BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe - ECPv6.15.20//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://bctt.org.nz X-WR-CALDESC:Events for Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Pacific/Auckland BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20100403T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20100925T140000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20110402T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20110924T140000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20120331T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20120929T140000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20130406T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20130928T140000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20140405T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20140927T140000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20150404T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20150926T140000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20160402T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20160924T140000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+1300 TZOFFSETTO:+1200 TZNAME:NZST DTSTART:20170401T140000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:+1200 TZOFFSETTO:+1300 TZNAME:NZDT DTSTART:20170923T140000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20160301T080000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20160305T170000 DTSTAMP:20260513T205608 CREATED:20250410T042530Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250804T220823Z UID:2603-1456819200-1457197200@bctt.org.nz SUMMARY:The Tempest DESCRIPTION:Bard in the Yard 2016 was The Tempest directed by Emannuel E Garcia. \nWatch on YouTube \n\n2016 The Tempest31 photos\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\nDirector’s Notes\nThe 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 theatrical experience. \nWatch this production on YouTube\n  URL:https://bctt.org.nz/show/the-tempest/ CATEGORIES:Anna Rodgers,Anne Manchester,Emanuel E Garcia,Emanuel E Garcia,Iain Gordon,John Marwick,Julia Seemann,Laurence Ward,Michaeljohn Butcher,Mike McJorrow,Peter Hughson,Renee Christie,Rhiannon Bartaud-Gandar ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bctt.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/Tempest.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150702 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150712 DTSTAMP:20260513T205609 CREATED:20250411T031823Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250503T215634Z UID:2614-1435795200-1436659199@bctt.org.nz SUMMARY:Pygmalion DESCRIPTION:Florence McFarlane directed Pygmalion by George Bernard Shaw in June 2015. \n\n2015 Pygmalion – G.B.Shaw24 photos\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\nCheck out the marvellous video of our production of Pygmalion – thanks to Hayden Rogers.\nDirector’s Notes May 2015\n“Pygmalion” rehearsals are well under way with all scenes now covered. I’m working with a great cast committed to bringing this classic to today’s audience with all the freshness of its first showing in 1914.\nWhen GBS wrote the play travel was still the prerogative of the ‘well-to-do’ and thus Professor Higgins could place a person’s place of birth within a mile in London with the utmost confidence\, knowing that they lived and died without venturing any distance from their birthplace.\nAfter the 1914 – 1918 war people moved further afield and George Bernard Shaw would have had difficulty being quite so specific in writing of Higgins’ confident assessment of everyone’s origin by their speech alone.\nOur speech defines us even today; without thinking we categorise people by their speech. English\, being the most widely used language on the globe has the most variation of accent and speech patterns of any language. Therefore we\, born to it\, criticise other English speakers and take pride in our ability to ‘place’ a speaker in country or class.\nThe story as told then can be seen repeated today as migrants struggle to a achieve a decent standard of living in a new country handicapped by their background of ‘foreign’ speech.\nThe play is presented in its original setting of London just before the “Great War” when class was still paramount and your speech patterns and accent defined you for life.\nWhile the subject is serious “Pygmalion” is a comedy with a wealth of contrasting characters\, each with their foibles and prejudices striving to put their point across\, as I am in directing this great play. Thank you\, George Bernard Shaw. \nAlan Jay Lerner and Frederick Loewe spotted Shaw’s wonderful story\, turning it into their smash hit My Fair Lady. \n  URL:https://bctt.org.nz/show/pygmalion/ CATEGORIES:Alice McFarlane,Beck Shepherd,Brittney Mackie,Charlotte McFarlane-Karl,Clementine Kircher,Florence McFarlane,G.B. Shaw,Gordon Parr,Hayden Rogers,Lachie McFarlane,Laurence Ward,Lesley Foggarty,Rhiannon Bartaud-Gandar,Rowan McRae,Sandra Gillespie,Serena McFarlane,Steve Wilson,Theo Nettleton ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bctt.