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List of All Past Shows

Paparoa Entertainment Party

Year

Title

Director

Notes

1948

Variety Concert

D H Nicholas

1949

Variety Concert

D H Nicholas

1950

Variety Concert

D H Nicholas

Paparoa Drama Club

Year

Title

Director

Notes

1956

Dear Charles

Pam Schaumann

1957

The Shop on Sly Corner (play)

Roland Sanson

Presented by ORS

1958

Castle in the Air (play)

D H Nicholas

1959

Playboy of the Year (play)

1959

The Admiral Crichton (play)

Mary Ball

See also ORS

Maungaturoto Entertainment Group

Year

Title

Director

Notes

1963

June Junket

W Bloomfield

1964

Mid-Winter Madness

Eric Scott

1965

Beaux & Belles

Eric Scott

1968

Cavalcade

Mary Hamblin
Alan Flower
Eric Thompson

1969

Hits & Misses

Eric Thompson

1970

Oh Maungaturoto

Alan Fleet

1971

The Golden Kiwi (panto)

Karen Sheppard

1972

Music Hall

Betty Shepherd

See also ORT

1976

The Pied Piper of Hamelin (panto)

Sue Taylor

1980

Just You Wait (variety show)

1981

Beehive Bumbles

Otamatea Repertory Society

Year

Title

Director

Notes

1957

The Shop at Sly Corner (play)

Roland Sanson

1958

Castel in the Air (comedy)

1959

The Admiral Crichton (play)

Mary Ball

See also Paparoa Drama Club

The Neighbours

Won the McDowell Shield at the Northland Drama Festival

Something to Talk About (charity concert)

Walter Lately

1960

Blythe Spirit (play)

Mary Ball

Otamatea Repertory Theatre

Year

Title

Director

Notes

1960

One Act & Full Length Plays

1961

3 One Act Plays

3 one act plays, together with Whangarei Repertory Society & entered in the Whangarei Festival.
The Ass & the Philosopher won 1st place & was awarded the Ronald Barker Cup.

The Reluctant Debutante (play)

Tony Arthur

1962

The Elephant (play)

This won a British Drama League Award of Merit in Auckland.

1963

In recess

Play readings

1964

In recess

Play readings

1965

See How They Run

The Pied Piper (panto)

1966

Cinderella (panto)

Daphne Dodds

Search by Night

The Poacher

That One Talent

The Ring Game

1967

Portrait of a Murder (play)

1968

The Happiest Days of Your Life

Eric Scott

Night Must Fall

Eric Scott

Gondoliers (musical)

Betty Shepherd

1969

H.M.S. Pinafore

Betty Shepherd

3 One Act Comedies

1970

Rose Marie

Betty Shepherd

The Happy Journey (1 act play)

Placed 2nd in the NZ Federation One-Act Play Festival

Shamlet (play)

1971

New Moon

Betty Shepherd

Ladies in Retirement (play)

Karen Shepherd

1972

The Mikado (light opera)

Betty Shepherd

Music Hall

Betty Shepherd

1973

Show Boat (musical)

Betty Shepherd

1974

Calamity Jane

Roma Brown

1975

Music Hall

Lachie McLean

1976

Show Boat (musical)

Lachie McLean

1977

Oklahoma (musical)

Lachie McLean

Decade

Lachie McLean

1978

Fiddler on the Roof (musical)

Lachie McLean

1979

White Horse Inn

Lachie McLean

1980

Carousel (musical)

Lachie McLean

1981

My Fair Lady (musical)

Lachie McLean

1982

The Sound of Music (musical)

Lachie McLean

Cinderella (panto)

Shirley Paul

1983

Oliver (musical)

Lachie McLean

Reflections (revue)

Lachie McLean

This was a revue for the opening of the new theatre.

1984

The King & I (musical)

Lachie McLean

Middle Age Spread (play)

Alister Williams

1985

The Boyfriend

Shirley Paul

Salve Regina (play)

Alister Williams

1986

Hay Fever

Shirley Paul

Dogs (play)

Alister Williams

Play written by Alister Williams.

Bless ‘Em All (revue)

Lachie McLean

1987

Cabaret (musical)

Lachie McLean

1988

Broadly Vaudeville

Shirley Paul

About Face (play)

Bert Simkiss

Play written by Bert Simkiss.

1989

Chicago (musical)

Lachie McLean

Winnie the Pooh

Kaye Waring

Charlie & the Chocolate Factory

Kaye Waring

1990

Remember This (revue)

Marguerite Van der Kolk
Rex McIntosh
Lachie McLean

1991

Camelot (musical)

Lachie McLean

Amahl & the Night Visitors

Rex McIntosh

1992

Fiddler on the Roof (musical)

Lachie McLean

1993

Aladdin (panto)

Lachie McLean

The Reunion

Maureen Davis

Written by Maureen Davis.

1994

Tarantara

Lachie McLean

Crumbling Towers

Maureen Davis

Written by Maureen Davis.

1995

Showboat (musical)

Lachie McLean

1996

Evita (musical)

Jim McMullen

1997

Big River (musical)

Lachie McLean

A Swell Party Revue

Lachie McLean

1998

Social Climbers

Marguerite van der Kolk

1999

The Sound of Music (musical)

Marguerite van der Kolk
Jason Smith

Where’s Noot?

Dennise Brownlie

2000

The World Goes Round

Lachie McLean

One Act Play Festival

Puss ‘n Boots (panto)

Dennise Brownlie

2001

Les Miserables (musical)

Lachie McLean

Pack of Girls (play)

Sheri O’Neill

Sleeping Beauty (panto)

Alison Turner
Dennise Brownlie

2002

Calamity Jane

Maureen Davis

Jack & the Beanstalk (panto)

Dennise Brownlie

2003

‘Allo ‘Allo

Maureen Davis

Joyful & Triumphant

Huw Turner

2004

All the Worlds a Cage (play)

Huw Turner

2 One Act Plays

Huw Turner

Princess of Pure Delight (youth theatre)

Peter Flower
Maura Flower

Written by Peter & Maura Flower.

Kidzidol (youth theatre)

Peter Flower
Maura Flower

The Three Little Pigs (panto)

Peter Flower

Written by Peter Flower.

Footrot Flats

Maureen Davis

CANCELLED

2005

All the Worlds a Cage (play)

Huw Turner

Repeat Season

2 One Act Plays

Huw Turner

Repeat Season

Rindercella (panto)

Dennise Brownlie

Written by Dennise Brownlie

Kidzidol (youth theatre)

Peter Flower

Maura Flower

2006

The Frog Prince (panto)

Peter Flower

Written by Peter Flower.

Kidzidol (youth theatre)

Peter Flower

Maura Flower

Monster Mash (youth theatre)

Peter Flower

Maura Flower

The Geriatrics (play)

Maureen Davis

Murder at the Music Hall

Dennise Brownlie

2007

The Pajama Game (Musical) 

Dennise Brownlie

Dad’s Army (play)

Maureen Davis

The Three Musketeers (panto)

Peter Flower

Kidzidol (youth theatre)

Peter Flower

Maura Flower

2008

Kidzidol (youth theatre)

Peter Flower

Maura Flower

Variety Show

Into the Woods (musical)

Peter Flower

Never Mind Mother Goose (panto)

Helen Morton-Jones

Written by Helen Morton-Jones.