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Friday 31 July - Saturday 1 August 2026
Royal New Zealand Ballet presents...
Winter Season
Auditorium, Isaac Theatre Royal
Thu 24 July - Sun 27 July 2025
Showbiz Christchurch presents...
Dracula’s: Sanctuary
Auditorium, Isaac Theatre Royal
Ticket Prices
- Premium Plus from $148.00
- Premium from $48.00
- A Reserve from $43.00
- B Reserve from $38.50
- C Reserve from $34.00
*Booking/ticketing fees may apply.
Presented by: Royal New Zealand Ballet
The winter brings three works celebrating the heritage of the Royal NZ Ballet & the contributions of outstanding artists from our past, present & future.
The centrepiece of the evening is the New Zealand premiere of Birthday Offering, created by Sir Frederick Ashton for 14 legendary dancers, led by Dame Margot Fonteyn, to mark The Royal Ballet’s 25th birthday in 1956.
We present Birthday Offering as a centenary tribute to Rowena Jackson, & as part of Ashton Worldwide 2024 – 8, a global celebration of the art of Frederick Ashton.
Two works made for the RNZB complete the programme: Sarah Foster-Sproull’s Ultra Folly (2020) & Andrea Schermoly’s Stand to Reason, created for the women of the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2018 to mark the 125th anniversary of women’s suffrage in New Zealand
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Times are approx. and subject to change at any time.
Box Office Opening Time: 90min before show start
Interval Length: 20min -
- Choreography - Birthday Offering
Frederick Ashton - Music - Birthday Offering
Glazunov arr: Robert Irving - Guest Repetiteurs - Birthday Offering
Laura Morera and Mark Kay - Costume Design - Birthday Offering
Kenneth Rowell - Choreography - Ultra Folly
Sarah Foster-Sproull - Music - Ultra Folly
Cabezon, Falconieri, various Anon - Costume Design - Ultra Folly
Donna Jefferis, RNZB - Lighting Design - Ultra Folly
Daniel Wilson - Choreography - Stand to Reason
Andrea Schermoly - Music - Stand to Reason
Beethoven, Marais, von Westhoff - Costume Design - Stand to Reason
Donna Jefferis and Esther Lofley, RNZB - Lighting Design - Stand to Reason
Andrew Lees - Projection Design - Stand to Reason
Will Funk
- Choreography - Birthday Offering
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- Recommended Ages: 14+
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- Wellington, St James Theatre
16 - 18 July 2026 - Auckland, Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre, Aotea Centre
23 - 25 July 2026 - Christchurch, Isaac Theatre Royal
31 July - 1 August 2026
- Wellington, St James Theatre
Upcoming performances
Opening Night | Pre-performance Talk
Friday 31 July 2026
7:30 pm
Saturday 1 August 2026
1:30 pm
Warm Up, Curtain Up!
Saturday 1 August 2026
Saturday 1 August 2026
7:30 pm
Donate
By donating to the Isaac Theatre Royal, you are helping us with the costs involved in the maintenance and development of the Theatre. Your assistance will ensure she maintains her unique place in our arts heritage as one of the most prestigious and illustrious venues in Australasia for many years to come.
Donate
By donating to the Isaac Theatre Royal, you are helping us with the costs involved in the maintenance and development of the Theatre. Your assistance will ensure she maintains her unique place in our arts heritage as one of the most prestigious and illustrious venues in Australasia for many years to come.
Donate
By donating to the Isaac Theatre Royal, you are helping us with the costs involved in the maintenance and development of the Theatre. Your assistance will ensure she maintains her unique place in our arts heritage as one of the most prestigious and illustrious venues in Australasia for many years to come.
