadette is live from the SPACE HOLE, wrestling with her life choices while singing about dismemberment, tentacles, and some guy’s dick.

Channelling the energy of a kindergarten teacher and the wisdom of your favourite wine aunty, Troubadette has been making musical mayhem across Aotearoa for over 20 years.

Sugar sweet vocals and razor-sharp lyrics combine to make memorable tunes you’ll wish you didn’t have stuck in your head during a staff meeting.

“…a brilliant display of wit, humour, and a shy geniality that made her all the more likeable.”
“Fabulous, funny, folk-ish, and lyrics I will remember for a long time yet.” - Backstage Christchurch

2023 People’s Choice Winner - Good Times Comedy Club
2022, 2023, & 2024 Best Variety Act Nominee - Good Times Comedy Club
2024 Best Comedian Nominee - Good Times Comedy Club
2024 Best Breakthrough Act South Island Nominee - NZ Comedy Guild

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $15
Concession $10
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Saturday 29th March Nightly Pass. Only $36.
6.30pm - Morgan Hunter-Bell: Enough
7.35pm - Troubadette: SPACE HOLE
8.40pm - Alan McElroy: Ah Jaysus!
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Palmy Comedy Fest '25 - Alan McElroy: Ah Jaysus!

SUNDAY MARCH 30, 8:40PM

Alan McElroy grew up in a very religious Ireland in the 80’s & 90’s. It was everywhere! Like the Big J man himself! But Instead of heavenly influences, he was heavily influenced by the holy trinity of TV, films & video games! In fact, he watched & played them all, religiously. It was more of What Would John McClane Do? Or ‘Love Thy Neighbours’ (He used to kiss the telly when Charlene Robinson was on screen).

Forget Christ Has Risen, when Sigourney Weaver was risen four feet above the bed while possessed in Ghostbusters, that was a surprise early entrance into adulthood for a young Alan McElroy.

When our biggest idols were wise cracking, hungover cops who save the day and get the girl, it was no wonder we got sucked in.

‘Ah, Jaysus!’ is a hilarious look at growing up during a crazy time, in a mad country and a follow up to last year’s sold out show, ‘Mad, Innit?!’ A show in which Alan looked back on his life with undiagnosed ADHD as a child & those stories continue with ‘Ah, Jaysus!’

⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “Excellent Irish story teller performing a hilarious night of comedy” - Funny Tonne, Melbourne International Comedy Festival

R16 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $20
Concession $15
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Grab a Palmy Comedy Fest 25 - Saturday 29th March Nightly Pass. Only $36.
6.30pm - Morgan Hunter-Bell: Enough
7.35pm - Troubadette: SPACE HOLE
8.40pm - Alan McElroy: Ah Jaysus!
Nightly Pass Available HERE

Joe Daymond - Hope I Made You Proud

THURSDAY APRIL 3, 6:00PM NEW SHOW ADDED
THURSDAY APRIL 3, 8:30PM

Welcome to "Hope I Made You Proud." – the hilarious, wild, and deeply personal stand-up show from New Zealand’s comedy sensation, Joe Daymond. In this uproarious tour, Joe takes you through his incredible journey from scraping by, living in his car, and cleaning caravans to becoming a household name. He shares the absurd, jaw-dropping, and sometimes intense moments that came with it, including outlandish offers and unexpected encounters with people who didn’t always have his best interests at heart.

Since breaking onto the scene, Joe has captivated audiences with his bold humor and down-to-earth relatability, performing at iconic venues like the Sydney Opera House and touring with comedy legends like Theo Von, Bill Burr, and online sensation Noel Miller. With millions of online fans and viral stand-up clips, he’s now bringing his latest adventures to the stage, capturing the raw and ridiculous moments that define his life on the road to success. Don’t miss "Hope I Made You Proud" – an unfiltered, laugh-out-loud look at Joe’s remarkable journey from rags to recognition.

Adult Themes, Course Language - Recommended Age: 16+


Find out more about Joe Daymond
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ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $40
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Alliance Francaise French Film Night - La Fille Au Bracelet (The Girl With A Bracelet)

FRIDAY APRIL 4, 7:30PM

16 years-old Lise is accused of murdering her best friends. Her parents stand by her as naturally expected. But once in court, her secret life begins to unfold and the plot thickens. Who is Lise really? Do we really know the ones we love?

