Six Ways to Get Social this Spring
Published: Wednesday 6 September, 2023
Spring has arrived and we have a spring in our step for not only warmer days ahead but also for the superb shows and exciting events we have coming up over the next few months.
We’ve curated this list to get you out of the house to enjoy some of the best performing arts Tāmaki Makaurau has to offer. Which ones will you be booking tickets for?
Relive your favourite movie soundtracks live in concert at Star Wars & Beyond
Enjoy film scores from much-loved movies like Star Wars saga, E.T. The Extra Terrestrial, Jurassic Park, Raiders of the Lost Ark, and so much more. Performed by a full symphony orchestra for one night only in the Bruce Mason Centre.
Experience 360 ALLSTARS, a supercharged urban circus
Marvel in the best of BMX, basketball, breakdancing, acrobatics, drumming, and more in this phenomenal physical performance exploring all forms of rotation. 360 ALLSTARS connects the street with the elite and boasts a stellar cast of World Champion and World Record-holding artists and athletes. Don’t miss this international smash hit at The Civic, presented by Auckland Live.
Sink your teeth into Dracula's: The Resurrection Tour
Australia’s iconic vaudevillian variety show will unleash in Aotearoa for the first time ever this October. This showstopping spectacular will combine years of perfected performances into one blockbuster show, set to dazzle and delight in a way only Dracula’s can. There will be live rock music, sultry burlesque, aerial acrobatics, jaw-to-the-floor costumes, razor-sharp comedy, and more!
Rock out at Queen: It's a Kinda Magic
Direct from Australia, this show is back set to immerse fans in the spectacle, grandeur, and extravagance of Queen and Freddie Mercury. Get ready for a night of non-stop rock anthems including 'We Will Rock You', 'We Are the Champions', 'I Want to Break Free', 'Somebody to Love', 'Another One Bites the Dust', and 'Bohemian Rhapsody'.
March along to The Music Man in Concert, a concert spectacular
Following on from last year’s hugely successful semi-staged season of Chess, G&T Productions returns with this best-known work by Meredith Willson. Featuring 24 big band songs, including the hit 'Seventy-six Trombones', this joyful musical will be performed live by our finest singers and musicians and the Royal New Zealand Navy Band to create an incredible wall of sound, over four days.
Get your laugh on with Dara Ó Briain
One of Ireland’s finest comedy exports best known for hosting BBC's Mock The Week returns to our shores with his award-winning new show after 150+ sell-out shows across the UK, Ireland, Europe, and Canada. There will be brilliantly crafted routines, funny lines aplenty and of course, his trademark lightning-fast improvisational crowd-work.
