# Theatre in Nelson, NE | Plays, Drama & Show Tickets

- **Subtitle**: Find theatre in Nelson, Nelson — plays, drama, musicals and stage shows. Browse the latest productions by date and venue and book your tickets.
- **Category**: Theatre
- **Display Name**: Theatre events
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## About

Attending a theatre workshop could be tremendous fun and an absolute stress buster. Be it improv, musicals, open mics, screening or performing arts in Nelson, we have got it all covered. If you wish to step into the world of theatre and want to learn acting or storytelling, you can even register for theatre workshops happening in Nelson. Express and Impress and Collaborate with the theatre artists and hone your skills by simply attending a few theatre events every week or during weekends. Find out the best theatre events in Nelson. You will be surprised to find yourself locked in a laughter riot with your friends.

## Theatre Events in Nelson

- **Event Name**: GOMIL - Grumpy Old Man in Lycra
  - **Description**: Award-winning actor Mark Hadlow returns to the stage with a hilarious and deeply relatable sequel to the nationwide hit MAMIL (Middle Aged Man in Lycra).

Written and directed by Gregory Cooper, GOMIL follows Wayne, founder of the original MAMIL cycling g
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 3
  - **Date**: Sun Sep 13 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sun Sep 13 2026 at 09:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/gomil-grumpy-old-man-in-lycra/200030335728830
  - **Venue**: 78 Rutherford Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010
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  - **Categories**: art, theatre, sports, workshops, comedy, trips-adventures, entertainment, cycling, storytelling
- **Event Name**: NBS A Night at the Opera
  - **Description**: Join NBS Nelson City Brass for an unforgettable musical experience with NBS A Night at the Opera!

Step into an evening of drama, passion, and exceptional brass playing as the band presents a diverse programme inspired by some of the world’s most beloved
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 05 2026 at 07:00 pm (+12:00)
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  - **Venue**: Theatre Royal Nelson
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, music, art, theatre, concerts, performances, live-music, storytelling
- **Event Name**: Machine de Cirque
  - **Description**: Nelson Arts Festival exclusive.

This October, internationally acclaimed circus company Machine de Cirque will bring their extraordinary show to Whakatū Nelson for a strictly limited season at Trafalgar Centre. 

Having performed more than 700 shows acros
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Fri Oct 30 2026 at 07:00 pm – Fri Oct 30 2026 at 08:10 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/machine-de-cirque/200030341580802
  - **Venue**: Trafalgar Venues
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  - **Categories**: festivals, art
- **Event Name**: High School Musical
  - **Description**: Presented by Nelson Youth Theatre Company.

Disney's High School Musical is fun for the whole family.

Disney Channel's smash hit movie musical comes to life on your stage! Troy, Gabriella and the students of East High must deal with issues of first love,
  - **Date**: Sun Oct 04 2026 at 07:00 pm – Sun Oct 04 2026 at 09:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/high-school-musical/200030287782217
  - **Venue**: Theatre Royal Nelson
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  - **Categories**: live-music, workshops, art, theatre, entertainment
- **Event Name**: Annie JR
  - **Description**: Presented by Nelson Youth Theatre Company.

Annie JR. features everyone’s favourite little redhead in her very first adventure.

With equal measures of pluck and positivity, little orphan Annie charms everyone's hearts despite a next-to-nothing start in 1
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  - **Date**: Sun Oct 04 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sun Oct 04 2026 at 03:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/annie-jr/200030287179722
  - **Venue**: Theatre Royal Nelson
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  - **Categories**: art, theatre, trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Blue Stockings
  - **Description**: Blue Stockings follows the story of four young women fighting for education and self-determination against the larger backdrop of women’s suffrage.

