Hysterical - Hawke's Bay Arts Festival

Name: Hysterical - Hawke's Bay Arts Festival
Start: 2025-10-11T08:00:00+13:00
Location: Century Theatre Napier

Schedule

Sat, 11 Oct, 2025 at 08:00 am

UTC+13:00

Location

Century Theatre Napier | Napier, HB

Fierce, feminist, and funny.
This smash-hit show is a rallying call for every woman who has ever been told she is too emotional to be taken seriously, to be a leader, or to be believed. Hysterical challenges these myths by confronting body politics, systemic sexism and weeping uncontrollably in the supermarket.
Created by How We Survive Productions, Hysterical has won Best New Aotearoa Play (Wellington Theatre Awards) and Outstanding Performance Poetry (Auckland Fringe), with seasons at Q Theatre, Taranaki Winter Fest and Edinburgh Fringe.
Presented in partnership with MTG Hawke’s Bay alongside their Hidden in History: Trailblazing Women of Hawke’s Bay exhibition, this is a contemporary performance that’s powerful, personal, and urgently relevant.
Review quotes
“I laughed (hysterically), I cried (hysterically), I cry-laughed (aye, hysterically), and felt everything in between.” - Louise Holland, Snack Mag UK
Supported by Creative Communities New Zealand. In Association with MTG Hawke’s Bay.
There is a lock out for this event 10 min into the show. No one will be able to gain access after this time.
NOTE: Contains discussion of rape culture, gendered violence, and strong language.