Harriet Moir - Entertainer / MC

23/06/2026

Looking blah-dy good!

Here’s an exciting sneak peak inside Te Whare o Rukutia (20 Princes St), as our designers and crew put their polish on this riotous story… 🤘🍒 😂

“Nicola Cheeseman is Back”
by Kathryn Burnett
starring Harriet Moir

25-27 June & 1-4 July
7:30pm Nightly

OPENING THURSDAY! 😲
Ticket Link in Comments 🎟️

22/06/2026

Yeow 🔥🤘🏻💥

There’s nothing quite like seeing your blown up mug all over town to remind you that s**t’s getting real!

Full tech run last night, full dress tonight, preview tomorrow and Thursday, this bad boy is open!

Have you got your tickets? They’re selling like faster than coffee turns to wee for this almost 50 year old so you might want to jump on and get yours asap.

Friday June 26 is closing in on sold out! And more will follow.

NICOLA CHEESEMAN IS BACK
By Kathryn Burnett
🗓️ June 25,26,27 & July 1-4
⏰ 7.30pm
📍 Te Whare o Rukutia
🎬 Kim Morgan

Also featuring Shannon Burnett as my trusty music sidekick.

Produced by Hic Sunt Dracones.

🎟️ link in comments

Sh*t is getting real…

We’ve taken over Te Whare o Rukutia, amping up our tech for this dynamite show! 💥

Friday is nearly full, and other nights will soon follow... 😲

Book NOW to secure a seat! 🎟️

“Nicola Cheeseman is Back”
by Kathryn Burnett
starring Harriet Moir

25-27 June & 1-4 July
7:30pm Nightly
Te Whare o Rukutia

Ticket Link in Comments ⬇️

21/06/2026

NICOLA CHEESEMAN IS BACK but do you know who else is back?

Damn straight! Ben Hurley is hitting the road and heading south AGAIN!

And this time we’ve got Ashburton and Oamaru in our sights 😍

BEN HURLEY - GONE SOUTH

OAMARU
🗓️ Friday August 28
⏰ 7.30pm
📍 Oamaru Opera House

ASHBURTON
🗓️ Saturday August 29
⏰ 7.30pm
📍 Ashburton Trust Event Centre

Ben is no stranger to NZ audiences having toured the country many times and with his regular TV appearances on TaskMaster NZ, THREE’S 7Days, The Project, 7 Sharp and several NZ Comedy Fest Comedy Galas, to name just a few.

Supported by award winning South Island comedian Harriet Moir - Celebrant/Comedian/MC, this is your chance to catch one of NZ’s most legendary comedians, Ben Hurley.

So book the sitter, rally the crew and let’s fill this South Island venue and show Ben some good old fashioned hospitality.

🎟️ Only $39 + booking fee - links in comments

21/06/2026

"It was no sleep till Brooklyn. The sky was made of amethyst and don’t give a damn about my bad reputation. Me and the girls. That was life. That was fu***ng living"...

NICOLA CHEESEMAN IS BACK
by Kathryn Burnett
starring Harriet Moir

25-27 June & 1-4 July
Te Whare o Rukutia (7:30pm)
Ticket Link in Comments ⬇️

Have your own punk story? Missing your rock-and-roll roots? Why not make a night of it and dress to impress. Nicola sure as hell will! 🤘🍒 😂

📸 Lara Macgregor

20/06/2026

Show 148 - Nicola Cheeseman is BACK! - Richard is joined for a run-down of the week's most popular news items by Kim Morgan from HSD Productions and their one woman star Harriet Moir. This show was broadcast on OAR 105.4FM Dunedin - http://oar.org.nz

18/06/2026

Super proud to be working with Hic Sunt Dracones with their steadfast commitment to accessibility.

We’re running a TOUCH TOUR of the play on Thursday July 2 at 6.30pm for anyone who is interested.

They’ll also be rolling out a social story to give people an idea of what to expect when they arrive at the venue, which is also fully accessible.

And not only that, they’ve given this dream role to an actor with a severe voice disorder and have been nothing but supportive and accomodating of this from the get go.

More of this please!

Thanks Kim Morgan and Matthew Morgan. Love your work.

NICOLA CHEESEMAN IS BACK
🗓️ June 25,26,27 and July 1-4
⏰ 7.30pm
📍 Te Whare o Rukutia
🎬 Kim Morgan
🎶Shannon Burnett

🎟️ link in comments.

HSD is excited to offer our first TOUCH TOUR in support of our current production, "Nicola Cheeseman is Back". It will be from 6:30 - 7pm on...

17/06/2026

Thanks to Rebecca Fox for the lovely write up in the ODT this morning.

Ticket sales for NICOLA CHEESEMAN IS BACK are really ramping up so might want to jump online and nab yours before it’s too late.

🗓️ June 25,26,27 & July 1-4
⏰ 7.30pm
📍 Te Whare o Rukutia
🎬 Kim Morgan
🎟️ link in comments

Produced by Hic Sunt Dracones and opens in a week!

One of the questions Harriet Moir always gets asked is, how does she do it all? If there is an open mic or festival or stage show in Dunedin, Moir...

16/06/2026

Did you hear that?

