Game of Thrones Tribute Show
The Body in Space improv troupe will take you to the Seven Kingdoms as they create scenes, songs and more, all inspired by George RR Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire novels. See your favourite characters, new storylines and have your say in this interactive, laugh-out-loud comedy show
"...top rate improvisational comedy... as clever as any I've watched... fresh, witty and unexpected." - Nelson Mail
Stunningly set in and around a pool of water, 'Metamophoses' is a visual and aural feast. Inspired by Ovid's mythological tales, this play weaves a tapestry of Greek stories together using water, movement, poetic dialogue and live original music.
The Body in Space Theatre Company is the same team that created last year's Star Seed, a piece that blew the viewing public away and Metamorphoses, while more mature in content, will share the same innovation, physicality, polish and daring in its presentation.
Star Seed Review:
Stupendous. Go. I am just as impressed now with the production two dozen people are performing here in Nelson as I ever was by the international Cirque du Soleil. - Nelson Mail.
Metamorphoses was first presented in Nelson by the company as part of the 2011 Arts Festival, where it received a standing ovation on the opening night. Ever since there has been a strong desire by the company, encouraged by fans of the show, to perform it again.
It is pleasing to see Nelson give excited, unrestrained appreciation to a local theatre group. - The Nelson Mail, 2011.
The main challenge of the production is the large amount of water involved. Some of the eight strong cast become soaked early in the show and are forced to shiver through the rest of the performance. The Theatre Royal are charitably taking on the risk of the large volume of water, and Body in Space will have to take out extra insurance to allow the show to happen. Audience members are promised a very different layout when they enter the theatre. There are special 'splash seats' for those happy to get close to the action at a discounted rate.
Mary Zimmerman's 'Metamorphoses' is a beautiful and moving piece of theatre- in a pool! Don't miss the splendour and excitement of this special show.
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
All 37 Plays in 97 Minutes! An irreverent, fast-paced romp through the Bard's plays, The Complete Works of William Shakespeare (abridged) was London's longest-running comedy having clocked a very palpable nine years in London's West End at the Criterion Theatre! Join the madcap men in tights as they weave their wicked way through all of Shakespeare's Comedies, Histories and Tragedies in one wild ride that will leave you breathless and helpless with laughter.
Warning! This show is a high-speed roller-coaster type condensation of all of Shakespeare's plays, and is not recommended for people with heart ailments, bladder problems, inner-ear disorders, outer-ear disorders, Shakespearean scholars, degrees in Elizabethan history and/or people inclined to motion sickness.
"ROLLICKING, FAST-MOVING AND HILARIOUS!" - The Guardian
"IF YOU LIKE SHAKESPEARE, YOU'LL LOVE THIS SHOW. IF YOU HATE SHAKESPEARE YOU'LL LOVE THIS SHOW!" - The Today Show
TheatresportsTM is a form of improvisational theatre, which uses the format of a competition for dramatic effect. Teams perform scenes based on audience suggestions and receive a score from the judges.
The Nelson/Tasman TheatresportsTM Competition brings together teams of talented young improvisors from local high schools. The participants are tutored throughout the year by members of the Body in Space Theatre Company and their school coordinator.
No one knows what will come to life on the stage. It is on-the-spot creativity and the stakes are high... the winning teams are sent off to the big smoke- Christchurch! They get to perform in the new Court Theatre and compete for a place in the South Island Theatresports Competition.
Whatever the outcome, this competition promises a great night of entertainment and a wonderful group of young people who are bravely stepping into the unknown together- get your tickets today!
GLORIOUS is a brilliantly funny script, a delicious verbal cat-and-mouse with the rat-tat-tat of a Katharine Hepburn and Spencer Tracy comedy ...
Gloria Lord (Anna Burns) is a hurricane in high heels who wreaks her particular brand of mayhem on the life of Jimmy (Troy Warring) an aspiring writer working at one of her daddy's cocktail parties as a waiter. After a chance meeting Gloria decides that she's going to marry Jimmy - no matter what he says.
Audiences will enjoy the unique mix of slapstick, fast-paced smouldering dialogue and whip crack wit of GLORIOUS by Richard Huber (finalist in the Playmarket NZ play awards).
By Gregory Cooper
Starring Mark Hadlow
One of New Zealand’s most loved actors, Mark Hadlow, stars in a one man theatre show as that most polarising of species!
What is a MAMIL? Well, you need look no further than the Oxford Dictionary to find out. It stands for a Middle Aged Man In Lycra.
Bryan Cook is a property developer who has accumulated a small fortune building leaky homes. He’s stressed out, self-medicating and self-loathing, killing himself to increase his bank balance while decreasing his golf score.
When things fall apart, he joins a men’s cycling group to relieve stress – and makes a few startling discoveries in various cracks and crevices.
Achingly funny and poignant, MAMIL presents the male mid-life crisis in all its lurid glory.
“This production will be one of the highlights of the year. It is a must see show for men and women.” Dominion Post
D'Arranged Marriage is a one man show with something for everyone: characters that will make you laugh until you cry, a few Bollywood-style song and dance routines and a wickedly funny look at Indian culture and life in New Zealand.
D'Arranged Marriage is the story of Sanjay Gupta, the New Zealand born son of Indian immigrants Manhur and Pushpa. 29 year-old Sanjay lives at home, works in his father's corner shop, dreams of a career in stand-up comedy, and strenuously avoids the issue of an arranged marriage. His nagging parents finally get the better of him, but to his surprise, he discovers that Neenu, the prospective bride, is the one!
Unfortunately, complications (and hilarity) ensue... Adding to Sanjay's trials and tribulations are Dilip, a gimpy uncle who yearns for the perfect Indian woman; the smooth-talking, sleazy playboy Rundeep; and Mr. Dave Patel, Johnny Walker (and the British Empire's) best friend, who is Sanjay's potential father-in-law.
With all 8 characters performed by one versatile actor, you have the funniest parody of Indian family life since Bend it Like Beckham, and what critics have dubbed a "roller coaster ride to laughsville." Performed in 7 countries over 200 times, D'Arranged Marriage is a proven international and critical success.
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
"In the dance of life Sylvia has two left feet, but Karpovsky has arrived to tutor her in hope and grace."
Helen Moulder and Sir Jon Trimmer reprise their award-winning performance of Meeting Karpovsky, an extraordinary theatre work full of humour, delight, drama and surprise.
Years ago, Sylvia travelled the world and its greatest ballet theatres; now she lives alone in a house filled with photographs of her favourite dancer and boxes of her daughter's unwanted possessions. Sylvia knows all the dances and has all the moves in her head, but is afraid to step out. Then one day the great dancer Alexander Karpovsky appears and begins to teach the stumbling Sylvia to dance...and to live.
Created by Helen Moulder, Sue Rider and Jon Trimmer with music by Tchaikovsky, Weber, Stravinsky, Adam and Bach. Don't miss this rare chance to see two of New Zealand's finest performers.
