Joan. "A play about a wonderful mum by an ungrateful son." ON STAGE NOW! Written by Tom Scott. Directed by Tim Gordon. Circa One, 20 January to 17 February 2018. Starring Ginette McDonald and Kate McGill. http://www.circa.co.nz https://www.facebook.com/stephenacourtphotographer

Sexy. Smart. Mischievous. Erotic. http://www.circa.co.nz/

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WEED. By Anthony McCarten. Director: Ross Jolly. Starring: Andrew Foster and Gavin Rutherford. With Simon Leary and Bronwyn Turei. Circa One, 1 to 29 July. "It’s the 90s… and farming is struggling. Typical Kiwi characters valiantly strive to beat the system and win the day! A genuine comic gem." Please click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://www.circa.co.nz/ https://www.facebook.com/stephenacourtphotographer

New Zealand Premiere. By Patrick Marber. Directed by Susan Wilson. Music Design by Gareth Farr. A version of Turgenev’s A Month in the Country. Proudly sponsored by Paul and Danika McArthur, and Vivien Hirschfeld. Circa One, 27 May to 24 June. Three Days in the Country is set on a beautiful Russian country estate where the arrival of a handsome new tutor brings reckless, romantic desire to an eccentric household. Set Design: Ian Harman. Lighting Design: Marcus McShane. Costume Design: Sheila Horton. Featuring: Ken Blackburn, Peter Hambleton, Simon Leary, Carmel McGlone, Andrew Paterson, Harriet Prebble, Gavin Rutherford, Bronwyn Turei, Jason Whyte, and Irene Wood. Introducing: Maia Diamond, Alex Buyck, Felix Huntington, Shauwn Keil, and Alexandra Taylor. http://www.circa.co.nz/ https://www.facebook.com/stephenacourtphotographer

Scarlet & Gold. Written by Lorae Parry. Directed by Kate Jason Smith. Choreography by Jan Bolwell. Brianne Kerr, Publicist. Circa Two, 25 November to 22 December 2016. “Waihi 1912. Another accident in the Martha Gold Mine and the miners’ wives say, ‘Enough! Improve conditions or strike!’ Inspired by a true tale. Told with song and dance, delight and passion.” Finalist for the 2016 Adam Play Award. http://www.circa.co.nz/

Jack and The Beanstalk. By Roger Hall. Directed by Susan Wilson. Songs By Paul Jenden and Michael Nicholas Williams. Circa One, 19 November to 20 December 2016. Click any thumbnail for a closeup view. “Jack and his mother are so poor they have to sell Betsy, their beloved cow. But instead of getting money, Jack accepts beans from a stranger… magic beans! And soon he is up among the clouds in a wondrous land where there is a goose that lays golden eggs, and – Fee, Fi Fo, Fum – a Giant with a dangerous appetite!” http://www.circa.co.nz/

Last Legs. Written by Roger Hall. Directed by Ross Jolly. Circa One, 10 September to 8 October 2016. Just in time for Circa’s 40th birthday, Roger Hall has penned a new comedy Last Legs, set in an upmarket retirement community, the Cambridge, with a cast of recognizably funny and fallible Kiwi characters. Starring: Ray Henwood, Catherine Downes, Donna Akersten, Vivien Bell, Jane Waddell and Stephen Gledhill. Click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://www.circa.co.nz/

Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike. Written by Christopher Durang. Directed by Susan Wilson. Circa One, 6 August to 3 September 2016. "Chekhov is alive and well in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, where adult siblings Vanya and Sonia reside in their old family home, mourning their lost dreams and missed opportunities. When their often-wrong, fortune-telling maid warns of impending dangers, and their movie star sister, Masha, arrives unexpectedly with young, sexy, boy toy, Spike, the family is launched into a rollicking weekend of one-upmanship, exposed nerves, and a lot of broken mugs." http://www.circa.co.nz/ Click any thumbnail for a closeup view.

Stage Kiss. Written by Sarah Ruhl. Directed by Ross Jolly. Circa One, 2 to 30 July 2016. From Pulitzer Prize finalist and Tony Award nominee Sarah Ruhl, comes this wickedly clever and charming tale about what happens when lovers share a stage kiss – or when actors share a real one. Click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://www.circa.co.nz/

William Shakespeare. 
Directed by Michael Hurst. 
Starring Ray Henwood as King Lear. "All or Nothing!" Circa Theatre celebrates its 40th anniversary with a brand new production of Shakespeare’s stunning tragedy King Lear. Acclaimed Shakespearean director Michael Hurst takes the helm while the title role is played by one of New Zealand’s theatre legends, Ray Henwood. King Lear cuts to the heart of the human condition, traversing the raw landscape of passion, sorrow, cruelty, love and redemption. Proudly sponsored by Christopher Finlayson and Cariad Productions.

