Theatre

A Stab in the Dark

Good and bad. Black and white. When the human condition is a grey area that craves absolutes, how can the truth be trusted? Sit back, and don’t relax as this new play from Nightsong – the creators of award-winning show Te Pō – takes you for a wickedly funny, suspenseful, and unpredictable ride.

85 mins
Thu 10 - Sun 13 March
Cancelled

HEADS UP

Cancellation: Due to New Zealand moving to RED under the COVID-19 Protection Framework, the live performance of A Stab in the Dark has been cancelled, but the show will be presented digitally online and available to both livestream as a premiere and view as a recording.

Ticketholders will receive a full refund. Please check your email for further information. New tickets must be purchased via the “buy now” button on this page for the digital presentation.

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“Why God chose me to save the world is a f*****g mystery.” — Noah (of the Ark)

Right and wrong.

Good and bad. Black and white. When the human condition is a grey area that craves absolutes, how can the truth be trusted?

Sit back, and don’t relax as this new play from Nightsong – the creators of award-winning show Te Pō – takes you for a wickedly funny, suspenseful, and unpredictable ride. Through perspective shifting set design, puppetry, and extraordinary questioning, bear witness as a living nightmare unravels. A gripping tale from start to finish, A Stab in the Dark is theatre anyone would kill to see.

Recommended for 15+
Contains strong language, violent themes, smoke/haze

 

Writer: Carl Bland

Direction: Ben Crowder & Carl Bland

Set Design: Andrew Foster

Costume Design: Elizabeth Whiting

Music Composer / Sound Designer: John Gibson

Lighting & Projection Design: Filament Eleven 11

Director of Photography: Ralph Brown

Puppet Design & Creation: Jon Coddington

Production Management: Pilot Productions

Stage Manager: Keira Howat

Performers: Joel Tobeck and Alison Bruce

Puppeteers: Jon Coddington and Milo Cawthorne

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