Mike & Virginia at The Pumphouse Theatre

What do you get when you mix two ambitious lecturers in film studies – one specialising in romantic comedy and the other in monster movies?

When Harry Met Sally on steroids!

Mike & Virginia is a romantic comedy about a romantic comedy, a funny, fast moving romp from two of New Zealand’s busiest writers.

Starring a terrific comedy cast comprised of Andrew Grainger, Laura Hill, Jodie Rimmer, Stephen Papps and Muna Arbor, this popular play asks - is LOVE the monster? READ REVIEWS https://bit.ly/48174n9  https://bit.ly/45ArmlX

Seasoned director Simon Prast once more joins forces with Kathryn Burnett after enjoying their sell-out world premiere of "The Campervan" in 2022.

REVIEWS:

"Laura Hill’s Virginia is magnificent. She’s an actor who honours the text and the ensemble, who makes intelligent sense of the script while openly, and shamelessly, living in the rich subtext. "

Lexie Matheson - Theatreview

"Stephen Papps is hilarious as the unintentional dry-witted Harry, Jodie Rimmer cleverly pokes fun at her 'wanna-be but hopeful character Sally.' Her lead role in the ‘play within a play’ is belly-aching hilarious."

Monica Moore - Broadway World

"It’s charming, complex, bloody funny, often moving, and we love every moment of it which is a surprise since, at first meeting, none of the characters are in the least bit likeable."

Lexie Matheson - Theatreview

"Mike and Virginia is a damn funny play that pokes fun at commercialised romance and the foibles of human relationships."

Andrew Whiteside - Andrew Whiteside.com

"Grainger gives his usual highly capable performance, developing Mike to reveal some sensitivity...Hill’s icy Virginia fairly spasmed with a fiery, glacial intensity. There were a couple of instances where a flash of magic occurred between them."

Malcolm Calder - NZ Arts Review

Praise for "The Campervan"

 "There is more than enough highly entertaining hilarity and craziness here for a jolly good night out."  Malcolm Calder - New Zealand Arts Review

"The Campervan is a very funny farce that manages to evoke a modern type of Noel Coward comedy of errors, while also lampooning our obsession with power and the acquisition of stuff!" Andrew Whiteside - Andrew Whiteside.com

"Burnett's script is full of wit and wisdom. An audience loves to judge and The Campervan's audience was given plenty of opportunity to indulge in hypocritical judgement."  Monica Moore - Broadway World