Joyful and Triumphant. Written by Robert Lord. Directed by Susan Wilson. Circa One, 2 April to 7 May 2016. How to survive the train wreck that can be Christmas with the family is skilfully chronicled by playwright Robert Lord. This outstanding, award-winning New Zealand play returns to celebrate Circa’s 40th birthday Anniversary. http://www.circa.co.nz/ Click any thumbnail for a closeup view.

The Vivien Hirschfeld Season of The ACB with Honora Lee. Written by Kate De Goldi. Adapted and Directed by Jane Waddell. Circa One, 27 February to 26 March 2016. The Vivien Hirschfeld Season of The ACB with Honora Lee, by Kate De Goldi. Circa’s contribution to the 2016 New Zealand Festival, is a world premiere. Quirky humour, playfulness and intergenerational love are at the heart of this adaptation of Kate De Goldi’s 2012 novel, The ACB with Honora Lee. A charming exploration of kindness, patience and acceptance, it explores the relationship between young Perry and her eccentric Gran, Honora Lee, who’s losing her memory and lives in the Santa Lucia Rest Home. As more and more words slip from Gran’s grasp, Perry furiously gathers them up, turning them into an illustrated and disorderly alphabet book, which becomes a gift of love to her grandmother. Starring Ginette McDonald as Gran and Lauren Gibson as Perry. Click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://www.circa.co.nz/ http://www.festival.co.nz/2016/events/acb-honora-lee/

Roger Hall's Robin Hood - the Pantomime. Written by Roger Hall. Directed by Susan Wilson. Songs by Paul Jenden and Michael Nicholas Williams. Circa One, 21 November 2015 to 9 January 2016. Circa Theatre’s fabulous Christmas panto, for young and old. Click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://www.circa.co.nz/

The Travelling Squirrel. Written by Robert Lord. Directed by Susan Wilson. Circa One, 5 September to 2 October 2015. NZ Premiere. Presented by arrangement with Playmarket. “United by Love. Divided by a Squirrel.” From Robert Lord, the author of the award-winning and much loved Joyful & Triumphant, comes The Travelling Squirrel, a romp through the fickle nature of the entertainment industry. Protagonist Bart compares his struggles as a writer to those of Roger the squirrel, a misunderstood painter. Hilarious and packed with larger-than-life characters, this play is a testament to Lord’s ability to write brilliant comedy. A satire tempered with deep affection, The Travelling Squirrel depicts a dangerous world in which fame and fortune are always temptingly just around the corner. Click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://www.circa.co.nz/

A Servant to Two Masters. Written by Carlo Goldoni. A new adaptation by Lee Hall. Directed by Ross Jolly. Circa One, 2 to 30 May 2015. Love, passion and pandemonium. Goldoni’s much-loved comic classic is a masterpiece starring a wily servant whose cheeky, inventive trickery gets the best of his masters, in a merry mix-up of mayhem and mistaken identity. Click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://www.circa.co.nz/

Capital E National Theatre for Children presents a brand new production of Gavin Bishop’s iconic New Zealand story, Kiwi Moon. A little white kiwi thinks the moon might be his mother because it is white and bright and round like him. Prepare to snuffle and shuffle through the forest floor, hula with the huhu grubs, watch out for the wekas, and calypso with the handsome kakapo in this charming tale of one little white kiwi’s quest to find his place in an often strange and sometimes dangerous world. Please click any thumbnail for a closeup view.

The World’s Wife, at Soundings Theatre, Te Papa on 21 February 2002, for the NZ Festival. Please click any thumbnail for a closeup view.

"Yep, Still Got It," starring Jane Keller. Written by Jane Keller and Sandy Brewer. Directed by Alan Palmer. Musical Director, Michael Nicholas Williams. Circa Theatre, 28 February to 21 March 2015. Jane Keller embraces the power of an older woman with no FOMO. A little older, a little wiser, a lot sassier, and even more confused. Together with the brilliant Michael Nicholas Williams on the piano, Jane brings a brand-new show to Circa Two combining her special style of storytelling with her virtuoso Broadway voice. http://www.circa.co.nz/ Please click any thumbnail for a closeup view.

