The Tiwhas: A Matariki Spectacular 2025

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Event The Tiwhas: A Matariki Spectacular 2025
Venue Circa Theatre (1994-), Wellington, New Zealand
First Date 18 June 2025
Opening Date 18 June 2025
Last Date 28 June 2025
Dates Estimated No
Status Professional
World Premiere Yes
Description Mānawa maiea te putanga o Matariki!
New Year. New foyer. New show!
The Tīwhas and their whānau return to Circa this Matariki with a brand new edition of The Tīwhas: A Matariki Spectacular to celebrate the Māori New Year. Join the Tīwhas for kai, waiata and remembrance as they take you on a journey through the stars of Matariki.
Kai and wai are included in the ticket price, with entree, desserts and other drinks available for purchase on the evening. Simply select your choice of main meal on the night.
Fill your wairua cup at Circa’s hearth, as the queens – Dame Jthan, Pania, Slay West and Tina Coco Couture – dazzle you with their all new cabaret set-list of galactic hits! Including waiata Māori, old school classics and pop that spans decades! Accompanied by Ngāti Tīwha– Hayden Taylor, Tom Knowles and Kree Matthews – this whānau promises an unforgettable evening of fun, costumes, choreography and joyful celebration of te tau hou Māori and mana takatāpui.
Description Source Website
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Cabaret
Drag
Subjects Māori culture
Pop music
Stars
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jthan Morgan Creator
Kate Anderson Designer
Jthan Morgan Director
Marshall Rankin Lighting Designer
Tom Knowles Musician: Guitarist
Hayden Taylor Musician: Pianist
Te Hamama Hohua Performer Tina Coco Couture
Jthan Morgan Performer Dame Jthan
Raureti Ormond Performer Pania
Levi Waitere Performer Slay West
Tom Knowles Sound Designer
Emma Katene Stage Manager
Kree Matthews Vocalist
Text Nationality New Zealand
Production Nationality New Zealand
Event Status Completed
Data Set Theatre Aotearoa
Event Identifier 211129