That’s not how we celebrate Christmas here! Instead, we’ve got some swelteringly-hot shows lined up for you:
A Very Merry Kiwimas, 17-22 Dec. What makes a Kiwi Christmas special? Is it the beach? The barbeques? How will Santa cope in the 30-degree heat of a New Zealand summer? Find out in this hilarious family show.
Christmas Carols, 15 Dec. Join us again for Christmas Carols in The PumpHouse Amphitheatre! The PumpHouse Community Choir and North Shore Chorale will be performing everyone’s favourite Christmas songs which the audience can to sing along to.
A Christmas Carol, 20-21 Dec. A performed reading of the classic Christmas fable by Charles Dickens. Follow the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Future as they lead the miserly Ebenezer Scrooge on a journey of transformation and redemption.
A New Year Thought...
The New Year brings us into one of our favourite seasons at The PumpHouse Amphitheatre – Shakespeare! In light of the recent discourse about the casting of women (or lack thereof) for the 2018/2019 Pop Up Globe season, we would like to mention that your local theatre company, that has been producing Shakespeare for over 20 years, offers an all-inclusive cast. Regardless of sex, age, race and experience - all are welcome to perform, and we would love for you to support their shows.
This is Shoreside Theatre’s 23rd consecutive year of outdoor Shakespeare in the Park. Huge audiences come back every year because they love it - enjoy the sun sets over the lake and the stars coming out above your heads. Each visit here is extraordinary and thrilling. Shoreside will be bringing Henry V and Twelfth Night for you to feast on, so bring the sunshine, the nibbles, the beverages and come watch them play!
For any students out there, age 12-16 who may find Shakespeare weird/boring/irrelevant, and who have some or no drama background at all, there will be a 3-day workshop on the Bard led by Mags Delaney, The PumpHouse Theatre’s resident drama teacher and self-confessed Shakespeareaholic. Sign up for a fun three-day exploration and performance of his work.
For younger ones, we have a Summer Holiday Drama Programmes running from 14th – 25th January for two weeks of fun and performance in a REAL theatre!
Shakespeare in the Park, 12 Jan - 9 Feb. Henry V and Twelfth Night.
A Shakespeare Sampler Workshop, 9 – 11 Jan.
From all of us here at The PumpHouse Theatre, we wish you a very merry Christmas and a happy new year!