RATING: Restricted 16. Note: Sexual content

Entry by donation

Altitude Pole presents 'Under the Sea'

FRIDAY APRIL 4, 7:30PM

Dive into an extraordinary underwater world!

Our "Under the Sea" showcase will transport you to a vibrant under-sea realm with shimmering colours, graceful movements, and mesmerising marine magic. The talented performers will bring to life enchanting mermaids, captivating sea creatures, and other delightful ocean dwellers. Don't miss this unforgettable aquatic adventure!

Get your tickets now and make a splash!


R18 Event

Find out more about Altitude Palmerston North
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ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $32
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Sound Immersion with Jodi from Featherlight Magicks

SUNDAY APRIL 6, 6:30PM

A magical evening with the ethereal sounds of quartz crystal singing bowls. A step out of time to focus on self-care ‘Intentional Rest and Relaxation’.

Come and meet Jodi, a crystal singing bowl practitioner who has been playing quartz crystal singing bowls (and assorted crystal instruments) since 2019. Allow her to share the vibration and resonance of their voices to facilitate rest and ease, the power to transform, and to uplift your spirit.

Please bring with you:
- A yoga mat or equivalent, floor cushions, gravity chair, blankets, pillows, cushions to make a warm and comfortable cocoon, as you will be laying down or sitting on a hard wooden floor.
- Any special taonga, crystals, essential oils, drink bottle, journal to aid in your experience.

Kaupapa:
- The evening's focus is about *Intentional Rest and Relaxation* - leave your cares behind as you enter the whare.
- Shoes off - there will be an area set aside in the room for shoes.
- We are in Globe 2 and the doors will be open at 6.10pm.
- Choose a spot and settle in before 6.25pm.
- Short mihi whakatau, housekeeping items. Sound immersion 45mins.
- Interval break: stretch, make a cuppa (herbal teas and dark chocolate provided) in the foyer.
- Resettle - sound immersion 45mins to 1hr.
- Closing karakia (8.30pm).


PLEASE NOTE THIS IS NOT A SEATED EVENT

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ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $25

Manawatu Theatre Society presents One Act Plays

WEDNESDAY APRIL 9, 7:00PM
THURSDAY APRIL 10, 7:00PM
FRIDAY APRIL 11, 7:00PM
SATURDAY APRIL 12, 7:00PM
SUNDAY APRIL 13, 2:00PM
TUESDAY APRIL 15, 7:00PM
WEDNESDAY APRIL 16, 7:00PM
THURSDAY APRIL 17, 7:00PM

Manawatu Theatre Society 1 Act Play Season.
A collection of 3 One Act Plays.

The plays:
Falling, by Angie Farrow, directed by Charlotte White
This short play follows a woman who is plagued not just by the feeling of falling but by the act of falling.

The Real Inspector Hound, by Tom Stoppard, directed by Paul Lyons
This play is a parody of the classic whodunnit, in which two drama critics watch the performance of a new detective play, which, itself, is a parody of the conventional stage thriller.

Whether I Fall, written and directed by Jackie Davis
This play follows three women who meet in the lounge of a maternity hospital and discover that in spite of their differences and outward appearances, they have much in common.

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $30
Concession $25
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Checkerboard Lounge Trio (AUS)

THURSDAY APRIL 10, 7:30PM

'the most intensely electrifying experience in Australian blues today’ ...The Age

Evolving over thirty-five years CBL has become a cult-like institution in Australia. The brainchild of renowned singer, songwriter and drummer Carl Pannuzzo, the band has enjoyed diverse membership over its lifespan but the current line up of Carl, Tim Neal and Shannon Bourne is arguably the band’s strongest ever, breathing fire and virtuosity into blues, classic soul and roots. Checkerboard, leave audiences enthralled by the creativity and chemistry between the band. The spirit is palpable from the first bar of their performances, with an almost childlike sense of play, they reinvent the music every time with authenticity and immediacy, no two shows are ever the same. From standing ovations at festivals to packed Melbourne pubs, vibrant and unforgettable, Checkerboard are a tour-de-force delivering honesty, integrity and truthful musicianship, the very essence of a live music experience.


