Florence McFarlane directed Out of Order a farce by Ray Cooney in October 2004. Richard Willey Barry Mawer The Manager John Marwick The Waiter Peter Hughson Jane Worthington Elspeth Harris A body / A detective Edward Hickey The Maid Janis Caddy George Pigden Trevor Rose Ronnie Worthington Will Clannachan Pamela Willey Holly Robinson Gladys Sandra Gillespie
Our Bard in the Yard production was Two Gentlemen of Verona directed by Trevor Rose. We toured this production for one performance at Emerald Glen Homestead (Raumati South) and to Stratford (in Taranaki).
Mid-year 2005 the Troupe presented a short season of two small cast New Zealand plays. Both plays were presented with actors and an audience of about 50 on the Muritai stage. John Marwick produced Bruce Mason's Blood of the Lamb using a traverse setting with audience on two sides of the action. The play won awards in the Wellington District Theatre Federation Full Length Play competition 2005 for: Best equal direction in drama (John Marwick) Outstanding female actor (Rowan Macrae) Outstanding best young female actor (Elspeth Harris) Cast & Production Team Henry Rowan Macrae Eliza Joanna Hulme Victoria Elspeth Harris Oboe Rachel Cashmore Director John
Barry Mawer directed Alan Bennett's wonderful comedy Habeas Corpus in October 2005.
In November 2006 Barry Mawer directed Man of the Moment by Alan Ayckbourn. The set included a swimming pool! The play was well received by reviewers. Directed by Barry Mawer Vic Parks - Michael McDonald Trudy - Anne Manchester Cindy - Tessa/Molly McFarlane Sharon - Sarah-Rose Burke Ruy - Peter Hughson Marta - Janis Caddy Kenny Collins - Will Clanachan Jill Rillington - Holly Robinson Douglas Beechey - Don Quiring Ashley Barnes - Barry Mawer Shadow Cast: Ashley Bloomfield David Gledhill Bev Barclay Elspeth Harris Ian Freeguard Ed Hickey Carol Thompson Reviews
From 17 - 21 February 2009 we put on a highly successful outdoor Summer Shakespeare production of The Taming of the Shrew as part of 2009 FringeNZ with an all-female cast. This was the Troupe’s 13th annual Shakespeare production. John Marwick, who had then directed 10 of these productions, was intrigued by the challenge of putting on a contemporary version of a comedy that, on the face of it, is about a man who ‘tames’ an unruly wife by starving her and depriving her of sleep. He had originally toyed with the idea of gender-reversal as a way of bringing a new perspective: perhaps if Kate was played
Bard in the Yard 2010 was Shakespeare's 'problem' play Measure for Measure directed by John Marwick. Watch an extract from Act II Scene 4 with Angelo and Isabella Publicity 2010 Corruption, Comedy and Confusion in Full Measure Do you enjoy a good laugh? Like to see theatre that makes you think, that’s full of tension and surprise? Fancy a night out where after a good meal you can sit back with a glass of wine and be entertained under the stars by a troupe of talented actors? This summer you can catch a show that gives you all that – and lots more. It’s all in
Barry Mawer directed Oscar Wilde's masterpiece The Importance of Being Earnest in September 2011. Media Release The Importance of Being Earnest – an all time audience favourite Oscar Wilde’s most well-known and best loved play, The Importance of Being Earnest, is coming to Eastbourne audiences in September, courtesy of Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe. First performed in 1895, Wilde called it “a trivial comedy for serious people” and it is thought by some critics to have been the funniest play ever written. Director Barry Mawer says the play for him was a ‘must’, with so many wonderfully witty and memorable quotes that never tire. “We did it at
The Troupe presented Beauty and the Beast - a pantomime by David Swan in July 2013 directed Florence McFarlane. Publicity 2013 The show is a typical fun family pantomime set in the Village of Cabaret and the Enchanted Castle, where the traditional struggle of good over evil takes place. The princes are identical twins, one good and the other bad. The evil prince puts a curse on his brother and turns him into The Beast so he can take the crown. The Widow Bonbon, the dame who runs a sweet shop, comes to the rescue by starting a revolution to get rid of the bad
Taking Steps by Alan Ayckbourn was directed by Florence McFarlane in August 2018.
The mid-year play was a farce by Ray Cooney, directed by Florence McFarlane. Publicity 2021 Get ready for your glasses to steam up with laughter: Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe is performing It Runs in the Family by Britain’s master of farce, Ray Cooney. In this larger-than-life tale of comical chaos, Dr Mortimer (a successful neurologist) must fend off a surprise paternity case: whilst keeping his wife out of the picture, and simultaneously giving a prestigious international lecture that may lead to his knighthood - if done properly. This is a farce though, and as Dr Mortimer tries to get himself out of one sticky situation,
