Circa Theatre Historical Tours

A Wellington Heritage Week 2022 event! Discover and celebrate the 46-year history of Wellington’s iconic Circa Theatre through a free, one-hour guided tour of Wellington’s foyer and backstage area at 1 Taranaki St.

A Circa Councillor will take you on a unique guided tour of the ground level of this historic building, including rarely seen backstage areas. Learn about the fascinating building move from 7 Harris Street to 1 Taranaki Street – including how the facade of 120-year-old Westport Chambers was trucked across the road and the new theatre built in behind it.

Please note: The tour will be of the ground level only, which includes our foyer, two theatres, backstage and outside.

The one-hour tours will run at 1pm daily from Mon 24 – Fri 28 October and there will be 4 tours on Sat 29 October at 11am, 12pm, 1pm & 2pm.

Max 20 people per tour and bookings are essential.

There will be opportunities to join as a ‘Friend of Circa’ on the day at a special reduced rate.

Booking is required. Please book at the Circa website www.circa.co.nz or call our friendly Box Office team on 04 801 7992.

Location: Circa Theatre, 1 Taranaki St, Te Aro, Wellington 6011 (next to Te Papa).

Duration: One hour per tour

Cost: Free