Yvonne Martin 2019 SM

Yvonne has worked at the Court Theatre as an actor/singer/director since 1979 and has worked on over 130 shows. In 1988 she was made an Associate of The Court.

Her previous Court Theatre credits include Hedda Garbler; Long Day’s Journey Into Night (1988 & 2006); Uncle Vanya (1991 & 2017); The School for Scandal; Twelfth Night; The Merchant of Venice; Mother Courage; The Way of the World; Three Sisters; The Beauty Queen of Leenane; Copenhagen; Sweeney Todd; Cabaret; Threepenny Opera; August: Osage County; When the Rain Stops Falling; Romeo and Juliet; Mary Poppins; Winston’s Birthday and Steel Magnolias.

Yvonne has appeared in plays and musicals throughout New Zealand, directed for Christchurch Repertory and NASDA and has appeared on A Week of It and Shortland Street.

Court Shows

  • 2019 - Les Liaisons Dangereuses - Madame de Rosemonde
  • 2017 - Steel Magnolias - Ouiser
  • 2017 - Uncle Vanya - Maria Vasilyevna
  • 2016 - Educating Rita - Director
  • 2016 - Winston's Birthday - Lady Clementine Churchill
  • 2015 - Romeo & Juliet - Nurse
  • 2015 - Mary Poppins - Mrs Brill
  • 2014 - End of the Rainbow - Director
  • 2014 - When the Rain Stops Falling - Elizabeth Law (older)
  • 2013 - August: Osage County - Violet Weston
  • 2012 - A Shortcut to Happiness - Laura
  • 2011 - Carry on Court - Actor
  • 2010 - Eros - Director
  • 2009 - Honour - Director
  • 2009 - Four Flat Whites in Italy - Alison
  • 2009 - Heartbreak House - Nurse Guinness
  • 2008 - Under Milk Wood - Actor
  • 2008 - The History Boys - Mrs. Lintott
  • 2008 - Arsenic and Old Lace - Martha Brewster