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    • Technical issues – 7/08
      • We are currently experiencing issues with your internet and phonelines. Please standby as we attempt to fix these issues. You can still book online via our website (here!)...

      • Audio Described and pre-show Touch Tours New Zealand Sign Language Relaxed Performances...

    • The Magic of The Circa Pantomime
      • By Kerryn Palmer YAGAHCWYHLFOYS!! If you attended Circa’s recent production of Cinderella you would know what this magic spell stands for – you always get a happy conclusion when you have lovely friends on your side. Originally used in Michele Amas’s Mother Goose, it is one of several recurring conv...

    • The Dinner – Q&A with Peter Hambleton
      • Peter Hambleton: On Friday night I attended the Opening of the New Zealand Premiere of the play, The Dinner.  It was directed by Juliet O’Brien who directed Tim Gordon and I in The Letter Writer a few years back. I caught up with Tim to find out how The Dinner came to Circa       &#16...

    • Farewell from Joan
      • Joan director Tim Gordon takes a moment to thank all of you for your support  I’m the first to admit the many of the blogs published by cast and crew are faintly disguised marketing plugs. This one is not because Joan is wrapped. Within 60 minutes of the last standing ovation Circa One was back to a...

    • A DOLLS HOUSE – Design
      • As both Set and Costume Designer, Ian Harman is responsible for creating the striking visual world of A Doll’s House. Below he explains his production concepts and process. I absolutely adored Emily Perkins’ take on A Doll’s House. I wanted to set it very “now” so the immediacy of the work could com...

    • Reflections on Caging Skies
      • Playwright Desiree Gezentsvey, author Christine Leunens, and Director Andrew Foster reflect on Desiree’s stage adaptation of Caging Skies: Desiree: When I met Christine two years ago, she gave me a copy of Caging Skies and I was instantly hooked. Why did her moving story of love, war and survival ha...

    • A blast from the past – “Larger Than Life”
      • Larger than Life were Ngaruawahia’s third-best children’s novelty act back in the 70’s and 80’s. Now they’re all grown up and ready for a comeback. Travel back in time to small town Aotearoa, and join three hūpē nosed brothers, Te-Whakakotahitanga-o-Ngā-iwi-o-Te-Motu Boy-George Jackson, Te-Rua-Waire...

    • Circa Theatre signs Memorandum Of Understanding with Te Papa
      • 11 May 2017 Circa Theatre will today sign an agreement with Te Papa Chief Executive Rick Ellis that will see Circa Theatre join forces with the Museum of New Zealand Te Papa Tongarewa to foster and develop a closer working relationship between the two iconic organisations. The Memorandum of Understa...

    • Mr and Mrs Alexander: Sideshows and Psychics
      • Lizzie Tollemache talks the creating and touring of Rollicking Entertainment’s production Mr and Mrs Alexander: Sideshows and Psychics 18 April – 6 May Circa Two Tues – Sat 7.30pm, Sun 4.30pm “1888. New Zealand. Mr Alexander bent metal with his mind. Mrs Alexander solved crime with...

    • The BeatGirls’ 21st – All Grown Up
      • Circa One Preview 31 March 1 – 15 April Tues – Thurs 6.30pm, Fri – Sat 8pm. Sun 4pm $25 – $52 Devised and choreographed by Andrea Sanders Featuring Andrea Sanders, Kali Kopae & Carolyn McLaughlin Brought to you by Total Entertainment NZ There’s No Stopping Them – Th...

    • Escaped Alone – Director Susan Wilson Q&A
      • New Zealand Premiere ESCAPED ALONE “I only am escaped alone to tell thee” Book of Job, Moby Dick                                                                                                      Circa Two 11 March – 8 April Tues – Sat 7.30pm, Sun 4.30pm $25 – $52   Fri 10 March & ...

    • What to do this School Holidays?
      • School holidays Top 5 things to do! The school holidays are fast approaching with the rain and windy winter weather. As we all know summer months are excellent for children to be home when there is so much to do. Parks, picnic, beaches, pools, camping, tramping or just letting them run around outsid...

    • 2016 Programme Announced
      • 2016 is a special year for us, as Circa Theatre celebrates 40 years as a champion of New Zealand Theatre. We are relishing the chance to acknowledge the theatre makers, playwrights, directors and actors that have made our first 40 years such a joy. The beginning of our year will be remarkably festi...

    • Happy Holidays from Circa Theatre!
      • Circa Theatre would like to wish a very Happy Holidays and all the best in the New Year to all of our patrons, sponsors, artists, donors and stakeholders who have supported us throughout the year! Red Riding Hood and Dead Tragic run until 21 December – performances are selling out, so g...

    • 2014 at Circa Theatre!
      • We are nearing the end of the year and are just about to launch our programme for 2015 (on 7 December at the Thorndon Fair), so we thought it was time to take a look back at all of the fantastic shows that have graced our stages throughout 2014. It’s been a great year! As usual, we started off...

    • 2013 at Circa Theatre
      • 2013 at Circa Theatre It’s that merry time of year again when we all look forward to some time off to enjoy the holidays with family and friends. But before we say goodbye to 2013, we thought we’d take a look at the last year of theatre at Circa. And what a year it was! We kicked things ...

    • Circa’s Programming Process
      • Ever wanted to know how Circa chooses the plays it produces? The Circa Council is hard at work on the programme for 2014, so it seemed a good opportunity to explain to drama on the waterfront how the programming process works at Circa. Circa’s programme is the life-blood of our theatre. The Circa Co...

    • Top 10 Reasons to See Mike and Virginia
      • The 10 Reasons why YOU should tell all your friends to come to Mike and Virginia at Circa 2 Before the 20th April. (According to actors Will (Mike) & Gentiane (Virginia) . . .) 1.Because if you come after the 20th April the actors will have packed up and left. Will Hall (Mike) will be stalking i...

    • Tribes
      • Tribes In this 2010 article by Tribes playwright Nina Raine, she explains about her inspiration for the play. I first had the idea of writing Tribes when I watched a documentary about a deaf couple. The woman was pregnant. They wanted their baby to be deaf. I was struck by the thought ...

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