James Hay Theatre
Christchurch | Ōtautahi
The James Hay Theatre is a sophisticated theatre featuring a proscenium arch and comfortable tiered seating made up of an upper and lower gallery.
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Accessibility
- There is wheelchair-allocated seating. Wheelchairs are available for guests — please contact the box office or ticketing agency to request one
- There is lift access to the Mezzanine of the James Hay Theatre. The Circle level in the James Hay Theatre is stair access only
- One accessible parking space is available - on Kilmore Street in front of the Christchurch Town Hall
- Hearing loop facilities
- Support animals are welcome.
For further accessibility information, please contact the venue.
About the venue
The James Hay Theatre has a functional fly rig system making it a flexible venue for productions and presentations that need a quick change of scene for creative impact. It is ideal for live theatre, opera, ballet, seminars and conference plenary sessions. A signatory event is the popular themed dinners held on the theatre stage.
Upcoming concerts
Stephen Hough Masterclass
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Troy Kingi Presents: 10|10|10 - The Final Chapter with the NZSO
Online Classroom Sessions: Introduction to the Orchestra (Years 3-8)
Online Classroom Session: Soundscapes - How Music Can Tell a Story (Years 3-4)
Online Classroom Session: Musical Emotions (Years 0-2)
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Beethoven Piano Concertos (1 & 5)
One Thousand and One Nights
NZSO Chamber Strings
Mozart's Gran Partita
Javier Perianes with NZSO Chamber Strings
ENZSO Celebrates
Elouan String Quartet
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Beethoven Piano Concertos (2, 3 & 4)
Emerging Artists '27
Dvořák and Sibelius
Beethoven and Mozart
Baroque Delights: NZSO Summer Tour
Serenade
Messiah
Enigma
Elegance
Beethoven 9
Verdi Requiem
Todd Young Composer Awards
Tchaikovsky 5
Reverberate
Resurrection
Peter and the Wolf
Organ Recital with James McVinnie
Moonlit Brahms
Matariki Concert with Louis Baker
London Portraits
Kia Kotahi Beethoven
From the Canyon to the Stars
Fantastique
Electrify
Christmas Concert
Celtic Connections
Art of the Score: The Music of Joe Hisaishi
Anna Lapwood: Cosmology
Anna Lapwood Organ Recital
A Space Odyssey
