Current Show: "Merchant of Venice"

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Booking Details...

1 - 18 September
Show runs nightly Tuesday to Saturday at 7.30pm.


Tickets are available at Baycourt TicketDirect.

Tickets prices:

Adults - $22
Seniors - $20
Students - $20
Groups of ten or more: $20 each.

Also coming up in 2010 

Newspaper Review...

Bay of Plenty Times review of Merchant of Venice...

"Shakespeare Play Encourages Good Laugh"

It is a wonderful thing to behold when players fall in love their material and Detour Theatre have clearly fallen in love with William Shakespeare.
Their production of The Merchant of Venice is a sheer joy, which the audience quickly shared when the season opened last night. If you thought Shakespeare was boring and defined by stuffy incomprehensible language, be prepared to have your prejudices shattered. Primarily, director Devon Williamson and the company have not forgotten that Merchant is listed among the Bard's comedies.
The most is made of every opportunity for a laugh, not least in the antics of the clown Launcelot Gobbo (a madcap Matt Simmons). Equally though, the powerful drama and intense pathos of the play are explored to their full potential. David Guy's Shylock, the money lending Jew who demands his pound of flesh only to be finally humiliated by his gloating enemies, is a tour de force.
Brian MacKenzie is a natural Antonio, Shylock's victim and the "merchant" of the plays title.
As for the heroine, Portia, Jess Stringer turns in the kind of peerless performance we have come to delight in.
The first night audience applauded after every scene.It was not difficult to see why.
By Paul Chapman.
Bay of Plenty Times.
 

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Adult Acting Workshops 

Several times a year we run acting workshops for adult beginners. If you are interested in either of the topics below then drop us a line and we'll be in touch with details.
 

• Acting for Beginners 
• Acting Shakespeare for Beginners