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NAU MAI HAERE MAI
from Next to Normal
Welcome to Next to Normal, our first mid-year musical since 2021 - a welcome sign that our own ‘normal’ is returning!
We had planned to bring you this exceptional rock musical in 2022, and although Covid derailed our plans, that has given us even more time to plan a stunning experience for this mid-winter. I don’t doubt that you will leave impressed by the range of talent on display on our stage. We’re particularly glad to welcome Hayden Tee, a talented musical performer himself, to direct this impressive rock musical.
Our thanks also to Spark for sponsoring this show, and for helping to share the vital message of hope and understanding it contains.
We are now mid-way through our Ryman Healthcare 2023 Season and are currently working on creating a new collection of stories to share with you in 2024.
In further exciting news, you may have seen the installation of precast concrete panels to form the shell of the new Court Theatre in the city, opening in late 2024. Work on the superstructure will progress in phases so, if you want to ‘watch this space,’ Tūranga is a great place from which to do it.
You can also support the campaign by being part of our TAKE YOUR SEAT campaign; more information about this is on the back cover.
In the meantime, please continue to enjoy the charms of our beloved Shed, a space which has served us and Ōtautahi Christchurch audiences so well, for so long!
Enjoy the show.
Barbara George Chief Executive / Tumu Whakarae
