# Theatre in Palmerston North | Plays, Drama & Show Tickets

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

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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 [CITY], 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 [CITY]. 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 [CITY]. You will be surprised to find yourself locked in a laughter riot with your friends.

## Theatre Events in Palmerston North

- **Event Name**: Opening Night
  - **Description**: Join us for our first opening show of Charlie and The Chocolate Factory at the Regent Theatre, Palmerston North ✨🎫
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  - **Date**: Fri Aug 21 2026 at 07:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/palmerston-north/opening-night/200030471584907
  - **Venue**: Regent on Broadway
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  - **Categories**: art, theatre
- **Event Name**: Palmy Drag Fest 2026 - Main Show
  - **Description**: 🎪✨ PALMY DRAG FEST 2026 – THE GREATEST SHOW ON EARTH ✨🎪

Step right up… the curtain is about to rise on the most spectacular, dazzling, high-camp event of the year!

Prepare for extraordinary talent, outrageous looks, and jaw-dropping performances as we b
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  - **Date**: Sat Oct 03 2026 at 08:00 pm (+13:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/palmerston-north/palmy-drag-fest-2026-main-show/200029931763028
  - **Venue**: Regent on Broadway
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  - **Categories**: festivals
- **Event Name**: Mel Parsons - Castle Hill Album Tour - Palmerston North
  - **Description**: Singer-songwriting luminary, Mel Parsons, has announced a seven-date national theatre tour with her band in August and September 2026, celebrating her much-anticipated new album, Castle Hill (out August 7).

Expect soaring harmonies, a dynamic live show,
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 17
  - **Date**: Sun Sep 06 2026 at 07:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/palmerston-north/mel-parsons-castle-hill-album-tour-palmerston-north/200030214539645
  - **Venue**: Globe Theatre
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  - **Categories**: music, entertainment, art, theatre
- **Event Name**: MPACS Musical Theatre Competitions
  - **Description**: Musical Theatre
Free admission
  - **Interested Audience**:
    - Count: 37
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 15 2026 at 09:00 am (+12:00)
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  - **Venue**: Speirs Centre PNBHS
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  - **Categories**: art, theatre, live-music, contests
- **Event Name**: Lamarr!  World premiere
  - **Description**: World premier!  
Thursday 20 August 2026
Globe Theatre 
LAMARR!

A slice of history bought to life by local artist Paul Lyons and 
The Manawatu Theatre Society
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  - **Date**: Thu Aug 20 2026 at 07:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/palmerston-north/lamarr-world-premiere/200030516811650
  - **Venue**: Palmerston North, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: art, theatre
- **Event Name**: The Doo-Wop Club Auditions
  - **Description**: The Manawatu Theatre Society are on the hunt for an AMAZING cast to bring their end of year show to life!!!

The Doo-Wop club is set to be a toe tapping rocking musical comedy serving up Doo Wop classics. Complete with gangsters, crooners, talented ladies
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    - Count: 11
  - **Date**: Sat Aug 22 2026 at 11:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/palmerston-north/the-doo-wop-club-auditions/200030522359326
  - **Venue**: The Globe Theatre, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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  - **Categories**: comedy, entertainment, live-music, art, theatre
- **Event Name**: Shakespeare with Jonathon Hendry
  - **Description**: In 2026, thanks to our generous funder Mercury, the course is FREE to Manawatu students aged 14 to 18. Limited spots, express your interest: https://www.centrepoint.co.nz/basement-co-labs  

Who are you talking to? An intensive, fun-filled session explori
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  - **Date**: Sun Sep 20 2026 at 09:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/palmerston-north/shakespeare-with-jonathon-hendry/200029305034135
  - **Venue**: 280 Church Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand 4410
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  - **Categories**: art, theatre, festivals, comedy, workshops, entertainment, pop-ups
- **Event Name**: Lights with Talya Pilcher
  - **Description**: In 2026, thanks to our generous funder Mercury, the course is FREE to Manawatu students aged 14 to 18. Limited spots, express your interest: https://www.centrepoint.co.nz/basement-co-labs  

Focusing on the basics of light rigging, learn about lighting sy
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  - **Date**: Sun Aug 30 2026 at 09:00 am (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/palmerston-north/lights-with-talya-pilcher/200029726940159
  - **Venue**: 280 Church Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand 4410
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  - **Categories**: art, theatre, workshops, entertainment, performances, music, live-music
- **Event Name**: Fiddler on the Roof Senior - Opening
  - **Description**: Fiddler on the Roof Senior follows Tevye the milkman as he tries to protect his daughters and his way of life from a changing world. 

Broadway senior creates an opportunity for senior members of society, who may have performed in musicals or choirs in th
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  - **Date**: Wed Sep 02 2026 at 02:00 pm (+12:00)
  - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/palmerston-north/fiddler-on-the-roof-senior-opening/200030028253654
  - **Venue**: 280 Church Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand 4410
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  - **Categories**: entertainment, performances, music

## Trending Events in Palmerston North

- **Event Name**: ROCKSTOCK: PIRATES AND VIKINGS PARTY MANAWATU
  - **Description**: About the event
PREPARE TO PLUNDER AND ROCK: ROCKSTOCK BRINGS PIRATES AND VIKINGS TO MANAWATU!

MANAWATU, NEW ZEALAND — Grab your cutlasses, polish your battle axes, and prepare for the heaviest, most action-packed family friendly day out of the year! Roc
  - **Venue**: Victory Venue
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- **Event Name**: Sleeping Beauty | Royal New Zealand Ballet
  - **Description**: To celebrate the summer, we return to a much-loved Royal New Zealand Ballet production from 2011: Greg Horsman’s fairytale version of The Sleeping Beauty.

