News
HOLIDAY CLOSING AND REOPENING
Season's greetings to HLT members, subscribers and theatregoers. We hope you have a relaxing and enjoyable festive and holiday season. The theatre office will close on Monday, December 19, at 1.30pm and will reopen on Monday, January 16, at 9.30am. Showcard ...
JOIN YOUR LOCAL THEATRE
Looking for something different to do? Just arrived in the Auckland area and want to meet some new people? How about becoming part of a talented and creative backstage team helping to put a production together? We are always looking for volunteers. At ...
"HILDA'S YARD" BOOKINGS NOW OPEN
Tickets for the hilarious family comedy Hilda's Yard, set in Sandringham in the 1960s, by Norm Foster, are now available. Book now to avoid disappointment. Directed by Penel Keegan, Hilda’s Yard is a hilarious look back in time that'll give everyone in your ...
BIG BAND CONCERTS
The St Andrew's Big Band is returning to HLT in December for two fundraising concerts entitled Joyful, Joyful and featuring a celebration of festive and uplifting big band music by this talented group of young musicians. The concerts will be on ...
AUDITIONS: 'HOME, I'M DARLING'
Auditions for our first play of 2023, Home, I’m Darling, a comedy by Laura Wade and directed by Carleena Walsh, will be held on 27 November. Scripts available by emailing your request to the theatre office. To make an appointment for your audition, please email the director or call ...
EXCITING 2023 SEASON REVEALED
HLT's exciting season of plays for 2023 was announced to a packed theatre on Saturday night. The plays are Home, I'm Darling, The Book Club Play, A Murder Is Announced, Wait Until Dark and Old Love. Go to Showcard subscriptions to buy 2023 ...
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. ...
ECONOMIC UPDATE
Howick Little Theatre, like many theatre companies, is exploring ways to recover from the impacts of the post-Covid economic environment. This has affected our audience numbers, and therefore the income we need to keep putting on high-quality productions in the future. ...