War Memorial Theatre
Gisborne | Tairāwhiti
Originally built in 1957, The War Memorial Theatre is a state-of-the-art 500-seat theatre in the heart of Gisborne
Phone:
Website:
Accessibility
- The Theatre has full wheelchair accessibility and audio loops technology for the hearing impaired. Please note, rows A, B, and C in both stalls and circle do not have audio loops coverage
- There is a separate wheelchair access door
- Removable wheelchair seats are in rows E and F. These seats are typically held until very close to the show so that they cannot be booked by the general public.
For further accessibility information, please contact the venue.
About the venue
Built as a community dance hall, the venue was converted into a theatre in 1975 and fully redeveloped to its current capacity in 2015.
The theatre seats 362 in the Stalls and 138 in the Circle. A licensed bar proudly serves locally produced Gisborne wines, beers and ciders.
The stunning foyer, with the "Field of Poppies" feature ceiling, is available to book for functions and events.
Upcoming concerts
Stephen Hough Masterclass
.png)
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)
%202x3.jpg)
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
.jpg)
Beethoven Piano Concertos (2, 3 & 4)
Isata Kanneh-Mason in Recital
Emerging Artists '27
Dvořák and Sibelius
Beethoven and Mozart
Summer Tour
Serenade
Messiah
Four Last Songs
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
