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Pitt St Theatre is the place for theatre in Auckland City.
See below for upcoming shows.
Upcoming shows at Pitt Street Theatre 2026:
Thanks to the team at Methodist Central Parish who help keep this venue available for arts in central Auckland.
Congratulations to the cast and crew of Stray Theatre's The Gobline and Swallowe Inne,
23 - 26 September, Pitt Street Theatre.
Stray Theatre Company presents:
Stir Fried XVII: After Hours
7 - 10 October
Pitt Street Theatre
Welcome to Stray Theatre Company's annual short play festival.
A night of whimsy, delight, and debauchery await you through the doors of the 'After Hours'!
Get tickets here:
Content warnings for: mild language, alcohol, cartoonish violence, medical settings and hospitalisation,
sexual language and off-stage sexual content, infidelity, implied bestiality, implied cannibalism,
mentions of drug use, homophobia, animal death.
The ViIllas of Cherry Farm
23 - 25 October, 2026
Pitt Street Theatre
Playwright/ Director: Hilari Anderson - with support from the cast.
Performance times: Fri 23rd & Sat 24th 7.30pm, Sun 25th Matinee 4pm then Q & A.
(If these 3 performances are sold out, there may be a 2pm matinee on 26th, Labour Monday
- (koha - no need to buy on-line). To be confirmed.)
tickets $20 - +BF
https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2026/oct/the-villas-of-cherry-farm
The Villas of Cherry Farm -
Four young women start working at Cherry Farm Psychiatric Hospital, as student Nurse-Aides
during the ’68 -‘69 summer holidays. For decades they never talk about the impact of their
Cherry Farm experiences, yet from Day 1 they vividly remember seeing distressing abuse a
nd hearing sad stories of patients in a range of villas: H Block's maximum security, Admissions,
Geriatrics, 'Schizophrenics,' and the Children's Ward at Seacliff.
Each villa shows a different agenda by matrons and management, in their practice and attitude to care.
Ensemble scenes explore what the patients can feel - but cannot say.
Content alert: Audience members may be triggered by the callous way many of the permanent staff treat patients, though any violence is not explicit. Thankfully, the focus shifts from Darkness to Light to Compassion, when a joyful dance, a garden interlude and a final waiata move to honour the forgotten souls who lived – and died – at Cherry Farm.
The play is dedicated to Toni Jarvis, whose heart-breaking story as a 9-year-boy is highlighted in the play. As a staunch advocate for justice for the survivors of psychiatric ‘care’, Toni has received a Kings Service Medal. Here is his ultimate message to the Royal Commission into Abuse in State Care: "We are the generation that needs to stop the damage.”
Poster designed by Nāāwié Tutugoro.
Cast-list
Nurse-Aide 1 - Phoebe Rayneau
Nurse-Aide 2 - Chloe Seh
Nurse Aide 3 - Zara Morgan
Nurse Aide 4 - Miriama Ashby
Matrons: Lucy McCammon, Michelle Hesketh, Rachel Singh
Patients: Jane Griffin, Helen Zipeiliu, Maui Hitchens
Managers/ Gardeners - Rory Janssen, Matthew Diesch
Dancing with Ines
Wednesay 28 October - 5.30pm
Pitt Street Theatre
Join us for a free evening of music, book readings and artists introducing their inspirational art.
Featuring kiwi songwriter, John Hanlon, who won the APRA Silver Scroll Award twice, plus a host
of RATA awards, including Songwriter of the Year three years running.
Local artists will introduce their artwork that will be displayed during John's songs,
and readings from the new novel by Wheldon Curzon-Hobson, Dancing With Ines.
Lee Martelli, who is a local musician and the Development Manager, Scholarships at the
University of Auckland will share her thoughts on how creativity can inspire community well-being.
The project will enable the University of Auckland to grant awards to creative students each year.
They will connect and attend events around the world, and at a free five-bedroom residency in
France, with other creative innovators. This will enable them to discover ways their creativity can
inspire community and environmental well-being across Auckland Tāmaki Makaurau.
The project will be funded by royalties for every page of Dancing With Ines
(https://dancingwithines.com) read for free by people here and around the world on apple or
android on Kindle Unlimited (there is a free trial available).
Attendees will be encouraged to share the event on social media, so bring your phone!
Please invite any friends, colleagues and people you know who are passionate about creativity.
5pm socialising with light refreshments, start 5.30pm -
https://www.eventfinda.co.nz/2026/dancing-with-ines-book-and-project-launch/auckland/newton
Be.Theatre Drama School presents:
Tuesdays — 6.30 pm to 8.30 pm
September and October 2026
Pitt St Theatre
Guided by Betsabé Qui
Theatre Workshop In Spanish
This workshop is designed for those who want to explore theatre
as a tool for expression, creativity, and presence.
☆ No previous experience needed ☆
If you've been wanting to do something artistic and human in Auckland,
this workshop is for you.
♡ Limited spots ♡
Info & registration: betheatre.qui@gmail.com
The Pitt St Theatre has wheelchair access & disabled park by the
front door ramp which can be held for you if you request.
Stay tuned for other news as our website is regularly updated.