Find out more about Checkerboard Lounge
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Spotify

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $32
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

The Pantoloons - Treasure Island

SATURDAY APRIL 19, 1PM
SATURDAY APRIL 19, 3PM

Ahoy, me hearties! Ready for some adventure?
Then heave to, hoist the Jolly Roger and plunder that treasure! Join Daisy Hawkins aboard the good ship Hispaniola for a swashbuckling tale of high drama, low cunning, villainous skulduggery and packed with jokes and mayhem! Plenty of audience participation, singing and dancing in this perfectly piratical pantomime! Adapted from the classic children’s story by Robert Louis Stephenson.

THE PANTOLOONS
This is the 12th Pantoloon year! We have a core group of experienced actors who love working together for children and it shows on stage. Our scripts are all written and directed by our founder and always have a healthy dose of adult humour. The Pantoloon productions mix the old and the new, with lots of topical surprises along the way and plenty of music and interactive fun to delight audiences of all ages!


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ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Early Bird $15 - Available till March 17th
Palmy Companion Card tockets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

 
Greg Johnson - Vine Street Stories 30th Anniversary
 
SUNDAY APRIL 27, 7:00PM
 
To coincide with the 30th Anniversary, Universal Music are releasing Vine Street Stories (1995) on vinyl for the first time, following on from the vinyl release this month of Johnson’s Seabreeze Motel (2000) double album.

The Vine Street Stories album is home to many of Johnson’s most enduring radio hits and live favourites, including Don’t Wait Another Day, You Stay Out Of Your Life, If I Swagger, Suddenly Cold, Come On, Let The Sun Beat Down, and Pleasure and Overdose.

The album was produced by Nigel Stone and largely recorded at Johnson’s long-time residence throughout the 1990s in Vine Street, St Mary’s Bay – a home in which he penned many of his most renowned songs, and hosted legendary parties which are still hazily talked about by the Auckland music scene today.

Says Johnson: “Digging deep in to the songs off Vine Street Stories is going to be a lot of fun, and it reminds me of those great years working hard and playing harder, before guitarist Ted Brown and I spread our wings with the move to the US.

“So many memories around the recording this album, including having to quickly brace the lounge floorboards from underneath, as they buckled under the weight of the grand piano rolled in to record If I Swagger.”

“This tour is a celebration, and alongside Vine Street Stories material we’ll throw in some other fan favourites as well. I can’t wait to see everyone again”.

Joining Greg on stage is his longtime bandmates; guitarist Ben King, drummer Wayne Bell, bassist Mark Hughes, and guest keyboardist Lisa Crawley returning from California.

Vine Street Stories is album number three of the 13 studio albums Johnson has released; a rich catalogue of much-loved by fans – including the critically-acclaimed recent releases, Tilt You Interior (2021) and Thunder In Fall (2024).


Find out more about Greg Johnson
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Greg Johnson is toured and promoted by Plus 1
 
ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $68
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.
 

VJ Cooks 'Everyday Comfort Food' Book Tour

THURSDAY MAY 1, 7:00PM

Vanya Insull aka VJ Cooks, is back with her third cookbook 'Everyday Comfort Food' and it's time for a book tour!

The evening will include a behind-the-scenes chat of how her cookbooks are made, insight into the daily running of VJ cooks and a Q&A session to conclude the night.

There will be an opportunity to buy signed copies of any of Vanya's best-selling cookbooks; Everyday Favourites, Summer Favourites and of course Everyday Comfort Food. If you have any of Vanya's cookbooks at home, feel free to bring them along to be signed as well.

Following on from the runaway success of her first two cookbooks - Everyday Favourites  and Summer Favourites -  Everyday Comfort Food celebrates the colder seasons, with warming winter meals and nostalgic treats to keep the whole family happy. From hearty soups, tender slow-cooked lamb and flaky golden pies to sweet delights and indulgent self-saucing puddings, Everyday Comfort Food delivers 70 mouth-watering recipes that taste like home.

With more than 330,000 followers on Facebook and 200,000 on Instagram, VJ cooks has become a household name in homes right across New Zealand (especially at dinner time), with a reputation built on simple, delicious, never-fail recipes. She knows what works in the kitchen when it comes to feeding a family and how to whip up the perfect dish for every occasion.


Doors open from 6.30pm. Enjoy a complimentary drink on arrival.


Find out more about VJ cooks
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ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $42
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office. 

Love Shack

FRIDAY MAY 2, 8:00PM

Round up your dance crew and join us for the best party in Decades!!

Come and party with Love Shack as they bring their Ultimate 80's party show back to Palmerston North.

