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Click below to read our 2027 season announcement. Pre-sale for season ticket packages is now open.

2027 Season Announcement

Our 2027 Season

To celebrate the summer, we return to a much-loved Royal New Zealand Ballet production from 2011: Greg Horsman’s fairytale version of The Sleeping Beauty.

The Sleeping Beauty

The age-old story of the princess who pricks her finger and falls into an enchanted sleep, only to be wakened by true love, is brought to life in picture-perfect designs by Gary Harris, classical choreography and Tchaikovsky’s magical music. A touch of wizardry from Wellington’s Wētā Workshop adds to the joy and wonder, making this the perfect pre-Christmas treat for audiences of all ages.
More than 42,000 people saw the premiere of this glorious production around New Zealand in 2011. Choreographer Greg Horsman left the Royal New Zealand Ballet in 2012 to take up a new role at Queensland Ballet, and this production has now been staged there several times to great acclaim.
Live orchestra, conducted by Hamish McKeich, will accompany performances in Wellington, Christchurch and Auckland.
This ballet is approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes, including one 20-minute interval.
Adult’s tickets from $68 | Children’s tickets from $40
Important Information Regarding Ticket Resellers: Tickets for The Sleeping Beauty and all Royal New Zealand Ballet performances are only authorised for sale via our performance venues and contracted ticket agents Ticketmaster and Ticketek, linked below. Resale platforms such as StubHub and Viagogo are not authorised sellers of RNZB tickets, and purchases via these platforms are at your own risk &#8211; we cannot guarantee that tickets purchased via these sites will be valid, or let you enter the performance. <a href="https://rnzb.org.nz/unauthorised-ticket-resale-platforms">Click here for more details.</a>

To celebrate the summer, we return to a much-loved Royal New Zealand Ballet production from 2011: Greg Horsman’s fairytale version of The Sleeping Beauty.

29 Oct – 20 Dec 2026

Don Quixote

15 Apr – 15 May 2027

Winter Season

15 – 31 Jul 2027

The Ballet Zoo

18 Jul – 1 Aug 2027

Alice in Wonderland

28 Oct – 19 Dec 2027

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Our 2027 Season