Keep up to date with the latest news from your theatre: Christchurch’s The Court Theatre. From exclusive interviews with our cast and crew to updates about our new initiatives, you’ll find everything you need to know about what’s happening at The Court right here.
Christchurch Hosts Clash for Comedy Conquest
Published: 02/08/2017
New Zealand is having its first National Theatresports Championships in almost two decades. The best and bravest improvisers from around the country will do battle at The Court Theatre in September. Over four nights, competitors will fight to be crowned the most fearless, fastest, and funniest Theatresports team in Aotearoa.
A Feast of Māori and Pasifika Theatre at The Court Theatre
Published: 28/07/2017
Māori and Pasifika voices are ready to fill The Court Theatre. From 4-12 August, the theatre will welcome writers and performers from Ōtautahi for a Māori and Pasifika Festival.
A vision for bringing the performing arts to life in central Christchurch
Published: 27/07/2017
The heart of our city is getting better all the time. I'm going to describe an extraordinary plan. It is a ground-breaking vision for the performing arts in Christchurch that will transform an entire city quarter.
The Court Theatre recognised for opening its doors to diversity
Published: 07/07/2017
The Court Theatre’s focus on working with communities and opening its doors to new, diverse audiences in Christchurch was recognised in Parliament when it received the Arts Access Creative New Zealand Arts for All Award 2017.
Songs for Ali
Published: 12/06/2017
By any standards, Melbourne-based playwright Joanna Murray-Smith is a prolific writer, with more than 20 plays to her name. It is her regret that she is “one of only three [Australian] playwrights to make a living and whose work is done overseas.”
Proceed to Chekhov
Published: 15/05/2017
In the 32 years that I have been an actor, a director, a playwright, an improviser and a teacher of improvisation I thought my thinking had been predominantly underscored by one dramatist: Shakespeare… obviously.
Pizza Finds Base at The Court Theatre
Published: 20/09/2016
The Court Theatre’s latest production is looking forward to a sitting ovation. The Court has just completed construction of a wood-fired pizza oven in the theatre’s foyer.