On Stage Now! The Kitchen at the End of the World. Written by William Connor. Directed by Steffen Kreft. Circa Two, 16 to 25 January 2015. A story of marionettes who know they are limited by the extent of their strings – even kissing can tangle them – but crave what lies beyond their reach. A story about home and the unknown, and the courage to face everything in between. Click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://www.circa.co.nz/

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Red Riding Hood - The Pantomime. Written by Roger Hall. Directed by Susan Wilson. Songs by Paul Jenden and Michael Nicholas Williams. Circa One, 15 November to 10 January 2015. Circa’s fabulous Christmas panto, telling one of the great stories – about an innocent Red Riding Hood, her poor, short sighted grandmother, the handsome woodcutter and that villain of all villains, the Wolf! There’s lots of laughter, hilarious jokes and musical goodies in Red’s basket as she sets off on her journey to entertain young and old with this marvellous magical treat. Festive fun for everyone! Click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://www.circa.co.nz/

Destination Beehive. A political comedy. Written by Pinky Agnew and Lorae Parry. Directed by Jan Bolwell. Musical direction by Michael Nicholas Williams. Circa Two. 29 August to 20 September. It's a rollercoaster ride towards Election 2014 - closing night is also Election night! Please click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://www.circa.co.nz

Acclaimed New York Play Comes To Wellington. Director Danny Mulheron directs Lucas Hnath's adrenaline-charged odyssey, a supersonic portrait of a man who tried to abolish reality. Circa One. 30 August to 27 September. Please click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://www.circa.co.nz

Through song and play this highly theatrical work will explore the story of two young men and their war… to end all wars. One, a keen enlister in the mounted rifles off on his big OE, one a conscientious objector, shipped to Europe for further punishment for non-compliance, who then meet at the front on Flanders Fields. Along the way we visit Gallipoli, encountering NZ Commander William Malone, and travel to the Western Front during the final stages of the war. An Awfully Big Adventure’s national tour is timed to coincide with the hundred year anniversary since the outbreak of World War 1, and offers an ideal way to engage with history. It is a work that explores the complexity of the times, the conduct of the war and the heroes and its impact on New Zealanders, in an accessible way for students aged 8 and up. Show duration: 55 minutes. Ideal for ages 8 and up. Capital E National Theatre for Children presents An Awfully Big Adventure, national tour 2014. Please click any thumbnail for a closeup view.

A View From The Bridge. Written by Arthur Miller. Directed by Susan Wilson. Circa One, 19 July to 23 August 2014. The great Arthur Miller confronts the American dream in this absorbing tale about Italian American dockworker, Eddie Carbone, who lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife Beatrice and his orphaned niece Catherine. When Beatrice’s Sicilian cousins enter the country illegally he welcomes them into his home. But when one of them falls for his beautiful niece, Eddie’s jealous mistrust drives him to commit the ultimate betrayal. Starring Gavin Rutherford as Eddie Carbone, Christopher Brougham, Jude Gibson, Alex Greig, Acushla-Tara Sutton and Paul Waggott. Click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://www.circa.co.nz/

Capital E National Theatre for Children presents Grandad's Lucky Storm. Please click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://www.capitale.org.nz/grandads-lucky-storm A spur of the moment babysitting job turns into a tale of adventure, piracy and family, as Grandad shares the secrets of his life. Out of the gloom of Grandad’s home, cluttered with motorbike parts and makeshift furniture, his story appears before your eyes as if by magic. Grandad’s adventures twist and turn as pieces of theatrical mystery bring even the most far away places right to the door. Ideal for ages five and over.

Bachelor of Applied Arts (Performing Arts). Students develop an extensive knowledge of dance genres and artistic endeavour in Māori, Samoan, Cook Islands and NZ contemporary dance. Coverage of a show at the Whitireia Performance Centre, 25 Vivian Street, Wellington. Please click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://whitireia.ac.nz

The Comedy Of Errors by William Shakespeare tells the story of two sets of identical twins that were accidentally separated at birth. This leads to a series of wild mishaps based on mistaken identities, wrongful beatings, a near-seduction, false accusations of infidelity, and madness. This production of The Comedy Of Errors is set in the 40s and 50s. This farcical, slapstick show performed by the second year actors from Whitireia Stage and Screen Arts is sure to bring one of Shakespeare's earliest plays into a new and engaging light. Includes live jazz. http://whitireia.ac.nz Directed by Richard Finn. Please click any thumbnail for a closeup view.

Rita and Douglas. Based on the letters of Rita Angus, adapted for stage by Dave Armstrong. Directed by Conrad Newport. Two of New Zealand’s leading performers, Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Michael Houstoun, join forces to present the words, music and images of two of our greatest cultural icons – artist Rita Angus and composer Douglas Lilburn. A poignant love story and a stunning collaboration of theatre, music and art. Presented by Armstrong Creative. Please click any thumbnail for a closeup view.

