2 - 20 March
Circus Ronaldo Big Top, Aotea SquareThe sixth-generation of a renowned Belgian circus family, Danny and David Ronaldo are cast as chef and kitchen hand serving hearty helpings of slapstick, vaudeville and traditional commedia.shortlist
5 - 12 March
ASB TheatrePrisoner of England for 18 years, then sent home, James I must make some terrible decisions to save himself, his English Queen and the crown.shortlist
9 - 13 March
Q LoftBeguiling storytelling for the whole family, in Waves Elizabeth Moncello, inventor of the butterfly stroke, learns to swim with the help of fish, penguins and other amphibian friends. shortlist
9 - 13 March
Spiegeltent, Aotea SquareIn this fairy-tale gone rogue, the golden-larynxed Meow Meow subverts Hans Christian Andersen’s mermaid tale of teen self-sacrifice, salvation and seduction into a decidedly un-Disney cabaret. shortlist
9 - 14 March
Q RangatiraIn this surprising new comedy, a policeman, a priest and a blind man look for clues that lead to the missing playwright Bruce Mason. shortlist