From the Chair - September 2019

The last months of theatre have allowed us to roll from tears of sadness to tears of laughter from The Father to The Pink Hammer. Thank goodness for such incredibly high standards and excellence on the stage. Our wonderful Court brings this to us with so little effort on our part.

Those of us on the committee are often asked what we do for our members. The stock answer is: members get discounts on their tickets; they can sign up to be ushers or run the coffee bar. But in essence there’s a whole lot more.

Members are the core of the theatre and have the inside running of what’s going on.

We communicate this with our newsletters and also invite members to special events that allow them to rub shoulders with the real VIPs of the theatre.

Earlier in the year we had dinner with well-known actress Eilish Moran. We then had our major sponsor Giesen providing a very extensive and generous wine tasting evening. The second half of the year will see David Winfield run his annual quiz, with theatre personalities helping out with quirky questions and heaps of laughter. Great prizes to be won for wit, dress up, and, of course, your competitive knowledge. This will be followed by the return of the popular te reo workshop and ending the year with an invitation from me to come and visit Ohoka.

I would love to host you in my spring garden for coffee before or after wandering down to the very popular Ohoka Farmers Market. Walk on from my garden along the stream to visit the fabulous Magpie - Paula Ryan and Trelise Cooper fashion shop run by Paula’s daughter Bridget Hope and set in her beautiful garden. Friday 13 December from 9:30 til 12:30pm at 15 Keetly Place.

Don’t miss out on these Supporters Events and keep enjoying the privilege we have with world class theatre right here in Christchurch.

Thank you as always for your ongoing support.

Best wishes

Annie Bonifant