We have officially made it over the halfway point of 2019, and so far we have had a jam-packed six months of enriching, thought-provoking, and highly entertaining theatre at The PumpHouse – and the month of July is no exception!

We’re Going on a Bear Hunt: We begin the month hosting the very popular Tim Bray Theatre Company, which is presenting its rendition of the classic book, We’re Going on a Bear Hunt by Michael Rosen and Helen Oxenbury. Follow and join in the family’s excitement as they wade through the grass, splash through the river and squelch through the mud in search of a bear. What a surprise awaits them in the cave on the other side of the dark forest!

You won’t want to miss the premiere of this wonderful chant-aloud play, on at The PumpHouse June 29th – July 20th.

Sexy Buddha: Taking over our Coal Bunker studio space is an entirely different show, yet just as entertaining – Sexy Buddha by Galatea Theatre and Twice as Good Productions. This is a locally written play by Geoff Allen about a Buddhist nun who walks into the bar of the most cynical bartender in the world. She discovers why cocktails explain the meaning of life and he discovers the secret behind why a Buddhist nun would ever want to hide out in his bar. This is 50 minutes of pure comedy for the soul! On at The PumpHouse July 4th – 6th.

Murder on the Nile: We are joined by more sinister company at the end of the month, with Shoreside Theatre putting on its annual Agatha Christie murder mystery.

Murder on the Nile is one of Agatha Christie’s best and well-plotted plays – a high voltage story of passion, rivalry and revenge. A honeymoon cruise down the Nile sounds like the perfect way to get away from it all. But the tranquil warm darkness of an Egyptian evening can change fast when the air is thick with hot passion and cold malice. Temperatures rise when a passenger is shot and Hercule Poirot must abandon the mysteries of ancient Egypt and focus on deadlier matters.

On at The PumpHouse July 25th – August 4th with a Creative Talk with Shoreside Theatre on August 3rd.

So, as you can see, there truly is something for everyone at The PumpHouse this July! We’d love to see you. Come on down and enjoy the picturesque Lake Pupuke, a delicious coffee at The French Rendezvous Café, and an entertaining day or evening at the theatre.

“The word theatre comes from the Greeks. It means the seeing place. It is the place people come to see the truth about life and the social situation. The theatre is a spiritual and social x-ray of its time. The theatre was created to tell people the truth about life and the social situation.”  - Stella Adler