School Matinees at The Court Theatre happen multiple times each year and offer the chance for groups to attend with their school during the week at a special discounted rate.
Upcoming School Matinees
Rēwena
Written by
Whiti Hereaka
Come have a seat in the kitchen.
Rēwena brings you into the heart of Maggie’s home, an intimate space in which she shares the finer points of making rēwena. Maggie will guide you through more than a recipe – she will take you on a journey through the beliefs, traditions and personal memories baked into the making and eating of bread.
The kitchen is small – only 50 seats per performance.
“One feels privileged to have been enabled to share in this domestic ritual, this reminder of the uniqueness of the individual rēwena-maker.”
– Theatreview
School Matinee Dates (run time approx 60 mins)
- Tuesday 28th March 11am
- Wednesday 29th March 11am
- Thursday 30th March 11am
Ticket price is $10 per ticket (Audience capacity of 50) and there will be a short Q and A after the show as well as an education pack provided.
To book a school group to come to one of these matinees please email Box Office reception@courttheatre.org.nz
If you have any queries about the production you can contact Education and Outreach Production Manager Riley Harter by emailing riley.harter@courttheatre.org.nz
Be Like Billy?
Written by
Rutene Spooner
World Premiere of a Court Theatre commission
Billy T. James is a legendary New Zealand comedian and cultural icon.
In this new work, Rutene Spooner shares his personal relationship with his childhood hero, Billy T.
Infused with music and humour, Be Like Billy speaks to our national identity, touching on what being Māori, being a performer and being a Kiwi meant in the 80s, and what it means now.
“‘The Showband Era’ gave birth to some of Māoridom’s greatest entertainers. This play celebrates that whakapapa, tracing all the way back to the cheeky cackle we all know and love. So, what does Māori showmanship look like today?”
– Rutene Spooner, Writer
School Matinee Dates (Run time approx 80 mins)
- Friday 31st March, 11am
Ticket price is $20 per ticket and there will be a short Q and A after the show as well as an education pack provided.
To book a school group to come to one of these matinees please email Box Office reception@courttheatre.org.nz
If you have any queries about the production you can contact Education and Outreach Production Manager Riley Harter by emailing riley.harter@courttheatre.org.nz