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Murdered to Death
28 February - 15 March 2025
Written By: Peter Gordon
Directed By: Simon Foley
This hilarious whodunit combines classic murder mystery tropes with sidesplitting comedy.
Set in a 1930s English country manor, the play introduces a cast of delightfully eccentric characters, including a bumbling inspector, a snooty aristocrat, a mysterious femme fatale, and a butler who’s perhaps too proper. When a murder is discovered, everyone becomes a suspect in a case brimming with twists, turns, and hilariously disastrous detective work.
Will the killer be caught—or will Inspector Pratt bungle the investigation beyond repair?
Prepare for a night of laughter, intrigue, and surprises in this clever spoof of the Agatha Christie genre.
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London Suite
20 June - 5 July
Written By: Neil Simon
Directed By: Brynna Kumar, Carolyn Loader, Richard Martin & Carleen Craig
A posh London hotel plays host to a number of different guests who find themselves in a series of different comic scenarios.
There’s the inebriated Welsh writer who holds his long time business manager at gunpoint when he discovers that the manager has been stealing from him. There’s an American widow and her daughter who have traveled to England for the sites and the shopping, when the mother receives an invitation to spend her last evening in London on a whirlwind date with a wealthy Scotsman.
Fans of Simon's California Suite will be delighted to catch up with Oscar-winning actress Diana, who is reconnecting with her bisexual ex-husband Sidney, who has come to ask Diana for a favor.
And finally there's a fast-paced physical comedy about a married couple from New York who have lost their tickets to Wimbledon and are about to lose their suite to actor Kevin Costner who absolutely must have it now. Each scene will be helmed by one of the Dolphin's aspiring new directors, so come see what the next generation of Dolphin talent brings to the table!
INTRODUCING THE DOLPHIN STUDIO
A new initiative, long in development, that we’re excited to launch this year. Under the Dolphin Studio banner, we'll be staging some exciting and diverse productions that wouldn’t otherwise find a place on The Dolphin’s stage. These will be short-run, fully staged productions with small casts and minimal technical requirements - something between a Dark Days reading and a full mainstage show. We’re very excited at the prospects of this new program and we’ve already lined up some very exciting material and directors.
The Secret Lives Of Extremely Old People
Season: 2-6 April ( Wed-Fri 8Pm, Sat & Sun 2PM)
Auditions: Saturday 22nd February
Written by: Rachel McAlpine
Directed by: Merrin Cavel
Playwright Rachel McAlpine asked local Kiwis in their 90s about their lives, and their revelations broke all the stereotypes. The Secret Lives of Extremely Old People brings us five fictional nonagenarians telling some amazing stories about real New Zealanders who have survived the Great Depression, two World Wars, poverty, the shaming of LGBTQ+ and solo mothers, and Aotearoa before the Māori renaissance. They don’t pretend that thriving in old age is universal but show that for many of us, it’s possible. One of their secrets is that advanced old age holds as many joys for them as troubles. Who knew? Tragedy hovers and death is drawing close. So why do they say they are lucky? Deeper than data about old age, their stories are startling, exhilarating and moving.