Titirangi Theatre

27/07/2026

Early Bird Offer available now: 👉🏻 www.titirangitheatre.co.nz 👈🏻 or from the link in our bio.

27/07/2026

✨ Tickets are now on sale! ✨

Step into 1930s France in Jean Anouilh's sparkling comedy Dinner With the Family, where appearances are everything, but one family dinner may unravel more than one carefully kept secret.

Full of razor-sharp wit, unforgettable characters, and delightfully tangled relationships, don't miss this charming comedy.

📍 Titirangi Theatre
📅 18 - 29 August 2026
🎭 Directed by Edward Newborn
🎟️ Book now via the link in our bio or at www.titirangitheatre.co.nz

✨ Starring our talented local cast, Leonardo Gunter, Angus Swainson, Megan Leuty, Merrin Cavel, Paul Norell, Kerynn Walsh, Karen Soulje, Grant Lloyd, Marcelo Rodriguez Ferrere, Sue Golding, Olivia Woodford and Graeme Heap.

26/07/2026

🎭 Our final open stage night was a success 🎭

Last night we had an amazing turn out of performances from singing, acting to dancing!

We’re sad that this is our last open stage night of the year but we’re already looking forward to its return next year.

A big thank you to everyone who has participated in the open stage nights through out the year!

An even bigger thank you to Karen who is responsible for organising these lovely evenings! We appreciate all the work you’ve done 🙌

21/07/2026

✨PLAYWRIGHT SPOTLIGHT✨
Who was Jean Anouilh? 1910-1987

🇫🇷 He was one of France's most celebrated 20th century playwrights. Born in Bordeaux in 1910, Anouilh wrote more than 40 plays during his career.

📚 He loved reimagining classic stories. His best-known work is Antigone, a modern retelling of the ancient Greek tragedy. It premiered in Nazi-occupied Paris in 1944 and has been interpreted as both a subtle act of resistance and a broader meditation on morality and power.

🎭He categorised his own plays. Rather than calling them simply comedies or dramas, he grouped them into imaginative categories such as Pièces roses ("pink plays"), Pièces noires ("black plays"), and Pièces grinçantes ("grating plays"), reflecting their tone.

His works balance comedy and tragedy. Many of his plays begin with light, witty dialogue before revealing darker emotional or moral themes.

Between 18-29 August 2026 we will stage Anouilh's play Dinner With The Family, showcasing his signature style of sharp, elegant and witty writing. Not one to miss!

Tickets on sale soon! 🎟️👀

19/07/2026

✨ Leonardo Gunter returns to Titirangi Theatre for his second production this year, taking on the lead role of Georges in Dinner with the Family by Jean Anouilh. Audiences will remember him from our production of Seed where he played every male character - if you know, you know. 😉

Leonard is a graduate of Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School, His stage appearances include Women Beware Women and Romeo and Juliet. On screen, he has performed in the NZIFF short All at Sea, Smoke and Mirrors, and as a stunt performer in The Convert and Sweet Tooth.

Having grown up in Titirangi, Leonardo has loved the opportunity to return home and collaborate with this company to bring Dinner with the Family to life.

As Georges, Leonardo plays a man who appears to have everything, yet finds himself trapped between the life he has built and the life he wishes he were living. One seemingly harmless lie sets off a chain reaction of increasingly impossible situations, leaving Georges desperately trying to keep pace as the truth threatens to catch up with him.

We can't wait to see Leonardo lead this sparkling French comedy of love, deception and delightful chaos.

Keep your eye out for tickets 👀 on sale very soon! 🎟️

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Dinner with the Family
By Jean Anouilh
Directed by Edward Newborn

18-29 August 2026
TITIRANGI THEATRE
www.titirangitheatre.co.nz

16/07/2026

📣 Calling for submissions for next year’s season at Titirangi Theatre.

Each year we stage four productions, with:
An 8-week rehearsal period
12 performances per show

2027 season slots:
• March
• June
• August
• November

Is there a play you’ve been quietly dreaming of directing? Or maybe there’s more than one… 👀

We’re open to all play suggestions and would love to hear from you. Although we love them, we do not stage musicals at Titirangi Theatre, but we’re open to any play - comedy, drama, traditional, modern and everything in between.

If you’d like to direct at Titirangi Theatre, please send the following to
📧 [email protected]

1. A proposal for each play you’re submitting, including

A short synopsis;

Character breakdown

Your vision for staging

2. A copy of the script for each play

3. A little about you;

Why you have chosen the play/s you are submitting

Any relevant experience

We will be taking submissions until 31st July 2026.

Any questions, email us at [email protected]

16/07/2026

Event coming soon to the Theatre at Lopdell
For more information and ticketing https://www.undertheradar.co.nz/gig/103458/An-Eve-For-Steve.utr

13/07/2026

11/07/2026

Don’t miss out! Our next open stage night is fast approaching.

Do you want practise a new skill? Gain stage confidence? Or just have some fun with like minded people?

Email [email protected] to book in your spot for Open Stage Night 🎤🎤🎤

10/07/2026

Don’t miss out! Our next open stage night is fast approaching. Do you want practise a new skill? Gain stage confidence? Or just have some fun with like minded people?

Email [email protected] to book in your spot for Open Stage Night 🎤🎤🎤