Land of the Long Long Drive

April 2024

 

This show for the whole family is the third tour from the 2024 stable of touring artists with Arts On Tour NZ.  And it will be a long long drive of over 6000 kilometres for the cast and crew of the company.

And the story goes….

Wētā, Tuna and Kārearea are mates of Gary the Glowworm, and are traveling to attend his rave in the cave birthday party. The friends face a number of trials on the road, and learn that despite their differences, they can achieve their goals by working together! Land of the Long Long Drive is a story that has been “Loved by…audience[s] from tots to grandparents” (Deborah Rea, Theatreview).

A tale for Kiwi kids, featuring iconic NZ creatures, landscapes and fresh waiata by NZ singer-songwriter Benny Tipene. Winner of the 3–8-year-old section of Playmarket’s Plays for the Young Competition, Land of the Long Long Drive brings you a laugh out loud, inspiring adventure of three unlikely heroes.

This show jumps into life with beautiful costumes from Gridley by Victoria, Costumier for the Royal New Zealand Ballet, and support from Capital E National Theatre for Children through their Creative Residency programme.

 

Itinerary

 www.aotnz.co.nz
https://www.eventfinda.co.nz

Tuesday 2 April 2pm Pohangina
Pohangina Hall
$8 Tickets: tickets.pohanginavalley.nz

Wednesday 3 April 7pm New Plymouth
4th Wall Theatre
Adults $20, Students $10. Tickets: 4thwalltheatre

Thursday 4 April 10.30am Putaruru
The Plaza Theatre
General admission $15, Family $35 Tickets: The Plaza

Friday 5 April 6.30pm Waihi
Waihi Drama Society
$25 adult, $10 child, Tickets: waihidramasociety

Saturday 6 April 2pm Whangarei
Forum North
GA $15, Family pass $50 (four tickets), Booking fees apply, Tickets: Eventfinda

Sunday 7 April 2pm Tauranga
16th Ave Theatre, 164 Sixteenth Avenue
$20, $50 Family of 4, Tickets: i-ticket

Tuesday 9 April 11am Gisborne
Lawson Field Theatre
$12 Tickets: Ticketek<

Wednesday 10 April 10.30am Waipawa
CHB Municipal Theatre
$10 Adult, $6.50 Child Tickets: Eventfinda

Friday 12 April 3:30pm Carterton
Carterton Events Centre
GA $15.00 / Child $12 and ECE/School Group $10 (excluding booking fee)
Tickets: cartertonec.co.nz

Saturday 13 April 1pm Upper Hutt
Whirinaki Whare Taonga
$10, Tickets: whirinakiarts

Monday 15 April  10am Nelson
The Boathouse
$15 Tickets: humanitix

Tuesday 16 April 2.30pm Motueka
Motueka Memorial Hall
$10 adults, $5 schoolchildren Tickets: Motueka Floral Studio / at the door on the afternoon of the concert

Wednesday 17 April 2pm Takaka
Village Theatre
$10, Tickets: The Mussel Inn

Friday 19 April 1.30pm Balcairn
Balcairn Hall
$30 adult, $15 child, $60 family pass (1 adult + up to 4 children)
Tickets: www.balcairnhall.com, Stan’s 7 Day Pharmacy Rangiora, Sally Mac’s Amberley, Sefton Garage

Saturday 20 April 11am Christchurch
Great Hall, Te Matatiki Toi Ora The Arts Centre
$20 Adults, $5 Children (17 years and under) Tickets: artscentre

Sunday 21 April 2pm Fairlie
Mackenzie Community Centre – Theatre
$20, Tickets: Fairlie Resource Centre

Monday 22 April 3pm Oamaru
Inkbox Theatre, Oamaru Opera House
$15 Tickets: Oamaru Opera House

Wednesday 24 April 10am Hawea
Lake Hawea Community Centre
$15 adults and $10 children 12 years and under, Tickets: lhcc.co.nz/whatson

Thursday 25 April 2.30pm Arrowtown
Arrowtown Community Centre
$10 Tickets: humanitix.

Saturday 27 April 12pm
He Waka Tuia, 42 Kelvin Street
Invercargill
Free event

Sunday 28 April 2pm Dunedin
Regent Theatre Clarkson Studio
Tickets: regenttheatre

Wednesday 1 May 3.30pm Kaikoura
The Mayfair Arts and Culture Centre, Kaikoura OpShop Auditorium
Children $10, Adults $25, Family 2+2 $40, Tickets: themayfair