4 | The Court Theatre REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT Landmark year for Chch’s Court Theatre T T from page 3 BCP BARTLETT CONCRETE CEMENTING OUR PLACE IN CANTERBURY Residential / commercial foundations & floors Excavations & siteworks Concrete pumping & placing Decorative concrete, driveways & landscaping 03 359 4962 quotes@bcpltd.co.nz www.bartlettconcrete.co.nz TIMBER IT. F L OORI NG Floor prep, uplifts, timber flooring installations and sanding and coating. 027 333 4615 timberitflooring@gmail.com GET IN TOUCH Passive fire protection is the last defence against fire. If all else fails it's designed to isolate fire to a cell allowing a safe escape route. By enabling staff to safely exit buildings, fire protection saves lives. You may never think it will happen to your building, until it does. Fire protection buys precious minutes for people to escape a building. We work with a high level of accuracy and hold an impeccable safety record, with more than 60 years combined work experience. Creating Safer Buildings Saves Lives PASSIVE FIRE PROTECTION APPLICATORS passivefireprotectionapplicators.co.nz 021 289 6178 dave@pfpa.co.nz Proud to be associated with The Court Theatre Key elements include a 377-seat playhouse theatre (with main seating and two mezzanine levels, to be known as The Stewart Family Theatre) and a130-seat studio theatre, along with an education studio, attractive front of house spaces, dressing rooms, and dedicated workshop and costume facilities. Artistic director Dr Alison Walls has selected works that honour The Court Theatre’s legacy as a professional, producing company. Both long-standing audiences and the next generation of theatre-lovers will find there is plenty to explore and enjoy in the upcoming Signature and City series. Each series has been developed to make optimal use of the theatre’s new home, matching the work to the space, so that audiences can experience all kinds of theatre from performing arts professionals. To mark their opening in May, The Court Theatre is bringing an expanded version of a New Zealand classic to the stage, Bruce Mason’s The End of the Golden Weather (May 3 - June 7) The timeless play will be the first in the beautiful Stewart Family Theatre that will be used for Signature Series productions that excel on a grand scale. The new home for innovative theatre is The Front Room, which will host The Court Theatre’s City Series of exciting new works and more intimate productions along with Scared Scriptless shows. Launching the 2025 City Series is powerfully provocative, funny and touching work called Black Faggot (May1 7 - June 14) by one of Aotearoa’s best contemporary playwrights, Victor Rodger. That will be followed by a Kiwi gem – End of Summer Time by iconic playwright Sir Roger Hall – bringing to the stage a classic yarn about a retired “cow-cockie” trying to navigate city life. High-quality theatre will continue to be offered for tamariki, rangatahi and their families. throughout the season. “This includes the improvisational brilliance of The Court Jesters, performances by our Jester Youth Company and the Court Youth Company and special events, workshops and classes,” says Alison. Young audiences will love The SpongeBob Musical – Youth Edition coming up this winter (July 1-13) as part of the Signature Series. Another Signature highlight this season will be a production called Kōpū (July 16-26) by a super-talented all-female troupe, who blend live music, performance poetry and poi. Exciting for the business community, the new theatre offers a range of multi-purpose spaces for hire that are ideal for all sorts of functions, events and performances. All spaces are fully wheelchair accessible and equipped with the latest lighting and audio-visual technology. The Court Theatre acknowledges the generous support of its many patrons, particularly long-standing partners Ryman Healthcare.
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