The Cemetery Club 

Lucille, Ida and Doris are part of a unique club. Every month they meet at Ida's New York house for tea, then trundle off together to the cemetery to remember the good times and gossip with their late husbands. Until... 

“Funny, sweet-tempered, moving’' - Boston Globe

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Venue: The Rose Theatre, 4 School Road, Belmont, Auckland

Running Time: 2 hours including interval

Standard Prices:

Adult - $30.00

Senior Gold card (65+) - $27.00

Student - $27.00  School Student - $15.00

Saturday Special:

$22 tickets - Opening Saturday 8 Nov performance only

Performance Times

Saturday 8 November 7.30pm — Saturday Special - Opening Night

Sunday 9 November  2.00pm — Matinee 

Wednesday 12 November  7.30pm

Thursday 13 November  7.30pm

Friday 14 November 7.30pm

Saturday 15 November 4.00pm —  NEW TIME  

Sunday 16 November  2.00pm — Matinee 

Wednesday 19  November 7.30pm

Thursday 20 November  7.30pm

Friday 21 November  7.30pm

Saturday 22 November  7.30pm — Closing Night


CAST

<b>JULIE COLLIS</b>&nbsp;

JULIE COLLIS 

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Julie has been acting her whole life, both on stage and screen. She has won awards for her filmwork but the stage is her true love.

She has appeared in a number of productions for Company theatre including Brassed Off, Fawlty Towers and Calendar Girls.

“ It is lovely to be working with Kathy again, we always have such a lot of fun. It’s also wonderful to be working alongside this talented cast.”


<b>CATHERINE MAUNSELL</b>

CATHERINE MAUNSELL

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Catherine is delighted to be back on stage with Company Theatre. Her last outing with Company was 2022 when she played Sylvia Shaw in The Thrill of Love, also directed by Kathy Gent. 

In The Cemetery Club she plays the role of Lucille, a wonderful character to inhabit.  She is quick witted, outspoken and full of the joy of life.  In the words of Lucille "she wanted more."  It is a privilege to have the opportunity to work with Kathy and the very talented cast and crew.

<b>LYNN WEBSTER</b>

LYNN WEBSTER

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Lynn last appeared with Company Theatre in Death of a Salesman in 2023 for which she won a NAPTA Award. She trained in the US and London and enjoyed a professional career in London and New York. After moving to New Zealand in 1997, she has been on stage in more than 45 community theatre productions. Favourite roles include Dolly in Hello Dolly!, Helene Hanff in 84 Charing Cross Road, and Nurse Ratchett in One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. However the highlight of her career has to be playing Sarah Brown in the National Theatre's production of Guys and Dolls in the 80's. Creating Doris has been a challenge, made more accessible by working with a wonderful cast and director. Thanks to everyone!

<b>LAUREN BRENNER&nbsp;</b>

LAUREN BRENNER 

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Lauren Brenner is a GP in Hillsborough who grew up in Bayswater and now lives in Hauraki with her three children. Alongside medicine, she has always been passionate about drama and the arts, from theatre and performance poetry to creating embroidered beaded jewellery through her craft business, Crafty Bitches. She first discovered her joy for performing at high school playing Maria in Twelfth Night. In the last few years, she has returned to the stage with short-form improv shows such as Jester and Ferris Wheel at the Covert Theatre. Most recently, she has developed a love for devised theatre, performing in a workshop to showcase The Return to Waimanuka at Pitt Street Theatre.

<b>REG WILLIAMS</b>

REG WILLIAMS

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Reg first performed with Company Theatre in our 2016 production of All My Sons (playing Joe Keller) then in Deathtrap (playing Sydney Bruhl) the following year followed by Death of a Salesman (playing Willy Loman) in 2023. He has directed twice for Company - Shaw's Arms and the Man in 2019 and Ray Cooney's Out of Order earlier this year.

Recent work as a director elsewhere includes The Crucible, 12 Angry Men, Evita and A Streetcar Named Desire, all for Centrestage Theatre. Favourite roles elsewhere include Frank in Educating Rita, Kipps in A Woman in Black, Sam Byck in Assassins, and Freddie in Noises Off. Classical roles for the Cliveden Festival Company include Petruchio, Buckingham and Mercutio, he toured with Ubiquitous Theatre Company appearing in Jeffrey Bernard is Unwell and The Killing Game.


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Production Crew

Director Kathy Gent | Production Managers Vettinia Ross, Stephen Hood  | Set Design Scott Thomas | Lighting & Sound Design and Operation Stephen Hood | Stage Manager Lucus Laurent | Rehearsal Prompt  Linda Camplin  | Wardrobe The Cast | Props Vettinia Ross | Stage Crew Ozama Pinter  |  Intimacy Co-Ordinator Suzy Sampson | Set Construction and Painting Crew Scott Thomas, Tony Sandy, Brendan Rossiter, Max Newton, Kathy Gent, Anne Rimmer, Suzy Sampson, Phil Searle, Stephen Hood  | Poster Design Raine Gilchrist | Programme Paul Thompson  | Social Media Suzy Sampson | Website Sherry Ede | Box Office Kathy Gent | Bar Manager Sherry Ede, Linda Camplin | Front of House Lesley Hawkey, Sherry Ede


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