Written by Amanda Whittington
Directed by Garry Thomas

Season: 2 - 12 October 2019

Set in 1964 in a church-run home in the north of England, it follows the fortunes of Mary Adams, 19, unmarried and seven months pregnant. A story of hope, friendship and survival.

Performances:

• Wednesday 2nd October 2019 7:30pm.
• Thursday 3rd October 2019 7:30pm.
• Friday 4th October 2019 7:30pm.
• Saturday 5th October 2019 2:00pm (Matinee).
• Saturday 5th October 2019 7:30pm.
• Wednesday 9th October 2019 7:30pm.
• Thursday 10th October 2019 7:30pm.
• Friday 11th October 2019 7:30pm.
• Saturday 12th October 2019 7:30pm.

Prices:

• $25 Waged.
• $22 Unwaged.

Cast:

• Mrs Adams - Celia Breen
• Matron - Karyn Gibson
• Mary - Sammie M
• Queenie - Elisa Jones
• Dolores - Sarah Coursey
• Norma - Mathilde Walbom

• Director - Garry (Gaz) Thomas
• Stage Manager - Steve Millar
• Technical - TBC

Written by John Tobias
Directed by Libby Wilson

Season: 8 - 17 August 2019

Performances:

• Thursday 8th August 2019 7:30pm.
• Friday 9th August 2019 7:30pm.
• Saturday 10th August 2019 7:30pm.
• Thursday 15th August 2019 7:30pm.
• Friday 16th August 2019 7:30pm.
• Saturday 17th August 2019 7:30pm.

Prices:

• $25 Waged.
• $22 Unwaged.

Cast:

• Honey - Sophie Noreen
• Harold - Pete Bucher
• Henry - Noam Wegner
• Gloria - Ellissa Roch

Season: 5 - 8 June 2019

Overview:
Array ‘18 is Elmwood Players’ new-look season of short plays, interspersed with behind-the-scenes Q&A, and the added bonus of live music, all in a cabaret setting.
 
Abandon Hope
By Bronwyn Elsmore
Directed by Braydon Priest

An hilarious look at the lengths the women of the A-Bandon underwear factory will go to, on learning that their workplace, in the small town of Ruawhetu, is about to close. It’s amazing what creations you can come up with when you have to.
 

Hardstuff
By Jules Tasca
Directed by Phil Dean

A Thriller.  Matt and John, both pharmacists, are at a secluded cabin for a weekend of hunting, but John has other plans. He wants to find out if Matt is having an affair with his wife. With a gun in his hand and menace in his voice he gets Matt to tell all.


Kevin - The Other Reindeer
By Garry Thomas
Directed by Braydon Priest and Garry Thomas

Just imagine what would happen in a kids show if one of the characters had a potty mouth that would run away on them at any minute. An adult version of a scene not presented in this years’ Rapunzel.  Sholby and Oberon are two forest elves who have their picnic in the Enchanted Forest interrupted by Kevin, a reindeer.
 
You
By Mark Wilson
Directed by Garry Thomas

You tells of Kathleen, now in her mid-forties anxiously waiting for the arrival of the man whom she gave up for adoption thirty years before. Years spent insulating herself against the pain of separation and loss fall away ‘like bricks in a flood wall’ as she allows herself to recall the events of that time.  A drama.

Performances:

• Wednesday 5th June 2019 7:30pm.
• Thursday 6th June 2019 7:30pm.
• Friday 7th June 2019 7:30pm.
• Saturday 8th June 2019 7:30pm.

Prices:

• $20 Standard Admission.
• $75 The Full Array. Two tickets, priority table seating, cheese board, bottle of wine of your choice, table service.
  

By Tim Firth
Directed by Susan Cameron

Season: 17 - 27 April 2018

When Annie's husband John dies of leukaemia, she and best friend Chris resolve to raise money for a new settee in the local hospital waiting room. They manage to persuade four fellow Women's Institute members to pose nude with them for an "alternative" calendar, with a little help from hospital porter and amateur photographer Lawrence. The news of the women's charitable venture spreads like wildfire, and hordes of press soon descend on the small village of Knapeley in the Yorkshire Dales. The calendar is a success, but Chris and Annie's friendship is put to the test under the strain of their newfound fame.

Prices:

• $25 Waged
• $22 Unwaged

By Peter Coke
Directed by Steve Millar

​Season: 3 - 13 October 2018

Dame Beatrice houses a collection of middle-aged 'guests', plus Lily her maid. To repay Dame Beatrice for giving her a job despite her criminal past, Lily presents her with a mink stole stolen from the next flat. The Brigadier deploys his 'troops' to return the fur. The whole campaign is so invigorating that they decide to retain this excitement in their lives by pinching furs and giving the proceeds to charities.

