Category Archives: News

Two 2021 Productions announced

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At the end of February the Troupe will present its 25th annual Shakespeare with a Bard in the Yard production of The Winter’s Tale directed by John Marwick. In mid year Florence McFarlane will direct Ray Cooney’s farce It Runs in the Family. It’s a large cast show with auditions to be held in March. Directors interested in presenting a… (more…)

Latest Troupedour out now

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Click here for the latest Troupedour – the e-newsletter from the Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe. It’s packed with news – our next production Fall of the House of Usher a look back to Snap! our latest successful show auditions for our 25th annual Shakespeare The Winter’s Tale our coordinator’s annual report and more …

Next Production Announced

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Our last production for 2020 will be Edgar Allan Poe’s The Fall of the House of Usher adapted for the theatre by Troupe member Michaeljohn Butcher and directed by Emanuel E. Garcia. Dates are 19, 20, 21, 26, 27 & 28 November.

Alert Level 2 for Snap!

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Level 2 Rules: Enjoy the play!!!

Latest SNAP arrangements

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Great news – our season of Snap! is going ahead on 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 & 19 September at 7.30 pm in the Muritai School Hall – thanks to the school giving their permission. If you have booked tickets online through Eventfinda your tickets will automatically be rebooked to the equivalent day in the new season (i.e. first Friday will be transferred… (more…)

New Dates for SNAP

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We are pleased to announce that SNAP! will be performed in the Muritai School Hall on September 10-12 and 17-19. If level 2 restrictions are still in force by then, audience numbers will be restricted to 60 per night with contact tracing and other safety measures in place. Please book or transfer your previously booked tickets to these dates through Eventfinda or… (more…)

News about SNAP!

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Check out our Facebook Page for the very latest news about our upcoming production SNAP!We are into the last 10 days of rehearsal. Tickets are selling fast, opening night includes a free glass of bubbly, and there’s a special deal at the Still Room in Eastbourne

We’re BACK!!!

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Now that we have moved to Level 1 we are back in business.Look out for our AGM at 7:30pm on Wednesday 24 June in the Green RoomAnd our next performance will be SNAP – 13 – 22 August.More information SOON!!!

The Winter’s Tale – A Virtual Rehearsed Reading 28 April

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Tuesday, 28 April 2020 from 19:30-22:00 This is a Zoom meeting https://zoom.us/j/96349754948?pwd=M0dwQ0duZEROalMrOHFuOXVKQit5QT09 Public · Hosted by Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe Join the Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe (of Eastbourne, New Zealand) and friends for a lock-down reading of an adapted version of William Shakespeare’s magnificent tragi-comic late masterpiece. This story of how a tragic event can have a happy ending is… (more…)

COVID-19: PRODUCTIONS SUSPENDED FOR ROLLING 4 MONTHS

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*****************Due to the current COVID-19 pandemic we are suspending casting and rehearsing productions till July 2020.**************** We will be reviewing this monthly and will still be working on selecting future productions (read throughs etc) and also some technical work. *** Who know, we may even be able to use the hiatus to “rationalise the costume loft and backstage area! ***

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