How to book

Enjoy a complimentary programme with every two subscriber tickets purchased, redeemable at the theatre for your choice of performance.

Enjoy 20% off your tickets with a subscription package (compared to purchasing single tickets via a ticket agency).

Subscribers pay a single one-off $8 service fee on their package order, in place of separate booking fees, postage and handling, credit card fees or any other hidden charges.

Subscribers can book directly with our in-house ticketing team, and have their pick of the best available seats. You’ll also have the chance to be among the first to renew or upgrade your seats year on year, subject to availability at the time of booking.

Lock in your seats and savings with a $100 deposit, with the remaining balance charged automatically on 3 March 2025.

Subscribe and you’ll receive 15% off additional tickets for friends and family on all productions**, booked directly with the RNZB for premium service with no extra fees.

**Excludes Tutus on Tour & Dazzlehands.

Build a package that suits you, with a choice of any two or more ballets across any of our performance cities.

Book with confidence, knowing we offer unlimited exchanges at no extra cost to any other ballet in our season, or another city, if your plans change.*

* Subject to availability at the time of booking.

Anyone can become a subscriber. Subscription tickets are available at both adult and child prices and are perfect for anyone who wants to see multiple shows at a discounted price within one season.

A subscriber is someone who commits upfront to purchasing a ticket to at least two productions while a single ticket buyer is someone who purchases a ticket to one production at a time. While a single ticket buyer can wind up buying tickets to multiple productions, it is the commitment up front to buy a ticket to at least two productions within the same purchase & season that distinguishes a subscriber.

This depends on how many performances you wish to attend, your desired venue and preferred seating reserve. Our subscription packages start as low as $68 per ticket for an Adult, and $32 per ticket for a 2-ballet package for a Child.

Child subscription tickets are available up to and including the age of 17.
Please be advised that not all productions may be appropriate for young children. If you have any questions about the content of our ballets, please call the RNZB at (04) 831 1056.

No, you can take advantage of the flexible payment option and pay in two instalments. Pay $100 now and the balance on 3 March 2025.

A person can choose to subscribe at any time during the season as long as tickets remain available for at least two productions.  However, tickets are subject to availability and the best seats aren’t guaranteed after they go on sale to the general public.  The RNZB recommends subscribing as early as possible to secure yourself the best seats to the performance dates you want.

Yes, you can purchase a subscription that covers different venues. Please choose the Multi City Package option online or phone us to book on 04 831 1056.

Yes! You are able to select mixed price reserves at the time of booking.

Subscribers are incredibly important to the RNZB and we’re here to help you in any way that we can.  We do ask that you choose your dates wisely and plan accordingly, but we understand that unforeseen circumstances can arise.  If you’re unable to make your performance, contact the RNZB Ticketing Team at 04 831 1056 as soon as possible to discuss your options.

Yes! We now offer seat selection online for subscriber packages. Book via the provided links to access.

Your tickets will be mailed to you from February 2025. Please ensure you include your best mailing address when booking. The RNZB do not offer e-Tickets or print at home tickets.

If your tickets have not arrived, or they’ve been misplaced, please speak to the RNZB ticketing team at the RNZB ticket collection point in the venue from an hour before the performance.

After adding your package to the cart, select the option at the top of the page that says “Click here to add additional tickets to your 2025 Subscription”. You will then be able to add the extra tickets as desired. You can also let our team know you wish to add extra tickets if booking over the phone.

If you wish to add extra tickets after you’ve already completed your 2024 subscription booking, please email subscribe@rnzb.org.nz or call 04 831 1056 and our ticketing team will be able to assist.

Alongside your tickets, you will receive complimentary programme vouchers which can be exchanged for programmes at the theatre on the day of your chosen performance (one voucher for every two tickets).

We love performing in Hawke’s Bay but sadly haven’t been able to fit in more than one visit in 2025. Every year brings some hard choices around what’s possible within a super-tight schedule and the available budget.

Our planning for 2025 was partially influenced by Covid cancellations of The Firebird in 2021; as Napier was one of the centres that did see The Firebird in 2021 it was decided to prioritise Palmerston North and South Island venues in this instance, where this ballet has not been shown in the past.

As subscriptions require the booking of two or more ballets in a season, Napier attendees do have the option of booking a Multi-City package with a performance in another location. Otherwise, tickets for The Nutcracker only will be available via Ticketek from 9 December 2024.