2025 Season
Season: 5th - 19th July
Director: Robin Lane
Musical Directors: Courtney Noble & Bickio O’Callahan
Choreographer: Matt Cornere
Sondheim's semi-autobiographical musical turns back the clock on friendship and the high price of success.
Merrily We Roll Along begins in the present and moves backwards, tracing the lives of wealthy, jaded composer Franklin Shepard and his two estranged friends, Charley Kringas and Mary Flynn, through each milestone of their personal and professional lives (good and bad). The show ends with a touch of rueful irony, as the three best friends at the start of their careers face a bright future: young, talented and enthusiastic about the worlds waiting to be conquered.
Merrily We Roll Along crackles with the wit, humour and intensity that embody the spirit of New York City. With a brilliant 'Broadway-style' score and that deep insight one expects from any Sondheim endeavour, Merrily We Roll
Along is a spirited and moving cautionary tale for anyone who has ever pursued a dream.
Season: 15th - 29th November
Auckland Music Theatre presents the international premiere of Crawlspace.
Years after interviewing notorious killer John Wayne Gacy, Dr. Judy Matthewson is still haunted by the case. She’s spent her career studying the roots of violence and abuse in the human brain- years of exploring the depths of human depravity, scientifically detached. But to her, John’s story is different- an abyss she can’t cross. The Doctor, a survivor of abuse herself, believes this old case still has secrets and answers hidden in the wreckage.
She’s convinced she missed something during those first interviews and goes back to her time with John. His story brings up visions of his childhood, adult life, murders, and arrest, blurring the lines between reality and her own mind. As the Doctor digs deeper, exposure to John’s dark and twisted tale forces her to face ghosts from her own past. Crawlspace embarks on a mind-bending odyssey through the shadowy depths of the human mind, exploring the enigmatic edges of sanity, the risks of true crime obsession, and the lasting legacies of abuse.