~ A jolly good show indeed ~
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~ A laugh out loud English comedy ~

​Cast:
Nan - Melanie Turner
Brigadier - Ian Lester
Lilly - Libby Wilson
Alice - Jane Rollings
Dame Bee - Joanna Browne
Hattie - Leeann Apps
Det Sgt Pape - Scott Morrow
PC Kemp - Ray Mainprize

Crew:
Prdn Mgr: Garry Thomas
Stage Manager: Sonya Cameron
Technical: TBA
Properties: Sonya Cameron
Costumes: TBA

Season: 8 - 11 August 2018

The Wonderful Miss Ward
By Andrea Quinlan
Directed by Andrea Quinlan and Phil Dean

Monologue: If you visit the Carnie Hill Goldfields historic park you may meet dancer Arabella Ward. Is she an actor in the living history theatre or is she someone who has a much deeper link to the area's history?

Cast: 
Kyra Loomans


Portraits
By Stuart McKenzie and Miranda Harcourt
Directed by Susan Cameron

Drama: Portraits tells of the rape and murder of a teenage girl in a small community. The play casts light on the family on both sides of the crime. This is the next play in the Verbatim series.

Cast: 
Darren Sundborn
Josiah Morgan
Libby Wilson
Sam McKinnon


The Fraud
By Neil Troost
Directed by Libby Wilson

Comedy: An antique dealer keen to own the find of his career at all cost, or preferably no cost. An elderly woman abandoned by her family and eager for company. A statuette that’s been in her family for years.

Cast:
Sally Wilcox
Lucas Walmisley

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Deadly Closure
By Richard C Harris
Directed by Genna Kate Ryan and Garry Thomas
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Thriller: On being accused of possession of a class A drug Tina is afraid that the news could exacerbate her father’s critical illness. So, when she is blackmailed she turns to a recent new friend for help. Together they hatch a scheme to get Tina off the hook and find closure. A closure that turns very deadly indeed.

Cast:
Marcella Herrera
Charlotte Dodd
Scott Morrow

By Philip Ridley
Directed by Garry Thomas

Season: 14 - 23 June 2018

Cast:
Steven - George Sharman
Barry - Josiah Morgan
Debbie - Nikki Bleyendaal
Liz - Marilyn Ollett

A sharp, complex play about two brothers and the grim hold that their memories have on them. Barry is an artist who works for his older brother Stephen; Stephen is a successful business man with a beautiful wife and house, but absolutely no interest in his wife’s pregnancy. A series of flashback monologues describe the brothers’ father and his suicide, and slowly uncover the depths of their grief and trauma. The characters of the play are haunted by the ghosts of lies that the family has told to keep going and by the pain they have not been able to bury.

By Jessie Jones, Nicholas Nope and Jamie Wooten
Directed by Sonya Cameron

Cast:
Kari - Stella Cheersmith
Deedra - Vicky Hunwick
Monette - Marcella Herrera
Libby Ruth - Amanda Shields
Charlie - Helen Fahy
Sedalia - Sally Willcox

Elmwood Players are excited to present the NZ Premiere of “Always A Bridesmaid” this April. Jessie Jones, Nicholas Hope and Jamie Wooten, collectively known as Jones Hope Wooten, enjoy the reputation of being three of the most popular and widely-produced playwrights in the United States. They specialize in writing laugh-out-loud comedies and creating vivid strong roles for women. Between them, they've written classic television, hit movies, Off Broadway comedy and plays such as “Dearly Beloved”, “The Red Velvet Cake War” and “Always A Bridesmaid”.

By Garry Thomas
Directed by Steve Millar

Season: 19 - 27 January 2018
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Cast:
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 - 
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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 Tim Hambleton
Directed by Phil Dean

Season: 4 - 14 October 2017

In the waiting room of Heaven, Angela is filling in for St Peter. She is responsible for selecting those who enter, and unfortunately she has made a few mistakes lately.

A group of eclectic characters gather there and vie for entry through the Pearly Gates whilst also trying to outwit God’s nasty CEO.

Cast:
Angela - Sheree Hawker
Simone - Jodine Hardwicke
Charles - Steve Millar
Trevor - Marty Ashby
Dorothy - Clare Hamilton
Natasha - Grace Prodanov