OUR HISTORY

Welcome, Haere Mai

Centrepoint Theatre has been telling stories
in the heart of the Manawatū for fifty years.

Our humble beginnings started at 81 George St a former  music club called The Boulevard, which had been “closed down for various misdemeanours”. Filled with “roughly” 80 iron seats and a leaky roof we debuted our first highly ambitious season of thirteen plays. The seats were so uncomfortable you had to arrive an hour in advance to secure yourself a cushion.

 Come 1978, we had outgrown our nicotine-haze filled space and moved to our current location on the corner of Church and Pitt Streets. Home. Admittedly, our home was an ex-railway workshops/ steel equipment factory/children’s model museum and haunted by a friendly ghost. But it is our home all the same.  

Fifty years later we have produced more than 400 main bill productions, employed more than 3000 actors, directors and designers and injected over  six million dollars into the Palmerston North economy. We have produced more New Zealand plays than any other theatre .

We have loved welcoming you through our doors and how we’ve shared laughs, tears and dramatic moments together. Without you, there would be no Centrepoint Theatre. We hope you have loved spending time with us. If it’s been a while, check in on us, we’d love to see you. We’ve built our reputation on delivering outstanding theatre designed to challenge, inspire and entertain audiences and our fiftieth season builds on that heritage.

Thank you  for the last fifty years – here’s to many more.

Your friends,


Centrepoint Theatre

  • 2023 Mannbannd Michael Galvin (NZ)

    2023 Two Guitars Jamie McCaskill (NZ)

    2023 Promise & Promiscuity Penny Ashton (NZ)

    2023 Frangipani Perfume Makerita Urale (NZ )

    2023 QEIII: Black Betty David Geary (NZ)

    2023 Pick a Pack of Pirates Joy Cowley (NZ)

    2023 An Act of God David Javerbaum (USA)

    2022 Opening Night B4 Christmas Thomas Sainsbury & Chris Parker (NZ )

    2022 Olive Copperbottom Penny Ashton (NZ)

    2022 Timberrr…! Damon Andrews & Matt Chamberlain (NZ)

    2022 Misery William Goldman (USA)

    2021 Cringe Worthy 80s Andrea Sanders (NZ )

    2021 Little Red Riding Hood Brendon Bennetts (NZ )

    2021 The Complete History of Palmerston North (Abridged) Gregory Cooper (NZ )

    2021 Winding Up Roger Hall (NZ)

    2021 The Māori Sidesteps The Māori Sidesteps (NZ)

    2020 Ladies' Night Stephen Sinclair & Anthony McCarten (NZ)

    2020 Bathtime Bubbles Lizzie Tollemache & David Ladderman (NZ)

    2020 Cringe Worthy Andrea Sanders (NZ)

    2020 Potted Potter Daniel Clarkson & Jefferson Turner (UK)

  • 2019 MAMIL Gregory Cooper (NZ)