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/22504663523_752e6f03b8_o.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20150303 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20150308 DTSTAMP:20260513T205609 CREATED:20250411T034146Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250804T214341Z UID:2619-1425340800-1425772799@bctt.org.nz SUMMARY:Hamlet DESCRIPTION:William Shakespeare’s great tragedy was directed by Emanuel E Garcia for our Bard in the Yard 2015. \nWatch on YouTube \nCast\n\nBernardo: David Gledhil\nClaudius: Hayden Rogers\nFortinbras: Iain Gordon\nFrancisco: Peter Hughson\nGertrude: Renee Christie\nGravedigger: Anne Manchester\nHamlet: Benjamin Haddock\nHoratio: Laurie Ward\nLaertes: Mike McJorrow\nMarcellus: Andy Hall\nOphelia: Harriet Prebble\nOsric: Erin Murphy\nPlayer King: Anne Manchester\nPlayer Queen: Sandra Gillespie\nPlayers: Erin Murphy\, Iain Gordon (who will perform on mandolin during “The Mousetrap”)\nPolonius: Manny Garcia\n\n\n2015 Hamlet53 photos\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\n  \n  \nPublicity 2015 The Hutt News 3 Mar 2015 \n\n\nHamlet in original form\n\n\nSomething is rotten in the state of Denmark: Actors in Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe’s production of Hamlet include\, from left\, Laurence Ward (Horatio)\, Andy Hall (Marcellus) and Benjamin Haddock (Hamlet).\n\nButterfly Creek Theatre Troupe’s production of Hamlet gives audience the chance to experience the play as Shakespeare intended it\, says director Emanuel Garcia. \nGarcia’s true-to-time realisation of the play features minimal props and sets\, and simple costumes chosen by each of the actors for their own characters. \nAs with previous ‘Bard in the Yard’ performances\, Hamlet will be performed outside at Muritai School. \nIn this production (as in Shakespeare’s time) the players will be addressing and moving around the audience throughout the play. \nButterfly Creek regulars team up with several new ‘ troupies’ for this production\, including Eastbourne local Iain Gordon\, who has written original music for the play and will perform on the mandolin during the production\, and Stagecraft Theatre regulars Ben Haddock (playing Hamlet) and Harriet Prebble (Ophelia). \nGarcia himself also appears in the play as Polonius\, a role he will be playing with original Shakespearean pronunciation. \nTroupe member Sophie Young says with poetry\, poignancy and a fantastic sword fight\, this version of Hamlet delivers all the open-air drama that the Bard intended. \nWatch this production on YouTube\n  URL:https://bctt.org.nz/show/hamlet/ CATEGORIES:Anne Manchester,Ben Haddock,David Gledhill,Emanuel E Garcia,Emanuel E Garcia,Erin Murphy,Harriet Prebble,Hayden Rogers,Iain Gordon,Laurence Ward,Mike McJorrow,Peter Hughson,Renee Christie,Sandra Gillespie,Shakespeare,Theo Nettleton ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bctt.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/22501844134_6c374843fd_o.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20140717 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20140727 DTSTAMP:20260513T205610 CREATED:20250411T203604Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250804T214053Z UID:2626-1405555200-1406419199@bctt.org.nz SUMMARY:Three Sisters DESCRIPTION:The mid-year production in 2014 was Anton Chekhov’s Three Sisters directed by Emanuel E Garcia. \nWatch on YouTube \n\n2014 Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov24 photos\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\nComments from Local Artist & Poet Suzanne Herschell\nWell\, I went to 3 Sisters tonight. The play deserved a much bigger audience because it was simply amazing\, Was there anything for a critic to find fault with? The set was so good\, the Marc Chagall images a wonderful evocative backdrop\, costumes lovely. But what really stunned me was the individual acting. Each person owned their character and played the particular role so well with distinct personality. It is unfair to single out any actors when they were all superb. And the play\, subtle and in turns quiet\, provocative\, thoughtful\, humorous. And I loved the flow of movement from one scene to another and across the stage levels with artistically framed cameos. Clever indeed. Wow it was good\, a professional presentation. In fact I’m going to go again – on the last night. Congratulations! It is truly a work of art. \nFrom the Director\nAnton Chekhov’s Three Sisters\, written in 1900 and premièred at the Moscow Art Theatre in 1901 with a cast that included Stanislavsky\, is above all a play about hopes and dreams.  