TheatreFest Hawke's Bay Local Round

Join us for 2021's TheatreFest competition hosted by The Little Theatre in Napier.

Three one-act plays compete for a place in the Regional TheatreFest Final!

Napier Repertory Players Entry (adult) - "100" is a strikingly original play combining traditional storytelling with physical theatre, created by The Imaginary Body, first performed at the 2002 Edinburgh Festival Fringe winning a Fringe First Award.

"Imagine that you must choose one single memory from your life. Imagine that choosing this memory is your only way of passing through to eternity. Imagine that you have just one hour to choose..."

Napier Repertory Players Entry (youth) - "Forward To The Right" is set in the early part of the 15th century and centres on a French female prisoner (Joan of Arc) and her English guard. See the effect her spirit had on people around her, and the consequences of holding firm to their convictions. First performed at the Ontario One-Act Play Festival in 1981, it won the Best Original Play and Best Production awards.

Napier Girls' High School Entry (youth) - "Cagebirds" - In this extraordinary play, a "room" and a "cage" and "people" and "captive birds" all become confused until a dramatic climax in which we suddenly see reality. Six women live in a locked room, each absorbed in her own petty interest and in placating the "Mistress" who takes care of them. Then a "Wild One" is thrust in among them. She talks of breaking out of the room to find freedom. She troubles the others who remain secure in their cage, and they all join against her in the shattering conclusion to this unforgettable play that offers eight actresses an unusual opportunity.

Teams will receive on-stage adjudication followed by awards and advice on their progression on the night.