The age-old story of the princess who pricks her finger and falls into an enchanted sleep, only to
  - **Venue**: Regent on Broadway
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- **Event Name**: Turbos v Otago
  - **Description**: Saturday night footy returns to The Arena in Palmy as the Turbos take on Otago in Round 3 of the Hilux NPC.

Bring the crew, wear green and white, and get behind Manawatū at home.

We've also launched an all-new hospitality pavilion. Enjoy complimentary d
  - **Venue**: The Arena, Palmerston North, New Zealand 4410
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- **Event Name**: Rainbow Fair
  - **Description**: 🌈 RAINBOW FAIR IS BACK! 🌈

After a fabulous success last year with over 1,000 people through the doors, the Rainbow Fair returns bigger, brighter, and more fabulous than ever as part of !

Join us on Saturday 3 October from 10AM – 2PM at the Palmerston No
  - **Venue**: Palmerston North Conference and Function Centre
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- **Event Name**: ¡Salud! Festival
  - **Description**: Welcoming back Palmy’s best OG cocktail + food festival! ¡Salud! will showcase boutique distilleries, breweries and beverage producers from across the Manawatū + across NZ. We’ll have:

• On-site bars run by boutique distilleries, breweries and wineries
  - **Venue**: Central Energy Trust Arena - 107 Cuba Street, Palmerston North
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- **Event Name**: "Witness for the Prosecution" - The Theatrical Court Event of the Year
  - **Description**: ⚖️ The theatrical courtroom event of the year is coming to Palmerston North!

Agatha Christie’s WITNESS FOR THE PROSECUTION

📅 7–22 August 2026
📍 Ngaire Ngatuere Auditorium
397 Church Street, Palmerston North

🔥 Strictly limited season
🔥 Some Jury Seat pe
  - **Venue**: 394-397 Church Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand 4410
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- **Event Name**: Callum Wagstaff: I Still Want Your Kidney (PWCF)
  - **Description**: He's here to kick ass and take kidneys. And he's all out of ass. And kidneys.

Callum's exhausted every possible avenue, from family, to friends, to strangers, to dead strangers. He's explored the possibility of inter-species transplantation and technolog
  - **Venue**: Globe Theatre
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- **Event Name**: Google Gemini Academy: Educator Roadshow (Palmerston North)
  - **Description**: Join us for our annual edu roadshow! Join Steve (Google) & Jack (Fusion) to learn AI basics, prompting & responsible use in the classroom.About this EventWhat to expectThis
  - **Venue**: Kelvin Grove Community Centre
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- **Event Name**: ¡Salud! Festival
  - **Description**: The bougiest cocktail party the Manawatū has ever seen!About this EventWelcoming back Palmy’s best OG food & spirits festival! ¡Salud! will showcase boutique distilleries, breweries and beverage producers from across
  - **Venue**: 107 Cuba Street
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## FAQs

- **Q**: What are the top Theatre events in Palmerston North?
  - **A:** Opening Night (Fri Aug 21 2026 at 07:00 pm at Regent on Broadway), Palmy Drag Fest 2026 - Main Show (Sat Oct 03 2026 at 08:00 pm at Regent on Broadway), Mel Parsons - Castle Hill Album Tour - Palmerston North (Sun Sep 06 2026 at 07:00 pm at Globe Theatre), MPACS Musical Theatre Competitions (Sat Aug 15 2026 at 09:00 am at Speirs Centre PNBHS), Lamarr!  World premiere (Thu Aug 20 2026 at 07:00 pm at Palmerston North, New Zealand).
- **Q**: What Theatre events are happening in Palmerston North today August 15, 2026?
  - **A:** MPACS Musical Theatre Competitions (Sat Aug 15 2026 at 09:00 am at Speirs Centre PNBHS).
- **Q**: What Theatre events are happening in Palmerston North this weekend August 14–16, 2026?
  - **A:** MPACS Musical Theatre Competitions (Sat Aug 15 2026 at 09:00 am at Speirs Centre PNBHS).
- **Q**: What Theatre events are happening in Palmerston North in August 2026?
  - **A:** Opening Night (Fri Aug 21 2026 at 07:00 pm at Regent on Broadway), MPACS Musical Theatre Competitions (Sat Aug 15 2026 at 09:00 am at Speirs Centre PNBHS), Lamarr!  World premiere (Thu Aug 20 2026 at 07:00 pm at Palmerston North, New Zealand), The Doo-Wop Club Auditions (Sat Aug 22 2026 at 11:00 am at The Globe Theatre, Palmerston North, New Zealand), Lights with Talya Pilcher (Sun Aug 30 2026 at 09:00 am at 280 Church Street, Palmerston North, New Zealand 4410).
- **Q**: How can I find Theatre events in Palmerston North?
  - **A:** You can discover upcoming Theatre events in Palmerston North 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 Palmerston North?
  - **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 Palmerston North?
  - **A:** Some popular venues hosting Theatre events in Palmerston North include Regent on Broadway, Globe Theatre, Speirs Centre PNBHS.
- **Q**: Who are the top organizers for Theatre events in Palmerston North?
  - **A:** Popular organizers hosting Theatre events in Palmerston North include Act Three Productions, Palmy Drag Fest, MEL PARSONS.
- **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 Palmerston North?
  - **A:** Follow the Theatre category on AllEvents.in to get notified when new Theatre events are listed in Palmerston North.

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