Mana Little Theatre

Anne loved the time in her life when she prepared breakfast each morning for her two young children. Years later, spending hours alone, Anne convinces herself that her husband is having an affair. If only her son were to break-up with his girlfriend. He would return home and come down for breakfast. She would put on her new red dress and they would go out.

All The King’s Women is the life of Elvis as seen through the eyes of women who met him. Eight segments cover the period from his 11th birthday when he got his first guitar until after his death at Gracelands. Along the way he competes for the last of his favourite peanut butter in a Tupelo supermarket at 3am, his first tv appearance, meeting Andy Warhol and President Nixon, buying a pink Cadillac, etc… The women he met: some enthralled, some appalled, all obsessed!

Highbury, England. 1815. Enter Emma Woodhouse: Jane Austen's most maddening, endearing heroine. Beautiful, spoiled, vain and irrepressibly witty, Emma attempts to organise the lives of the inhabitants of her sleepy little village and is a bit too accustomed to having her own way, although only her friend Mr. Knightley seems to notice. Pledging never to marry, the mischievous Emma Woodhouse is nevertheless the self-appointed "matchmaker of Highbury." This highly theatrical adaptation of one of Jane Austen's greatest novels captures the most beloved episodes in the novel, and allows the audience to follow along with their favourite characters.

A dinner party that goes wrong when the guests arrive to discover the host may have shot himself, the wife has is missing and the staff have disappeared. This romp of a play is set in New York in the 1980’s and includes rumours of affairs, a car accident, necks going out, back spasms and deafness and the intervention of the police.

The Father is a tragi-comedic award-winning play and Oscar winning film by Florian Zeller (translated by Christopher Hampton) that will have you both laughing and crying. Eighty-year-old Andrew was once a tap dancer who now lives with his daughter Anne and her husband in Wellington. Or, was he an engineer whose daughter Anne lives with her new lover, Peter, in Auckland? Who are these strange people who appear in HIS apartment? Why on earth does his furniture keep disappearing? Why does his daughter keep trying to foist a ‘helper’ on him – he doesn’t need anyone and he’s NOT going to give up his flat - he’ll outlive everyone! This extraordinary play gives audiences an insight into the mind of someone with dementia and it does so with humour and sometimes brutal honesty. A must see.

All is not well in Plimmerton and Kāpiti! The wicked Sheriff is growing rich on the many taxes he is forcing the poor townsfolk to pay and he is just about to become even richer. Maid Marian is about to turn 21 and inherit a vast fortune, and the Sheriff is hatching a horrible plan to make sure that he will inherit the cash and marry Maid Marian to boot! All that stands in his way is the very brave and dashing Robin Hood and their loyal band of Merry ‘Men’: the confused Little John, charmer Will Scarlet and the forever hungry Fryer Tuck. Of course Robin’s mum Alana Dale is there to cheer him on too! Will they succeed in thwarting the evil plot and beat the Sheriff and his villainous henchmen?

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Set in Ballybeg in county of Donegal, in the late summer of 1936, around the festival of Lughnasa, five unmarried sisters struggle to survive and make a living while they bring up Michael, aged 7, the fatherless child of their youngest sister. Into their lives comes their frail elder brother, Jack, from a life as a missionary and Michael’s father, Gerry Evans. Portrayed through Michaels memories, a tender study of the women’s lives the weaves a magical journey of memory, illusion and dancing.

Jeff and Hunter, two struggling writers, hear about a new musical theatre festival. However, the deadline for submissions is a mere three weeks away. With nothing to lose, the pair decides to try to create something new with the help of their friends Susan and Heidi. Please Note: The building owner, Porirua City Council, require that Vaccine Passes are produced on entry to the building. Seating will be subject to social distancing between bubbles, this will affect the number of seats we have.