FRIENDS – THE FAMILY YOU CHOOSE

"LOOK AT THIS PLACE" SETTING THE SCENE FOR FAMILY DRAMA

Appropriate’s dysfunctional Lafayette family certainly proves the old adage that ‘you can’t pick your family - but you can pick your friends’. The opportunity to pick new friends, and become one, is quite literally what being a Friend of The Court Theatre is all about. Best of all, you are becoming a Friend to the theatre which continues to bring brilliant creative art to Ōtautahi Christchurch, and beyond.

Joining The Friends of The Court Theatre offers you many opportunities to contribute to our city’s creative heart. Your membership helps The Court to keep making and delivering challenging, compelling entertainment to all ages and interests. In 2023, The Friends of The Court Theatre are even more involved in that onstage experience, once again sponsoring a show - Te Kuia me te Pungawerewere.

For those who want to be more active with their connection, there are plenty of Friendsonly events, many of which also raise funds for

Court operations and equipment. Friends can also volunteer to perform essential tasks for the theatre, such as serving audience members at the Coffee Bar, or joining the ushering team, a service which literally saves The Court hundreds of thousands of dollars each year.

A full year of membership is available at any time of the year for a modest fee and comes with many benefits, including ticket discounts, invitations to Friends-only events and access to behind-the-scenes information and experiences. But it is knowing what you can give as a Friend that makes membership so valuable – Friends are part of The Court’s fabric, because their commitment ensures that exciting and enthralling theatre, created by dozens of talented people, remains available to our local community.

To find out how The Friends of The Court Theatre can enable you to play a part in the theatre you love, visit courttheatre.org.nz/support/friends

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