FRIDAY 8PM

19 DECEMBER 2025

SHOW INFORMATION

BANISHED MUSIC PRESENTS:

NADIA REID – ENTER NOW BRIGHTNESS NEW ZEALAND TOUR

The Manchester-based expatriate New Zealander is known for her ruminative and well-crafted folk-inflected songwriting, and with Enter Now Brightness she presents a record of poise and great beauty, the sound of a cellular shift, of pain giving way to tenderness and joy.

On this record, Reid moves ever further from her earlier folk inclinations, establishing a sound that is distinctly her own. “I still feel uncomfortable about the word folk and being a folk singer. It makes me sort of cringe,” she says. “It’s too confining.” She has grown weary, too, of all the inevitable likenings, to Mitchell and Dylan and more.

Since ‘Out of My Province” (2020), Reid toured the record as best she could and put on hold her plans to move to the UK. In July of 2021, she gave birth to her first daughter, Elliotte; her second, Goldie, arrived Spring 2024. Shortly before, Reid finally relocated to the UK, settling in Manchester.

“There’s a questing robustness to these songs, a sense of somebody finally having the perspective to seek out answers to long-hanging questions.” ★★★★ – MOJO

Enter Now feels different. It is an album, she says, of departure and questioning, that has reminded her how songwriting can be “the most useful thing to do with pain and joy and thoughts and feelings and anger.” That through music we can find great change. “I’m so much better off now that it exists,” she says. “Now feels like a new time.”

TICKET PRICING

19 DECEMBER 2025, 8.00PM

PASSWORDED PRESALE: Wednesday 16th April, 10am
GENERAL ON SALE: Friday 18th April, 10am

ADULT A RESERVE: $69.80 + booking fees
ADULT B RESERVE: $59.80 + booking fees
ADULT C RESERVE: $49.80 + booking fees

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Accessibility

We pride ourselves on being one of the most accessible venues in the city. We have flat access through our main doors and staff are more than happy to help with the doors if needed.

Taxis can drop off and pick up patrons from outside these doors and we can order a taxi for you after the show. There are accessible toilets on the lower level and a roomy lift provides access both to these facilities and to the Stalls seating.

Seats in the Circle are accessed via several flights of stairs so we recommend patrons with mobility difficulties book seats in the Stalls.

We have seven dedicated wheelchair spaces.

We also have opera glasses available for hire for $5 at the Box Office – just ask when you come in. We encourage our patrons to discuss their needs with us so we can ensure they enjoy the show.

Bar Service

Our bars have a selection of New Zealand wines and beers as well as juices, water, light snacks and ice creams. The bars will be closed five minutes before the show’s published start time.

Theatre Etiquette

People come to the Regent Theatre to have a great night out. So everyone has a good time, we ask all our patrons to be courteous to those around them.

Please turn off all your electronic devices before you come into the auditorium.
If you have taken snacks from our bar back to your seat, try not to rustle when the house lights go down.
If you are late to a show, get comfortable in our bar area until we can turn the house lights back on so you can find your seat.
Camera flashes occasionally make performers stumble – over their lines or their feet – so we prefer that you don’t use flash (or any other) photography.
Please keep your feet on the floor – someone counting the beat on the back of your seat can be distracting.
Dancing in the aisles sounds like fun but it might make our Circle collapse. If you really need to dance (and it’s the right sort of show), please book seats in the Stalls or make your way out to the foyer.
We encourage you to introduce your children to the arts, but please also teach them to watch and listen quietly and peacefully.