The 2022 season
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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.
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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 news2023 LINE-UP ANNOUNCEMENT
On Saturday, October 15, HLT will be announcing our line-up of plays for 2023. This annual Preeves Night is a fun event and also an excellent opportunity to meet up with other members as well as the 2023 directors, think about ...
MEET THE PLAYWRIGHT
Auckland playwright Gary Henderson will be attending the performance of his play Shepherd on Thursday, 29th September, and will be holding a free Q and A afterwards for the audience. If you would like to see the play and hear Gary speaking about it, ...
HOWICK LITTE PLAYS POSTPONED
With the positive return of so many productions across the theatre sector in Oct and Nov, we will be rescheduling Howick Little Plays until Oct 2023 to ensure we bring you top-quality theatre. Watch out for more information early next year. ...
RAFFLE WINNER
Our "Maltese Falcon" cake raffle was drawn by Vice President Andrew Gordon on the final night of the play. Congratulations to the winner, John Allen, who has been attending HLT shows for over 30 years. We hope he enjoys the cake. ...
BIG BAND TO RETURN
The St Andrew’s Big Band will be making a welcome return to Howick Little Theatre in December. Booking details will be announced later in the year. Meanwhile, if you would like to support this gifted band of young musicians by sponsoring ...