Set in a  unknown town far from Moscow\, Chekhov presents with subtle and challenging ‘brush strokes’\, a tableau wherein quintessentially Russian characters — and therefore quintessentially universal ones — meander through lives of variegated fulfilment. The action occurs not long before the tremendous upheaval of the Russian revolution that shook the world and the interweaving of the lives of the protagonists shows a complex glimpse of a society on the verge of irrevocable change. \n For the BCTT production I have chosen to emphasise that aspect of the drama which Chekhov himself aspired to\, namely\, the fate of dreams\, and with the inspiration of the images of another great Russian artist\, Marc Chagall\, we hope to provide an evening that will resonate for audiences in Eastbourne and the general Wellington region.\n\nWatch this production on YouTube\n \n  URL:https://bctt.org.nz/show/three-sisters/ CATEGORIES:Barry Mawer,Emanuel E Garcia,Hayden Rogers,Laurence Ward,Mike McJorrow,Renee Christie,Rhiannon Bartaud-Gandar,Sue Jones,Theo Nettleton ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bctt.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/14606066783_85c6e4f2c0_o.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20140304T080000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20140308T170000 DTSTAMP:20260513T205611 CREATED:20250411T211624Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250809T113422Z UID:2634-1393920000-1394298000@bctt.org.nz SUMMARY:Romeo and Juliet DESCRIPTION:Bard in the Yard in 2014 was Romeo and Juliet directed by John Marwick with a Romeo who was making his debut on any stage and Juliet who has gone on to a professional acting career overseas. \nWatch on YouTube \n\n2014 Romeo & Juliet – William Shakespeare39 photos\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\nPublicity 2014\nFor 2014’s outdoor summer Bard in the Yard production the Troupe brings the greatest love story of them all to the magical Muritai School Yard.\nShakespeare’s superb tale of tragic young love will be brought to life in a simple\, timeless production that focuses on the story\, the people and the passion.\nFor this production\, Director John Marwick has chosen the pared-back style of some of his earlier Bard in the Yard successes including Much Ado and All’s Well. “It’s startling: when there’s no set and very simple\, stylised costumes – the drama and tragedy\, the language and the human connection shine through\,” John says.\nThis production brings a great group of actors together – some with years of experience\, some new to the stage – many young\, some not so – but all are talented\, committed and thrilled to be bringing the Bard’s great story and characters to the Bays.\nCome and join us as the summer sun goes down over the Eastern Bays. The production will be for just five nights – at 7.30 Tuesday to Saturday 4 – 8 March – and it will be outdoors in the specially-built stage area at Eastbourne’s Muritai School – so bring warm clothes (if it’s wet or really miserable we move into the floor of the adjoining school hall). Doors (and the bar) open at 7 p.m.\nThe venue is restricted to 100 seats and they quite often sell out – book now and be sure that you don’t miss out!\n\nWatch the performance on YouTube\nPart 1\n\n\nPart 2 URL:https://bctt.org.nz/show/romeo-and-juliet/ CATEGORIES:Aiken Hutcheson,Anne Manchester,Bevan Hall,Darrell Haddon,Emanuel E Garcia,Erin Murphy,Florence McFarlane,Geogia Dempster,Harry Mills,Issy Stewart,James Innes,John Marwick,Laurence Ward,Mike McJorrow,Oscar Connor,Philippa Nicoll Antipas,Renee Christie,Sandra Gillespie,Shakespeare,Sophie Young ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bctt.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/14130849933_94a95115e2_o.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20130418T080000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20130418T080000 DTSTAMP:20260513T205611 CREATED:20250418T031240Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250806T210508Z UID:2701-1366272000-1366272000@bctt.org.nz SUMMARY:What You Will (or Twelfth Night) DESCRIPTION:John Marwick directed Bard in the Yard 2013 and gave Twelfth Night Shakespeare’s alternative title of What You Will.  \nWatch on YouTube \n\n2013 What you Will – William Shakespeare24 photos\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\nPublicity 2013\nThis 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. \nDirector John Marwick takes a fresh look at one of the Bard’s best-loved comedies\, moving it out of its traditional Elizabethan winter setting to something much more modern for summer-by-the-sea. This will be an exuberant celebration of life\, love and laughter – using Shakespeare’s own alternative title to signal that this night will have something for everyone to enjoy. \nWatch on YouTube URL:https://bctt.org.nz/show/what-you-will-or-twelfth-night-2/ CATEGORIES:Emanuel E Garcia,Florence McFarlane,John Marwick,John Marwick,Laurence Ward,Lottie Butcher,Michael Rowlands,Peter Hughson,Rhiannon Bartaud-Gandar,Sarah-Rose Burke,Selar Henderson,Shakespeare,Susannah Donovan,Theo Nettleton ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bctt.