Co Theatre Physical

Presenting innovative physical theatre works for diverse audiences across Aotearoa.

02/10/2023
Photos from Playmarket New Zealand's post 02/10/2023
12/09/2023

'Wild Feelings' a play I wrote for 8-12 year old's had been shortlisted for Plays for the Young. Thank you Playmarket New Zealand

Congratulations to the playwrights who have been shortlisted in our Plays for the Young Competition.

FOR 3 – 8 YEAR-OLDS:
Helen Vivienne Fletcher - The Birthday Mystery
Rutene Spooner- Pīpī Paopao
Philippa Werry - To the Sea

FOR 8 – 12 YEAR OLDS:
Lindsey Brown - Lost in Ever After
Lindsey Brown - Zeus Needs a Holiday
Beth Kayes - Wild Feelings

FOR TEENAGERS
Rachel Callinan - Bomb
Ken Mizusawa - Beware the Wolf
Ken Mizusawa - Pieces of Her

We’ll announce the category winners soon.
Huge thanks to everyone who entered the competition.

12/09/2023

Congratulations to the playwrights who have been shortlisted in our Plays for the Young Competition.

FOR 3 – 8 YEAR-OLDS:
Helen Vivienne Fletcher - The Birthday Mystery
Rutene Spooner- Pīpī Paopao
Philippa Werry - To the Sea

FOR 8 – 12 YEAR OLDS:
Lindsey Brown - Lost in Ever After
Lindsey Brown - Zeus Needs a Holiday
Beth Kayes - Wild Feelings

FOR TEENAGERS
Rachel Callinan - Bomb
Ken Mizusawa - Beware the Wolf
Ken Mizusawa - Pieces of Her

We’ll announce the category winners soon.
Huge thanks to everyone who entered the competition.

Photos from Rotorua Boys' High School's post 17/03/2023
Photos from Woodlands Park School, Titirangi's post 17/03/2023
REVIEW: Wheel Head (Summer at Q) - Theatre Scenes: Aotearoa New Zealand Theatre 26/02/2023

Thank you Irene Corbett and Theatre Scenes for this lovely review of 'Wheel Head'! :)

REVIEW: Wheel Head (Summer at Q) - Theatre Scenes: Aotearoa New Zealand Theatre [What’s Your Bus Number?] Absurd, playful, and freshly imagined. Co Theatre Physical have once again produced an comedic and engrossing piece. Mixing physical theatre, contemporary transport woes, live music, and light audience interaction, Wheel Head, written by Beth Kayes in collaboration with K...

23/02/2023

Spirited audience feedback coming through for Wheel Head 🚲🚲🚲
Don’t miss the madness, only two nights to go!
Door sales available, or book online at www.qtheatre.co.nz
See you tonight! 🎭🎭🎭

Wheel Head
22-25 Feb 6:30pm


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22/02/2023

Wheel Head is open! 🎉🎉🎉Thanks to everyone who came last night, we had a blast. Audiences described it as funny, whacky, poignant, and relevant 🚲🚲🚲

Only three more nights to go, with 50% of tonight’s profits going to the Red Cross Disaster Fund. Book now!

Wheel Head
22-25 Feb 6:30pm

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Tickets from www.qtheatre.co.nz
Door sales available
Suitable for audiences 13+
50mins

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Featuring Beth Kayes Katie Burson Irasa Siave and Lucas Haugh

20/02/2023

The countdown is on! Two sleeps until we open. Have you got your tickets?

Wheel Head 🚲 22-25 February 🚲 Q Theatre

An absurd romp down the cycleway of cancelled buses, avian romance and death by road cones. Toot toot, your train to transport limbo awaits.

50% of proceeds from Thursday 23rd will be donated to the Red Cross Disaster Fund.

Tickets from www.qtheatre.co.nz

📸 Deane Cohen Beth Kayes Katie Burson Irasa Siave Lucas Haugh

19/02/2023

Win a double pass to Wheel Head! Share your most memorable story of public transport to go in the draw. Competition closes tonight!

COMPETITION TIME…

Here’s your chance to join the Wheel Heads with Co Theatre Physical and Summer at Q 22-24 February 630pm in The Loft.