    2019 Club Cabaret: Part Deux Ensemble (NZ)

    2019 Kitchen Chaos Lizzie Tollemache & David Ladderman (NZ)

    2019 Niu Sila Oscar Kightley & Dave Armstrong (NZ)

    2019 Shortland Street: The Musical Simon Bennett & Guy Langford (NZ)

    2019 Middle Age Spread Roger Hall (NZ)

    2018 Hudson & Halls Live! Kip Chapman & Todd Emerson & Sophie Roberts (NZ)

    2018 Club Cabaret Ensemble (NZ)

    2018 Promise & Promiscuity Penny Ashton (NZ)

    2018 The Messy Magic Adventure Lizzie Tollemache & David Ladderman (NZ)

    2018 Peter Pan Ensemble (NZ)

    2018 That Bloody Woman Luke Di Somma & Gregory Cooper (NZ)

    2018 Still Life with Chickens D.F. Mamea (NZ)

    2018 Love List Norm Foster (Canada)

    2017 Ropable Ross Gumbley & Allison Horsley (NZ)

    2017 Songs For Nobodies Joanna Murray-Smith (Australia)

    2017 Lord Of The Flies Nigel Williams (UK)

    2017 Not in Our Neighbourhood Jamie McCaskill (NZ)

    2017 School Dance Matthew Whittet (Australia)

    2016 The Streaker Gregory Cooper (NZ)

    2016 Double Derelicts White Face Crew (NZ)

    2016 Fleabag Phoebe Waller-Bridge (UK)

    2016 The Events David Greig (UK)

    2016 Lampedusa Anders Lustgarten (UK)

    2016 The Politician's Wife Angie Farrow (NZ)

    2016 White Rabbit Red Rabbit Nassim Soleimanpour (Iran)

    2016 Stag Weekend Dan Bain & Brendon Bennetts (NZ)

    2016 Downton Ad Lib The Improvisors (NZ)

    2016 The Journey of Hoiho Te Rēhia Theatre Ltd  (NZ)

    2015 Boys at the Beach Alison Quigan & Ross Gumbley (NZ)

    2015 Black Faggot Victor Rodger (NZ)

    2015 Unholy Ghosts Campion Decent (Australia)

    2015 Frankenstein Nick Dear (UK)

    2015 Midsummer: A Play With Songs David Greig & Gordon McIntyre (NZ)

    2015 Golf: A Love Story Roger Hall (NZ)

    2014 The Pink Hammer Michele Amas (NZ)

    2014 Hoki Mai Tama Mā Te Rēhia Theatre (NZ)

    2014 The Hound of the Baskervilles Steve Canny & John Nicholson (UK)

    2014 The Mercy Clause Philip Braithwaite (NZ)

    2014 Kings of Gym Dave Armstrong (NZ)

    2014 The War Artist Carl Nixon (NZ)

    2013 Stockcars: The Musical John Lepper & Simon Ferry (NZ)

    2013 Rēwena Whiti Hereaka (NZ)

    2013 Peninsula Gary Henderson (NZ)

    2013 Two Fish 'n' a Scoop Carl Nixon (NZ)

    2013 Shop 'Till You Drop Alison Quigan & Ross Gumbley (NZ)

    2013 Manawa Jamie McCaskill (NZ)

    2013 He Reo Aroha Miria George & Jamie McCaskill (NZ)

    2012 The Motor Camp Dave Armstrong (NZ)

    2012 Well Hung Robert Lord (NZ)

    2012 At The Wake Victor Rodger (NZ)

    2012 Enlightenment Shelagh Stephenson (UK)

    2012 You Can Always Hand Them Back Roger Hall (NZ)

    2012 Michael James Manaia John Broughton (NZ)

    2011 Hits of '83 Lucy Schmidt & Stayci Taylor (NZ)

    2011 The Thirty-Nine Steps Ross Gumbley (NZ)

    2011 Le Sud Dave Armstrong (NZ)

    2011 Flipside Ken Duncum (NZ)

    2011 Conjugal Rites Roger Hall (NZ)

    2011 Four Women Kila Kokonut Krew (NZ)

    2010 Penalties, Pints and Pirouettes Neil Troost (NZ)

    2010 The Cape Vivienne Plumb (NZ)

    2010 Dead Tragic Michael Nicholas Williams (NZ)

    2010 Up North Pip Hall (NZ)

    2010 Four Flat Whites in Italy Roger Hall (NZ)

    2010 Highlights: The Blondes & Their Songs Georgia Wood (NZ)

  • 2009 Ladies For Hire Alison Quigan (NZ)