2b or nt 2b. Written & directed by Sarah Delahunty. Circa Two, 17 May to 1 June 2014. Youth Theatre Double Bill. Presented by 1st Gear Productions. Six classic characters from Shakespeare, Chekhov, Ibsen and Sophocles meet as teenagers on whatsthepoint.com - all finding their lives a little too difficult. Antigone (Antigone), Hamlet (Hamlet), Hedda (Hedda Gabler), Irena (The Three Sisters), Helena (A Midsummer Nights Dream), and Masha (The Seagull) vie with each other for the position of Most Tragic Life Story. 4 Billion Likes! A new solo comedy with songs starring Neenah Dekkers-Reihana. Sixteen-year-old Chloe Anderson from Hamilton starts a blog to immortalize her historically totally important thoughts, and her deepest dreams of winning X-Factor. External events open her eyes to the need to see more in her life than how she can lose 2kg and become a star. Click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://www.circa.co.nz/

Capital E National Theatre for Children presents the New Zealand premiere of Patch Theatre Company's Mr McGee & the Biting Flea, in the April school holidays, before embarking on a national tour. Adapted from stories by Pamela Allen. When: Saturday 19 April to Saturday 3 May 2014 (no performances on Sundays/ANZAC day). 
Where: Hannah Playhouse, 12 Cambridge Terrace, Wellington
. Time: 11am (2pm performance on Sat 19th April) http://www.capitale.org.nz/productions/mr-mcgee-biting-flea-2014-national-education-tour Please click any thumbnail for a closeup view.

Other Desert Cities. Written by Jon Robin Baitz. Directed by Ross Jolly. Circa One, 19 April to 17 May 2014. Welcoming their family back home for Christmas, for the first time in six years, in the sun-drenched comfort of Palm Springs, California, Lyman Wyeth and his wife Polly have it all: wealth, fame and a political legacy of real muscle. But the warm desert air turns chilly when their daughter Brooke announces she’s written a tell-all memoir about the most painful chapter of the family’s history. Pulitzer Prize-finalist Jon Robin Baitz’s smart new play of high drama, serious laughter and repartee that dazzles and decimates was one of the hottest tickets on Broadway last season. Starring Catherine Downes, Michelle Langstone, Jeffrey Thomas, Emma Kinane, Paul Waggott. Click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://www.circa.co.nz/

Gloria's Handbag at Circa Theatre, Wellington, starring Helen Moulder. Directed by Sue Rider. Playing Circa Two, 22 March to 19 April. Helen Moulder premieres her long-awaited new play. It is 2021 in Nelson and Gloria, aged 97, hasn’t long to live. Her son Craig is pushing her to move to a “retireville” but she wants to die in her own home. On a whim, Gloria buys an extraordinary designer handbag. This purchase sets off a series of unusual events which transform Gloria’s remaining days and enable her to send a message to the future. http://www.circa.co.nz/ Please click any thumbnail for a closeup view.

Pasefika. Written by: Stuart Hoar. Directed by: Susan Wilson. Circa One, 22 February to 29 March 2014. Parisian sensibilities and South Pacific culture collide in this dazzling re-imagining of French artist Charles Meryon's life in 1860s Paris. Haunted by time spent in Polynesia and the NZ French colony of Akaroa, Meryon's startling visions compel him to depict whales and waka over the skies of Paris in his remarkable etchings. He must also juggle his relationships with his friend, the decadent poet Baudelaire, and two very striking women, Jeanne Duval and Louise Niveau. The World Premiere production of this Adam NZ Play Award winner by renowned playwright, Stuart Hoar (Rutherford, The Face Maker, Quartet). Click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://www.circa.co.nz/

Frequency, by Leonie Reynolds and Michael Foster. Directed by Leonie Reynolds. Part of the NZ Fringe Festival 2014. BATS Theatre, and outdoor locations, to 27 February 2014. Frequency is an interactive street game/theatre experience where the audience is plunged into a science fiction adventure. The audience roams through the city, discovering clues, finding secret locations, and solving puzzles – and may even be selected as a potential candidate to join a secret organisation. Please click any thumbnail for a closeup view.

Frequency, by Leonie Reynolds and Michael Foster. Directed by Leonie Reynolds. Part of the NZ Fringe Festival 2014. BATS Theatre, and outdoor locations, to 27 February 2014. Frequency is an interactive street game/theatre experience where the audience is plunged into a science fiction adventure. The audience roams through the city, discovering clues, finding secret locations, and solving puzzles – and may even be selected as a potential candidate to join a secret organisation. Please click any thumbnail for a closeup view.