Playing songs by The B52's, Prince, INXS, Blondie, David Bowie, Billy Idol, Peter Gabriel, The Eurythmics, Devo, Peter Gabriel, The Pretenders, INXS, Queen, Katrina and The Waves, The Mockers, ICEHOUSE, Stevie Nicks and Tom Petty, Coconut Rough, UB40, U2 and lots more.

Love Shack features some of New Zealand's finest and most experienced musicians. Including Tui nominated and NZ charting artists, session muso's, hired guns and Diva's who have drawn on all their years of experience to create a magic live music show that will help you relive the great days of dancing the night away & rocking out to your favourite 80's bands

The band:
Lynley Christoffersen - Vocals
Hamish Graham - Vocals and guitar
Rob Joass - Lead guitar
Cameron Crawford - Keys
Miklin Halstead - Bass guitar
Vinnie McParland - Drums

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Early Bird $39.50
General Admission $47
Groups 4+ $44
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Friday Frolics - Showcase

FRIDAY MAY 9, 7:30PM

Bringing you the best of Burlesque from around Aotearoa and the world. Hosted by Constance Craving, we celebrate the wide variety of burlesque styles happening across the globe. Get ready to be enchanted. Featuring performances by our Headliners, Kitty Obsidian (Naarm, Melbourne, Australia) and the Ballet School Dropouts (Papaioea, NZ).

Also appearing:
Anubis Alkali - Papaioea, Palmerston North
Boom Boom Room Burlesque - Papaioea, Palmerston North
Chastitty Honeydew - Seattle, USA
Eros Storm - Naarm, Melbourne Australia
Fay Belle - Papaioea, Palmerston North
Felix Goodfellow - Pōneke, Wellington
King Markiss - Pōneke, Wellington
Lily Catastrophe - Pōneke, Wellington
Lyra la Belle - Adelaide, Australia
Mae de la Rue - Sydney, Australia
Midnight Mistress - Kirikiriroa, Hamilton
Miss Lu Lu Belle - Adelaide, Australia
Mistress Nyx - Tāmaki Makaurau, Auckland
Robin Yablind - Pōneke, Wellington
The Oopsie Daisies - Ōtepoti, Dunedin
Velma Cherry - Pōneke, Wellington

VIP ticket holders receive a free drink and a chance to get up close with our Headliners and other performers during a special VIP Experience Meet and Greet at the theatre from 6.45pm-7.15pm each night.


For more information, check out our website

R18 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
VIP Table Seats $73
VIP $63
Premium $53
Admission $42
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Ofice.

Afternoon Tease - High Tea and Showcase

SATURDAY MAY 10, 2:30PM

An experience like no other. Nibble on a delicious afternoon tea served on a tiered stand, sip your tea or coffee, while you enjoy a burlesque show of fun and flirty acts. Ticket includes afternoon tea. If you are gluten, dairy or allium intolerant please let us know when you book.

Featuring performances from:
Breathless La Belle - Pōneke Wellington
Deep Heat - Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Diamante Doll - Whakatū, Nelson
Femme Ernest - Papaioea, Palmerston North
Hollie Berry - Papaioea, Palmerston North
Rouge, Weeds & Bellini - Pōneke Wellington
Tara King - Heretaunga, Hastings
Viridescent - Pōneke, Wellington
Amahlea - Papaioea Palmerston North


For more information, check out our website

R18 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
VIP Table Seats $53
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Saturday Splendour - Showcase

SATURDAY MAY 10, 7:30PM

Bringing you the best of Burlesque from around Aotearoa and the world. Hosted by Aotearoa's own Constance Craving and Sydney's darling Mae de la Rue, we celebrate the wide variety of burlesque styles happening across the globe. Get ready to be enchanted.

Featuring performances by our Headliners, Kitty Obsidian (Naarm, Melbourne, Australia) and the Ballet School Dropouts (Papaioea, NZ).

