What’s on at Q | Q Theatre

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Wed 9 February 2022

Thu 10 - Sun 27 March

Cancelled

Music

Tami Neilson - “The F Word - Songs Of Feminism In Country Music”

Cancelled

From Dolly to the (Dixie) Chicks, The F Word is the journey of feminism through song from the first #1 hit for a female country artist in 1952, through to today.
Cancelled

Theatre

Code-Switch

Cancelled

How do you thrive in a world where being you is not enough? At Q after a successful national tour. Code-Switch, an innovative live cinema experience tells a story of success, acceptance and identity.
February 2022

Festival

Summer at Q 2022

Unforgettable theatre at Q, all February.
Saturday 28 January 2022

Music

LOU'ANA

Tāmaki Makaurau based artist, LOU'ANA with her seven-piece band are playing one night only to serve up her soul funk grooves with a dose of Magick.
Wed 2 - Sat 5 February

Theatre

The Creeps

Direct from 5 star reviews Off-Broadway, The Creeps will seduce, tease, and tantalize the depths of your psyche. Step right up.
Wed 2 - Sat 5 February 2022

Other

HAUS of YOLO

Speed sewing and circus combine in a raucous cabaret, as fashion designer Welt Couture and The Sexy Love Puppets bring to life HAUS of YOLO's "Summer of Pride Collection '22"
Fri 4 - Sat 5 February

Theatre

Music

Too Much Hair

Part Queer disco, part house party, all euphoric chaos. Come celebrate gender euphoria with the development season of Too Much Hair, a musical paradise for Thems, Femmes, Mens and everything in-between.
Wed 9 - Sat 12 February 2022

Theatre

Olive Copperbottom: A Dickensian Tale of Love, Gin and the Pox

Penny Ashton delivers a rollicking, romantic, musical journey through 15 gin-soaked characters told with song, dance and questionable personal hygiene. It’s Oliver! meets Blackadder with a saucy feminine twist. "Very very funny" RNZ
Wed 9 February 2022

Comedy

Comedians of Taskmaster NZ

The Taskmaster NZ 2021 comedians have announced they will perform live at Q, for a night of stand-up comedy.
Wed 9 - Sat 12 February 2022

Theatre

Dance

Death. Disco. Heartbeat

From the creator of Dynamotion; a brilliantly joyful dance-theatre work that teeters between heartache and hilarity. Set to an eclectic soundtrack including INXS, Sharon Van Etten, and Chris Knox.
Thu 10 February 2022

Comedy

No Homo: Queer Comedy - Pride Showcase

No Homo: Queer Comedy is back for another fabulous lineup of the best queer comedians in Aotearoa. Featuring Eli Matthewson, James Malcolm, Janaye Henry, The Fan Brigade and more!
Fri 11 - Sat 12 February 2022

Comedy

GENTLE MAN - The Best of Chris Parker

Award winning comedian Chris Parker returns to Q Theatre for another night of comedy, this time giving you nothing but his Greatest Hits.
Tue 15 - Sat 19 February 2022

Theatre

The Nether

A new virtual wonderland provides total sensory immersion. Just log in, choose an identity and indulge your every whim
Wed 16 Feb 2022

Comedy

Dance

50 Ways to Leave Your Lover

50 Dances. 50 Minutes. 50 Way to Leave Your Lover! A fast-paced, adrenalin-fuelled comedy dance show. Bombastic dance moves to pop music, heavy metal, and everything in between.
Wed 16 - Sat 19 Feb 2022

Theatre

Hardly Working

A new play exploring the lives of an eclectic bunch of 20-some-things scrambling to find a sense of purpose and this week’s rent, amidst perpetual uncertainty.
Thu 19 - Sat 19 2022

Comedy

Dance

Other

Don't Touch The Queers

Don’t Touch The Queers is an opulent celebration of burlesque, drag, dance and circus. Starring Elektra Shock (Rupaul’s Drag Race), this colourful cabaret is a showcase of unstoppable queer excellence.
25 February 2022

Comedy

2022 Billy T Jams

Kick off 2022 with big laughs, fresh talent and one massive comedy showcase: Billy T Jams – featuring the 2022 Billy T Award nominees
Thu 10 - Sun 27 March

Festival

Auckland Arts Festival 2022

Auckland Arts Festival / Te Ahurei Toi o Tāmaki (AAF) champions change-making, the environment, ambitious ideas, powerful voices, and unique experiences that open our eyes, our hearts, and our minds.
Thu 10 - Sun 13 March

Theatre

A Stab in the Dark

Good and bad. Black and white. When the human condition is a grey area that craves absolutes, how can the truth be trusted? Sit back, and don’t relax as this new play from Nightsong – the creators of award-winning show Te Pō – takes you for a wickedly funny, suspenseful, and unpredictable ride.
Tue 15 - Sat 19 March 2022

Dance

Double Goer

Joy. Power. Sensuality. Rage. Double Goer is a wild theatrical dance celebration of the intense emotional bonds of female relationships – a deeply surreal work in which two strikingly similar female performers are born, reborn, meet, battle, and try to find the limits of and spaces between their bodies.
Wed 16 - Sat 19 March 2022

Theatre

Alatini

Pacific musical theatre with a twist! Discover a whole new world as the mega-hitmakers behind Sinarella and The Wizard of Ōtāhuhu reimagine Aladdin with signature South Auckland flavour. A magical mash-up of a musical that will make you laugh, warm your heart, and fill you with pride.
19 March 2022

Other

Deafinitely True

NZSL is one of New Zealand’s three official languages, but is rarely given centre stage. Turning a spotlight on Sign Language, this conversation for the hearing and deaf will be guided by a Deaf facilitator to illuminate the misunderstanding of hearing people and frequently asked questions. Come and listen!
Wed 23 - Sat 26 March

Theatre

Music

Kōpū

Is that my nipple hair between your teeth? You’re welcome. KŌPŪ calls you into a cheeky ballad of show, sharing the song of our young wāhine Māori as they navigate this world, hairy nipples first, in the footsteps of our naughty nannies from the kauta.
Thu 24 - Sun 27 March 2022

Theatre

TRUTHMACHINE

Blurring the line between cutting edge technology and live performance, TRUTHMACHINE seeks out truth in a world of fake news and alternative facts. A multi-award-winning social experiment from Australian theatre collective and techno-troublemakers, Counterpilot – Let’s see if your heart rate can lie as effectively as world leaders can.