1896. Girton College, Cambridge, the first college in Britain to admit women. The Girton girls study feroc
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 1
  - **Date**: Thu Sep 10 2026 at 07:00 pm – Thu Sep 10 2026 at 09:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/blue-stockings/200030396525051
  - **Venue**: 78 Rutherford Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010
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  - **Categories**: workshops
- **Event Name**: Once Upon a Dance
  - **Description**: A sprinkle of fairy dust, a dash of magic, and a whole lot of dancing - this year’s show invites you into a world where stories come alive and imagination takes centre stage.

When a curious young girl falls asleep reading her favourite storybook, she is
  - **Date**: Sat Sep 19 2026 at 01:30 pm – Sat Sep 19 2026 at 03:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/once-upon-a-dance/200030284995712
  - **Venue**: 78 Rutherford Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010
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  - **Categories**: trips-adventures
- **Event Name**: Echoes of Pink Floyd - Theatre Royal Nelson NZ - 60 Years of Pink Floyd
  - **Description**: Iconic British rock band, Pink Floyd left an indelible mark on the world, inspiring generations with their ground-breaking soundscapes and thought-provoking lyrics. 2025 marks the diamond anniversary of Pink Floyd's inception, and to honour this milestone
  - **Interested Audience**:
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  - **Date**: Tue Nov 17 2026 at 07:30 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/echoes-of-pink-floyd-theatre-royal-nelson-nz-60-years-of-pink-floyd/200029781105104
  - **Venue**: Theatre Royal Nelson
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, art, theatre, concerts, live-music, fine-arts
- **Event Name**: From Script To Stage
  - **Description**: Justin Eade (playwright) & Giles Burton (director) in conversation.About this EventSpend an evening with playwright Justin Eade and director Giles Burton as they talk about taking the play The Blunderstudy
  - **Date**: Wed Sep 16 2026 at 06:00 pm – Wed Sep 16 2026 at 07:30 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/nelson/from-script-to-stage/100001992406663966
  - **Venue**: Project 100
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  - **Price**: Free
  - **Categories**: fitness, Art, Theatre

## Trending Events in Nelson

- **Event Name**: INSPIRE Festival
  - **Description**: INSPIRE Festival is for all tamariki aged 8-13 (up to year 8) who are interested in STEAMS learning.About this EventINSPIRE Festival is 4-5 Sept 2026!$60 per child per day for a full day of ST
  - **Venue**: Nayland College
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- **Event Name**: GOMIL - Grumpy Old Man in Lycra
  - **Description**: Award-winning actor Mark Hadlow returns to the stage with a hilarious and deeply relatable sequel to the nationwide hit MAMIL (Middle Aged Man in Lycra).

Written and directed by Gregory Cooper, GOMIL follows Wayne, founder of the original MAMIL cycling g
  - **Venue**: 78 Rutherford Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010
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- **Event Name**: Tradie vs. Tradie Bathurst event - Round 2!
  - **Description**: 👷‍♂️Who’s the Fastest on the Tools – and the Track?

It’s time to trade your hammer for a helmet and prove who really runs the job site – on four wheels!

The Pro Karts Tradies Bathurst Challenge is the chance for your business to take on other businesses
  - **Venue**: Pro Karts - Nelson Fun Park
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- **Event Name**: The Extravaganza Fair - Nelson / Tasman
  - **Description**: 🎪✨ ROLL UP, ROLL UP – THE EXTRAVAGANZA FAIR IS BACK! ✨🎪

🎉 Celebrating 12 epic years of magical mayhem on the road! 🎉

New Zealand’s biggest and most fabulous travelling fair is rolling back into town – and you’re invited!

We’re bringing grassroots charm
  - **Venue**: Richmond Park Raceway
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- **Event Name**: Nelson Home & Garden Show 2026
  - **Description**: The Home & Garden Show is packed with all the ideas, inspiration and exclusive show specials that you need to transform your surroundings.About this EventThe Home & Garden Show is packed with all the ideas, inspir
  - **Venue**: Saxton Stadium
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- **Event Name**: Summer Hydroslide Night Rave at Nelson Fun Park!
  - **Description**: 🌈 NIGHT RAVE @ Nelson Fun Park 🌊🎶

Get ready to light up your night! 🔥

Our Night Rave Hydroslide Sessions are back for Summer and bigger than ever!

