2027 SEASON
2027 SEASON
WOBIL - Wise Old Bugger in Lycra
by Gregory Cooper
27 February - 20 March
WOBIL - Wise Old Bugger in Lycra is the hilarious and heartfelt final instalment in the hugely popular cycling trilogy that began with MAMIL and continued with GOMIL.
Join Wayne for the final stage of the Tour de Wayne, as favourite characters including Doru, the philosophical personal trainer, Pinarello, the Italian bike of nightmares, and Glen, Wayne’s locker Aussie nemesis, return.
Shut Up and Sing!
by Jason ‘Leather Lungs’ Chasland
24 April - 15 May
Experience the magic of the internationally acclaimed “powerhouse of cabaret” Jason ‘Leather Lungs’ Chasland as he brings his unique award-winning brand of hilarious and heartbreaking cabaret, exclusively to Centrepoint Theatre.
Expect the unexpected in this raw, insanely silly, vulnerable, bloody funny and beautiful show that asks the question, “When life punches you in the face, what do you do to get back up again and kick it’s butt?!”
Local Library
by Dave Armstrong
26 June - 18 July
Paul Homewood (Peter Hambleton) is a grumpy, dog-loving, retired widower who enjoys reading the speeches of Winston Churchill. Uptight and separated librarian Helen Nielsen (Jude Gibson) prefers Keri Hulme. When Helen catches Paul ripping off the system at her suburban library, she bans him from the library. Paul can only return if he reads a book that Helen recommends. But could an unlikely friendship develop from this book war? And who are the shady figures trying to disrupt Helen’s Drag Storytime?
The Mediation
by Guy Langford & Simon Bennett
21 August - 11 September
The Mediation is a play set in a Mediator’s office where all the doors are locked until the children of a wealthy businessman agree as to what happens with their inheritance or it all goes to charity.
Will fairness and common sense prevail or does greed and selfishness reign?
The New Zealand premiere created by Guy Langford and Simon Bennett, starring Oscar Kightly, Carmel McGlone, Mark Hadlow and Andrew Laing.
Space Wars in 90 Minutes
by Lizzie Tollemache, Dan Pengelly & Darlene Mohekey
13 November - 11 December
Space Wars is a family friendly parody for space geeks and comedy lovers alike.
Buckle up for a hyperdrive adventure through the galaxy as Fluke Skywaddler, a down on her luck farm girl from Pahiatua, gets caught up in a cosmic conflict against Darth Spader and his fascist empire.
Three actors and a musician will blaze through a myriad of characters and locations, covering the original trilogy that started it all. Episodes IV - A New Pope, Episode V - Empire Chicken Frys Back and Episode VI - Return of the Swandri.