Life, the Universe and Everything - shows that go deep

This is a show that will leave you breathless. Visceral and high-octane, ESCAPE blends complex, moving architectural structures with multi-talented performers to create a blood-pumping and emotional multimedia experience.  An undefinable blend of dance, stunt work, acrobatics, circus arts, and movement, ESCAPE is athletic and completely captivating.

Deep within the underworld, two skeleton friends dig tirelessly for fresh bones as their ancient forms deteriorate. When the Dodo miraculously sprouts feathers, chaos erupts and the order of the dead is shattered. Infused with puppetry, humour, and stunning visuals, this mesmerising musical odyssey follows their epic fight for survival, transformation, and true friendship.

Created by The Farm, No One Gets Out of Here Alive confronts mortality in a culture that prefers to look away — where velvet curtains drape coffins and the dead are painted to look living.

But this isn't just about the big D. It's also about the little d's: the death of dreams, of past selves, of quiet everyday endings. Weaving dance, voice, and music with humour and audience participation, this visceral, cathartic work creates a communal space to grieve — and to remember we are alive.

Part crime drama, part psychological thriller, Scorched Earth probes a dark yet fundamental question: What right do we have to the land beneath our feet, and what are we willing to do to keep it?

Inspired by John B. Keane's The Field, audiences are drawn into an interrogation room where a detective and suspect dredge through the ghosts of a long-forgotten murder. Luke Murphy (Volcano) weaves story, striking visuals, and visceral movement into an interrogation of wanting, striving, and resenting. A poetic final chapter of reaching and failing leaves no doubt of the cost of success.

A rip-roaring ride into the depths of the Chinese afterlife.

When two best friends spend a night holding vigil for their dead grandfathers, their conflicting attitudes grow, clashing over tradition and superstition. But the lords of the Underworld have their own thoughts, and they’re going to drag our heroes beyond the grave to resolve their differences.

From the writer of The Whale Rider, Witi Ihimaera, comes this new adaptation of the epic tale of Tiri Mahana, a 185-year-old matriarch, from her birth at the signing of the Treaty of Waitangi to present-day Aotearoa.

With award-winning actors Miriama McDowell (Ngāti Hine, Ngāpuhi) and Nī Dekkers-Reihana (Ngāpuhi, Te Rarawa, Ngāti Porou), audiences are invited to a play for the whole whānau where Tiri wants us all to remember that the good things, the right things in life, are worth fighting for.

What do you get when trees, ghosts and deer combine in a magical mix by one of Aotearoa's most ingenious dancers, storytellers and award-winning choreographers? You'll find yourself in the offbeat, playful world of Shel We by Tupua Tigafua. Off-beat, upbeat and heartwarming, Shel We has delighted audiences of all ages from New Zealand to Sweden.

Ocean in Concert features award-winning composer Steven Price’s original score, performed live by Camerata — Queensland's Chamber Orchestra, in perfect synchronisation with the film’s spectacular imagery and Attenborough's narration. Price’s epic score to Ocean captures the drama, savagery, and beauty of the ocean’s underwater world magnifying the film’s impact, amplifying both its wonder and its urgency. “After 100 years on the planet, I now understand the most important place on Earth is not on land, but at sea.” — Sir David Attenborough

Two men hit the mat in a charged physical duet where exertion, resistance and care collide. Toe to toe in a work of dance-meets-wrestling that bristles with male bravado, intimacy, vulnerability, contest, and connection The Scramble is a celebration of the often silent and unseen ways men seek closeness through contact.

A lycanthropy outbreak. A seven-day lockdown. You've been summoned to the local shelter, where three ill-equipped wardens keep watch and the atmosphere is beginning to turn. Inspired by the classic game of deception, Werewolf is an international cult hit built on suspicion, survival, and uneasy laughter.