Hagley Theatre School’s graduating ensemble presents The Odyssey, the inaugural graduation project of the relaunched One-Year Acting Training Course.
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At its heart lies Homer’s timeless tale of Odysseus’s ten-year journey home from the Trojan War, confronting gods, monsters, storms, and temptations. This playful and eclectic adaptation breathes new life into the classic, blending circus, storytelling, comedy, chorus, and music to explore what it means to find our way home.
HTS’s Odyssey is not just the story of one man’s voyage, but a reflection of a generation’s search for courage, folly, resilience, and belonging. The production showcases the breadth of the students’ training — from acting and movement to clown, bouffon, Te Ao Haka, singing, tragic chorus, melodrama, and circus — fusing diverse performance forms into one ambitious, ensemble-led celebration of theatre-making.
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Directed by HTS Artistic Dr Pedro Ilgenfritz in collaboration with acrobatics tutor Danny Syme, The Odyssey is the culmination of the students’ year-long exploration of acting technique, theatre creation, and storytelling.
Bar Available - alcoholic/non-alcoholic refreshments.
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ALE HOUSE ROCK - A choir in a pub.
THURSDAYS ONCE A MONTH
Christchurch’s best kept noisy little secret is moving to Altiora at The arts centre for a series of monthly sessions. If you know about the Aussie ‘Pub choir’ phenomenon, then you’ll understand the concept, for those that don’t, simply it a bunch of folks having a drink and a bloody good singsong with surprising results.
Hosted by Local music veteran David Thorpe AKA, Davey Backyard, The Skeatles, Li’l Chuck, The Black Velvet Band etc) these sessions are proven to be fantastic social sonic fun for all.
All the info
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Do I need to be able to sing? - NO! That's all part of the fun.
How does it work? We'll pick apart songs, create a bit of order and harmony, split the group into sections, call and response that kind of thing...
What songs will we sing? - Popular ones with lots of nice bits you can hum, holler, sing or harmonise with.
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Can anyone come? - YES, the more the merrier
Can we get food and drink? - Yes, there are food trucks at the arts centre and a bar at Altiora.
Can I have more info? - YES, This isn’t going to be St Paul’s cathedral choir, It’s all going to be a bit loose, a bit of a rabble-rouser, but most importantly a good laugh and a good social. I’m not planning to directly copy any current format of other Pub Choirs, I'll put my own spin on it, and we'll evolve and grow it together.
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