The Next 50 Years - 1999 to Today
For more details about each play, including cast lists and photos, see our Past Productions page.
This currently goes back to 2004, with more plays being added soon.
This currently goes back to 2004, with more plays being added soon.
Year Month Play Author Director
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1999
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May
July September November |
Murder in Green Meadows
Winter Shorts: Watermelon Boats Another Noah Ballot Justice is a Snake Middle Age Spread |
Douglas Post
Wendy MacLaughlin Barry Grant Tim Barcode Barry Grant and Felicity Williams Roger Hall |
Tamzin Darragh
Tamzin Darragh Barry Grant Stephen Austin Dir: Barry Grant MD: Mark Hodgkinson Chor: Justine Whitaker Sam Fisher |
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2000
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February
May July September November |
Aladdin
Extremities Winter Shorts: (tba) Mort What the Butler Saw |
Doug Clarke
William Mastrosimone Stephen Briggs Joe Orton |
Heather Giles
Barry Grant Tom Vavasour Steve Austin |
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2001
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March
May December |
Gruzzlefummit
Bums on Seats The Memory of Water |
Craig Thalne
Michael Snelgrove Shelagh Stephenson |
Franc Bol
Barry Grant Nanette Wright |
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2002
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February
April June September |
Love Letters
Do Not Disturb Pinocchio Arsenic and Old Lace |
A R Gurney
Michael Pertwee Doug Clarke Joseph Kesselring |
Marilyn Ollett Heather Giles Tom Vavasour |
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2003
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March
May July November |
Play Time
Something to Remember You By The Three Little Pigs Play Time 2 |
Tom Vavasour
Jimmie Chinn Doug Clarke |
Tom Vavasour
Marilyn Ollett Tom Vavasour |
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2004
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February
May July October |
Play Time 3
As You Like It Alice Through the Looking Glasses The Dresser |
William Shakespeare Marilyn Ollett Ronald Harwood |
Cami Marlowe
Maryanne Cathro Melanie Camp and Tom Vavasour Melanie Camp |
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2005
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July
August September |
Lords and Ladies
GoldieSnowerellaHood ‘Allo ‘Allo |
Terry Pratchett
Bronwyn Ellesmore Jeremy Lloyd and David Croft |
Maryanne Cathro
Melanie Camp and Tom Vavasour |
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2006
|
February
April July November |
One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest
Kiwi Shorts - One Act Plays: The Private War of Corporal Cooper Chook Chook The Taming of the Shrew The Importance of Being Earnest |
Dale Wasserman
John Broughton Fiona Farrell William Shakespeare Oscar Wilde |
Klaus Hermanspahn
Annette Thomson Annette Thomson Tom Vavasour Melanie Camp |
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2007
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January
May tba September |
Alice Barber and the Four Tea Thieves
Glide Time Lounge Suite - Four Short Plays: Hard Stuff (Week 1) The Play Reading (Week 1) Computer Pals (Week 2) Curses! Foiled Again (Week 2) Silly Cow |
Marilyn Ollett
Roger Hall Jules Tasca Joan Joney Hindi Brooks Evelyn Hood Ben Elton |
Garry Thomas Garry Thomas Deirdre Tucker Kris Vavasour Heather Giles Maryanne Cathro |
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2008
|
March
May August |
Fred
My Mother Said I Never Should Macbeth |
Beatrix Christian
Charlotte Keatley William Shakespeare |
Anita Hallewas
Doug Clarke Sam Fisher |
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2009
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January
June October December |
Waiting for Godot
Love Bites - 3 Short NZ Plays on Life and Love: Fault Swiss Cider Desperate and Dateless What the Butler Saw Who Stole Father Christmas? |
Samuel Beckett
Sam Fisher Andre Surridge Neil Troost Joe Orton Sam Fisher |
Marilyn Ollett Garry Thomas, assisted by Sarah Coursey Kris Vavasour Garry Thomas Sam Fisher |
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2010
|
May
September |
Last Tango in Little Grimley
Kiss Me Like You Mean It |
David Tristram
Chris Chibnall |
Braydon Priest
Garry Thomas |
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2011
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January
April June June October |
The Truly Remarkable Puss in Boots
Sylvia’s Wedding Agnes of God Three Piece Sweet (One acts): Horst Buchholz and Other Stories Dead Man Talking Cupboard Love Middle Age Spread |
Patricia Clapp
Jimmie Chinn John Pielmeier Matthew Wilkie Deborah Makarios Bev McConnell Roger Hall |
Rebecca Taylor and Garry Thomas
Brian Sullivan and Garry Thomas Garry Thomas Maria-Jane Scannell Colin McKinney and Aimee Borlase Mark O'Connell Brian Sullivan |
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2012
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January
April June July October |
The Emperor’s New Clothes
Katydid Habeaus Corpus Triple Treat (One Act Plays): The Imaginary Friend No Clues at Tudor Close A Galway Girl Jeffrey Barnard is Unwell |
Jeanine Dwinell Henry and Meg Bryant Davenport