Frequency, by Leonie Reynolds and Michael Foster. Directed by Leonie Reynolds. Part of the NZ Fringe Festival 2014. BATS Theatre, and outdoor locations, to 27 February 2014. Frequency is an interactive street game/theatre experience where the audience is plunged into a science fiction adventure. The audience roams through the city, discovering clues, finding secret locations, and solving puzzles – and may even be selected as a potential candidate to join a secret organisation. Please click any thumbnail for a closeup view.

The Auckland Theatre Company presents the TV3 season of Paniora! Written by: Briar Grace-Smith. Directed by: Colin McColl. Co-produced with the New Zealand Festival and presented in association with Okareka Dance Company. This passionate family odyssey by Arts Foundation Laureate Briar Grace-Smith captures a whānau fighting to preserve its unique heritage. The Paniora! are a hapū with Spanish blood coursing through their veins. Prosperous and proud, the Martinez family lives in an elegant homestead where they speak Spanish, cook tapas and dance flamenco. Yet beneath their fervent pride they have demons to face and a family revolution looming. The one thing that can bring the Paniora! together – their casta, or spirit – is the thing that is driving them apart. Please click any thumbnail for a closeup view.

Mother Goose - The Pantomime. Written by: Michele Amas. Directed by: Susan Wilson. Songs by Paul Jenden. Music by Gareth Farr. Musical Director, Michele Scullion. Circa One, 16 November to 22 December 2013. World Premiere. A Golden Egg of a show - Mother Goose is well worth a gander! These Christmas holidays join Mother Goose and her friends on a flight of fantasy in an unmissable pantomime adventure. Mother Goose hits the jackpot when Lucy the goose starts laying golden eggs. But it's not enough for her to just feather her own nest - she wants youth, beauty and a total makeover as well. With an abundance of fun, comedy, costume and songs, Mother Goose is a must-see crackin' eggs-trava-gander of a Panto! Click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://www.circa.co.nz/

CON. Written by: Gavin McGibbon. Directed by: Danny Mulheron. Circa Two, 26 October to 23 November 2013. WORLD PREMIERE. If you could get away with it how far would you go? They have a knack for it. They get people to do what they shouldn’t. And now here’s their chance to make money like never before. Stevie and Earle have been waiting for this for years, all the tricks and their schemes have built to this. A con so wicked it’s totally irresistible. Will they pull it off and what will be the consequences? Playwright Gavin McGibbon makes his Circa debut with his most accomplished and daring piece of work yet. Click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://www.circa.co.nz/

No Naughty Bits. Written by: Steve Thompson. Directed by: Ross Jolly. Circa One, 14 September to 12 October 2013. Monty Python vs the American Broadcasting Company! A gloriously funny re-imagining of a real-life event, No Naughty Bits illuminates and celebrates the comic genius of Monty Python. December 1975: Monty Python’s Flying Circus is an icon of British humour, loved by millions. And now the show is set to air coast to coast on American TV networks … but someone has cut out all the naughty bits! Outraged, Python’s Terry Gilliam and Michael Palin take a plane, take a lawyer and take on the networks in court – to try to keep the naughty bits in! A snappy, highly entertaining comedy – with a sting in its tail. Click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://www.circa.co.nz/ Proudly sponsored by The Dominion Post.

The Price. Written by: Arthur Miller. Directed by: Susan Wilson. Circa One, 10 August to 7 September 2013. The Price, one of master playwright Arthur Miller’s most successful plays, is a funny and deeply moving story of two brothers in conflict with their father. In a room crowded with the furniture of their youth, the brothers meet again after sixteen years. Between them is an unlikely arbiter – a ninety-year-old Russian Jewish junk merchant, a surrogate father sitting in the paternal chair, commenting, sympathizing, reprimanding and advising, before counting out the money – the price paid for the decisions of a lifetime. Click any thumbnail for a closeup view. http://www.circa.co.nz/ Proudly supported by InterContinental Wellington.

C - A Musical. Written by: Book and lyrics by Paul Jenden, Music composed by Gareth Farr. Directed by: Paul Jenden. Circa One. 6 July to 3 August. Lead by the irrepressible Jackie Clarke, five incredible artists star in this brand new show by Wellington’s own Paul Jenden and Gareth Farr. Jenden’s ongoing treatment for cancer becomes the stepping off point for a show that celebrates the human spirit and the triumph of laughter over fear. “I can hear you thinking, “This is going to be so-o-o-o depressing,” and I say, “No, it’ll be fun,” and you go, “Oh God, it’s going to be really tasteless,” and I say, look, cancer sucks. If you’ve got it, had it or lost someone to it, the last thing you need is someone poking you with a stick. This isn’t like that. This is a travelogue, a picaresque novel, the record of journey into my head, a kind of Dante’s Inferno but with song and dance!" C – A Musical is a constantly surprising experience: part musical, part poetry, part piano sonata, part cabaret, part memoir, part fantasy, all combined in a funny, moving and irreverent evening, bubbling with good nature. Click any thumbnail for a closeup view.

