Feature: AVENUE Q at Gore Town And Country Club

By: Oct. 31, 2016
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There's a little town at the bottom of a little country producing some great theatre.

In July of this year it celebrated 80 years of its' largest theatre, the St James.

The rural farming town of Gore, New Zealand boasts a population of 12,500 and has three theatres, a huge sports complex and an even bigger sense of community.

There's a landmark in the middle of Gore that reflects the love that the local community has for theatre; the fly tower of the theatre stands alone well above the other buildings as testament to a hard working community that values the arts enough to put money, time and literally blood, sweat and tears to ensure that the show goes on.

Gore Musical Theatre has had to work extremely hard over the years to produce quality theatre and maintain a top facility. The community helped rebuild their 450 seat theatre brick by brick and for a while voluntarily ran the movie theatre that also served as their performance space. They also added on a 78 seat smaller theatre.

On the other side of town is the Gore Repertory Society's 'Little Theatre'. It's an intimate theatrical space that hosts regular performances, as well as touring plays and performances throughout the year.

To produce the quality and quantity of theatre that these people achieve is admirable. The locals are known far and wide for their passion for theatre.

The town made national news when it produced The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas. Phenomenal work went into to bringing Les Miserables to the stage. Hairspray was a huge success and every year for 30 years a Theatre Restaurant has been also been produced.

This year's theatre restaurant is the hilarious Avenue Q.

Inspired by the beloved children's show Sesame Street, Avenue Q creates a puppet-filled world that is a social commentary about human nature and the difficulties that we face when we learn that real life isn't as simple as we dreamed it might be, but perhaps, suggests Avenue Q, life is all the more colorful and worthwhile for it.

Directed by professional director Hamish McGregor, the show is shaping up to be yet another outstanding piece of theatre produced from a small town with huge drive and immense talent.

Avenue Q

Gore Town and Country Club

November 10th - 19th

Tickets: https://www.iticket.co.nz/events/2016/nov/avenue-q or St James Theatre Gore



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