    2009 Hot Pink Bits Penny Ashton (NZ)

    2009 Awhi Tapu Albert Belz (NZ)

    2009 Hits of '74 Lucy Schmidt & Stayci Taylor (NZ)

    2009 The Raft Carl Nixon (NZ)

    2009 Who Wants to be 100? (Anyone Who's 99) Roger Hall (NZ)

    2009 Turbine SEEyD Company (NZ)

    2009 Faust Chroma Werner Fritsch (Germany)

    2008 Man of La Mancha Dale Wassermann (USA)

    2008 An Unseasonable Fall of Snow Gary Henderson (NZ)

    2008 The Gods of Warm Beer Peter Hawes (NZ)

    2008 A Vote for Cynthia Helen Moulder (NZ)

    2008 Vigil Morris Panych (Canada)

    2008 The Mystery of Irma Vep Charles Ludlam (USA)

    2007 The Tutor Dave Armstrong (NZ)

    2007 The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams (USA)

    2007 Bombshells Joanna Murray-Smith (Australia)

    2007 The Farm David Geary (NZ)

    2007 Ugly Customers Joe Musaphia (NZ)

    2007 Lullaby Jock Simon Ferry & Tim Spite (NZ)

    2007 The Hollow Men Dean Parker (NZ)

    2007 Happy Coupling Ross Gumbley (NZ)

    2006 Palangi Loi: Tongan White Boy Sebastian Hurrell (NZ)

    2006 The Fundraiser Cheryl Amos (NZ)

    2006 Doubt John Patrick Shanley (USA)

    2006 The Graduate Terry Johnson (UK)

    2006 The Underarm David Geary & Justin Gregory (NZ)

    2006 Weighing In Lucy Schmidt (NZ)

    2006 The Bach Simon Sinclair (NZ)

    2005 The Drawer Boy Michael Healey (Canada)

    2005 Taking Off Roger Hall (NZ)

    2005 The Merchant of Venice William Shakespeare (UK)

    2005 A Shaggy Dog Story David Geary (NZ)

    2005 Guantanamo: Honour Bound To Defend Freedom Victoria Brittain & Gillian Slovo (UK)

    2005 Wheeler's Luck Nigel Collins & Toby Leach & Damon Andrews (NZ)

    2005 The Underpants Carl Sternheim & Steve Martin (Germany)

    2005 Pan BloodWorks (NZ)

    2004 Bare Toa Fraser (NZ)

    2004 Mum's Choir Alison Quigan (NZ)

    2004 Spreading Out Roger Hall (NZ)

    2004 A Doll's House Henrik Ibsen (Norway)

    2004 Niu Sila Oscar Kightley & Dave Armstrong (NZ)

    2004 Girls' Weekend Escape Alison Quigan (NZ)

    2003 Strike Unplugged Strike (NZ)

    2003 The Vagina Monologues Eve Ensler (USA)

    2003 Middle Age Spread Roger Hall (NZ)

    2003 Othello William Shakespeare (UK)

    2003 Wassup Bro? Jamie McCaskill (NZ)

    2003 The Book of Fame Carl Nixon (NZ)

    2003 The School Ball Alison Quigan (NZ)

    2003 The World's Wife Fiona Samuel & Carol Ann Duffy (NZ)

    2002 Mauri Tu Hone Kouka (NZ)

    2002 Ladies' Night Stephen Sinclair & Anthony McCarten  (NZ)

    2002 Stones in His Pockets Marie Jones (Ireland)

    2002 Feedback Toa Fraser (NZ)

    2002 Netballers Alison Quigan & Lucy Schmidt (NZ)

    2002 Woman Far Walking Witi Ihimaera (NZ)

    2002 The Daylight Athiest Tom Scott (NZ)

    2002 Noises Off Michael Frayn (UK)

    2001 The Legend Returns Rose Beauchamp & Helen Moulder (NZ)

    2001 No. 2 Toa Fraser (NZ)

    2001 Side by Side by Sondheim Stephen Sondheim (USA)

    2001 Secret Bridesmaids' Business Elizabeth Coleman (Australia)

    2001 King Lear William Shakespeare (UK)

    2001 Sisters Alison Quigan & Lucy Schmidt (NZ)

    2001 The Candlestickmaker Jacob Rajan & Justin Lewis (NZ)

    2001 Blossom Alison Wall (NZ)

    2001 The Unexpected Man Yasmina Reza (France)

    2001 Take a Chance on Me Roger Hall (NZ)

    2000 I Can Cook Too Angela Ayers (NZ)

    2000 Vita and Virginia Eileen Atkins (UK)

    2000 The God Boy Ian Cross (NZ)

    2000 Kiwifruits Carl Nixon & Craig Cooper (NZ)

    2000 Macbeth William Shakespeare (UK)

    2000 Art Yasmina Reza (France)

    2000 Closer Patrick Marber (UK)

    2000 You Gotta Be Joking! Roger Hall (NZ)

    2000 The Big OE Alison Quigan & Ross Gumbley (NZ)

    2000 The Beauty Queen of Leenane Martin McDonagh (Ireland)

    2000 Mumma Lucy Schmidt (NZ)

  • 1999 I Scream Ross Gumbley & Kristan Mulcahy (NZ)