After Juliet. Written by: Sharman MacDonald. Directed by: Sarah Delahunty. Circa Two, 25 May to 8 June. The other side of the world’s most famous love story. Romeo loved Rosaline. Until he saw Juliet. Now Romeo and Juliet are dead. But Rosaline has to go on living.… 1st Gear Productions specializes in working with young people to produce plays for all ages. Starring: Benvolio: Adam Groves, Valentine: Jordan Lafoa’i, Rosaline: Neenah Dekkers-Reihana, Bianca: Sylvie McCreanor, Helena: Alice Pearce, Rhona: Gussie Larkin, Alice: Iris Henderson, Livia: Catriona Tipene, Angelica: Rebecca Parker, Lorenzo: Max Apse, Gianni: Ryan Knighton, Petruchio: Daniel Walker-Bowell. http://www.circa.co.nz/site/Shows/After-Juliet

Capital E National Theatre for Children presents SEASONS. Written by Peter Wilson. Directed by Kerryn Palmer. Composer, Laughton Pattrick. Lyricist, Jenny Pattrick. Ideal for 2-7 year olds. Cast:  Helen Grant, Anna Neyland, Martin Quicke. National Tour throughout 2013. Opens at Downstage Theatre, 27 April to 4 May.

By Nina Raine. Directed by Ross Jolly. Circa One, 6 April to 4 May. Billy’s ferociously intelligent and proudly idiosyncratic family are their own tiny empire. Dinner conversation is a no-holds-barred mayhem, where opinions, jokes and insults fly. But Billy, who is deaf, is the only one who really listens. Meeting Sylvia transforms his life, and makes him finally want to be heard. But can he get a word in edgeways? A smart, highly original and funny new play, Tribes has wowed critics and audiences alike, enjoying smash hit seasons in London and New York, and winning a swathe of awards. http://www.circa.co.nz/site/Shows/Tribes

Written by: Kathryn Burnett & Nick Ward. Directed by: Kerryn Palmer. Circa Two. 23 March − 20 April. A Romantic Comedy About Romantic Comedy. Mike and Virginia are both single. Both competitive. Both lecturers in film studies. Her specialty is romantic comedy, his is monster movies. She thinks he's an arrogant knuckle-dragger, he thinks she's a bitter cow. The very worst thing they could do is fall in love. Starring Gentiane Lupi, Will Hall, Jennifer Martin, Stephen Papps and Perry Piercy. A play from two of New Zealand's busiest screenwriters. Kathryn Burnett (The Strip; Amazing Extraordinary Friends; The Cult) and Nick Ward (Stickmen, Second Hand Wedding and Love Birds) who have set out to explore and subvert every romantic comedy convention in the book resulting in a love story that is smart, funny and surprisingly tender.

The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Capital E National Theatre for Children present the Dominion Post Festival Season of SKY DANCER 11-15 March 2013. Composed by Gareth Farr specifically for a young audience. Inspired by Witi Ihimaera’s novel Sky Dancer. This symphonic work shows off the orchestral sound in all its glory, while puppets, projections and performers complete the epic visual staging.

You Can Always Hand Them Back. Written by: Roger Hall. Music and lyrics by Peter Skellern. Directed by: Jane Waddell. Circa One. 23 February − 30 March http://www.circa.co.nz/site/Shows/You-Can-Always-Hand-Them-Back Starring George Henare, Lynda Milligan and Tom McLeod on piano. Click any thumbnail for a closer view, or play the slideshow.

Kings of the Gym. Written by: Dave Armstrong. Directed by: Danny Mulheron. Circa One. January-February 2013. World Premier. Starring Richard Dey, Ginette McDonald, Paul McLaughlin, Acushla-Tara Sutton. A delightfully romantic and wickedly entertaining comedy set in a school gym.

Roger Hall's Cinderella - The Pantomime. 17 November − 23 December 2012. Directed by Susan Wilson. A glittering fairytale pantomime with dazzling costumes and lots of fun and laughter, Cinderella has it all. Starring a fabulous Fairy Godmother, two hilarious dames – the sensational Ugly Sisters – a sweet Cinders, reluctant Prince Charming, a pumpkin coach and a happy-ever-after ending, Cinderella is great fun for everyone. Written by Roger Hall. Songs by Paul Jenden & Michael N Williams. Circa One. http://www.circa.co.nz/

The Truth Game. Written by: Simon Cunliffe. Directed by: Danny Mulheron. Circa One. 13 October − 10 November. "Sex, lies and the Fourth Estate." http://www.circa.co.nz/site/Shows/The-Truth-Game Starring Alan Lovell, Jessica Robinson, Paul McLaughlin, Brian Sergent, Acushla-Tara Sutton, Janine Burchett.

