For Years 0 - 8
FRANK'N'FRIENDS GREAT MAGIC SHOW
Written & Directed by Robert Gilbert

Huia and Johnny are “bored, bored, bored!” After being sent out to the garage to tidy it up, they somehow manage to create an amazing creature out of “nuts and bolts and stuff.” Their new friend, Frank, show Huia and Johnny the value of reusing, reducing and recycling rubbish. From the waste, they create a magic show and Frank’n’friends Great Magic Show is born. With a strong conservation message, this brand new production will educate and entertain in the best tradition and will undoubtedly delight audiences both young and young-at-heart.

Duration: approximately 45 minutes including Q&A session.

Key Competencies: Thinking; Using language, symbols, and texts; Managing self; Relating to others; Participating and contributing

Cost: $4 per pupil ($8 max. per family), parents and teachers are free.

For Years 9 - 13, excerpts from
OPHELIA THINKS HARDER
By Jean Betts & Wm. Shakespeare. Directed by Robert Gilbert

Thanks to {The Play Press} and Playmarket, we are pleased to present excerpts from Jean Betts’ clever interpretation of Hamlet from Ophelia’s point-of-view. Widely regarded as a New Zealand Classic, Ophelia Thinks Harder sees our heroine steal the limelight from the mad Prince as royal intrigue abounds. Emboldened by a ghostly presence and a good dose of witches brew, Ophelia thinks on the role of women in society and in the process learns the true meaning of virginity - and how to regain it! Warning—Contains some coarse language.

Duration: approximately 55 minutes including Q&A session.

Key Competencies: Thinking; Using language, symbols, and texts; Relating to others; Participating and contributing

Cost: $4 per pupil ($8 max. per family), parents and teachers are free.