    1999 Trash Lucy Schmidt (NZ)

    1999 Krishnan's Dairy Jacob Rajan (NZ)

    1999 Dirty Weekends Roger Hall (NZ)

    1999 The Cripple of Inishmaan Martin McDonagh (Ireland)

    1999 Millie Moa Reihana Haronga & Jamie McCaskill (NZ)

    1999 The Book Club Roger Hall (NZ)

    1999 Solid Gold Hits David Geary (NZ)

    1999 What's Eating Benjamin Crellin Benjamin Crellin (NZ)

    1999 I'm Having It Off With Ajax Jeffrey Thomas (NZ)

    1999 C'mon Black Roger Hall (NZ)

    1999 The Newbury Hall Dances Alison Quigan & Ross Gumbley (NZ)

    1998 I Spy Carl Nixon & Craig Cooper (NZ)

    1998 Four Cities Anthony McCarten (NZ)

    1998 Pack of Girls David Geary (NZ)

    1998 Dancing at Lughnasa Brian Friel (Ireland)

    1998 As You Like It William Shakespeare (UK)

    1998 Shakers: The Musical John Godber & Jane Thronton (UK)

    1998 Knot A Problem Malcolm Murray (NZ)

    1998 Shop 'Till You Drop Alison Quigan & Ross Gumbley (NZ)

    1997 Market Forces Roger Hall (NZ)

    1997 Blue Sky Boys Ken Duncum (NZ)

    1997 Travels With My Aunt Giles Havergal (UK)

    1997 The Farm David Geary (NZ)

    1997 Hamlet William Shakespeare (UK)

    1997 Social Climbers Roger Hall (NZ)

    1997 1981 John Broughton (NZ)

