Irene and Arthur have decked out their modest Dublin farmhouse for the holidays, eager to welcome home their self-made millionaire friend Declan,  returning after years in New Zealand. But beneath the festive façade lies a plan to secure their own future, if they can just keep up appearances. Cheer gives way to tension, and the promise of a merry Christmas turns into a reckoning nobody expected. A clever and fast-paced comedy about pride, greed, and the desperate need to look successful, Many Happy Returns unwraps the hilarity and discomfort that can only come with surviving an awkward family Christmas. Download the programme. Audience Care: This play features...

By popular demand, the St Andrew's Big Band are returning to HLT in December for two fundraising concerts, Joyful, Joyful, on Saturday, 13 December, at 2pm and 7pm. Under leader Hamish Arthur, the band will be performing their usual mix of uplifting music from artists mix of jazz and big band classics by Cannonball Adderley, George Gershwin, and Glenn Miller, along with a few festive favourites. Tickets are $20 and it will be general admission. To book your tickets, go to Humanitix.Funds raised at the concerts will go to the Auckland City Mission and Howick Little Theatre. 

When wealthy developer Alex Whittle sets her sights on the quiet coastal Australian town of Wallis Heads, she expects to buy land and loyalty with ease. But Penny, a determined solo mum, won’t let progress trample her home or community. What follows is a sharp, hilarious showdown of money, morals, and survival as neighbours take sides and the town splits over its future.Contains occasional strong language.

Small in size, big on imagination. Howick Little Plays is back with eight new one-act stories served in a single evening. Across the night, you’ll encounter quick-fire comedies, sly romances, edge-of-your-seat mysteries, and even a few philosophical curveballs. Each play offers its own world that is snappy, self-contained, and packed with wit, intrigue, or heartfelt insight. Together they create a lively and unpredictable mix that celebrates the art of short-form theatre. Whether you’re after laughter, suspense, or a fresh perspective, this is a showcase of writing and performance at its most agile and inventive. Bring friends, settle in, and enjoy...

In a remote Cumbrian farmhouse, three former detectives reunite on the anniversary of a murder case that still haunts them. When they are joined by a determined young crime writer who is unwilling to let the past lie, old loyalties splinter and buried secrets start to surface. As mist closes in and the night deepens, their friendship falters and, after 10 years, the truth may finally emerge. Recommended for ages 16+. Contains strong language and adult themes. 

Years after a brief, life-changing encounter with an enchanting Dublin tour guide, Robert returns to the city, unable to forget the woman he let slip away. As memory and reality intertwine, younger and older versions of Robert and Cait retrace their steps through Dublin’s streets in a tender and time-twisting story of what was, what wasn’t, and what might still be.

In a cosy English cottage, Sylvia arrives to confront her lover, determined that they come clean about their affair to their unsuspecting spouses. But one revelation leads to another, and soon skeletons tumble out faster than anyone can hide them. This whirlwind of tangled romances and gleeful self-awareness unpicks the ridiculous ways we love and lie, and proves the truth is rarely neat and tidy. Recommended for ages 16+. Contains adult themes.

Retired schoolteacher Eleanor Bannister lives a life of quiet routine in her small American town until a storm leaves a hole in her roof and brings the charming yet guarded Abel Brown to her door. What starts as a simple repair grows into unexpected friendship and the quiet possibility of love, even after she thought that chapter was closed.