Simply
- LIKE KickArts and Co Theatre Physical
- tell us your transport story
and you are in the draw for a double pass to a show of your choosing 🛞💕🛞

The winner will be drawn and contacted
Monday 20th Feb 8PM

Photos from Co Theatre Physical's post 18/02/2023

Only four nights until the Wheel Heads are out in the world! Don’t miss the madness 🚲🚲🚲
Book now at www.qtheatre.co.nz

Wheel Head
22-25 February 6:30pm


📸 Deane Cohen
Beth Kayes
Lucas Haugh
Irasa Teofilo Siave
Katie Burson

14/02/2023

Things are getting wheel! 😉🚲🎭
Enjoy this teaser, then get your tickets before they roll out the door!

Wheel Head
22-25 February 6:30pm
Q Theatre
Tickets from www.qtheatre.co.nz

📸 music by Chris Marshall

Photos from Co Theatre Physical's post 13/02/2023

Actor/theatre maker Katie Burson plays Joanna; a bird enthusiast, cycling novice and recently-resurrected Wheel Head, desperate to piece together how she died.
Sounds mad? It is! Not long to go now 🚲🚲🚲

Wheel Head
22-25 February
Q Theatre

Tickets from www.qtheatre.co.nz

📸 Deane Cohen

Photos from Co Theatre Physical's post 12/02/2023

Actor/musician Lucas Haugh performs the role of ‘French Greenie’, alongside an original live musical score 🎶🎶🎶

Wheel Head
22-25 February 6:30pm
Q Theatre Loft

Tickets from www.qtheatre.co.nz

📸 Deane Cohen

Photos from Co Theatre Physical's post 11/02/2023

In rehearsal with actor/theatre maker Irasa Siave. Irasa plays the role of Tūī among a raft of other eclectic characters 🦜🚍🚲

Only 12 days til opening!

Wheel Head
22-25 February 6:30pm
QTheatre

Tickets from www.qtheatre.co.nz

📸 .cohen

Photos from Co Theatre Physical's post 09/02/2023

In rehearsal with director/performer Beth Kayes 🎭

Only two weeks until opening! 🚲🚲🚲
Wheel Head
22-25 February, 6:30pm
Q Theatre Loft
Tickets from www.qtheatre.co.nz

📸 Deane Cohen

Ends Feb. 25th! 21/01/2023

Ends Feb. 25th!

21/01/2023

WHEEL HEAD 22-25 February
Q Theatre Loft 🚲🚲🚲

An absurd romp down the cycleway of cancelled buses, avian romance and death by road cones. Katie Burson, Beth Kayes and Irasa Siave are wheeling in a new physical comedy this February for Summer at Q.

Early bird tickets on sale now from www.qtheatre.co.nz

"Katie Burson and Beth Kayes expertly display a love for play, for physical clowning, and for pulling on the heartstrings of their audiences." -Irene Corbett, Theatre Scenes

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26/11/2022

Presenting WHEEL HEAD, 22-25th February, Q Loft, Summer at Q Festival.

An absurd romp down the cycleway of cancelled buses, avian romance and death by road cones. Katie Burson, Beth Kayes and friends wheel in this new physical theatre comedy.

Book now for early bird tickets!
https://www.qtheatre.co.nz/shows/wheel-head
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Our Summer At Q festival is back once again with support from ! So many (17!!) epic new works by amazing artists including seven partnered shows. Jump onto our website and take a look through.

Pictured here:

ALONE
An intimate sci-fi drama about feminism, climate change and David Bowie.
Multi-award winning, internationally acclaimed Kiwi play ‘ALONE’ returns to Tāmaki Makaurau.

Wheel Head
An absurd romp down the cycleway of cancelled buses, avian romance and death by road cones.
Katie Burson and Beth Kayes wheel in a new physical theatre comedy.

be:longing - Homegrown Edition (Pride partnered)
We tell our own stories, our way.
Punchy, thought-provoking, inspiring and innovative, agaram. brings together an exciting bunchof theatre and performance artists from the South Asian community to present a kaleidoscope of homegrown bite-sized q***r works. Curated by Ahi Karunaharan

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