James Hay Theatre

Visited for Coterie concert. Plenty of staffing to direct well laid out venue. Everything went to plan. Amazing acoustics. We were Fortunate enough to be front of stage but regardless wherever you were there was plenty to be seen.Top notch venue and definitely worth a visit if anyone you fancy seeing is preforming here. You won't be disappointed.

Went to a show tonight and how disappointing that other patrons ruined it by being served alcohol when they were obviously intoxicated and that we almost had a glass bottle land on our h3ad from the top tier. You go to sports games and concerts and they don't serve glass bottles let alone give you the lid on a water bottle. Shame this had to ruin a fabulous show

A nice theatre and friendly staff, we attended a music concert here on the weekend. The place is super tight though- we sat in the front row of the dress circle and had people behind us with their feet on our seats, they're packed in pretty tight and felt claustrophobic. The view was great though. Would be a great comedy venue. I also caught covid which wasn't ideal but to be expected in such a busy indoor venue! I'd suggest booking the stall seats for more personal space they looked a bit more spaced apart. Also the sound reverberated really loudly up into the dress circle so sometimes the vocalist was difficult to hear over the band, it felt like a bit of a stadium rock show set up rather than an intimate setting acoustic. The toilets were clean and had staff on top of it all night and a nice drinks selection.

Really good place enjoy with family was my kids school Performance.....

Easy system entering in with our pre brought tickets via ticketek.Great to buy drinks in the Christchurch town hall foyer before and during concert. Friendly staff and security. Great sounds and acoustics in the theater for concert. Comfortable seats if you stay in them.

Great venue... there for Kaylee Bell concert. Cassie Henderson who opened is an amazing rising star.

Absolutely the hardest seats I have ever sat in. . .made trying to listen to a concert very uncomfortable. . .padding would be a huge plus. . .

Beautiful. Clean. Nice bathrooms. Seats a little too close together but are comfy!

Got a chance to see Kurt Vile and the Violators in the James Hay theatre . The sound was exceptional ! The size of the theatre made it a bit more intimate, which made the overall experience awesome!

Nice and cozy small theatre, ideal for intimate concert experience. Good acoustics and contact with artists as seats are close to scene. The design is very well thought off , seats are positioned the way that people in front of you don’t obscure the view and you can clearly see everything happening on the stage.