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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 newsHLT OLD BOY RETURNS TO NZ TO DIRECT FOR ATC IN 2022
Simon Phillips, one of this country’s most internationally successful theatre directors and an award-winning former HLT director and actor, returns home in 2022 with a production he created at Melbourne Theatre Company and is now restaging for Auckland Theatre Company. Frantic and ...
2022 GIFT SUBSCRIPTIONS AND VOUCHERS
Howick Little Theatre Showcard subscriptions and gift vouchers are an ideal present for the theatre lover in your life. An original and imaginative idea for Christmas, birthdays or any occasion, gift subscriptions are available throughout the year for between two and ...
2022 SEASON ANNOUNCEMENT
We here at HLT are pleased to reveal details of our exciting 2022 season line-up. The main plays will include the New Zealand premiere of noir drama The Maltese Falcon, the hilarious American comedy The Book Club Play and Gary Henderson’s mysterious drama Shepherd, set ...
CONCERTS CANCELLED
Unfortunately, due to Covid, the St Andrew’s Big Band will not be able to perform its three concerts at Howick Little Theatre in December. Meanwhile, if you would like to support this gifted band of young musicians by sponsoring the purchase ...
DONATE TO HELP HLT
It is no secret that a non-profit organisation the size of Howick Little Theatre relies on its audience to continue operating. There are many worthy places deserving of your attention and generosity in these difficult Covid-19-affected times, but if you have ...