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Unique Take on Timeless Tale

Wednesday, 13 July 2011, 9:56 am | Court Theatre

An anthropomorphic oven, fake bogies, an inflatable bottom - and no dialogue. The upcoming Court Theatre holiday show brings a beloved fairytale to life - with a big, fat twist. More >>

A Sold Out Night at the Aurora and A New Fundraising Event

Friday, 8 July 2011, 9:15 am | Court Theatre

$500,000 Donation, A Sold Out Night at the Aurora and A New Fundraising Event Announced More >>

Another Blow for One of NZ’s Leading Theatre Companies

Friday, 1 July 2011, 3:46 pm | Court Theatre

That today from Court Theatre Chief Executive Philip Aldridge after news from the Arts Centre informing him that precious assets may never be retrieved from the earthquake damaged site. More >>

The Court Carries on with Fundraising Concert

Friday, 3 June 2011, 3:42 pm | Court Theatre

The Court Theatre will stage a one-night-only musical extravaganza in the Aurora Centre on July 7. CARRY ON COURT features numerous prominent New Zealand entertainers including George Henare and Ali Harper , all of whom have volunteered their time ... More >>

New Stage for The Court Theatre

Tuesday, 17 May 2011, 9:32 am | Court Theatre

The Court Theatre is moving to a temporary new site in Addington and constructing a purpose-built theatre from which the company will re-establish activities before the end of the year. More >>

Love, Spies and Lies at The Court Theatre

Wednesday, 9 February 2011, 4:11 pm | Court Theatre

The Court Theatre presents the world première of Dean Parker’s new play MIDNIGHT IN MOSCOW , a drama that follows a group of New Zealanders working in the NZ Embassy in Moscow in 1947, who must question their loyalty to self, loyalty to friends and ... More >>

Goldilocks and the Three Bears is “just right”

Wednesday, 5 January 2011, 3:57 pm | Court Theatre

THE COURT THEATRE: MEDIA RELEASE Goldilocks and the Three Bears is “just right” for kids More >>

Young Playwrights Take the Initiative in the Forge

Wednesday, 8 December 2010, 2:30 pm | Court Theatre

The Court Theatre brings six theatre practitioners of the future together and new writing to the stage in the second year of THE YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS’ INITIATIVE , with a public showcase of three new short plays entitled TRIUMVIRATE to be staged ... More >>

Festive Fun with a Very Merry Scriptless

Thursday, 25 November 2010, 3:01 pm | Court Theatre

The Court Jesters bring family-friendly interactive comedy back to The Forge with A VERY MERRY SCRIPTLESS, entering its fifth season on December 2nd. This year sees the popular festively-themed show “return to its SCARED SCRIPTLESS roots,” according ... More >>

Goodbye West Auckland, Hello Berlin

Wednesday, 27 October 2010, 11:55 am | Court Theatre

Antonia Prebble may have finished her role on OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE, but the young actress is keeping busy, playing the lead role in the musical CABARET at The Court Theatre in Christchurch from November 20. More >>

All Together Now! – A Musical Celebration

Thursday, 21 October 2010, 8:29 am | Court Theatre

TelstraClear and The Court Theatre are combining to offer a free gala concert for the many organisations and individuals who worked so tirelessly to keep Christchurch and Canterbury moving in the aftermath of the September 4 earthquake. More >>

Two Actors "N" A Play At The Forge

Friday, 15 October 2010, 10:26 am | Court Theatre

Two actors take on a multitude of roles in Carl Nixon’s new play TWO FISH ‘N’ A SCOOP, making its world première in The Forge at The Court Theatre on October 29. More >>

Comic Stands Up For The Court

Friday, 15 October 2010, 10:08 am | Court Theatre

Rhys Darby began his career in Christchurch, and the international comic is giving back to his home town with a special fundraiser performance at the Isaac Theatre Royal on December 5th. More >>

Bad Manners, Hilarious Comedy at The Court Theatre

Monday, 4 October 2010, 2:52 pm | Court Theatre

A phenomenal cast take on an international smash in GOD OF CARNAGE, a “comedy of bad manners” opening at The Court Theatre on October 16th. More >>

Fresh Ink On The Forge Stage

Thursday, 23 September 2010, 9:58 am | Court Theatre

Three new works appear on stage within the space of a week at The Forge at The Court Theatre , as three different directors, casts and playwrights present FRESH INK from September 27. This bold initiative brings new work by New Zealand writers from the ... More >>

The Shows Will Go on

Monday, 13 September 2010, 4:50 pm | Court Theatre

The Court Theatre has emerged unscathed from the Canterbury earthquake and will resume performances this week. More >>

World Premiere Of A Powerfully Personal Play

Friday, 27 August 2010, 12:07 pm | Court Theatre

DON’T MENTION CASABLANCA is playwright Michelanne Forster’s powerful true story of the explosive love affair between her Jewish grandmother and her famous grandfather Michael Curtiz, the director of Casablanca and many other Hollywood classics. More >>

Sex, Love And Everyone In Between

Thursday, 12 August 2010, 3:33 pm | Court Theatre

In EROS , the new play by Caroline Lark making its world première at The Forge at The Court Theatre , the world of polyamory – participation in multiple simultaneous loving or sexual relationships – is explored in a play director Yvonne Martin describes ... More >>

The Court Theatre Lets The Sunshine Boys In

Thursday, 15 July 2010, 11:36 am | Court Theatre

The Court Theatre Lets The Sunshine Boys In Two old dogs have to learn new shtick in Neil Simon’s comedy THE SUNSHINE BOYS , the first play in The Court Theatre’s TelstraClear 2010-2011 Season , opening on July 24th. In Simon’s comedy, two retired ... More >>

A World of Desire and Danger in The Forge

Wednesday, 7 July 2010, 2:57 pm | Court Theatre

The author of 2008’s highly successful BAGHDAD, BABY! visits a world of desire and danger in THE PERFUMED GARDEN, exploring romance, humour and memory amid the history of a land that has endured innumerable invasions. More >>

   

 
 
 
 
 

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