Presented by Casus Circus, the company that brought Knee Deep to Nelson in 2013.
On a search for silence, the absence of noise is elusive, barely tangible, and as Casus discover, the search is liquid, much like the acrobatics that it yields.
Silence is a very personal thing - perhaps a brief moment of quiet focus, clarity and calm. We all desire it, often we crave it, but how do we even know where to look for it?
Casus explore this by diving headfirst into the depths of their own hearts and minds in an incredible and unique approach to both acrobatics and theatre; bodies combine and break away to reveal a truth that is at once beautiful and frightening, powerful and touching.
By testing their individual vulnerabilities, emotions and real fears, Casus truly go on a search to find the absence of noise.
"Romantic, cheeky, nostalgic, sexy, powerful" BRISBANE FESTIVAL
"Visually spectacular, physically stunning" STAGE WHISPERS
"This is not the sort of circus that desperately seeks applause or is crystal studded in razzmatazz. Instead it gets to the heart of circus's origins and explores what the body is capable of." 2012 FEST MAG
by Trick of the Light Theatre
'Beatrix didn't want a tiara. Beatrix wanted a Beard!'
From Charles Darwin to Abraham Lincoln, Karl Marx to Mr Twit, it is said that the secret to power and greatness is all in the size and shape of the beard.
Award-winning company, Trick of the Light Theatre (The Bookbinder, The Road That Wasn't There), delivers a tale of one young girl's increasingly inventive efforts to grow the world's most magnificent beard. Join a madcap and hilarious musical romp as our plucky young heroine, armed with bubble bath and canned spaghetti, shakes up social rules and attempts to answer the questions that have puzzled mankind since the dawn of the beard.
Written by Ralph McCubbin Howell
Directed by Hannah Smith
Performed by Abby Howells, Ralph McCubbin Howell and Paul Waggott
Produced by Show Pony
Recommended for adults and children 7+
"an engagingly witty gem of a piece that is really worth shaving off an hour out of your busy schedule for." THEATRESCENES
Award
WINNER - Best Theatre - Dunedin Fringe 2015
The Deep End is an improvised comedy show where the actors take your suggestions and use them to create scenes. It's theatre on the spot- dangerous, thrilling and often hilarious! Each monthly show will have a new theme and a cast comprised of different actors from our skilled Nelson crew, plus the occasional surprise visiting actor, so come back each month to see your favourites and be wowed by the endless ways in which the intrepid crew can invent one-off sketches, songs and stories!
"...top rate improvisational comedy... as clever as any I've watched... fresh, witty and unexpected." -Nelson Mail
The Net Gen Live! is the brain child of Odie Stratmore-Ching, the Artistic Managing Director for Nelson Youth Theatre. Her passion is to see our young artists succeed with their chosen art forms. The event is a wonderful opportunity to showcase their talent and will include: bands, musicians, dancers, singers (groups and soloists) actors, stage challenge, physical theatre and work from visual artists. It’s all about our digital natives – the Net Gen and live performance!
The event’s purpose is to support and nurture the creative spirit of “I CAN” with proceeds funding youth arts programmes, tuition and travel assistance.
An evening with Kelvin Cruickshank.
With the outstanding success and popularity of TV2's award winning series 'Sensing Murder', Kelvin has been literally swamped with people wanting to see him.
For this reason, he is continuing his series of exclusive evenings that will help to reach out and touch more people at once. These evenings will simply be Kelvin working with spirit.
Kelvin will read as many people permitted by spirit per session, although we do not guarantee that he can read everyone.
This event is R18
The Deep End is an improvised comedy show where the actors take your suggestions and use them to create scenes. It’s theatre on the spot- dangerous, thrilling and often hilarious! Each monthly show will have a new theme and a cast comprised of different actors from our skilled Nelson crew, plus the occasional surprise visiting actor, so come back each month to see your favourites and be wowed by the endless ways in which the intrepid crew can invent one-off sketches, songs and stories!
“…top rate improvisational comedy… as clever as any I’ve watched… fresh, witty and unexpected.” -Nelson Mail
The Deep End is an improvised comedy show where the actors take your suggestions and use them to create scenes. It's theatre on the spot- dangerous, thrilling and often hilarious! Each monthly show will have a new theme and a cast comprised of different actors from our skilled Nelson crew, plus the occasional surprise visiting actor, so come back each month to see your favourites and be wowed by the endless ways in which the intrepid crew can invent one-off sketches, songs and stories!
"...top rate improvisational comedy... as clever as any I've watched... fresh, witty and unexpected." -Nelson Mail
Nelson Youth Theatre presents a ripsnorting production of Richard Lloyd's irreverent take on the classic Alexandre Dumas tale The Three Musketeers - Le Panteau!
The famous swashbucklers Porthos, Aramis, Athos and D'Artagnan are confronted by the despicable Cardinal Richeleeugh, his evil sidekick Le Chevalier Du Lobster Roquefort and a collection of other eminently boo-able villains.
Don't miss your chance to applaud our heroic Muskateers and hiss and boo at the villains in this hilarious and entertaining Pantomime Cordon Bleu!
Running time: 2.5 hours incl interval.
Ticket holders to The Turn of The Screw and members of the public are invited to a GHOSTLY tour evening - the perfect mix of history and spookiness at Fairfield Park Cemetery, Saturday May 23 at 9pm.
The Fairfield graveyard, along with the popular Fairfield house have long thought to be haunted (as are most graveyards). Some people have said that they have witnessed the appearances of a transparent woman both walking around and becoming a realistic figure in their dreams. Don’t miss this ghostly experience!
The Ghost tour will take approximately 60 minutes.
Ticket holders join the tour at no cost - members of the public a suggested donation of $5 per person.
The Deep End is an improvised comedy show where the actors take your suggestions and use them to create scenes. It's theatre on the spot- dangerous, thrilling and often hilarious! Each monthly show will have a new theme and a cast comprised of different actors from our skilled Nelson crew, plus the occasional surprise visiting actor, so come back each month to see your favourites and be wowed by the endless ways in which the intrepid crew can invent one-off sketches, songs and stories!
"...top rate improvisational comedy... as clever as any I've watched... fresh, witty and unexpected." -Nelson Mail
