Rachel and Scott are getting married. They are also buying a house together – never the easiest of things to do at the same time. When house prices go up, their plans for a dream wedding have to be downsized accordingly. However, Rachel’s mother has other ideas. What if their family could join forces to make it a wedding to be proud of?  Download the programme. Audience care: This play features some mild adult language and content, including medical references that may be sensitive for some audience members.  

The talented young musicians who make up the St Andrew's Big Band are returning to HLT in December for two fundraising concerts, Joyful, Joyful, on Saturday, 7 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, go to: HLT.NZ/SABB24. Funds raised at the concerts will go to the Auckland City Mission and to help Howick Little Theatre's fundraising for...

Newly arrived to the city and keen to make new friends, Shayna and Grant Perkins invite their neighbours around to their half-finished home for dinner. Former showbiz couple the Faltermans are a seemingly idyllic pairing, while the psychiatrist Veronica Dunn-Dudet and her engineer-turned-novelist husband appear anything but. In between multiple drinks and slightly burnt spring rolls, things quickly become awkward as hilariously unexpected truths emerge.

It’s 1932 and Edgar Wallace, the Fleet Street editor widely known for his hugely popular and successful whodunnits, gets a desperate call from his publisher for a new novel – immediately. With only a weekend to spare and severe writer’s block, the indefatigable Wallace calls on the entire household to assist, and their antics dizzyingly devolve into chaos as the lines between fiction and reality blur. Family friendly.

Vanya and Sonia have led quiet and uneventful lives while taking care oftheir ageing parents in their family home. However, their peaceful existence is upended when their glamorous movie-star sister Masha unexpectedly arrives with her much-younger boyfriend in tow and a plan to sell the house. Insecurities and old resentments boil over in a weekend of wild costume parties, hilarious misunderstandings and unexpected romance.VANYA ANDSONIA ANDMASHA ANDSPIKEis presented by special arrangement with BroadwayLicensing.LLC.servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection.(www.dramatists.com)

Becca and Howie Corbett are struggling to find their way after losing their young son in a tragic accident. As they drift apart, Becca’s family try to offer well-intentioned support, but their own complicated lives only add to the troubles. When the teenage driver involved in the accident reaches out, the family are forced to confront their loss and the possibility of finally moving forward.  Adult language and content. RABBIT HOLE is presented by special arrangement with Broadway Licensing. LLC. servicing the Dramatists Play Service collection. (www.dramatists.com)

Irene and Arthur have decked out their modest Dublin farmhouse for the holidays in anticipation of their friend Declan’s return from New Zealand. A self-made millionaire, Declan is the focus of their meticulously crafted image of prosperity, which hides a cunning plan to secure their financial future. However, the festive cheer turns to disquiet as secrets start to unravel for a Christmas present nobody wanted.