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AUDITIONS: THE GIRL ON THE TRAIN
HLT will be holding auditions for The Girl on the Train, based on the best-selling novel by Paula Hawkins adapted by Rachel Wagstaff and Duncan Abel, on Sunday, 21st of February from 1.30pm onwards by appointment (other times by negotiation) made with ...
RAFFLE WINNER
The winner of our Christmas goodies raffle was Showcard subscriber Fiona Mahony from Kohimarama. Congratulations, Fiona, and thanks to everyone who bought a ticket. The raffle was drawn by St Andrew’s Big Band soloist Sam Franks after the concert interval on ...
FUNDRAISING BIG BAND CONCERTS
Many thanks to director Hamish Arthur, all the St Andrew’s Big Band members and the two vocal soloists, Sam Franks and Isabel King, for their three fundraising concerts at Howick Little Theatre on December 18 and 19. The money raised by ...
CHRISTMAS CLOSURE AND REOPENING
Season's greetings to HLT theatregoers, subscribers and members. The theatre is now closed and will reopen on Monday, January 18, at 9.30am. Costume hire will not be available again until January 18. Answerphone messages and emails will be cleared periodically during the office ...
2020 BEST PRODUCTION CUP WINNER
Congratulations to A Christmas Carol director Andrew Gordon and his cast and crew on winning the Best Production Award for 2020. As the adjudicator said, “The Director wrangled all the action, pace, actors’ individual movement and interpretation with a deft hand. A very ...
HOWICK LITTLE PLAYS
In 2021, HLT Studio will be presenting Howick Little Plays, October 6-9, an eclectic mix of perfectly formed short plays celebrating invention and imagination. Our inaugural year will showcase the best of global, NZ and local award-winning plays and playwrights. And under ...
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 ...
REVIEW OF ‘A CHRISTMAS CAROL’
Read the Times review of A Christmas Carol, now showing at HLT until December 12. Here’s what reviewer Chris Harrowell had to say: “Actor David Steadman brings a dynamic stage presence and a booming voice to his latest role as one ...
BIG BAND FUNDRAISING CONCERTS – SOLD OUT
Due to high demand, there will be one more concert of classic big band tunes by Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Glenn Miller, a selection of Latin-American standards and contemporary arrangements of hits by artists such as Queen, Michael Bublé and NZ's own queen of ...
GAIR MCRAE
It was with shock and great sadness that HLT learnt today of the death of Gair McRae QSM earlier this morning. She suffered a stroke yesterday and passed away in Middlemore Hospital around 8.30am. For many of us, she was someone who inspired ...