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Based on the children's book by
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Adapted by
Jamie McCaskill
Journey into the forest with Kui and Pūpai as they find out how to save the spider world from the damage of humans.
Adapted from the beloved children’s book The Kuia and the Spider by Patricia Grace, Te Kuia me te Pungawerewere takes you beyond the kitchen to find out what the old lady and the spider are really arguing about.
Performed in English with te reo Māori kupu (words) throughout. Perfect for primary-school-aged tamariki (children) and their whānau.
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Cast
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Creatives
Matt Short
Sound Designer & Operator
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Key Dates
- 27 September 2023: Opening performance
- 29 September 2023: Relaxed performance at 11am
- 7 October 2023: Closing performance
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Tickets
Standard $16 Child 3 - 17: Children aged from three years must be seated in their own ticketed seat with their caregiver/supervisor and be supervised at all times $14 Child 2 years and under: Children aged two and under will not be allocated a ticketed seat and therefore are able to attend free of charge. They must be supervised at all times. You will need to book and pay for a ticketed seat if a child aged two and under requires a seat $0 Community Services or Hāpai Access cardholders $14 Group (6+) 10% Discount* *Applies to Standard Adult and Child price tickets -
Kai at the Court Menu
Hot and cold drinks, snacks and hot chips will be available from 10am; woodfired pizzas will be available from 12pm. If you are attending an 11am performance, you can pre-order your pizza when you arrive, to eat after the show.
WOODFIRED PIZZA
Full and Half sizes available
Double Cheese Pizza $18/10
Tomato Sauce and heaps of stretchy mozzarella cheese
Ham and Pineapple $20/12
Tomato Sauce and stretchy mozzarella topped with ham and pineapple
BBQ Chicken $20/12
Tomato Sauce and mozzarella topped with shredded chicken and swirl of BBQ sauce
Meatlovers $20/$12
Tomato sauce and mozzarella topped with ham, bacon, pepperoni, spicy cabanossi and swirl of BBQ sauce
Gluten Free pizza base - Full +$3 / Half +$2
SNACKS
Handful of Fries $4
Add a handful of chunky fries and tomato sauce on the side of your pizza
Bucket of Fries $9.5
A bucket of chunky fries served with aioli or tomato sauce
Hot and cold drinks, ice creams and snacks are also available at the Coffee Bar.
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Covid – Your Booking is Safe with Us
To minimise the impact of possible Covid-related closures we employ understudies and swings for our cast and have contingencies to cover essential crew absences.
However, if a performance is affected by Covid and cannot go on, you will not lose out. We will attempt to rebook you to another performance in the show’s season or, if that is not possible, we can explore other options with you such as Court account credits or transferring your tickets to another show.
There are currently no Covid-related restrictions on attending The Court Theatre. However, as always, we encourage you to be mindful of good hygiene, for the sake of your own health, and that of other members of the audience, our cast, crew and staff.
If a show is cancelled:
- Performances most immediately impacted will be texted – to ensure that your details are up-to-date for this purpose, please log into your account (top right on our web pages) and review them now.
- Emails will be sent to all patrons affected outlining the dates of affected performance and the process that will follow to rebook. Typically this will be:
- rebooking your seats for the same night of the week within the following two weeks,
- endeavouring to book you into a similar spot in the auditorium, if possible.
- We telephone anyone we cannot contact via email.
- Your new booking will be emailed to you. If you require further changes, please email us.
We ask people not to phone our Box Office but rather to email us with special requests – this is easier for the team to handle when dealing with significant rebookings.
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Audience Reviews (1)
"This is such a delightful production. This is my second experience of theatre with the grandchildren and I hope to be back. 50 min show is perfect for little ones. Audience participation, laughter, culture and fun. Friendly cafe staff. A great school holiday outing. Reasonably priced is appreciated. Thank you."
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