Brilliant Adventures

11/12/2025

LAST CHANCE
Circa Theatre’s critically-acclaimed season of EVERY KIND OF WEATHER must close tomorrow. This celebration of iconic NZ playwright Bruce Mason has been described by audiences as “world class” and “just wow”.

Limited tickets remain.

BOOK NOW: https://www.circa.co.nz/package/every-kind-of-weather/

02/12/2025

The Post is full of praise for THE END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER, calling Stephen Lovatt's performance "a masterclass ... he weaves a kind of magic ... a performance of deep conviction and almost orchestral subtlety."

Thursday night is sold out and the weekend is filling fast, so quicksticks.

Bruce Mason's THE END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER
Circa Theatre | must close December 13
Book at circa.co.nz

https://www.thepost.co.nz/culture/360904772/stephen-lovatt-delivers-masterclass-bruce-mason-revival

REVIEW: In The End of the Golden Weather Lovatt weaves a kind of magic, shifting effortlessly between characters and deploying an impressive range of accents, facial mannerisms and vocal dynamics.

27/11/2025

Audiences are falling in love with NOT CHRISTMAS, BUT GUY FAWKES, the unearthed gem by iconic Kiwi playwright Bruce Mason. Here's what they're saying:
.. A vividly told tale that has us squirming one moment and laughing the next. A joy to behold.
THEATREVIEW
..Exhilarating. A moment in theatre history YOU should experience.
AUDIENCE MEMBER
..Impeccable. I could not recommend this production more highly.
BROADWAY WORLD

NOT CHRISTMAS, BUT GUY FAWKES
part of EVERY KIND OF WEATHER
Circa Theatre until December 13

BOOK NOW: https://www.circa.co.nz/package/every-kind-of-weather/

27/11/2025

EVERY KIND OF WEATHER director and Arts Laureate Shane Bosher talked to The Post about why Bruce Mason's writing endures.

"Why these plays? Why now? Because the world is on fire and nostalgia is necessary. Most people think that nostalgia is a dirty word. I think nostalgia is a superpower. It redistributes serotonin, activating a sense of memory and boosting self-esteem. It connects us to others. Nostalgia reminds me of home. These plays take you home."

READ ARTICLE: https://www.thepost.co.nz/culture/360888229/every-kind-weather-celebrates-bruce-masons-enduring-voice

BOOK TICKETS at circa.co.nz

Director Shane Bosher reflects on Mason’s legacy ahead of the opening this week of a double-shot of the author’s solo plays performed by Stephen Lovatt.

25/11/2025

TONIGHT: CHOOSE YOUR PRICE | tickets from $15

NOT CHRISTMAS, BUT GUY FAWKES is receiving glowing reviews from audiences. One person called it "a must see. Pure, intelligent, funny and moving."

If you're feeling a little budget conscious, tonight is your night, with tickets available from just $15.

BOOK NOW: https://www.circa.co.nz/package/every-kind-of-weather/

24/11/2025

23/11/2025

EVERY KIND OF WEATHER has opened to standing ovations and critical acclaim. Don't miss the production that audience members are calling "world class". We've got two special performances for you to check out this week:

THE END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER
Q&A with actor Stephen Lovatt and director Shane Bosher
Tues 25 Nov

NOT CHRISTMAS, BUT GUY FAWKES
Wed 26 Nov
Tickets from just $15

EVERY KIND OF WEATHER
Circa Theatre until December 13
BOOK NOW: https://www.circa.co.nz/package/every-kind-of-weather/

20/11/2025

NOT CHRISTMAS, BUT GUY FAWKES, which opens tomorrow, is an unearthed gem. Cheekily confronting New Zealand’s Tall Poppy Syndrome, iconic playwright Bruce Mason invites us to see our country anew. Comic disasters and brilliant insights, profound and true.

part of EVERY KIND OF WEATHER
playing now until December 13
https://www.circa.co.nz/package/every-kind-of-weather/

19/11/2025

THE END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER opens tonight. Five years in the making, award-winning actor Stephen Lovatt is set to light up the waterfront with a dazzling blaze of joy and exuberance.

Stephen has a long history with Bruce Mason's much-loved classic. He first performed in Murray Lynch’s ensemble version at Downstage in 1990 and presented the solo version in 2006, retracing Bruce's footsteps by touring the country and taking the show to Edinburgh. As a gift to the community, he has performed an early section of the play, Christmas at Te Parenga, at Takapuna Beach most Christmas Days since 2006. Thousands of people of all ages have shared Christmas morning on the reserve with family, friends and neighbours.

And now he's coming to Circa to make your heart sing.

THE END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER
November 19 - December 13
Circa Theatre
BOOK NOW: https://www.circa.co.nz/package/every-kind-of-weather/

18/11/2025

Let’s talk THE END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER. Ahead of our low-priced preview tonight, let’s talk its rich and colourful history.

In 1987, Murray Lynch adapted the story for Tantrum with a full company of actors including Elizabeth McRae and Jude Gibson. A later Downstage production starred Stephen Lovatt, Theresa Healey, Cliff Curtis and Robyn Malcolm. His 2011 Auckland Theatre Company production featured Keisha Castle-Hughes. Murray's adaptation was just one of the many encounters Murray would have with Bruce Mason's most famous play, having stage managed it for Bruce in the 1970s.

THE END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER
Anything can happen. Miracles seem possible.
New Zealand storytelling at its very best.

Circa Theatre
November 19 - December 13
BOOK NOW: https://www.circa.co.nz/package/every-kind-of-weather/

17/11/2025

Solo performance, radio play, film: every iteration of THE END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER has made a big impact with its audience.

In 1981, Raymond Hawthorne adapted it for a full company of actors. Theatre Corporate’s production starred Michael Hurst as the Boy, Elizabeth Hawthorne as Mum and Jude Gibson as his ballet-mad Sister. Raymond’s adaptation also opened The Court Theatre’s brand new space earlier this year, in a production starring Ian Mune.

THE END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER.
Low-Priced Preview tomorrow | Wed 19 Nov | Tickets just $40
https://www.circa.co.nz/package/every-kind-of-weather/

16/11/2025

Solo performance, radio play, large cast adaptation, film: every iteration of THE END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER has made a big impact with audiences. As our new production hits the stage this week, we're checking out its rich history.

From 1959, Bruce toured the country, performing his glorious coming-of-age tale in church halls, theatres and country shearing sheds. The official word from Bruce himself is that he performed it 986 times.

Stephen Lovatt takes up the mantle of telling the story in performances from Wednesday.

THE END OF THE GOLDEN WEATHER
New Zealand storytelling at its finest
https://www.circa.co.nz/package/every-kind-of-weather/