The Factory Theatre

28/08/2026

Really excited to announce our second school holidays show.

MR FUNGUS will be joining us here at The Factory for the October School Holidays.
7 - 10 October
2 x Shows Daily 10.30am & 2pm
ALL TICKETS $10.00

http://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2026/oct/mr-fungus

This is made possible by Foundation North and Community Matters COGS.

Thanks to Fergus Aitken and Amalia

25/08/2026

Thank you Taki Rua and Te Papapa School. We loved hosting you and the delightful production that is Rere Atu Taku Poi!
Our thanks to the actors, Liam and Paul.
We'd love to have you all back again next year.
Creative New Zealand
Pic: Connie Boston

23/08/2026

We haven't posted our fundraising platform for a while, but wanted to let you know it's ONGOING and what we've got going on.

Tomorrow we welcome Taki Rua and Te Papapa School, October holidays we welcome Mr Fungus, and in November we have the marvelous Harriet Moir - Entertainer / MC returning with her new show Dear Stalker. Tickets for Mr Fungus and Dear Stalker will be going on sale soon.

These projects are only made possible by you.
A huge thank you to all those who have contributed since we started this platform, and we need your ongoing support.
This is the most challenging climate ever to create work and support artists, and to continue to provide facilities that are subsidized for creatives - so every little or large amount matters.

Please Givealittle or a lot.

Our gratitude

The team (well, Connie and Lara) who run the Factory Theatre, Kete Aronui, He Waka Eke Noa Charitable Trust and the Ugly Shakespeare Company

Our Trustees:
Rasmika Maharaj
Chris Hlavac
Ahi Karunaharan
Paula Milne

https://givealittle.co.nz/org/he-waka-eke-noa-charitable-trust

20/08/2026

Pretty excited to be hosting Taki Rua and their Te Reo Māori school's season of Rere Atu Taku Poi! by Tangaroa Paul here at The Factory Theatre.
Winner of the Performing Arts and Young People Aotearoa Production of the Year last year, Rere Atu Taku Poi! is a story about Rangi. Rangi loves doing haka but performing poi is his favourite - even though his classmates say it's just for girls. When the lead poi performer falls sick before a school performance, Rangi has to take her place. How will the other students and audience react - 'Surely a boy can't lead the poi?

Te Papapa School in Onehunga will be joining us for a special performance next Tuesday.
Thank you Taki Rua and Te Papapa for making this possible.

Funders:
Creative New Zealand and Wellington City Council

10/08/2026

Here we are. At it again.
This funding platform is always open, so a friendly reminder if you have the desire to support opportunities for artists through these tough funding times, here is a place you can do that.
Anything that comes through this platform goes to creating opportunities for rangitahi to create, experienced groups to flourish, and community groups to grow.
To those who have already donated, thank you.
For those about to, thank you.
Although based in Onehunga, we support projects all over the country.

Pics below of some of the creatives and recent activities we've had going on.

https://givealittle.co.nz/org/he-waka-eke-noa-charitable-trust

Rasmika Maharaj
Chris Hlavac
Ahi Karunaharan
PAT - Proudly Asian Theatre
Red Leap Theatre
Rollicking Entertainment Ltd
Ugly Shakespeare Company
Sanskriti School of Passion
Harriet Catherine Moir

10/08/2026

We loved having Red Leap Theatre with us for the last three weeks.
Please make sure you catch their showing this week.
On at Te Puna Creative Hub

Essential viewing.

https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/cygnet-presented-by-red-leap-theatre/auckland/henderson/tickets

“My mother says kids have to take care of themselves. That’s how we avoid turning into sea-foam and falling down wells. That’s how we escape witches and kings who chop and curse and snip and steal. That’s why I practice punching every afternoon.”

Cygnet opens this week.
One Public Show Only
Thursday 13th August | 7:00pm

Tickets available through the link in our bio.

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30/07/2026

📣 Staff Spotlight time!📣

Next up from our incredible crew, it's dān dān - a multitalented artist who was part of our original 2025 Rangatahi Residency cohort! One of Dani's favourite memories here was when she recently watched the amazing The Velvet Haven team rehearse for the Cabaret Festival, Dani said "It was such a beautiful moment to see them in action!!!"

Dani is celebrating the release of her upcoming 'songs about food' EP at the fabulous Te Oro in Glen Innes.

There's a 7-piece band, a chef interviewer, poetry, dance, crochet, a washing machine, interactive light/sound installations, a zine... and you, hopefully (please and thank you) dressed inspired by food.

'songs about food' is a bilingual English & Mandarin EP about family, identity, and growing up between cultures, with food doing the heavy lifting as the medium of storytelling.

Expect equal acts vulnerability and silliness.

Saturday 22 August
Doors 6:30pm, performance at 8:00pm.

Tickets via Eventfinda here: https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/songs-about-food-the-ep-release-party/auckland/glen-innes

So come and celebrate another incredibly talented Factory Theatre staff member do their thing!!

28/07/2026

📣Staff Spotlight Time!📣

We are super pumped to bring you another staff highlight - this time from the one and only Rowan! It's honestly such a joy to shout out our team, each of whom are uniquely talented.

Rowan is part of the Auckland Mixed Barbershop Chorus (AMBC), and is singing in a show with their parent chorus City of Sails on August 2nd! AMBC are New Zealand's champion small chorus after their debut last year at the BHNZ national convention and are set to compete again in September this year in Wellington. They are an emerging mixed barbershop chorus in Auckland dedicated to building community through harmony and revitalising barbershop in the region.

You'll often find Rowan (pictured front and centre snagging that trophy!) chatting to audiences post show about their thoughts and experiences in The Factory Theatre, and is a true champion for the arts in all forms.

Grab your tickets here: https://www.eventbrite.co.nz/e/feelin-groovy-tickets-1992743568657 or check out the event here https://www.facebook.com/events/3897301090565803 and get ready for an afternoon guaranteed to leave you Feelin' Groovy!

23/07/2026

📣Staff Spotlight Time!📣

Did you know that the tīma of The Factory Theatre are all crazy talented?!? Our amazing crew are all up to some pretty incredible things, so we wanted to take some time to a) introduce you to a few of the people who make The Factory Theatre tick, and b) tell you all about the cool projects they're working on!

First up, is the multitalented Ehetere, who is bringing NGARO/ERTACH to Basement Theatre next wiki under the banner of Triple Violet Arts.

a stone circle is assembled on unceded Māori land. marking a meeting ground, a wāhi tapu.
from the landscapes of Celtic-tongued people, this lithic tradition is reinterpreted and offered as a site of relation-making, burial and possibility.

Showings on 30/31 July & 1 August at 8pm, pay-what-you-can tickets from iTICKET here: https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2026/jul/ngaro-ertach

Ehetere is one of the longest serving team members of The Factory Theatre, working just about every job that we have thrown at her (including covering for me while I was in Vancouver, what an angel!) PLUS was one of our inaugural Rangatahi Residents last year.

We are so thrilled to see this next phase of her creative journey come to life, and hope to see you at the show!