Out to Enjoy ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’

Afteran early morning tea, the Loch Lomond children set out on an adventure over the Harbour Bridge to the PumpHouse Theatre to watch ‘The Lighthouse Keeper’s Lunch’ stage show, based on the favourite New Zealand children’s book by Ronda and David Armitage.

The class was well familiar with the book after reading it for the past few weeks. So, when the lights dimmed and the story came to life before their eyes, they were utterly captivated until the end. Throughout the hour, the intermittent giggles and shrieks that sounded in the theatre were a delight to hear.

A highlight from the show were the scavenging seagulls who were made sick when Mrs Grinling put mustard in the sandwiches they were constantly taking, and sent the basket of delicious food via zipline to Mr Grinling in the lighthouse. Hamish the cat was another star performer, with the children in stitches as he flurried around Mr and Mrs Grinling’s legs while they tried to get on with their days.

All the children did so well sitting for the hour-long show and showing respect to the actors and actresses as they took their bows. It is always a pleasure enjoying a Tim Bray production at the PumpHouse Theatre, with so much history and a beautiful setting right on Lake Pupuke. We had a fabulous morning, and thank you to all our parent helpers who came to support.