Also appearing:
Amourous Ava - Tāmaki Makaurau Auckland
Anglebert Humpermink - Pōneke, Wellington
Blanca Dorado - Seattle, USA
Conrad Fusion - Saskatoon, Canada
Costa DeMillion - Papaioea, Palmerston North
Ginger Velour - Wellington
Isla Banks - Taitoko, Levin
Lady Rosé - Whakatū, Nelson
Melba Peach - Naarm, Melbourne, Australia
The Red Queens, Gold Edition - Pōneke/Ahuriri Wellington/Napier
Scarlet Disdain - Calgary, Canada
Sour Puss - Papaioea, Palmerston North
Stella Del Lure - Naarm, Melbourne, Australia
Talloolah Love - Atlanta, USA
Taryn Luce - Seattle, USA
Tenacious Venom - Horowhenua, Shannon
Verona Vega - Ōtepoti, Dunedin

VIP ticket holders receive a free drink and a chance to get up close with our Headliners and other performers during a special VIP Experience Meet and Greet at the theatre from 6.45pm-7.15pm each night.


For more information, check out our website

R18 Event

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
VIP Table Seats $73
VIP $63
Premium $53
Admission $42
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

TURKEY THE BIRD GOES BRASS - With Palmerston North Brass

SATURDAY MAY 17, 7:30PM

An Unmissable Musical Fusion!

Join Palmerston North Brass and acclaimed folk trio Turkey the Bird for a spectacular night of music that blends the bold brilliance of brass with the vibrant charm of folk. Palmerston North Brass, known for their polished performances and rich soundscapes, will team up with Turkey the Bird’s infectious energy, catchy melodies, and feel-good vibes to create an unforgettable live experience.

Expect a dynamic setlist featuring brass band classics, modern arrangements, and Turkey the Bird’s original songs — all brought to life with unique collaborative twists. From soulful ballads to foot-stomping anthems, this concert promises something for everyone, whether you're a seasoned music lover or just looking for a great night out.

Come along and witness the magic when two musical worlds collide — it’s a show you won’t want to miss!


Find out more about Turkey The Bird & Palmerston North Brass
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Turkey The Bird Instagram
Palmerston North Brass Facebook

ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $35
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Wellington Comic Opera presents The McCardo

SUNDAY MAY 18, 2:00PM

In Wellington Comic Opera’s 2025 production of The McCardo, public servants and the British court system are lampooned in a colourful romp in which, ultimately, love triumphs over the obstacles strewn in its way. Familiar tunes like ‘The Sun Whose rays’, Tit Willow’, ‘A Wand’ring Minstrel I’ and ‘Three Little Maids from School are We’, will keep you smiling, and the absurdity of the familiar patter song, ‘I’ve Got a Little List’, will have you laughing out loud. Set in the Scottish Highlands, the main characters must negotiate the decrees of the clan chief McCardo, the machinations of the ‘Minister of Everything’, Pooh-Bah, and the incompetence of the newly appointed Lord High Executioner, Ko-Ko. Sparkling music and cutting wit from the enduring pens of WS Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan will carry you to a satisfying conclusion in which the ‘threatened cloud has passed away’ and everyone ‘with joyous shout’ can enjoy a brighter, happier future.

Find out more about the Wellington Comic Opera
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ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Adult Admission $40
Senior/Unwaged $35
Student $15
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Rufous Whistler 'National Panic' album launch (AUS) and Butter Wouldn't Melt (NZ)

THURSDAY MAY 22, 7:30PM

Rufous Whistler (AUS) and Butter Wouldn't Melt (NZ) Live at The Globe.

Celebrate the release of National Panic, the debut album from Rufous Whistler, the Australian folk & alt-country act turning heads across The Globe (no pun intended)!

Hailing from Northeast Victoria, AUS (Wiradjuri Country), Rufous Whistler combines raw, heartfelt storytelling with modern arrangements, warm, commanding vocals, and virtuosic musicianship. Their live shows are dynamic and gripping, featuring guitars, fiddles, mandolin, and harmony-rich vocals, all delivered with sharp wit and toe-tapping energy.

With their first three singles from the album in 2024 landing international airplay, topping charts, and quickly amassing over 30,000 streams, Rufous Whistler has already made a big splash. In 2025, they’re hitting the road for over 30 Australian dates, a New Zealand tour, and their first UK and EU shows, all in support of National Panic.

Joining Rufous Whistler are Butter Wouldn't Melt (NZ). Butter Wouldn't Melt are Andrea Reid (Guitar - vocals), Nick Burfield (Guitar - vocals), Cara Rose (Fiddle) , Marz Connelly (Double Bass)

Finalist for the 2023 Best Folk Artist Tūī | Te Kaipuoro Taketake Toa, Butter Wouldn't Melt mix country music and Americana with local stories, observations close to home, dark driving rhythms and haunting harmonies.

