The 2022 season
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My Cousin Rachel
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The Maltese Falcon
HLT Studio Presents
NSFW
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Shepherd
HLT Studio Presents
Howick Little Plays
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Hilda's Yard
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Formed in 1954, Howick Little Theatre is one of Auckland's leading community theatres and a leading company in New Zealand. Each year five main-house 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. There are also short-season HLT Studio productions and playreadings.
HLT Studio
The Studio is a bold initiative to showcase talented new directors, emerging actors and new playwrights to be seen.
Delivering edgy, contemporary plays in a more intimate environment, The Studio offers the same great quality entertainment as you have come to expect from Howick Little Theatre.
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Latest theatre news
More news"SHEPHERD" AUDITIONS ON JUNE 19
Auditions for Shepherd, a New Zealand drama directed by Nathan Hey, will be held on Sunday, June 19, from 12pm. Award-winning NZ playwright Gary Henderson brings us this provocative vision of New Zealand, but not the country as we know. In remote, misty and ...
FUNDRAISER QUIZ NITE @ HLT
Join us for a FUNdraiser Quiz Nite on Wednesday, June 1, at 7.30pm. The BIG Little Quiz will have a 1940s Noir Theme to tie in with our upcoming New Zealand premiere of The Maltese Falcon in July, so look out ...
UPCOMING WORKSHOPS – LIMITED PLACES LEFT
There is just one place left on a two-day Actor’s Voice Level 1 course on May 28-29 with vocal coach Kirstie O’Sullivan. The cost is an amazing $65 for the whole two days and includes a workbook. Limited to 10 participants, ...
PLAYWRITING WORKSHOP WITH PAUL KALBURGI
A 10-week workshop with Paul Kalburgi, an award-winning British screenwriter, playwright and television producer, and author of The Writer’s Toolkit, will be starting at Howick Little Theatre on Tuesday, August 2, and running for 10 weeks, 7.00pm to 9.30pm. This workshop is ...
NEW DATE FOR AGM
The rescheduled HLT AGM will be held on Sunday, May 22, at 12.30pm. Nomination forms are available from the office. The originally scheduled March 15 event was postponed as a result of the exploding number of Covid cases in the community.