Lucy O’Brien Alan Bennett Neil Troost Tim Barcode Geraldine Aron Keith Waterhouse |
Rebecca Taylor and Garry Thomas
Garry Thomas Brian Sullivan Alexandra Le Cocq Sam Fisher Susan Cameron Heather Giles |
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2013
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January
April June August October |
The Near Sighted Knight and the Far Sighted Dragon
Cosi Someone Who'll Watch Over Me Shorts - Three One Act Plays: The New Quixote One Season's King Hark Well Hung |
Eleanor and Ray Harder
Louis Nowra Frank McGuiness Michael Frayn George MacEwan Green Gabe McDonnell Robert Lord |
Susan Cameron and Garry Thomas
Garry Thomas Marilyn Ollett Sarah Coursey Doug Clarke Alexndra le Cocq Stephen Millar |
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2014
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January
May June August October |
Jack the Giant and the Jiggery Plot
Rabbit Hole Thick as Thieves Toru - 3 short NZ Plays: Child's Play Vertabim The 73rd Day Gym and Tonic |
Richard Blythe
David Lindsay-Abaire Tim Hambleton T J Ramsey William Brandt and Miranda Harcourt Brian Hannam John Godber |
Carole and Phil Payton
Garry Thomas Phil Dean Sarah Coursey Susan Cameron Tom Hart Steve Millar |
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2015
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January
April June August October October |
The Owl and the Pussycat
The Hen Night Epiphany Proof Some Like it Short: Carol & Nev Instinct The Death of Katie Myers Sex Cells Pirates Pandemonium |
Tim Bray
Jimmy Murphy David Auburn Phil Ormsby April Phillips David Mitchell Anna Longaretti |
Anna Willows
Garry Thomas Sam Primrose Steve Millar Fiona Bennetts David Mitchell Marilyn Ollett Susan Cameron and Sarah Coursey |
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2016
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April
June August September |
Jumpy
Bouncers Winter Tales: The Dumb Waiter Cosmic Fruit Bowl A Night Out Holes |
April de Angelis
John Godber Harold Pinter Rosemary Frisino Toohey Frank Vickery Tom Basden |
Garry Thomas
Susan Cameron Sonya Cameron Anna Willows Shani Annand-Baron David Mitchell |
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2017
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January
April June August October |
Goldisnowerellahood
All This Intimacy The Thrill of Love Mix and Match (One Act Plays): Top This The Death of Ellen Moore The Real Problem Heaven Help Us! |
Bronwyn Elsmore
Rajiv Joseph Amanda Whittington Emilia Marriott Jon Amesbury Bruce Kane Tim Hambleton |
Libby Wilson and Shanice Adair
Douglas Clarke Garry Thomas Emilia Marriott and Sam Primrose Jon Amesbury Sonya Cameron Phil Dean |
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2018
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January
April June August October |
Rapunzel
Always a Bridesmaid Leaves of Glass Matariki (One Acts): The Wonderful Miss Ward Portraits The Fraud Deadly Closure Breath of Spring |
Garry Thomas
Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten Philip Ridley Andrea Quinlan Stuart McKenzie and Miranda Harcourt Neil Troost Richard C Harris Peter Coke |
Steve Millar
Sonya Cameron Garry Thomas Andrea Quinlan Susan Cameron Libby Wilson Genna Kate Ryan and Garry Thomas Steve Millar |
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2019
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April
June August October |
Calendar Girls
Array ’19: Abandon Hope Hardstuff Kevin - The Other Reindeer You Is the Real You Really You? Be My Baby |
Tim Firth
Bronwyn Elsmore Jules Tasca Garry Thomas Mark Wilson John Tobias Amanda Whittington |
Susan Cameron
Braydon Priest Phil Dean Braydon Priest and Garry Thomas Garry Thomas Libby Wilson Garry Thomas |
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2020
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January
September |
Johnny Appleseed
Waiting for God |
Garry Thomas and Steve Millar
Michael Aitkens |
Garry Thomas and Steve Millar
Barry Grant |
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2021
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January
April July |
The New Adventures of Snow White and Rose Red
Daughters of Heaven Hudson and Halls Live |
Garry Thomas and Steve Millar
Michelanne Forster Kip Chapman, with Todd Emmerson and Sophie Roberts |
Garry Thomas and Steve Millar
Gretchen Nijsse Tom Vavasour |
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2022
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January
April July August October |
Bugsy Malone
Silly Cow God of Carnage Array ’22: One Good Beating What's for Pudding Sequence of Events Ladies’ Day |
Paul Williams and Alan Parker
Ben Elton Yasmina Reza Linda McLean David Tristram George MacEwan Green Amanda Whittington |
Franc Bol
Jon Amesbury Garry Thomas Garry Thomas Matt Holland Sylvia Barnes Marilyn Ollett |
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2023
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January
April July August September |
The Princess and the Pirate King
Keeping Up Appearances Big Big Sky Array '23: Reduced for Quick Sale Is This Seat Taken? A Cut in the Rates 12 Angry Jurors |
Steve Millar and Garry Thomas
Roy Clarke Tom Wells Kent R Brown Sean Baker Alan Ayckbourn Reginald Rose |
Steve Millar and Garry Thomas
Matt Holland Garry Thomas Pat Hannah Sylvia Barnes Sonya Cameron Dimitri Gibara |