    1997 Boys At The Beach Alison Quigan & Ross Gumbley (NZ)

    1996 Biggles On Top Alison Quigan & Ross Gumbley (NZ)

    1996 The Woman In Black Stephen Mallatratt (NZ)

    1996 Lashings of Whipped Cream Fiona Samuel (NZ)

    1996 Social Climbers Roger Hall (NZ)

    1996 A Midsummer Night's Dream William Shakespeare (UK)

    1996 Cold Turkey Patrick Evans (NZ)

    1996 Nga Pou Wahine Briar Grace-Smith (NZ)

    1996 Market Forces Roger Hall (NZ)

    1996 Gretel and the Buzz Bar Botch-up Lyndee-Jane Rutherford & Paul Burns (NZ)

    1995 Five Go Barmy In Palmy Alison Quigan & Ross Gumbley (NZ)

    1995 Time Of My Life Alan Ayckbourn (UK)

    1995 Double Trouble Michael Brett (NZ)

    1995 One Shot Mark Kilmurry (UK)

    1995 Dead Funny Terry Johnson (UK)

    1995 The Learner's Stand David Geary (NZ)

    1995 The Taming Of The Shrew William Shakespeare (UK)

    1995 Five Angels Hone Kouka (NZ)

    1995 Biggles On Top Alison Quigan & Ross Gumbley (NZ)

    1994 Barmaids Katherine Thompson (Australia)

    1994 Someone Who'll Watch Over Me Frank McGuiness (Ireland)

    1994 Legless Stephen Sinclair & Anthony McCarten  (NZ)

    1994 Romeo and Juliet William Shakespeare (UK)

    1994 Roimata Riwia Brown (NZ)

    1994 April in Paris John Godber (UK)

    1994 Michael James Manaia John Broughton (NZ)

    1994 Five Go Barmy In Palmy Alison Quigan & Ross Gumbley (NZ)

    1994 Lust Tim Balme (NZ)

    1994 Braindead, the Musical Stehen Sinclair & Francis Walsh (NZ)

    1993 Stretchmarks Sarah Delahunty (NZ)

    1993 Joyful and Triumphant Robert Lord (NZ)

    1993 He Repo Haka Jeff Addison (NZ)

    1993 Let's Spend The Night Together Anthony McCarten (NZ)

    1993 Lovelock's Dream Run David Geary (NZ)

    1993 By Degrees Roger Hall (NZ)

    1993 Ladies' Night 2: Raging On Stephen Sinclair & Anthony McCarten  (NZ)

    1993 Skeleton on the Dunny Paul Jennings (Australia)

    1992 Nunsense Dan Goggin (USA)

    1992 Bouncers John Godber (UK)

    1992 Pack of Girls David Geary (NZ)

    1992 Dead Tragic Michael Nicholas Williams (NZ)

    1992 The Road To Mecca Athol Fugard (South Africa)

    1992 The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde (Ireland)

    1992 Making it Big Roger Hall (NZ)

    1991 Weed Anthony McCarten (NZ)

    1991 Me and My Friend Gillian Plowman (UK)

    1991 Ladies' Night Stephen Sinclair & Anthony McCarten  (NZ)

    1991 Conjugal Rites Roger Hall (NZ)

    1991 Teechers John Godber (UK)

    1991 Steaming Nell Dunn (UK)

    1991 The Odd Couple: The Female Version Neil Simon (USA)

    1990 Conjugal Rites Roger Hall (NZ)

    1990 The Sex Fiend Danny Mulheron & Stephen Sinclair (NZ)

    1990 Tomfoolery Tom Lehrer (USA)

    1990 M. Butterfly David Henry Hwang (USA)

    1990 Aunt Daisy! Peter Hawes (NZ)

    1990 Blithe Spirit Noël Coward (UK)

    1990 Weed Anthony McCarten (NZ)

    1990 Soluble Fish Bill Direen (NZ)

  • Year Play Playwright Country

    1989 Burn This Lanford Wilson (USA)

    1989 My Son The Lawyer is Drowning Doug McLeod (Australia)

    1989 Private Lives Noël Coward (UK)

    1989 Ladies' Night Stephen Sinclair & Anthony McCarten  (NZ)

    1989 Les Liaisons Dangereuses Christopher Hampton (UK)

    1989 Cover Boy Deborah Cuzens (NZ)

    1989 Shirley Valentine Willy Russell (UK)

    1989 Steel Magnolias Robert Harling (USA)

    1989 The One That Got Away Front Lawn (NZ)

    1988 The Share Club Roger Hall (NZ)

    1988 Up 'N' Under John Godber (UK)

    1988 The Affair Robert Lord (NZ)

    1988 Ladies' Night Stephen Sinclair & Anthony McCarten  (NZ)

    1988 Shirley Valentine Willy Russell (UK)

