Written and directed by Steve Millar and Garry Thomas
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Onstage 21 - 29 January 2023

Elmwood Players’ Kidz Theatre returned with a rollicking pirate adventure.  Lucy and her talking cat Mittens searched for the Pirate King’s lost treasure.

Cast (from left to right in the picture below):
Scott Morrow as Father/The Pirate King
Louisa Stewart as Mother/First Mate Fairweather
Keira Conyers as Mittens the talking cat
Sam Primrose as Cap'n Willard
Sonya Li-McHenry as Princess Lucy
Genna Kate Ryan as Pie Face
Michael Woods as One-Leg Pete

Performance dates:

• Saturday 19th January 2019, 11am & 2pm
• Sunday 20th January 2019, 11am & 2pm
• Saturday 26th January 2019, 11am & 2pm
• Sunday 27th January 2019, 11am

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Rapunzel: Hannah Johnston
Sam: Jen Pugh
Titania: Andrea Quinlan
Mother: Sally Wilson 
Grundelin: Debbie Hatten
Oberon: Shanice Adair
Sholby: Genna Kate Ryan
Prince: Michael Woods
O’Mally:  Scott Morrow
Landlord: Steve Millar
Bouncephus the Horse: TBC.....
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Director: Steve Millar
Production Manager: Garry Thomas
Stage Manager: TBC
Technician: Andy Simmonds
Publicity: Braydon Priest
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By Bronwyn Elsmore
Directors: Libby Wilson and Shanice Adair

Cast for this Elmwood Players’ Kidz Theatre production:

• Reader #1 … Christy Ballantyne
• Reader #2 … Rachel Warren
• Goldilocks … Genna Kate Ryan
• Father Bear and Prince … Scott Morrow
• Mama Bear and Queen … Melanie Mellor
• Baby Bear … Jennifer Pugh
• The Wolf and Old Lady … Kat Forrester

On stage January 2018.

Elmwood Players Children's Theatre
presents...
"The Owl And The Pussycat" By Tim Bray

Directed by Anna Willows
January 2015 Production

• How did the Owl and the Pussycat meet?
• How did they fall in love?
• What do the Piggywig and the Turkey on the Hill have in common?
• And why is a Parrot running a Travel Agents?

Adapted by Tim Bray from Edward Lear's much loved poem this is a charming quirky story that fills in all the gaps behind the cutest love story ever written.

Auditions have been held and the cast is as below. The Owl and the Pussycat is now in rehearsal.

Cast:

Owl
Barry Tomkinson

Pussycat
Toni Green

Parrot
Rebecca Sandys

Piggywig
Shanice Adair

Turkey
Libby Wilson

Narrator
Bella Brown

Contact Anna 0272022778 or anna.willow@vodafone.co.nz for more info.

The Season has now concluded
Elmwood Players Children's Theatre
Opens January 16
“Jack the Giant and the Jiggery Plot” by Richard Blythe

Directed By Carole and Phil Payton

Performance Dates:
16-19 and 23-25 January 2014
6.30pm Thursday, Friday
11am and 2pm Saturday, Sunday
(no shows on Sunday 26th) 
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Elmwood Players’ Children’s Theatre returns in January with this tale featuring the dim witted Jack, son of Mrs Wigglebottom (aka the old lady who lived in a shoe), and the Jiggery Plot to appease the Giant.

Elmwood Players Children’s Theatre
“The Near Sighted Knight And The Far Sighted Dragon”
By Eleanor and Ray Harder
Directed by Susan Cameron and Garry Thomas
On stage January 2013

A snappy, action-filled fairy tale.  Despite his extreme near-sightedness, an unemployed knight charges everything in his path, hoping to become a hero so he can get a job.

He tries to convince a career-minded princess she needs rescuing. But she's busy working on a mathematical formula to rescue her father, the king, imprisoned by a power-hungry duchess.

The knight charges forward, uninvited, to rescue the king, then he becomes sidetracked by an opportunity to fight a dragon.

Season has now concluded.

The non-violent, rather mellow dragon and the exasperated princess subdue the knight and then the trio follow the princess' plan to rescue the king.

Cast confirmed...

Near-Sighted Knight
Young, unemployed knight, near sighted, acts without thinking.
Louisa Stewart

Far-Sighted Dragon
Old, semi-retired, far-sighted, friendly and mellow.
Carole Anderson

Princess
Young and stroppy. Meticulous planner. Uses mathematical formulas to solve all problems.
Whitney Greene

King
Kindly but likes the idea of being treated as the King.
Colin McKinney

Duchess
Scheming to take over the kingdom.
Katrina Forrester

Captain of the Guards
The Duchess’ right hand man. A bit of a bumbler.
Roderick Turner

Wilfred
Duchess’ son. Lazy and generally bored.
Barry Tomkinson

Guards
Melanie Mellor, Genna-Kate Ryan

Season Concluded!
Season runs 19 to 29 January 2012
(Thurs – Sun, 2 weeks)

“The Emperor ’s New Clothes”
By Jeanine Henry and Meg Davenport

Dir: Rebecca Taylor and Garry Thomas

Elmwood Players’ Children’s Theatre returns with a delightful, amusing re-telling of the Hans Christian Andersen story. The vain and childish Emperor is duped by two schemers who convince him they can make him a unique suit of clothes that is not only beautiful, but magical - it can only be seen by those who are honest.

Afraid he won't be able to see the cloth himself, the Emperor enlists the aid of his two ministers, who complicate matters when they are afraid to admit they cannot see it.

Cast:
Emperor:
Colin McKinney

Timely:
Sarah Greaves

Puckering:
Katie Brown

Sly:
Carole Anderson

Dim:
Sophie Rea