Napier Repertory Players

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Napier Repertory Players Inc is one of the longest running community theatre groups in the Hawke's Bay region

A not-for-profit organisation, Napier Repertory was founded in 1933

A variety of theatre productions are presented each year including for the Hawke's Bay Art Deco Festival; Studio Productions designed to foster growth in our adult performers and and to showcase new directors; and Youth Productions developed to encourage and support young local talent to further themselves in the performing arts

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A riotous reworking of Shakespeare's Hamlet - with serious themes, nevertheless. Featuring Ophelia, her maid, St Joan and a couple of locals - Rosencrantz and Guildenstern.
 

The Prince is a hazard and the new King’s a puppet. Who the hell is running Denmark?

Ophelia tries to please. Ophelia fails. Ophelia thinks harder.
 

With guerilla feminists invading the castle, failed spells from a frustrated maid, endless direction from a wily Queen and various ignored ghosts, this is not the Hamlet you know.
 

Ophelia Thinks Harder is a heightened, confused and darkly-funny world, where Shakespeare meets feminism. And this time, Ophelia gets all the best lines.

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Ophelia Thinks Harder

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By Jean Betts & W Shakespeare

Ophelia Thinks Harder is a heightened, confused and darkly-funny world, where Shakespeare meets feminism. And this time, Ophelia gets all the best lines.

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Directed by Rob Hickey

3 - 13 June 2020

Youth / Studio Production

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This year a combined evening of our 2020 Youth Production and the 2020 season of Studio Production

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21 - 25 July 2020

The Pink Hammer

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When Woody-the-builder finds four strange women in his man-cave and they won’t leave until they get the “Empowering Women With Tools” workshop they came for, world views collide and sparks fly

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“an explosive collision between old-school carpentry and contemporary sexual politics”

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Directed by Monique Cowern

11 - 21 November 2020

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76 McGrath Street

Napier South

Napier 4110

President

Glenn Cook

M: 021 173 4872

Secretary

Jane Lui

M: 027 555 6244

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