    1988 Sex Tips for Modern Girls John Serada (Canada)

    1988 After The Crash Roger Hall (NZ)

    1987 Side By Side by Sondheim Stephen Sondheim (USA)

    1987 Master Class David Pownall (UK)

    1987 The Real Thing Tom Stoppard (UK)

    1987 Breaking The Silence Stephen Poliakoff (UK)

    1987 Strip Lorae Perry & Lynne Brandon & Celia West (NZ)

    1987 Equus Peter Shaffer (UK)

    1987 Hooters, Trumpets and Raspberries Dario Fo (Italy)

    1987 Bent Martin Sherman (USA)

    1987 The Share Club Roger Hall (NZ)

    1986 Betrayal Harold Pinter (UK)

    1986 Torch Song Trilogy Harvey Fierstein (USA)

    1986 Footrot Flats Roger Hall (NZ)

    1986 Foreskin's Lament Greg McGee (NZ)

    1986 Bouncers John Godber (UK)

    1986 The Nerd Larry Shue (USA)

    1986 Duck and Cover Ensemble (NZ)

    1985 Top Girls Caryl Churchill (UK)

    1985 Skirmishes Catherine Hughes (NZ)

    1985 The Case of Katherine Mansfield Cathy Downes (NZ)

    1985 Steaming Nell Dunn (UK)

    1985 Outside In Hilary Beaton (Australia)

    1985 When The Wind Blows Raymond Briggs (UK)

    1985 Out In The Cold Greg McGee (NZ)

    1985 Gulls Robert Hewett (Australia)

    1985 Trafford Tanzi Claire Luckham (UK)

    1985 Tiger Rose Duncan Smith (NZ)

    1984 Hot Water Roger Hall (NZ)

    1984 Scoring Ken Hudson (NZ)

    1984 Hay Fever Noël Coward (UK)

    1984 Ghosts Henrik Ibsen (Norway)

    1984 Bullshot Crummond Ronald E. House (UK)

    1984 Jacques Brel is Alive and Well and Living in Paris Jacques Brel (France)

    1984 Agnes of God John Pielmeier (USA)

    1984 Coaltown Blues Mervyn Thompson (NZ)

    1984 Sleuth Anthony Shaffer (UK)

    1984 Domestic Tragedy Jeffrey Thomas (NZ)

    1984 The Willow Pattern Plate Gillian Davis (NZ)

    1984 Bodies James Saunders (UK)

    1983 The Twelfth Man Jeffrey Thomas (NZ)

    1983 Tomfoolery Tom Lehrer (USA)

    1983 Cloud Nine Caryl Churchill (UK)

    1983 Objection Overruled Carolyn Burns (NZ)

    1983 Noises Off Michael Frayn (UK)

    1983 Insignificance Terry Johnson (UK)

    1983 Duet for One Tom Kempinski (UK)

    1983 Hot Water Roger Hall (NZ)

    1982 Can't Pay? Won't Pay Dario Fo (Italy)

    1982 The Hothouse Harold Pinter (UK)

    1982 Dracula Ian Mune (NZ)

    1982 A Woman Alone Dario Fo (Italian)

    1982 The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams (USA)

    1982 A Toast to Melba Jack Hibberd (Australia)

    1982 Accidental Death of an Anarchist Dario Fo (Italy)

    1982 Hedda Gabler Henrik Ibsen (Norway)

    1982 Crimes of the Heart Beth Henley (USA)

    1982 Uncle Vanya Anton Chekhov (Russia)

    1981 Foreskin's Lament Greg McGee (NZ)

    1981 Stagger Craig Thane (NZ)

    1981 You're A Good Man Charlie Brown Clark Gesner (USA)

    1981 The Unseen Hand Sam Shepard (USA)

    1981 Small Craft Warnings Tennessee Williams (USA)

    1981 Abigail's Party Mike Leigh (UK)

    1981 Tonight at 8:30 Noël Coward (UK)

    1981 What The Butler Saw Joe Orton (UK)

    1981 State of the Play Roger Hall (NZ)

    1980 Ashes David Rudkin (UK)

    1980 Fallen Angels Fallen Angels (UK)

    1980 Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi Pam Gems (UK)

    1980 Metamorphosis Steven Berkoff (UK)

    1980 A Doll's House Henrik Ibsen (Norway)

    1980 Under Milk Wood Dylan Thomas (UK)

    1980 Summit Conference Robert David MacDonald (UK)

    1980 Bedroom Farce Alan Ayckbourn (UK)

    1980 Gruzzlefummit! Craig Thane (NZ)

    1980 Blood of the Lamb Bruce Mason (NZ)

    1980 Oh! What a Lovely War Joan Littlewood (UK)

  • 1979 Look Back In Anger John Osborne (UK)

