Mana Little Theatre - Plimmerton
About Mana Little Theatre
History
Mana Little Theatre is a small but vibrant boutique community theatre in Plimmerton, Porirua, New Zealand, a stone’s throw away from the Tasman Sea. We usually put on four shows per year, each having a two-week run, and hold occasional musical events.
Plimmerton was once a weekend holiday retreat for families living and working in Wellington city, but over the past 30 years has increasingly become a dormitory suburb of the capital, with residents who seek space, a better climate and the feeling of a village but an easy commute to the city. The theatre group’s first public production was at the end of July 1959, with a season of one act plays. Planning had started some months earlier when two local mothers decided the seaside village needed some cultural activities, called a public meeting, and the group was formed. For many years Mana Little Theatre performed in the Plimmerton Pavilion, with clubrooms in what was fondly known as ‘the hut’, an old classroom opposite Plimmerton’s fish and chip shop, and now the site of a community park. In the late 1970s, the old RSA rooms at the rear of the Pavilion were made available to the theatre to use as clubrooms – and it wasn’t long before ‘The Studio’ became home to Mana Little Theatre with nearly every production since being performed there.
Committee 2022-2023
| Role | Committee Member |
| President | Bruce Cannell |
| Vice President | Marion Rosner |
| Secretary | Sue Miller |
| Treasurer | Colin Clemens |
| Member | Lauren Ford-Jones |
| Member | Craig Haywood |
| Member | Paulette McIndoe |
| Member | Ross Miller |
| Member | Sue Mortimer |
| Member | Natalie Plowman |
| Member | Victoria Wilks |
Theatre constitution
The current constitution of Mana Little Theatre can be accessed here.
In Memoriam
Here we commemorate our fallen. Click here to go to the In Memoriam page.
Contact Mana Little Theatre
| Address : | Mana Little Theatre 9 Sunset Parade, Plimmerton, Porirua 5026, New Zealand |
| Phone : | 📞 +7 |
| Postal code : | 5026 |
| Website : | http://www.manalittletheatre.org.nz/ |
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william zandbergen on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Cosy little theatre
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Sally Green on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ A great adventure. Small community location
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Skye Anderson on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Cute little venue with great atmosphere.
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MUZZA KITCH on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ What a great little place to watch plays..and u can have a wine.
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Gerry Davis on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Enjoyed a jazz gig. Great performers in small tbeatre atmosphere
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Kelvin Bigwood on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ Loved the performance that we went to. Look forward to going again.
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Menno van Dam on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ In general an excelent standard of play, I would have used 5 stars but yesterday went to watch "take a chance on me" (with the same high expectation) and was disappointed with one of the actors who had such a blurred and lack of articulated diction that I couldn't understand 80% of what he was saying. That is up to the casting and director to spot. Very surprised indeed. Other than that, I highly recommend.
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MLT Tickets on Google
★ ★ ★ ★ ★ One of my favourite places full of friendly people. The audience is so close to the actors - you feel as if you're part of the action. A pretty, intimate theatre and a great venue not only for plays but also concerts, poetry evenings etc
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