THE DEEP END
Nelson’s IMPROVISED COMEDY SHOW at the Theatre Royal.
Take a team of intrepid improvisors, plunge them into a whirlpool of audience suggestions and see if they sink or swim!
TAKE THE PLUNGE! You’re in for a great night of comedy in the style of Whose Line is it Anyway?
Dive into The Deep End!
THE DEEP END
Nelson’s IMPROVISED COMEDY SHOW at the Theatre Royal.
Take a team of intrepid improvisors, plunge them into a whirlpool of audience suggestions and see if they sink or swim!
TAKE THE PLUNGE! You’re in for a great night of comedy in the style of Whose Line is it Anyway?
Dive into The Deep End!
About The Map...
At the start of the night a map is created. You, the audience member, will get to offer up ideas as to what the map will look like. A map of a village will emerge along with details of the structures and people that exist there. This is the stuff from which our completely original story will arise.
The show is entirely improvised based on the map that is drawn and the ideas that are gifted to the performance by audience members. Our professional improvisors will bring the map to life, becoming characters and revealing the secrets that are tucked away in the nooks and crannies of this imagined world.
Get along to the Theatre Royal and create history with... The Map!
Antics Theatre Company presents the comedy hit The Secret Lives of Henry and Alice. Troy Warring and Susanne Smith star in this outrageously funny two-hander by UK playwright David Tristram.
Meet Henry Smith — actor, comedian, raconteur, sporting hero, business tycoon, secret agent, Casanova and acting President of the United States — his secret life was rarely dull. For Alice Smith — housewife — life was rarely anything else.
This hilarious comedy of fantasy blurring into reality includes explosive passions, rotting melons, deckchairs, French waiters and… a bottle of neck rub! What happens next only their pet goldfish Orca, and YOU will ever know the true story!
Don’t miss Henry & Alice – you may just remember why you got together in the first place.
About The Star Seed story...
One day, deep in the heart of the New Zealand bush, a seed falls from the stars. From this seed, a tree grows at a feverish pace until, from its fruit, a Star Girl emerges. Someone is watching this magic most intently, a boy from Earth. By and by, the Star Girl and the Earth Boy fall in love, but darkness threatens, and the boy must go on an adventure through the native landscapes he thought he knew in order to save the girl.
About the performance...
This modern fairy tale is told through mime, acro-balance, aerial silk work and live music. A quaintly epic adventure that is warm, surprising and elegantly beautiful. An international cast of enormous experience pool their talents to create a visual feast for all ages.
Body in Space invites everyone to enter a world where movement speaks. To revel in the delight of the imagination. And to believe in the ongoing magic of life's cycles and surprises.
...with a stranger... follows a man who works in the lost property department of the world. In a sudden epiphany of purpose he understands he is to re-distribute the things he collects. But once gifted these things create as many problems as they solve and our characters must decide if they'll let life throw them around or stand with bravery and make decisions of their own.
...with a stranger... is a play on serendipity and the connections between people.
"...with a stranger... is a mesmerizing and jaw-dropping visual spectacle and an absolute theatrical masterpiece. Circus does not get any sexier and more dangerous than this."
WHIMSICAL BANANA
With a strong influences from the style of revered Montreal circus troupe Les 7 Doigts de la Main (The Seven Fingers of The Hand), The Dust Palace have created what they tout as "arthouse-circus"; a cabaret of short stories told in the striking language of carny.
"As always The Dust Palace show is original, varied, naughty and highly entertaining." SHARU DELILKAN - Theatre Scenes
An original devised work ...with a stranger... toys with the inherent duality of people, the juxtaposition of strangeness and intimacy, and the irrevocable consequences of our actions. Armed with these provocations the troupe delves into the deep waters of humanity going far and beyond what bubbles on the surface.
The Nelson Theatresports (TM) Competition is an exciting annual improvisation event that sees high school students taking the theatrical plunge on stage together. Groups of teenagers compete against each other to see who can charm the judges and the audience the most with their songs, poems, stories and scenes- all of which are completely made up, live, on the night.
Teams of very talented young improvisors from local high schools are tutored throughout the year by professional improvisors from the Body in Space Theatre Company. Each school also has a passionate coordinator who guides and coaches the participants towards the big night.
No one knows what will come to life on the stage. It is on-the-spot creativity and the winning teams are sent off to the big smoke- Christchurch! They win the honour to represent Nelson and to perform in the new Court Theatre, competing for a place in the South Island Theatresports (TM) Competition.
This is a night of fresh, witty and unexpected entertainment that you will not want to miss!
It's the night before Meg Bacon's wedding …what could possibly go wrong??
She's waited thirty-three years for this and she knows she's going to love every moment! She's gathered her mum and her bridesmaids together for one last night of girlie fun.
However …while the bride prepares for the biggest day of her life, Meg's bridesmaids, Lucy and Angela, stumble upon some information could shatter Meg's happy ever after! Should they tell or keep it quiet? As the hilarity unfolds, Lucy and Angela discover that sometimes there is no right answer when it comes to doing what's best for your friend.
There appears to be a recurring issue with the online ticketing server for this show. But don't worry, there are plenty of great seats still available for sale from our Box Office 1 hour prior to tonights show.
Our apologies, The Theatre Royal Team
THE DEEP END
Nelson’s IMPROVISED COMEDY SHOW at the Theatre Royal.
Take a team of intrepid improvisors, plunge them into a whirlpool of audience suggestions and see if they sink or swim!
TAKE THE PLUNGE! You’re in for a great night of comedy in the style of Whose Line is it Anyway?
Dive into The Deep End!
Kiss the Fish
Directed by Justin Lewis
Written by Jacob Rajan and Justin Lewis
All tickets purchased before before 20 June, will be eligible to go in the draw to win an exquisite, limited edition mask from the show, hand-made by our Balinese master carver, Kodi Tengu.
With an incredible debut season in Auckland during 2013, the magical storytelling of Indian Ink returns in 2014, as their most recent hit Kiss The Fish tours the North Island throughout June and July.
“Indian Ink's magical new show embodies qualities that make us proud to be Kiwis” NZ Herald, 2013
Karukam Island is the tropical paradise of everyone's dreams but Sidu can't wait to escape! In the city they said he looked like Freddie Mercury but here he's Freddie Nobody. A new eco resort promises life changing riches and every village miser, entrepreneur, bride and priest is jostling for their slice of the dream. The island finds its fate in the hands of Sidu-who everyone agrees is a very odd fish.
A long awaited follow up to 2010’s Guru of Chai, those in the theatre world hungry for a new work from the renowned theatre company were not disappointed. Audiences crammed into Q Theatre and Jacob Rajan and Justin Lewis, in true Indian Ink fashion, left an indelible imprint on their hearts. Traveling to far flung places and delving into ancient theatrical forms they have brought back a tale that is neither old nor new but reflects a world changing faster than even our dreams can keep up with.
