Hobson Street Theatre Company

08/06/2026

Today, we're remembering our beloved company member and dear friend Belinda Pollett, who last month sadly passed away after a short illness. She had been planning her monologue for our new show and was looking forward to returning to the stage.

If you knew her (or had the chance to see her perform) Belinda was an immensely generous, thoughtful and intelligent person – and a talented performer.

She joined Hobson Street Theatre Company in 2014, and her first show was Last Chance Café. Over the years, she held formal roles as an assistant facilitator and HomeGround liaison, but her informal roles included props mistress, wardrobe assistant and holder of institutional memory.

She most recently performed in Not King Lear at Auckland Arts Festival in 2024.

Our thoughts are with Belinda's family at this time.

Moe mai rā Belinda.

25/03/2026

Here's a great opportunity! Auditions for the show Teenage Dick at the Court Theatre close next week and the great news is you don't have to to have lots of acting experience to audition - just record yourself and send it in. It sounds like a great show, and just happens to be directed by pal of HSTC Pelenakeke Brown. See first comment below for link to casting information!

03/03/2026

Join our whānau - as a trustee! Could this be you?

Flock NZ (Flock Charitable Trust), which has the governance responsibility for HSTC, is recruiting for three new trustees.

We are seeking people with a mix of the following skills and interests: knowledge of the community sector / community arts; taking a Te Tiriti-centred approach; funding, sponsorship and donors experience; social work skills; general governance experience; and activator energy!

With a home base at Auckland City Mission, HSTC has been going for 15 years and we're moving into a new phase to build on our strong foundation. If you're looking for a way to contribute to a values-driven kaupapa creating meaningful change, we'd love to hear from you!

Contact us for more info [email protected] or send us a DM.

Ngā mihi nui ki a koutou!

Flock curates and manages arts programmes with social impact. Extraordinary arts for everyday people.

17/07/2025

Showing some love for our friends at Siblings Theatre...

We're thrilled to see Siblings opening at Te Pou Theatre in Henderson next week on 24 July! We were so proud to support the development of this very special show - and now it's taking full flight in the creative hands of Pelenakeke Brown and Barnie Duncan...

“We’re here to explore the nuance of agency and care within the messy universe of Siblings from the perspective of disability.” – Pelenakeke Brown

Directed by Pelenakeke Brown and Barnie Duncan and created with the cast, SIBLINGS has evolved over three years of talanoa, play and deep connection. This genre-defying new work brings together four extraordinary Māori and Pacific artists in a show that is truly authentic.

This is theatre that resists tidy narratives – a constellation of sensation, memory, and care.

Don't miss out - shows happening 24 - 28 July. Please show your support - tickets on sale now! NZSL + audio description available. See link in comments.

30/03/2025

Ka rawe!

In case you missed it in the NZ Herald last month, we're sharing this story on Auckland City Mission including some thoughts from the ever-insightful member of our whānau, Richard, who managed to get a promo in for HSTC - alongside the more serious topic of what it means to have a home.

https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/inside-the-auckland-city-mission-a-home-of-their-own/4AJP7MIX4ZAXHEKJZRTLKY5YKA/

04/07/2024

Ngā mihi to everyone who came along to our season of Let Me Tell You About Auckland! Ka rawe to all the crew that made it possible: Joeli, Amanda, Rīhari Rua, Len, Nick, Roy, Tāne, Gemma, John, and Romy.

As always there's lots of people that help get the show on the road (or footpath, in this case), so lots and lots of thanks to:

- Anders, Amelia, Belinda, Richard T, and Wilf, who put so much mahi into our first attempts at it this a few years ago, which were continually scuppered by ol' pal COVID.

- Barbara, Eric, Chris, and Ata at Auckland Council's Development Office, who got behind our kaupapa and made this happen - this version very much would not have happened without them!

- Dmitry and all of the St. Matthew-in-the-City tīma for once again opening the most welcoming space in the central city to us.

- Kayleen at the Auckland City Mission for sorting space for us.

- Shadow for taking these beaut photos you are looking at right now!

- The Flock Board for quietly supporting in the background - and doing things like re-writing copy, approving payments, and all sorts of other less exciting tasks.

21/06/2024

One more chance to let us tell you about Auckland! Our 2.30pm show on Saturday 22 is full, but there are three spots left for the 5.30pm one. Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/let-me-tell-you-about-auckland

Photo by Shadow

19/06/2024

We're excited to meet more people on our walking tour of the central Auckland city today (Wednesday), Thursday and Saturday but spaces are filling up fast!

'Let Me Tell You About Auckland'
Wednesday 2.30 & 5.30pm - limited spaces
Thursday 5.30pm - some availability
Saturday 2.30pm - SOLD OUT
Saturday 5.30pm - limited spaces

Please make sure you register via Humanitix to secure your place!

14/06/2024

Some of the faces and stories behind Let Me Tell You About Auckland which opened yesterday evening, as part of Matariki ki te Manawa, the central city Matariki programme.

Let Me Tell You About Auckland was first developed by the Hobson Street Theatre Company and Anders Falstie-Jensen of the Rebel Alliance as a collective response to our ever-changing inner-city environment.

To experience this unique walking tour for yourself, meet us next to Waimahara, Lower Greys Avenue carpark. Please arrive five minutes before the start time, so that we can start walking together.

Register here: https://events.humanitix.com/let-me-tell-you-about-auckland