Magic Mirror Theatre Company

12/12/2025

Daylight Savings. Coming July 2026 at The Meteor 🎉

05/11/2025

*AUDITION NOTICE*

Daylight Savings
A Comedy in Two Acts
Season 29/07/26 - 01/08/26
The Meteor Theatre

Summary:
Twenty-five years ago the heat became unbearable. In desperation, humanity deployed a planetary shroud that blocked the sun's heat. Seasons vanished, the natural world withered, and life reshaped itself around artificial light. Now, in a superstore called Daylight Savings, three young workers and their manager grind through another endless shift. Everything changes when two intruders arrive with a plan to bring back the sun.

AUDITIONS:
Sunday 30/11/25
1pm-6pm
New Place Theatre
University of Waikato

We are auditioning early as intermittent development workshops will happen with the cast prior to the rehearsal period.

We are seeking actors for the following roles:

CHARLIE (M, 30-35) Middle manager. Micromanager. Pushover.

BANKS (M, 35-40) Studied theoretical physics before the dark, now a criminal. Dedicated, soft spoken.

DOLLY (F, 35-40) Was a lawyer before the dark, now a criminal, unstable.

KATE (F, 40-65) The domineering regional manager

CUSTOMER (Any, 16+) This role is a variety of comedic bit parts.

Please contact: [email protected] to book your slot, limited available.

See you there! ☀️🕶️

31/10/2025

With just THREE shows left this weekend, time's running out to catch The Last Thing We Build.

With 2:00pm matinee and 7:00pm performances today, and our closing 2:00pm matinee tomorrow, you'll want to book your tickets ASAP so you don't miss out.

📷 Charlotte Hale
📅 October 29 - November 2
🎟️ https://themeteor.co.nz/event/the-last-thing-we-build/

31/10/2025

Make sure you don't miss our latest original play, which reviewer D.A. Taylor says is "honest, often funny, and unafraid to look directly at love and loss".

With two more evenings and two matinees this weekend, you have four opportunities to see our play. Book your tickets now!

📷 Charlotte Hale
📅 October 29 - November 2
🎟️ https://themeteor.co.nz/event/the-last-thing-we-build/

29/10/2025

Opening night was a hit! There are still plenty of chances left to catch the latest original theatre offering from Magic Mirror.

Book your tickets to save a seat in Rita's workshop and see exactly how this community of neighbours and family learn to build each other up.

📷 Charlotte Hale
📅 October 29 - November 2
🎟️ https://themeteor.co.nz/event/the-last-thing-we-build/

27/10/2025

Opening night is TOMORROW!
Have you got your tickets yet?

📷 Ross Hale
📅 October 29 - November 2
🎟️ https://themeteor.co.nz/event/the-last-thing-we-build/

26/10/2025

The Last Thing We Build
29th October - 2nd November at The Meteor
Book your tickets now, or get them at the door.

🎥 Nathan Higgins
🎟️ https://themeteor.co.nz/event/the-last-thing-we-build/

22/10/2025

The Last Thing We Build - opening in ONE WEEK!
29th October - 2nd November at The Meteor
Book your tickets now, or get them at the door.

🎥 Nathan Higgins
🎟️ https://themeteor.co.nz/event/the-last-thing-we-build/

20/10/2025

"How come you’re so calm about all this? I started to have dreams after the diagnosis, they were terrifying."

Rita is as hard as the timber she works with. Her workshop hums with neighbours, clients, and friends. But when she receives devastating news, Rita faces her toughest job yet - calling her estranged daughters home. She’s not ready for treatment, not ready to stop working, not ready to face the past. For the first time in years, Rita starts to wonder if she can put things right. Rita is played by Michelle Ranginui in her stage debut.

📷 Ross Hale
📅 October 29 - November 2
🎟️

Lucy and Margo return home to care for their mother, Rita. After her cancer diagnosis, Rita continues to run a demanding business selling her woodwork to their small town. The reunion is uneasy. Old frustrations resurface, conversations go in circles, and nobody knows how to move forward. Possum, Ri...