The Dresser
Florence McFarlane directed Ronald Harwood's The Dresser with Trevor Rose as Norman and John Marwick as 'Sir".
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John Marwick
Comedy of Errors
Bard in the Yard for 2012 was Comedy of Errors directed by Florence McFarlane. Watch on YouTube Publicity 2012 Set in Brisbane with the rancour of World Rugby Cup loss still ringing in the ears of the locals. Rivalry, mistaken identity, lost family, a shipwreck, and lots more take you through this hilarious action filled comedy at breakneck speed. Performed on the Muritai School Yard stage, Muritai Road, Eastbourne (in the Hall if wet) 7:30pm. Watch this production on YouTube
What You Will (or Twelfth Night)
John Marwick directed Bard in the Yard 2013 and gave Twelfth Night Shakespeare's alternative title of What You Will. Watch on YouTube Publicity 2013 This year's production is entitled What You WILL - Shakespeare's own alternative name for the play better known as Twelfth Night.Award-winning Director John Marwick is directing a great cast of actors from Eastbourne, Lower Hutt and Wellington and he is also taking the part of Sir Toby Belch.The play will be an exuberant summer celebration of life, love, laughter.This is an outside production so dress warmly - but we will move inside if the weather is bad. Director John Marwick takes
A Life in the Theatre
A Life in the Theatre by David Mamet was directed by Emanuel E Garcia in November 2013 with a cast of two. Publicity 2013 Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe presents a play which gives the audience snapshots of two theatre actors at very different points in their careers. Robert (played by John Marwick), is an old hand in the theatre, and John (played by Avi Duckor-Jones), a relative new-comer and initially eager to learn. Robert’s guidance is welcomed by John at first but as the older man’s acting and mentoring skills start to falter, John emerges as a confident and mature player. Mamet has structured the
The Tempest
Bard in the Yard 2016 was The Tempest directed by Emannuel E Garcia. Watch on YouTube Director’s Notes The Tempest, widely considered to be Shakespeare’s last play and a summary comment on his creative endeavours, is a unique blend of magic and realism. It is a story about a usurped monarch, slavery, love and redemption, and a brave new world of possibilities. Our production will emphasise the surreal and dreamlike nature of the drama, as well as its earthiness and ambiguity. We are fortunate enough to have an experienced cast of Shakespeareans, as well as original live music specifically composed for this Bard in the Yard
The Merchant of Venice
The Troupe's Bard in the Yard production in 2017 was The Merchant of Venice directed by Peter Baldock. John Marwick won an excellence in acting Antoinnette award for his part as Antonio. View on YouTube View on YouTube
On Dry Land
On Dry Land was a short play written by Troupe member Avi Duckor-Jones. It was directed by John Smythe and starred Avi with John Marwick.
Trials and Tribulations
Trials and Tribulations was a programme of scenes from Shakespeare, loosely based around trials in the various plays. Scenes were chosen and adapted by John Marwick and were directed by a number of people: Lian Butcher, Anna Rodgers, Emannuel E Garcia, John Marwick, Anne Manchester, and Laurence Ward. Watch the full production on YouTube Watch a scene from Othello directed by Emannuel E Garcia as part of this production Watch the full production on YouTube A scene from Othello on YouTube directed by Emannuel E Garcia as part of this production
SNAP
In September 2020, while the rest of the world suffered through the COVID pandemic, New Zealand for a time was normal and Anne Manchester directed SNAP - a classic whodunit based on the novel “Photo Finish” by Ngaio Marsh – the New Zealand Queen of the genre. An extremely temperamental Callas-style operatic diva, Isabella Sommita, has been hounded around the world by an odious member of the paparazzi. Her manager takes her to a grand but remote lodge on a South Island lake and invites the London-based portrait painter Troy Alleyn (and her detective husband, Roderick Alleyn of Scotland Yard) to paint her portrait. We
A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Muritai School Yard Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, New Zealand (+64), New ZealandBard in the Yard 2022 was A Midsummer Night's Dream directed by Anne Manchester. Watch on YouTube Watch a recording of this production on YouTube Publicity 2022 A Midsummer Night's Dream is a comedy written by William Shakespeare c. 1595 or 1596. The play is set in Athens and consists of several subplots that revolve around the marriage of Theseus and Hippolyta. One subplot involves a conflict among four Athenian lovers. Another follows a group of six amateur actors rehearsing the play which they are to perform before the wedding. Both groups find themselves in a forest inhabited by fairies who manipulate the humans and
Henry IV, Part 1 – William Shakespeare
Muritai School Yard Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, New Zealand (+64), New ZealandOur Bard in the Yard production for 2023 was Henry IV, Part 1 - directed by Tanya Piejus. The play was presented with a Star Wars theme. Publicity 2023 Captain Henry Bullingbrook of the USS Britannia faces a new challenge as an unprecedented alliance of Romulans, Klingons and Andorians is forming, bent on taking control of the planet Muritaria. Meanwhile, Henry's daughter is hanging with a dodgy crowd from Engineering, pranking the debauched Lieutenant Falstaff and generally behaving in ways unworthy of a future starship commander, unlike the Romulan Hotspur who is seemingly everyone's idea of an up-and-coming leader. Star Trek meets Shakespeare in Eastbourne
The Nerd
Muritai School Hall 166 Muritai Road, Eastbourne, Lower Hutt, New ZealandThe Nerd, by Larry Shue Our mid-year production was a comedy by American playwright Larry Shue. Set in the mid-Western, mid-sized city of Terre Haute, Indiana, Willum’s architectural career is ticking along nicely. When he has a surprise phone call and hears that he will finally meet the man (Rick Steadman) who anonymously saved his life in Viet Nam, he is thrilled. His positive outlook quickly turns sour when he discovers that Rick is a hopeless nerd, devoid of any social and emotional intelligence. And when Rick moves in with him without being invited, his life turns upside-down and all he can focus on is