Written by: Bruce Norris. Directed by: Ross Jolly. This wickedly funny and fiercely provocative play about race, real estate and the volatile values of each has won nearly every honour the theatre has to give, including the Tony Award for Best Play, Olivier Award, the Evening Standard Award and the Pulitzer Prize. Starring Andrew Foster, Nancy Brunning, Nikki MacDonnell, Danielle Mason, Gavin Rutherford, Jade Daniels & Paul Waggott. http://www.circa.co.nz/

Skellig, by David Almond. A stage adaptation of the award-winning, dark children's novel. Directed by Tabitha Arthur. Set, Costume & Puppet Designer: Crystalyne Willis. Lighting Designer: Sam Dent. Sound Designer: Bridget Carpenter. (Skellig is director Tabitha Arthur's major production for her Master of Theatre Arts in Directing. The MTA in Directing is taught jointly by Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School and the Theatre Programme of Victoria University of Wellington.) http://www.victoria.ac.nz/seftms/ http://www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz

July holidays, Capital E National Theatre for Children. IVY - Saviour of the Dinosaur! From her hideaway in a museum basement comes Ivy, a cleaning lady with a difference. Her humble set of wheels may look like a cleaning cart, but just wait and see where – and when! – that time-travelling trolley is about to take you. Join our heroine of hygiene as she takes you on a whirlwind trip through history. From a clash with Cleopatra to schmoozing with Shakespeare, and even a detour to the moon – our quirky queen of clean lets nothing distract her from her mission to save the dinosaurs from certain extinction. With a cinematic score from Gareth Farr. Written By Jennifer Martin. Directed by Kerryn Palmer. Starring Jennifer Martin and Nick Dunbar. Ages 5+ When: Sat 30 June 2pm, Mon 2 – Sat 14 July 10am & 11.30am. Duration: 50 minutes. Venue: Capital E McKenzie Theatre. Booking: Call 04 913 3740 or book online https://www.patronbase.com/_CapitalE/Productions

Capital E presents Magnolia Street, a new NZ play for children written by Dave Armstrong, featuring fabulous screen-projections created live on stage by the cast. Directed by Frank Newman. http://tinyurl.com/7ecoljt

All My Sons. Written by: Arthur Miller. Directed by: Susan Wilson. Circa One, 2 June − 7 July 2012. "A masterpiece" - The Times • New York Drama Critics' Circle Award • Tony Award for Best Play. Arthur Miller's Tony Award-winning masterpiece weaves a brilliant and compelling story about two families in the aftermath of World War II. Joe Keller and Steve Deever were once united in business but are now torn apart by an unspeakable crime. When Joe's son, Chris, proposes to Steve's daughter, Ann, he unleashes a flood of family secrets and hidden skeletons that will forever change both families. An unforgettable family drama about loss, love and loyalties that escalates to an electrifying climax. Starring: Jeffrey Thomas, Emma Kinane, Erin Banks, Richard Dey, Gavin Rutherford, Jessica Robinson, Martyn Wood, Christopher Brougham. Set Design - John Hodgkins; Lighting Design – Ulli Briese; Costume Design – Paul Jenden; Music Composition – Gareth Hobbs. Bookings http://www.circa.co.nz

If Chekhov were alive today... Anton Chekhov, playwright, author and pitiless observer of Russian society, awakes from a hundred-year coma and finds himself in twenty-first century London. Written by Dan Rebellato. Directed by Eleanor Bishop. Circa Two, 12 May - 9 June 2012. http://tinyurl.com/7plfjpm

The beautiful Natasha, a recent immigrant from Russia, teaches a folk-dancing class to supplement her income, meet Kiwis and improve her English. Roger Hall's fabulous new comedy, A Shortcut To Happiness, plays at Circa Theatre, Wellington, 14 Apr - 26 May 2012. Directed by Ross Jolly. http://www.circa.co.nz/

Coverage of the presentation of Playmarket's Adam NZ Play Award at Circa Theatre, Wellington, NZ on 24 March 2012. http://www.playmarket.org.nz/news/adam-nz-play-award

Roger Hall's Aladdin - The Pantomime. Circa Theatre 19 November - 23 December 2011. Directed by Susan Wilson. http://www.circa.co.nz/ Songs by Paul Jenden and Michael Nicholas Williams. A brand new production of Roger Hall's marvellous pantomime, Aladdin, starring the world's best-known Pantomime Dame - Widow Twankey - who with her son, Aladdin, runs a laundry. Starring Gavin Rutherford, Lyndee-Jane Rutherford, Richard Chapman, Jessica Robinson, Nick Dunbar, Jeff Kingsford-Brown, Louis Solino.