    1979 Cripple Play Max Richards (Australia)

    1979 Angel City Sam Shepard (USA)

    1979 The Blooming of Mabel Howard Campbell Smith (NZ)

    1979 Barefoot in the Park Neil Simon (USA)

    1979 Badjelly the Witch Alannah O'Sullivan (NZ)

    1979 A Night At the Races Mervyn Thompson & Yvonne Edwards (NZ)

    1979 That Lovely Weekend Murray Lynch (NZ)

    1979 Coming, Ready or Not Murray Lynch (NZ)

    1979 The White Cliffs Beryl Te Wiata (NZ)

    1979 The Daughter-in-Law D.H. Lawrence (UK)

    1979 The Foursome Ted Whitehead (UK)

    1979 Sex, Death and Other Secrets Margaret Blay (NZ)

    1979 Table Manners Alan Ayckbourn (UK)

    1979 Globbo: The Stickiest Glue in the World John Banas (NZ)

    1978 Mrs Kiwi Arthur Presents... Beryl Te Wiata (NZ)

    1978 Black Comedy Peter Shaffer (UK)

    1978 Wind in the Branches of the Sassafras René de Obaldia (France)

    1978 Glide Time Roger Hall (NZ)

    1978 Veldamandrane and the Magic Quest Paul Minifie (NZ)

    1978 Twelfth Night William Shakespeare (UK)

    1978 Middle Age Spread Roger Hall (NZ)

    1978 The Caretaker Harold Pinter (UK)

    1978 The Christian Brothers Ron Blair (Australia)

    1978 Straight Up Syd Cheatle (Ireland)

    1977 Otherwise Engaged Simon Gray (UK)

    1977 A Victorian Music Hall Paul Minifie (NZ)

    1977 The Lady with the Lapdog Anton Chekhov (Russia)

    1977 The Maids Jean Genet (France)

    1977 The Divine Sarah and the Bernhardt of the Halls Margaret Blay & Hilary Beaton (NZ)

    1977 Courting Blackbird Bruce Mason (NZ)

    1977 Masterpieces Sarah Daniels (UK)

    1977 Old Flames Ted Whitehead (UK)

    1977 The Importance of Being Earnest Oscar Wilde (Ireland)

    1977 Small Change Peter Gill (UK)

    1977 Glide Time Roger Hall (NZ)

    1976 Meeting Place Robert Lord (NZ)

    1976 Mothers and Fathers Joseph Musaphia (NZ)

    1976 Butley Simon Gray (UK)

    1976 Not Christmas But Guy Fawkes Bruce Mason (NZ)

    1976 The Birthday Party Harold Pinter (UK)

    1976 Blithe Spirit Noël Coward (UK)

    1976 The Glass Menagerie Tennessee Williams (USA)

    1976 The Robbie Horror Show John Banas (NZ)

    1976 Treats Christopher Hampton (UK)

    1976 Absurd Person Singular Alan Ayckbourn (UK)

    1975 Relatively Speaking Alan Ayckbourn (UK)

    1975 The Two Tigers Brian McNeill (NZ)

    1975 Rooted Alexander Buzo (Australia)

    1975 You're A Good Man Charlie Brown Clark Gesner (USA)

    1975 Kennedy's Children Robert Patrick (USA)

    1975 Luv Murray Schisgal (USA)

    1975 Cole Porter in the '30s Elric Hooper (NZ)

    1975 Welcome to Andromeda Ron Whyte (USA)

    1975 Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? Edward Albee (USA)

    1975 Biggles Marcus Cooney & Ron Blair (Australia)

    1975 Calm Down, Mother Megan Terry (NZ)

    1974 The Philanthropist Christopher Hampton (UK)

    1974 Good Day Emanuel Peluso (USA)

    1974 Wind in the Branches of the Sassafras René de Obaldia (France)

    1974 A Day in the Death of Joe Egg Peter Nichols (UK)

    1974 The First Night of Pygmalion Richard Hugget (UK)

    1974 Old Times Harold Pinter (UK)

    1974 The End of the Golden Weather Bruce Mason (NZ)

    1974 The Real Inspector Hound Tom Stoppard (UK)

    1974 The Nuns Eduardo Manet (Cuba)

    1974 An Infinite Number of Monkeys E.A. Moore (NZ)

    1974 Don't Let Summer Come Terence Feely (UK)

    1974 The Nobodies from Nowhere Paul Minifie & Jean Betts (NZ)

    1974 Private Lives Noël Coward (UK)

    1974 Sweet Eros Terrence McNally (USA)

    1973 An Evening with Katherine Mansfield Pat Evison (NZ)

Past Shows

For a comprehensive look into our history please read below FORTY YEARS OF CENTREPOINT THEATRE
written by Peter Hawes in 2014.

This book would not have been possible without the support of the Earle Creativity and Development Trust.