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Many Happy Returns - Directed by Matthew Cousins
Home for the holidays!
Hell...
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Howick Little Theatre and the St Andrew's Big Band present
Joyful, Joyful - Directed by Hamish Arthur
Festive big band favourites
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The Great Divide - Directed by AJ Johnson
Big money meets
small-town backlash
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Howick Little Plays - Directed by Vic Leilua, Carolyn Loader & Beate Wiebel
Big stories in small packages
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The Lamplighters - Directed by Carlos Lehmann
Three detectives,
one unsolved case
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Bloomsday - Directed by Penel Keegan
One love across a lifetime
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The Cottage - Directed by Laurie Mills
Secrets, mischief,
and absolute chaos
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Fireflies - Directed by Tracey Holdsworth
It's never too late for a light

Many Happy Returns

A comedy by Bernard Farrell/Ireland/2005

Directed by Matthew Cousins

Season: 8 – 29 Nov, 8pm
Matinees: 9 & 16 Nov, 2pm

Joyful, Joyful

Concerts by the St Andrew's Big Band

Directed by Hamish Arthur

Season: 13 December, 7pm
Matinees: 13 December, 2pm

The Great Divide

A comedy by David Williamson

Directed by AJ Johnson

Season: 21 February - 14 March, 8pm
Matinees: 22 Feb & 1 March, 2pm

Howick Little Plays

Directed by Vic Leilua, Carolyn Loader & Beate Wiebel

Season: 25 - 28 March, 8pm
Matinees: 8 March, 2pm

The Lamplighters

A thriller by Glenn Chandler

Directed by Carlos Lehmann

Season: 9 - 30 May, 8pm
Matinees: 10 & 17 May, 2pm

Bloomsday

A romance by Steven Dietz

Directed by Penel Keegan

Season: 11 July - 1 August, 8pm
Matinees: 12 & 19 July, 2pm

The Cottage

A comedy by Sandy Ruskin

Directed by Laurie Mills

Season: 2 September - 3 October, 8pm
Matinees: 13 & 20 Sept, 2pm

Fireflies

A comedy by Matthew Barber
From the novel Eleanor and Abel by Annette Sanford

Directed by Tracey Holdsworth

Season: 14 November - 5 December, 8pm
Matinees: 15 & 22 Nov, 2pm

Welcome

Howick Little Theatre is a non-profit Auckland theatre dedicated to bringing creative and inspiring stories to life on stage since 1954. Each year, five plays are staged, many of them premieres, to thousands of people who come from all over Auckland as well as parts of the upper North Island. The theatre, one of Auckland's foremost community theatres and a leading New Zealand company, also offers acting classes for students aged six years to adults. And there are often development workshops with leading professionals from the theatre community.

 

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  • 2026 SEASON OF PLAYS ANNOUNCED

    19 October 2025

    HLT's exciting season of plays for 2026 has been announced. The plays are the hilarious Australian comedy The Great Divide, which satirises wealth inequality and human greed; the New Zealand premiere of The Lamplighters, a UK thriller by the creator and writer of the Taggart ...

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  • JOIN YOUR LOCAL THEATRE

    2 July 2025

    Looking for something different to do? Just arrived in Auckland and want to meet new people? How about becoming part of a talented and creative backstage team helping to put a production together? At Howick Little Theatre, we value volunteers and encourage you ...

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  • LOTTERIES GRANT FOR THE ROOF RENEWAL

    2 July 2025

    The HLT management committee is thrilled to announce that the Lotteries Grants Board has today approved a grant of $80,000 from its Lottery Community Facilities fund towards HLT's roof renewal. In announcing their decision, the board noted that the request aligned well with ...

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  • JENNIFER WARD-LEALAND HLT'S NEW PATRON

    30 September 2024

    Howick Little Theatre is delighted to announce the appointment of its new Patron, Jennifer Ward-Lealand Te Atamira CNZM. Jennifer's history with Howick Little Theatre dates back to 2006 when she began running workshops here. This relationship was further strengthened in 2019 when ...

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