Hamilton Playbox

04/06/2026

This show is well worth a watch....
- Family friendly pricing
- Great for the whole family content-wise
- Adventure
- Excitement
- Some great laughs
- Moments of real theatre magic

Tickets available from iticket.co.nz or Riverlea Theatre

03/06/2026

HELP WANTED - PAINTING

Saturday 6th June (this weekend!) - 11am onwards at Riverlea Theatre.

Hi everyone, we need some help with painting for the upcoming Swallows and Amazons show.
If you could spare some time on Saturday, put on some old clothes and come down and help our Chief Mech Hugh Field, that would be greatly appreciated.

If you have an artistic background or any experience with landscape or mural painting, we especially could use your help!

Thanks! 😁

02/06/2026

You can see these and other young stars in the Playbox production of
Swallows and Amazons.
Written by Helen Edmundson
Songs by Neil Hannon
Directed by Graham Pollard

Tickets can be purchased through www.iticket.co.nz
or Riverlea Theatre, Hamilton
see www.playbox.org.nz for details

01/06/2026

We welcome Mila Bremner to the Riverlea stage, performing as Nancy, leader of the Amazon Pirates.
Mila comes to us from Hillcrest High School where she has performed with their experienced Drama Department. Last year she performed as Cléante in the play Tartuffe. This year so far she performed as Sir Hugh Evans in Merry Wives of Windsor for the school's Sheilah Winn entry and looks forward to further opportunities there.

Mila also enjoys being involved backstage in the theatre, most recently she worked as lighting operator for 13 the musical in Morrinsville.

She is excited to be involved in this production learning about and from a theatre that is new to her, with a group of likeminded individuals.

You can see Mila in the Playbox production of
Swallows and Amazons.
Written by Helen Edmundson
Songs by Neil Hannon
Directed by Graham Pollard

Tickets can be purchased through www.iticket.co.nz
or Riverlea Theatre, Hamilton
see www.playbox.org.nz for details

28/05/2026

The Disc-renowned Vitoller’s Strolling Players is bringing Wyrd Sisters to Hamilton as the first stop on its Roundworld tour.
Due to an unfortunate incident with a troll, we no longer have any players with attached limbs, and are seeking local replacements*. The list of available roles is in the notice pinned herewith.
As previously mentioned:
NO orang-utans. Needless to say, no trolls either. Not that there isn't a place for trolls in the theatre, just that they tend to be production managers and we already have one of those.
While there is a part for a Demon in this production, actual demons are probably not best suited for this particular role. Not that we aren't fully inclusive, mind you. Keen demons might be considered for the Stage Manager position if the current one finally succumbs to one of the many and various attempts on her life.
If you feel the call of the stage for this production of Wyrd Sisters and possess sufficient limbs, email [email protected]
*Yes, we did consider renaming the company ‘Vitoller’s Rolling Players’ but the posters had already gone out.

Auditions held: 6/7th June
Performance dates: 3-17th October at Riverlea Theatre

24/05/2026

Max plays Roger, the youngest of the Walker children and Ship's Boy for the Swallow. This is not Max's first time on the Riverlea stage. He is a Stagecraft student and performed in last summer's Moana Jnr in the ensemble. He really enjoyed the people and community he found in the Moana Jnr cast and has settled right in as the fun-loving younger sibling to the cast of Swallows and Amazons.

Max has also performed in his school's productions, particularly enjoying the really expressive parts he's had in those. Max loves being on the stage because "there’s lots of people supporting you and it’s a place where you can be what you want". In this particular performance he is looking forward to doing some of Roger’s funny lines to make people laugh.

You can see Max in the Playbox production of
Swallows and Amazons.
Written by Helen Edmundson
Songs by Neil Hannon
Directed by Graham Pollard

Tickets can be purchased through www.iticket.co.nz
or Riverlea Theatre, Hamilton
see www.playbox.org.nz for details

20/05/2026

This play is all about adventure and imagination. These young people are out on the lake having the time of their lives, independent and doing things we possibly wouldn't let our kids nowadays do alone. So, what would you do? Would you let your 7-12 year olds go out on a sailing boat and camp on an island?

If you'd like to see how the Walker and Blackett children get on with their saling and camping trip, head over to iticket to grab your seats to watch the show
20th June-4th July at Riverlea Theatre

19/05/2026

With our upcoming Production of Swallows and Amazons getting tidier and tidier we should pay tribute to our directors for their guidance and energy.

With tickets available now, get in now to see the work of these two heroes take to the stage June 20th to July 4th.

Tickets available from iticket

17/05/2026

Rose is a year 8 student at Waikato Montessori. She takes on the imaginative and thrill-seeking role of T***y Walker; Able Seaman for the Swallow. Rose's theatre experience involves performances in the National Youth Theatre's Little Mermaid, Peter and Wendy and Frozen Jnr. She is also a student of Riverlea's own Stage Craft. Her favourite thing about being in theatre is being another character, and she is loving being T***y because she is fun and imaginative and uses her creativity to make up games and scenarios.

You can see Rose in the Playbox production of
Swallows and Amazons.
Written by Helen Edmundson
Songs by Neil Hannon
Directed by Graham Pollard

Tickets can be purchased through www.iticket.co.nz
or Riverlea Theatre, Hamilton
see www.playbox.org.nz for details

13/05/2026

The fight is on for ownership of the island. Who will win? The Swallows or the Amazons? Book your tickets to see what happens when the Walker children meet the Blackett children in Swallows and Amazons. To be performed at Riverlea Theatre from 20th June-4th July
Tickets on sale now from iticket.co.nz/events/2026/jun/playbox-swallows-amazons

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