Their debut album ‘1931’ was nominated for folk album of the year, covering songs about important moments in New Zealand’s history, including ‘Eve of 31’, written about the Napier earthquake and ‘The Tunnel’ about the ghost of Wellington’s Victoria tunnel.

This year they are back with their sophomore album. Recorded in the hills of Papakowhai, the recipe has been refined but at its heart remains the same. Musically inspired by country’s greats. Lyrically inspired by our beautiful landscape, its past, present and future.

Don’t miss your chance to see Australia and New Zealand's finest acts live—a night of folk and alt-country music that hits home and leaves you wanting more!


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ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $27
Concession $22
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

Ash Grunwald - NZ Tour

THURSDAY AUGUST 21, 8:00PM

Australia’s premier bluesman embarks on his first ever full length tour of New Zealand!

Renowned for his electrifying live shows, Ash Grunwald has inspired a generation to hit the road in an old van to ‘surf by day jam by night’.

The festival favourite brings a high energy, vibrant live show with stacks of guitars and foot stomping blues. Part troubadour, part storyteller - Ash has been selling out shows all over the world!

Don’t miss this chance to see live blues music at it’s finest!

Enshrined by Australian folklore, live on stage, Grunwald rocks the house yet touches the soul, serving a tsunami of dance, beats, roots, bass ‘n’ blues. He has supported legends James Brown, The Black Keys, Jack Johnson, Xavier Rudd, and Keith Urban, among numerous others, and played sold out festivals across Europe, Japan, and North America.

With six Australian Top-50 albums to his credit, alongside five ARIA and four AIR Award Nominations, two APRA Awards, and gong for Best International Act at the LA Music Critic Awards in 2014, Grunwald is cast in bronze among Australia’s most successful blues musicians.


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Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office.
Admission $45
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.

 
Seventh Wonder presents Fleetwood Mac's Rumours
 
THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 18, 8:00PM
 
Experience one of the world's premier celebrations of Fleetwood Mac with "Seventh Wonder." This electrifying show brings the full "Rumours" album to life, featuring classics like "Go Your Own Way," "Dreams," and "Don't Stop." This All - Star band mesmerizes with Fleetwood Mac's greatest hits including "Little Lies," "Gypsy," and "Say You Love Me."

As one of the most influential bands in rock history, Fleetwood Mac's legacy spans over 100 million records sold worldwide, with their 1977 masterpiece "Rumours" achieving over 45 million copies sold. Bloom's dedication and exquisite vocal talent ensure an unforgettable evening, honoring Fleetwood Mac's iconic sound and emotional depth. Don't miss this extraordinary opportunity to witness the magic of Fleetwood Mac's timeless music brought to life by one of Australia's most applauded vocal talents " Bloom", and her incredible band, featuring musicians from Human Nature, 1927, Jon English, The Angels and more.

Described as "Sonically Perfect" and "As Good As It Gets", No other show comes close!


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ENTRY: Tickets available HERE or from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $58
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Chamber Music NZ - Four Last Songs

SUNDAY OCTOBER 12, 4:00PM

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. They are songs of farewell and of gentle heartbreak. The words of the final song, Im Abendrot, speak of an elderly couple walking hand in hand, at rest from their wanderings, away from life. The final verse:
O weiter, stiller Friede! O vast and silent peace!
So tief im Abendrot So deep in sunset glow,
Wie sind wir wandermüde- How weary we are with wandering-
Ist dies etwa der Tod? Could this perhaps be death?

For this special premier performance, Salina Fisher has arranged the Four Last Songs for NZTrio and celebrated Australian soprano Emma Pearson.

ARTISTS
Somi Kim Piano
Matthias Balzat Cello
Amalia Hall Violin
Emma Pearson Soprano

PROGRAMME
Elena Kats-Chernin The Spirit and the Maiden
Salina Fisher Kintsugi
Amy Beach 2 Songs Op. 100 A Mirage and Stella Viatoris
Sergei Rachmaninoff Vocalise
Richard Strauss (arr. Salina Fisher) Four Last Songs (Vier letze Lieder) TrV 296

This concert is c. 90 minutes with a 20-minute interval


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ENTRY: Tickets available HERE and from the Globe Theatre Box Office
Admission $58
Concession $55
Student (with ID) $17
Child (Under 17 years) $17
Palmy Companion Card tickets available. Please contact the Globe Theatre Box Office.