Circa Theatre - Latest News [Page 4]
The Pitmen Painters
Friday, 19 September 2014, 4:02 pm | Circa Theatre
From Tony award-winning writer Lee Hall, best known for Billy Elliot , comes this amazing true story. Since its premiere in 2007, The Pitmen Painters has been hugely successful, receiving rave reviews and sell-out performances in the North East and ... More >>
‘Bombproof’ comedy takes capital by storm
Friday, 5 September 2014, 1:08 pm | Circa Theatre
Is political satire still ‘a thing?’ Wellington audiences have responded with a resounding YES. Tired of dirty politics and with less than three weeks to go til Election Day, Destination Beehive has proved to be a smash hit at Circa Theatre with ... More >>
An Unseasonable Fall of Snow - return season
Monday, 1 September 2014, 1:54 pm | Circa Theatre
Recommended Age 14 - 15+ - Not suitable for primary school aged children. Themes and offensive language may disturb some people More >>
Seating You: A Fabulous Fundraiser
Monday, 18 August 2014, 2:31 pm | Circa Theatre
Circa Theatre is very excited to announce the upcoming fundraising variety performance, Seating You , which will take place in Circa One for one night only, Sunday, 31 August. More >>
Destination Beehive: New Political Satire from Agnew & Parry
Thursday, 31 July 2014, 3:01 pm | Circa Theatre
Faster than a Flying Tweet! Bolder than an Anonymous Blog! Funnier than Dancing Cats on Youtube! More >>
Circa Theatre Opens Its Doors for Wellington Open Day!
Tuesday, 13 May 2014, 10:44 am | Circa Theatre
Circa Theatre is happy to announce that it will take part in the 2014 Wellington Open Day on Sunday, 25 May, offering backstage tours and sneak peeks of current and upcoming productions throughout the day. Circa will be collecting gold coin donations ... More >>
Theatresports Returns to Circa Theatre May 2014
Monday, 28 April 2014, 3:58 pm | Circa Theatre
4th May - 15th June Sundays Only, 7pm Circa Theatre, 1 Taranaki Street BOOKINGS: 04 801 7992 or www.circa.co.nz TICKETS: $20 Full / $15 Concessions More >>
Circa Theatre presents Other Desert Cities
Monday, 31 March 2014, 1:52 pm | Circa Theatre
A smart new play of high drama, serious laughter and dazzling repartee, Other Desert Cities was one of the hottest tickets in New York as Pulitzer Prize finalist and creator of hit TV series, Brothers & Sisters and contributor on The West Wing, Jon ... More >>
Pasefika by Stuart Hoar
Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 4:02 pm | Circa Theatre
Circa Theatre’s exciting production for NZ Festival 2014 is the World Premiere of Pasefika , a dazzlingly theatrical re-imagining of French artist Charles Meryon's life in 1860’s Paris - an existence that is firmly interwoven with his experiences ... More >>
Brontë Finally Finds Herself in Wellington
Tuesday, 4 February 2014, 9:42 am | Circa Theatre
Charlotte Brontë’s closest friend Mary Taylor made the four month journey from London to Wellington in 1845, to make Cuba Street her home. Brontë described her personal loss ‘as if a great planet fell out of the sky’. Now at last Brontë ... More >>
Circa Theatre 2014 Season: Something For Everyone!
Tuesday, 3 December 2013, 1:26 pm | Circa Theatre
Circa is excited to announce our 2014 line-up, a diverse programme of the best of New Zealand and International work for audiences of all ages! More >>
Circa Theatre Fundraising for Audio Description
Monday, 4 November 2013, 1:59 pm | Circa Theatre
Circa Theatre aims to make our theatre accessible for everyone, and part of that mandate is providing audio described performances. Audio description is the method of describing the non-verbal action in a play into headsets worn by blind and visually ... More >>
Mother Goose: The Pantomime
Friday, 1 November 2013, 2:55 pm | Circa Theatre
The Christmas season is here again – and this year Circa has another fantastic new pantomime to entertain young and old, Mother Goose, one of the greatest all-time favourites in this marvellous festive tradition. More >>
Sharing the Love: A Tribute to Richard Campion
Tuesday, 29 October 2013, 11:38 am | Circa Theatre
Circa Theatre is honoured to join the Campion family in hosting a tribute to New Zealand theatre pioneer Richard Campion, who died in July of this year. Director Jane Campion will offer a series of free masterclasses at Circa on Monday, 4 November, ... More >>
Pre-Show talk: No Naughty Bits
Monday, 30 September 2013, 4:02 pm | Circa Theatre
Monty Python: Their Legacy to the Wonderful World of Comedy by TOM SCOTT - well-known Wellington humorist and cartoonist and ROSS JOLLY - director of No Naughty Bits More >>
No Naughty Bits
Thursday, 29 August 2013, 10:53 am | Circa Theatre
A gloriously funny re-imagining of a real-life event, No Naughty Bits illuminates and celebrates the comic genius of Monty Python. More >>
The Price at Circa
Monday, 26 August 2013, 11:07 am | Circa Theatre
"One of the most engrossing and entertaining plays that Miller has ever written … he holds the interest with the skill of a born story-teller …. superbly theatrical" – New York Times More >>
SEED, A Play Reading
Tuesday, 13 August 2013, 12:13 pm | Circa Theatre
After a successful season of play readings in 2012, Circa Theatre is pleased to present the first of 2013 with a rehearsed reading of the Elisabeth Easther play, SEED , on Saturday, 17 August at 2pm . Seed is a multi-narrative play about the business ... More >>
The Price At Circa
Wednesday, 24 July 2013, 11:09 am | Circa Theatre
In 1968, in an attic room crowded with the furniture of their youth, the brothers meet again after sixteen years. The Great Crash of 1929 had ruined their widowed father. Victor, loyal to his father dropped out of college to earn a living for them ... More >>
Midnight in Moscow: Love, Spies & Lies
Monday, 22 April 2013, 4:33 pm | Circa Theatre
A provocative, funny and intriguing new play by renowned NZ playwright, Dean Parker, Midnight in Moscow mixes fact and fiction, art, politics and history, as it tells the absorbing story of a group of Kiwis a world away from home. More >>
