The Next 50 Years - 1999 to Today
For more details about each play, including cast lists and photos, see our Scrapbook page
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
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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
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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
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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 |
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2024
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January
April July August September |
Daisy and the Dragon
Dateline The Pink Hammer My Brilliant Divorce The Sweet Delilah Swim Club |
Steve Millar and Garry Thomas
Barry Grant Michele Amas Geraldine Aron Jones, Hope, Wooten |
Steve Millar and Garry Thomas
Barry Grant Garry Thomas and Steve Millar Susan Cameron Sonya Cameron |