Season: July 9 to 30, 8pm
Matinees: July 10 & 17, 2pm
When private detective Sam Spade takes on a case for a secretive woman, trouble comes calling. First, his partner is murdered, then Sam is accosted by a man who demands he locate a valuable statuette. Entangled in a dangerous web of crime and intrigue, Sam soon realises he must find the one thing everyone seems to want. A New Zealand... Read more…
AN ACTING WORKSHOP WITH JENNIFER WARD-LEALAND
Sat, Jul. 16, 2022 9:30am — 4:00pm
There are three observer slots available at just $20 for the day for this full-day acting workshop. Jennifer says observers will learn just as much as the participants, and for a fraction of the price. This workshop is kept affordable thanks to a grant from Creative Communities/Auckland Council. Download a registration form from our Workshops page.
'AN INTRODUCTION TO PLAYWRITING' WORKSHOP WITH PAUL KALBURGI
Aug. 2 — Oct. 4, 2022 7:00pm — 9:30pm
A 10-week workshop with Paul Kalburgi, an award-winning British screenwriter, playwright and television producer, and author of The Writer’s Toolkit, will be starting at Howick Little Theatre on Tuesday, August 2, and running for 10 weeks, 7.00pm to 9.30pm. This workshop is kept affordable thanks to a grant from Creative Communities/Auckland Council. Cost: $200 (limited to 10 people aged 18 years and over). Selling fast, with only five places left. See our Workshops page for more details and a registration form.
Season: Aug 3 to 6, 8pm
Matinees: Aug 6, 2pm
After Sam loses his job at Doghouse, a men’s magazine where the men always behave badly, he is interviewed for a job at Electra, a glossy women’s magazine where the women objectify each other. NSFW is a hilarious and satirical look at the cut-throat media world where jobs are scarce, beauty standards are savage and personal integrity is a luxury.... Read more…
Season: Sept 10 to Oct 1, 8pm
Matinees: Sept 19, 2pm
Award-winning NZ playwright Gary Henderson brings us this provocative vision of New Zealand, but not the country as we know. In remote, misty and rain-soaked Fiordland, the Shepherd family run their flock, supplying a hungry world. With a contract to fulfil, and a family to shelter, they find the line between humanity and inhumanity becoming dangerously blurred. Shepherd – if... Read more…
Season: Nov 12 to Dec 3, 2022, 8pm
Matinees: Nov 13 & 20, 2022, 2pm
How unbreakable are the ties that bind a family together? It’s the swinging 60s, and happy empty-nesters Sam and Hilda are finally enjoying life on their own. But their peaceful home turns to chaos when their unemployed son and newly-single daughter return for an unexpected stay. Can these traditional parents and far-out children bridge the generational divide? A heart-warming and... Read more…
St Andrew's Big Band concert
Sat, Dec. 17, 2022 2:00pm — 4:00pm
St Andrew's Big Band concert
Sat, Dec. 17, 2022 7:00pm — 9:00pm
Season: Feb 25 to March 18, 8pm
Matinees: Feb 26 & March 5, 2pm
Judy is the perfect 50s housewife. Her appearance, home and cooking are all true to the era. She’s the perfect homemaker to husband Johnny, preparing soft-boiled eggs for breakfast, mixing cocktails and dancing in the evenings. The only problem is it’s not the 1950s, it’s now, and being a domestic goddess isn’t as easy as it looks...
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Season: May 6 to 27, 2023
Matinees: May 7 & 14, 2pm
A hit comedy about books and the people who love them. When the members of a book club become the subjects of a documentary and accept a provocative new member, their long-standing group dynamics take a hilarious turn. This delightful new play is about life, love, literature and the side-splitting results after friends start reading between the lines.
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