New Athenaeum Theatre

17/06/2024

We are stoked to be hosting Kate Low this weekend: 'How to Build a Gate' is on Saturday 22 June, 730pm. You can get schmickets via our website, of course! Schmickets is code, coz spammers suck, and fb wants to put us in jail everytime we share our website 🙄 you can buy schmickets, which get you a seat to a show, at NewAthenaeumTheatre*dot*com. Interwebs, huh, amiright? Come see a play about it!

Thriller . . .Kate Lowe performs touring onewoman show How to Build a Gate, coming to Dunedin’s New Athenaeum Theatre on June

03/04/2024

Great write up in the ODT today for HELIOS. Tickets available here: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2024/helios-dunedin/dunedin

Like Batman and Robin, Abbott and Costello or Tom and Jerry, Alex Wright and Phil Grainger, of Orpheus and The Gods, The Gods, The Gods have always...

01/04/2024

Don't miss HELIOS here next Tuesday 9th April!

In a unique spoken word production, English creators return to New Zealand to bring their retelling of an ancient Greek story to modern audiences.

23/03/2024

15/02/2024

Check out our amazing season! Tickets on sale now for Dunedin Fringe Festival 2024

12/01/2024

Holy heck half of January is DONE! We are counting down to welcoming Jo Ghastly Jo Prendergast Comedy back to the NAT either new show Cancer and Cartwheels - Dunedin on Jan 27th. Hit the event link to buy your tickets, and see you soon. Xx

22/11/2023

We're kicking off James Mustapic's flying visit tonight - he's headlining this grand bunch of comedians. And you better come along tonight if you don't have tickets to his NEW solo show tomorrow - because James Mustapic: 'I'm Doing My Best' has only ONE ticket left for Thursday night!

Beloved Auckland line-up show No Homo: Q***r Comedy is back in Dunedin! Featuring a red-hot line up of LGBTQIA comedians including Celebrity Treasure Island winner James Mustapic, this is not one to miss! Line up: Nicola Brown (MC) James Mustapic (Headliner) Sam Judge Jenny Kendrick Rev Henrietta Fo...

10/06/2022

Did you see 'Boy Mestizo' a couple weeks ago? James Roque is bringing his new show 'Badong' to the NAT this Thursday!! NATsquad is beyond excited for this - you can get tickets at newathenaeumtheatre.com

The Filipino Step-son of NZ Comedy, James Roque, brings you his debut comedy special and answers the question: what happens when someone who gets told to go back to where he came from, actually does? A show about karaoke, history and loving who you are - baggage and all.

09/06/2022

Plenty of adventure coming up next weekend! You can book for Badong - James Roque (Thurs 16th 7pm) and Hysterical (Fri 17th/Sat 18th 630pm) at newathenaeumtheatre.com - yes, there's still tix available! Doorsales for Improsaurus (Fri 17th 9pm) will be available from 830pm. Phew, good thing I bought me more coffee! See you soon! El x

Former Dunedin student, poet Olivia Hall is returning to the city with her collaborator Carrie Rudzinski to perform their latest spoken word poetry...

31/05/2022

You guys! The awesome at the NAT refuses to stop! So, you probably missed out on Gaslight Me AGAIN. But, you can still make it to Comedy Bites, 9pm Weds and Thurs. Book now so you don't miss out ;)

25/05/2022

Limited rush available!! Bring your i.d!

25/05/2022

Welcome to the fam, dollhouse.org.nz !! Chookas for opening night - we'll see you really soon! Xx

A University of Otago theatre lecturer and a student have created a new theatre company in an effort to provide more work for theatre graduates in...