Stagecraft presents a new adaptation of Nosferatu, Vampyre of the Night by Simon Boyes and Mary Coffey. http://www.stagecraft.co.nz/ Dates and times: Wednesday 9 and Thursday 10 November at 8 pm, Friday 11 November at midnight (special late showing), Saturday 12 November 2011 at 8 pm, Sunday 13 November at 3 pm, Tuesday 15 and Wednesday 16 November at 6.30 pm, Thursday 17 to Saturday 19 November at 8 pm.

Sex Drive. Written by Lorae Parry and Pinky Agnew. Directed by Jane Waddell. World Premier. Circa One, 15 October to 12 November. Starring Geraldine Brophy, Lyndee-Jane Rutherford, Emma Kinane, Nikki MacDonnell, Tim Spite and Dame Kate Harcourt. Sex Drive is a fast-paced comedy that tells the story of three women who work in the Pack 'n' Pullet Poultry Factory. Their Lucky Clucky Chicken Plucking Syndicate wins a second division Lotto prize... and so Sex Drive is born. A mobile sex shop created by women, for women. http://www.circa.co.nz/site/Shows/Sex-Drive

Production photographs of the play Four Flat Whites in Italy, at Circa Theatre, Wellington, 3 Sept - 7 Oct 2011. Written by Roger Hall, directed by Ross Jolly. http://www.circa.co.nz/ Starring Stuart Devenie, Darien Takle, Tim Gordon, Vivien Bell, Heather O'Carroll and Simon Vincent.

Downstage Theatre, Wellington, New Zealand. 5 Aug - 20 Aug 2011. Direct from performing at the Taiwan International Percussion Convention, Strike's most acclaimed show fuses power, lyricism and skill into an exhilarating musical experience like no other. Founded in 1993, Strike is a high energy drumming group made up of New Zealand's most outstanding percussionists, specialising in movement-based, choreographed percussion. Strike Artistic Director/Performance Director, Murray Hickman. Strike is: Murray Hickman, Tim Whitta, Leni Sulusi, Takumi Motokawa, Tom Broome. https://www.facebook.com/StrikeNZ http://www.downstage.co.nz/

Production photographs of the play When The Rain Stops Falling, at Circa Theatre, Wellington, 29 July-27 August 2011. The play is a sweeping Australian drama written by Andrew Bovell. Directed for Circa Theatre by Susan Wilson. Starring Donna Akersten, Jude Gibson, Sophie Hambleton, Christopher Brougham, Jason Whyte, Allison Walls, Richard Chapman. http://www.circa.co.nz/site/Shows/When-the-Rain-Stops-Falling The opening moments of When The Rain Stops Falling depict a miracle in Alice Springs, in the Australian desert, in the year 2039. It's been raining for days when a fish falls from the sky and lands at the feet of Gabriel York, played by Jason Whyte. He picks it up. It stills smells of the sea. This epic play spans four generations and two continents, from the claustrophobia of a 1950s London flat to the windswept coast of Southern Australia and into the heart of the desert. REVIEW AT: http://www.kiwiblog.co.nz/2011/08/when_the_rain_stops_falling.html

Among the quacks, pimps and drifters who populated early 1600s London were the notorious roaring girls, who dressed as men. A curiosity to some, a monstrosity to others, they cut their hair, dressed in breeches, fought in the streets with swords, swaggered about like men and were generally censured for living and behaving in a "noisy riotous manner". One of them was Moll Cutpurse, and her real-life adventures found their way into the Middleton-Dekker play. 400 years old this year and adapted for the modern stage, it is a robust and sexy comedy that portrays Moll as a person of tremendous integrity and fun - courageous, brave, and the scourge of scoundrels and unworthy men everywhere. She exposes all the vices of low-life Jacobean England, with riotous results. Come and spend the evening in a London tavern with one of the most famous figures in all Jacobean drama, in her first appearance in New Zealand. Directed by Toi Whakaari MTA graduate Rachel More with a cast and crew of roaring lads and lasses. Jacobean victuals served from 6:45pm. Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre, 11 Hutchison Road, Newtown, Wellington http://www.toiwhakaari.ac.nz

Production photographs of the play Meet The Churchills, at Circa Theatre, Wellington, June 2011. Directed by Ross Jolly, starring Starring Ray Henwood, Helen Moulder, Carmel McGlone, Jeff Kingsford-Brown, Byron Coll. http://www.circa.co.nz/