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/11581037023_984896fc88_o.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20121018 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20121028 DTSTAMP:20260513T205612 CREATED:20250412T233821Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250505T223716Z UID:2678-1350518400-1351382399@bctt.org.nz SUMMARY:Communicating Doors DESCRIPTION:John Marwick directed Alan Ayckbourn’s Communicating Doors on an elaborate set in October 2012. ” \nTime for a giggle\, a laugh\, a shock and a bit of suspense. \n\n2012 Communicating Doors – Alan Ayckbourn23 photos\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\nPublicity 2012\nHave you ever wondered what is behind those locked doors in your hotel room? Playwright Alan Ayckbourn wondered enough to write a play with the mysterious doors as its central theme. He had gazed at the secret doors which always lead to other rooms and which are always locked\, giving him what he called a “Tardis feeling” as if you could go through into a different time zone. \nThe result was his riotous time-travelling comedy-thriller Communicating Doors\, Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe’s next 25th anniversary production\, opening mid-October. \nDirector John Marwick describes the play as one of the funniest he has ever directed and full of surprises. “It is a winner for a fun night out and it’s right in your own backyard”\, he says. “It is not without its directorial challenges though. Not only does it lurch through three different time zones across 40 years\, but the set requires a working bathroom\, a revolving door and a balcony on a high rise hotel.” \nThis is the setting for a series of Dr Who-like scenarios with the added extra of Ayckbourn’s wonderful wit and humour. It will get audiences laughing and puzzling while genuinely delivering suspense and the odd shock. English actress Julia McKenzie who starred in one of the early productions said “if Hitchcock had written a farce\, this would be it.” Ayckbourn himself admitted he had drawn on elements of Psycho and Back to the Future\, genres that had always intrigued him. URL:https://bctt.org.nz/show/communicating-doors/ CATEGORIES:Alan Ayckbourn,Alex Cooper,John Marwick,Laurence Ward,Patch Lambert ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bctt.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/13186953503_14d7c6e5ae_o.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20120228 DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20120304 DTSTAMP:20260513T205613 CREATED:20250412T233014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250805T020916Z UID:2674-1330387200-1330819199@bctt.org.nz SUMMARY:Comedy of Errors DESCRIPTION:Bard in the Yard for 2012 was Comedy of Errors directed by Florence McFarlane. \nWatch on YouTube \n\n2012 Comedy of Errors12 photos\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\nPublicity 2012\nSet 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. \nPerformed on the Muritai School Yard stage\, Muritai Road\, Eastbourne (in the Hall if wet) 7:30pm.\n\nWatch this production on YouTube URL:https://bctt.org.nz/show/comedy-of-errors/ CATEGORIES:David Gledhill,Florence McFarlane,John Marwick,Laurence Ward,Peter Hughson,Pip Weston,Sandra Gillespie,Shakespeare,Will Clannachan ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bctt.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/IMG_0111.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20110301T080000 DTEND;TZID=Pacific/Auckland:20110305T080000 DTSTAMP:20260513T205613 CREATED:20250418T032044Z LAST-MODIFIED:20250506T020156Z UID:2707-1298966400-1299312000@bctt.org.nz SUMMARY:Much Ado About Nothing DESCRIPTION:Emanuel E Garcia was the director for Bard in the Yard 2011.  \n\n2011 Much Ado About Nothing17 photos\n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n \n\n\nPublicity 2011\nDirected by Manny Garcia\nThough this is Manny’s first production with Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe\, he’s an experienced director and actor. He says he was inspired to join us after seeing our successful 2010 production of Measure for Measure. We’re delighted to have him join us\, for while we’re very proud of our past achievements\, we’re always wanting to learn. Manny brings a unique approach to directing \, employing techniques of psychological interpretation and performance enhancements; techniques from his “day job” with classical musicians and other creative people. \nSo\, expect to see something different with our production of one of the wittiest of the Bard’s comedies. URL:https://bctt.org.nz/show/much-ado-about-nothing/ CATEGORIES:David Gledhill,Florence McFarlane,Fran Baldock,Laurence Ward,Peter Baldock,Peter Hughson,Rhiannon Bartaud-Gandar,Sandra Gillespie,Sarah-Rose Burke,Susannah Donovan,Suzanne Levy ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://bctt.org.nz/wp-content/uploads/2025/04/27844431290_7a9c4b2fbc_o-scaled.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR