Q Theatre

🎄 Celebrate the Festive Season at Q Theatre! As we enter the last months of 2025, Q is buzzing with excitement for the holiday season! Don’t miss out on the joy and celebrations at Q in Tāmaki Makaurau!
🔗 https://www.qtheatre.co.nz/shows

🎉 #ONSALE – It’s festival time!
Get ready for 18 unforgettable days and nights of creativity, connection, and celebration.
Join us as we come together to enjoy the best of the arts.

Tickets for AAF 2026 are on sale now!

Whakanuia, kia hurō tātou katoa.

#AAF #AAF2026 #AucklandEvents

Life on a Loop Celebrated theatre star Ellie Smith returns to the stage in New Zealand with her solo show Life on a Loop — fresh from an "utterly uplifting" sellout season in London. 11 November - 16 November

Life on a Loop is a tender and funny exploration of life in a rest home, told through the eyes of a devoted carer with a big heart.

🎟️ Limited Season
👉Book Your Tickets Now
🔗https://www.qtheatre.co.nz/shows/life-on-a-loop

🎭 Get ready for the chaos! H.R. The Musical #2 is coming to Q on Nov 25, 2025. Join us for a brand-new riotous musical sketch-comedy from the team behind the 2024 hit! #HRTheMusical #AucklandEvents
🎟️ Book now for a laugh-out-loud night out!
🔗 https://www.qtheatre.co.nz/shows/hr-musical

🏴‍☠️ Captain Morrow and the Sands of Time opens in Loft tonight! 🏴‍☠️
Directed by Barnie Duncan, this critically acclaimed comedy is a must-see for both Comedy Festival regulars and theatre lovers.
🔗 https://www.qtheatre.co.nz/news/captain-morrow-and-sands-time-40-characters-one-hour-and-zero-props

🎉 Josh Metcalf and the Big Time team are in the whare! The Q whānau welcomed them with a beautiful mihi whakatau, waiata, and kai today.
✨ Big Time opens tonight in Loft - and it’s already sold out! We’re stoked to have Josh back at Q after his sell-out run at Comedy Festival!
🔗Link In Bio

💋 Welcome to Lady T’s — Aotearoa’s (allegedly) longest-running drag club.
Expect anthems, lashes, and pure rebellion in D.R.A.G starring Hugo Grrrl, Adena Delights, and Slay West — plus surprise guests every night!
https://www.qtheatre.co.nz/drag-dressed-resembling-god

Today, the Q team and board welcomed our new Chief Executive, Sally-Anne Kerr, with a mihi whakatau in our special whare.

We look forward to building the waka together - He waka eke noa.

He aha te mea nui? He tangata, he tangata, he tangata.

Set sail on an epic adventure with #CaptainMorrow and her quirky crew of 2 daring actors, 1 rockin’ musician, and a wild cast of 40+ characters! Join us for laughs, thrills, and some serious pirate shenanigans!
https://www.qtheatre.co.nz/shows/captain-morrow-and-sands-time

Join us for a night of laughter and unforgettable moments. Comedian Akaash Singh is bringing his Generational Triumph Tour to Q Theatre on 5 Feb 2026!
📅 5 Feb 2026
📍 Q Theatre
🎟️ https://ow.ly/MKKc50X8gLq
#AkaashSingh #GenerationalTriumph #ComedyNight

#ONSALE Step into a world where the extraordinary meets the unexpected!
Join us for Beyond The Velvet, an immersive celebration of dance, theatre, and spectacle that promises to dazzle your senses!
🎟️ Grab your tickets today
📅 5-6 November 2025
🔗 https://www.qtheatre.co.nz/shows/beyond-velvet

Have you seen the missing comedian? 😻🐶🦗🐠
Catch Josh Metcalfe’s hilarious debut hour All My Pets Keep Dying after a sell-out NZ Comedy Fest run!
📅 17–18 Oct, 6:45 pm @ Q Theatre
🎟️ 2-for-1 code: PETS (limited time!)
🔗 https://www.qtheatre.co.nz/shows/josh-metcalfe-all-my-pets-keep-dying

Watching your best friend chase their dream is beautiful—unless it’s your dream too.
Join us for Loft, Oct 16–18, and witness Max & Sabrina’s story of ambition, envy, and friendship in the world of entertainment.
https://www.qtheatre.co.nz/shows/big-time

#ONSALE Get ready for a night of laughter! Blake Pavey is bringing his brand new stand-up show to Q Theatre after two tours in Australia and a viral YouTube sensation!