Join us for 1.5 hours of UNLIMITED hydroslide rides under the lights - with flashing lights, pumping musi
  - **Venue**: 40 Hounsell Circle, Tāhunanui, Nelson, 7011
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- **Event Name**: Nelson Home and Garden Show 2026
  - **Description**: The Nelson Home and Garden Show is back on the 18th to 20th of September 2026!

Whether you’re building, renovating, decorating or furnishing, don’t miss out on a feast of ideas, inspiration, super show specials, expert advice and fun for the whole family
  - **Venue**: Saxton Stadium
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- **Event Name**: In-person Free Robotics Workshop For Kids at Motueka (7-14yrs)
  - **Description**: Searching for the best robotics classes for kids in Motueka?Register for the Moonpreneur complimentary in-person workshop and transform your child's curiosity into creation. After our previous event got completely booked, we are bac
  - **Venue**: Motueka Garden Motel
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- **Event Name**: Nelson Parent and Child Expo
  - **Description**: Nelson Parent and Child Expo will be on Saturday 12th September 2026 at Founder’s Heritage Park Create Events Limited are proud to bring you the Annual Nelson Parent and Child Expo. Supporting and collaborating with local organisations in our community. S
  - **Venue**: Founders Heritage Park
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Theatre events in Nelson?
  - **A:** GOMIL - Grumpy Old Man in Lycra (Sun Sep 13 2026 at 07:00 pm at 78 Rutherford Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010), NBS A Night at the Opera (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 07:00 pm at Theatre Royal Nelson), Machine de Cirque (Fri Oct 30 2026 at 07:00 pm at Trafalgar Venues), High School Musical (Sun Oct 04 2026 at 07:00 pm at Theatre Royal Nelson), Annie JR (Sun Oct 04 2026 at 02:00 pm at Theatre Royal Nelson).
- **Q**: What are the top free Theatre events in Nelson?
  - **A:** From Script To Stage (Wed Sep 16 2026 at 06:00 pm at Project 100).
- **Q**: What Theatre events are happening in Nelson this weekend September 4–6, 2026?
  - **A:** NBS A Night at the Opera (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 07:00 pm at Theatre Royal Nelson).
- **Q**: What Theatre events are happening in Nelson in September 2026?
  - **A:** GOMIL - Grumpy Old Man in Lycra (Sun Sep 13 2026 at 07:00 pm at 78 Rutherford Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010), NBS A Night at the Opera (Sat Sep 05 2026 at 07:00 pm at Theatre Royal Nelson), Blue Stockings (Thu Sep 10 2026 at 07:00 pm at 78 Rutherford Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010), Once Upon a Dance (Sat Sep 19 2026 at 01:30 pm at 78 Rutherford Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010), From Script To Stage (Wed Sep 16 2026 at 06:00 pm at Project 100).
- **Q**: How can I find Theatre events in Nelson?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Theatre events in Nelson on AllEvents.in. Browse by date, venue, or price to find events that match your interests.
- **Q**: How do I buy tickets for Theatre events in Nelson?
  - **A:** You can buy tickets directly through AllEvents.in. Many events offer online booking with options for free, paid, and early-bird tickets.
- **Q**: What are the popular venues for Theatre events in Nelson?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Theatre events in Nelson include 78 Rutherford Street, Nelson, New Zealand 7010, Theatre Royal Nelson, Trafalgar Venues.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Theatre events in Nelson?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Theatre events in Nelson include Theatre Royal Nelson, Nelson Arts Festival, Echoes of Pink Floyd.
- **Q**: Are there any online Theatre events available?
  - **A:** Yes, many Theatre events are available online. You can filter for virtual events on AllEvents.in to attend from anywhere.
- **Q**: How can I get notified about new Theatre events in Nelson?
  - **A:** Follow the Theatre category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Theatre events are listed in Nelson.

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