Just over a week until NICOLA CHEESEMAN IS BACK!

Better nab those tickets before they’re gone!

"Do old dreams shrivel over time? Or do they crumble and rot? Perhaps they just sit patiently in a dark corner and wait..." Nicola wants her...

16/06/2026

Pretty chuffed to be collaborating with this super star muso Shannon Burnett in NICOLA CHEESEMAN IS BACK which opens next week!

Not only is she a multi talented rock star but she’s also been feeding me lines for the last week or so because holy s**t, there’s a lot of them.

Doing a one person show is quite intimidating so it’s very comforting to know Shannon will be right there beside me 😍

NICOLA CHEESEMAN IS BACK
By Kathryn Burnett
🗓️ June 25,26,27 & July 1-4
⏰ 7.30pm
📍 Te Whare o Rukutia
🎬 Kim Morgan

Produced by Hic Sunt Dracones

🎟️ link in comments

Nicola knows that live music is where it’s at… 🎶

HSD is chuffed to present the amazing musician who will underscore and accompany Nic’s epic quest to reform her punk band, the Cherry Slits.

Shannon Burnett is a dynamic emerging performer and musician based in Ōtepoti Dunedin. Her creative practice spans theatre, songwriting and stage presence. She was selected for the prestigious Six60 Scholarship — a scheme that offers mentoring from the acclaimed band Six60 plus access to university recording studios — for her musical theatre studies and indie songwriting work.

On stage, Shannon has undertaken the lead role of Astrid in “Crunchy Silk” at the Globe Theatre, as well as Anna in “Spring Awakening” (the musical) for Pop-Up Productions. Shannon composed original music and performed in this summer’s “Shakespeare in Song” concert in Dunedin Botanic Garden (album forthcoming), and also played multiple instruments in the live band for The Globe’s Dunedin Sound take on “Twelfth Night”. And last year, she was one of the featured singers for Dunedin Symphony Orchestra’s “Simply the Best” concert.

A recent graduate of the University of Otago Contemporary Performance programme, Shannon is poised at the intersection of performance and music creation in Dunedin. She represents an exciting new wave of local artists who refuse to stay comfortably inside the lines, and are carving space for fresh voices and bold expression in Aotearoa's southern creative scene.

Shannon brings her ability to perform, to work with music and sound, and her ability to live and breathe art to the forefront of all she does.

Welcome Shannon, and rock on! 🤘🎸🥁 🎹 🍒

BOOK NOW, DUNNERS 🎟️

Nicola Cheeseman is Back
by Kathryn Burnett
starring Harriet Moir

25-27 June
& 1-4 July
7:30 Nightly

Te Whare o Rukutia
Ticket link in comments ⬇️

14/06/2026

The best thing about working for a production company, and not just yourself, is having a team of brilliant people to wrap around and you support you and bring the work to life. So grateful to everyone working so hard to get this baby off the ground.

The second best thing is the lovely, lovely things they say about you on the internet.

Thank you Hic Sunt Dracones for this phenomenal opportunity 🙏😘

NICOLA CHEESEMAN IS BACK
By Kathryn Burnett
🗓️ June 25,26,27 & July 1-4
⏰ 7.30pm
📍 Te Whare o Rukutia
🎟️ link in comments

Nicola Cheeseman is bursting to tell you all about her life. But first, let's meet the amazing woman who is embodying her to perfection...

Harriet Moir is frank, fresh and f* # talented. She lives in Dunedin with her two daughters and their ginger p***y, where she works as a comedian, writer, wedding and funeral celebrant, MC, actor, singer, writer, producer and entertainer. Mercifully not all at the same time. 😮‍💨

Harriet is well known to Dunedin audiences from many appearances with Musical Theatre Dunedin, Taieri Musical, Suitcase Theatre Company, Dunedin Symphony Orchestra, and Opera Otago. She recently won the Outstanding Performance / Female Lead Role at the Dunedin Theatre Awards (2025) for her part in Birds of a Feather’s ‘Every Brilliant Thing’.

Harriet was named Best Comedian at the Dunedin Comedy Awards (2025). She has opened for some of New Zealand’s biggest names, and internationally renowned comedian Ed Byrne. She produces stand-up comedy around the South Island and has multiple award winning solo shows under her belt, including ‘Dear Stalker’ and ‘Just Eat the Damn Sausage’ (winner of Best Comedy and NZ Tour Award at Dunedin Fringe, and nominated for Best Newcomer at NZ Comedy Festival).

If that weren't enough (phew!), Harriet is also the founder of W.E.E. Treat, a women’s empowerment retreat held on Quarantine Island twice a year since 2021. AND she hosts a new podcast on OAR called "Tell me Moir", featuring unfiltered, raucous chats with brilliant local women. This woman rocks!

HSD is truly honoured to welcome Harriet into the fold, and to collaborate with this stunningly talented human to bring this hilariously relatable play to life.

BOOK NOW (link in comments) to see what all the fuss is about! 🤘🍒 😂

Nicola Cheeseman is Back
by Kathryn Burnett
starring Harriet Moir

25-27 June
& 1-4 July
7:30 Nightly
Te Whare o Rukutia

📸 Lara Macgregor