🗓️ 21 February 2026
📍 Rangatira, Q Theatre
🔗 https://www.qtheatre.co.nz/shows/blake-pavey-live

Laugh like never before! Alex Calleja and his Comedy Crew are hitting the stage at Rangatira, Q Theatre on 18 October 2025. Join us for a hilarious evening filled with relatable humour and unforgettable performances!
🔗 https://ow.ly/ULYc50X43jl

#AucklandEvents #AlexCalleja #LaughTripTour2025

Celebrate Diwali in the city with Ranggheli: The Bhavai Saga
75 minutes of music, laughter & colourful folk theatre. Two nights only at Q Theatre Loft!
📅 11–12 Oct | 🎟️ $20–$35
#RanggheliLive #BhavaiSaga #DiwaliAuckland #LiveTheatre

ON SALE NOW: Zheng’s Music Studio 10th Annual Concert
Join us for an unforgettable afternoon of music as we celebrate a decade of artistry at Zheng’s Music Studio, with Boya Guzheng & Lin Zheng, featuring APO percussionist Eric Renick.
📅 Sat 22 Nov, 6pm
📍 Rangatira, Q theatre

Get ready for the ultimate celebration of dance! The Velocity Dance Competition Grand Finals 2025 is coming to Q Theatre this week. Don’t miss out on this spectacular event!

🔗 https://ow.ly/PRxf50X3n4T

From Red Carpets to Classical Concerts: A Peek Inside Q Lounge 👀

Today we're shining the spotlight on our special Lounge space and some of the exciting activity we've recently had coming through 🤩

Click here to read more on our blog 👉 bit.ly/3I0dnPP

📸 Jinki Cambronero

🗓️On this weekend🗓️

Maz Jobrani is a globally recognised comedian and actor, known for his sharp wit and dynamic stage presence - and he's hitting the Rangatira stage next weekend! Don't miss your chance to experience all the laughs, live and in person.

🎟️👉 qtheatre.co.nz/shows/maz-jobrani-live

Bea Lee Smith's "Colour Me Cecily" is an unashamed throwback to 80s New Zealand, all about the joy of discovering one's true self - with plenty of twists and turns along the way. Book your tickets now!

🗓️ 7 - 9 August
📍 Q Loft
🎟️ ow.ly/3nPx50WunFj

🎟️On Sale Now: Kundalini - The Awakening🎟️

Come experience this visionary dance and music production, inspired by the profound spiritual science of Tantra. Don't miss this rare artistic journey - book now!

🗓️ Sunday 5 October 2025
👉 www.qtheatre.co.nz/shows/kundal...

‘We’re in a renaissance of Pasifika theatre, heralded in part by Rodger’s championing of other playwrights and poets himself, and Black Faggot is absolutely part of that legacy that deserves to be seen, even re-examined, to quantify that renaissance.’ Great review for the revival of Black Faggot

Lucy Score, the New York Times Bestselling author is coming to Q!

Don't miss her in conversation with ZM's Carwen Jones at this special evening on 17 Sep 📚

Be quick, tickets are selling fast 🎟️ qtheatre.co.nz/show/aneveningwithlucyscore

A couple of weeks ago, Michael sat in on a rehearsal for Flyleaf Theatre Company's ST. JOAN, giving them feedback on the production. It will be opening @qtheatre.bsky.social this Wednesday, running until 5 July.

Info/tix: www.qtheatre.co.nz/shows/saint-...

Comedy fans, get ready! Australian comedian Vanessa Larry Mitchell is heading back to Q this October 🥳

Don't miss the next instalment of her hilarious life events, including dating stories, single parenting, anatomy awareness and more. It's guaranteed to be a night of laughter 👉 bit.ly/3G6Mrga

Filipino stand-up comedy sensation Alex Calleja and The Comedy Crew are bringing their much-anticipated LaughTrip Tour to Rangatira. Don't miss this celebration of Filipino humour and culture, filled with lots of laughs and plenty of good vibes. Get your tix now!

🗓️ Sun 19 Oct
🎟️ ow.ly/xVpt50W6HRK

A Q&A with playwright, Victor Rodger Black Faggot is a funny, raw, deeply moving play, featuring a vast array of (mostly) queer characters in Auckland's Pasifika Community. Ahead of the show opening at Q Theatre later this month, we spok...

Ahead of Black Faggot opening at Q Theatre later this month, we spoke with playwright Victor Rodger ONZM about this incredibly moving work and its journey.

Check it out on our blog 💭👉 bit.ly/3FKrQOJ

📸 Image via Wikipedia. Credit - By New Zealand Government, Office of the Governor-General

Suitcase Show returns to @qtheatre.bsky.social 10-12 July. Link in bio.

Flier design by @rebekahderoo.bsky.social. Printed on eco recycled stock card at Big Pic.

The NZ International Comedy Festival w/ Best Foods Mayo has wrapped up for another year! The laughter is still lingering in our whare and we're taking a moment to reflect on five of our top highlights from this year's festival ❤️

Read more on our blog 👉 www.qtheatre.co.nz/news/thats-w...