15 Feb 2026

Mark Hadlow's Grumpy Old Man in Lycra goes on national tour

From Culture 101, 2:08 pm on 15 February 2026

With 150 theatre productions under his belt, actor Mark Hadlow ha a very long CV.

International audiences may recognise him from King KongThe Hobbit and keen fans will remember his contribution to character voices in Meet The Feebles.

But locally, since the 1980s, he's been treading the boards on many stages up and down the country

For the past decade - he's been successfully performing his one man show MAMIL - (Middle Aged Man In Lycra) with friend and long-time collaborator Gregory Cooper.

Now the pair have created a follow up, GOMIL - (Grumpy Old Man In Lycra) which is part way through a national tour and opened it's run in Palmerston North last night. Mark Hadlow speaks to Culture 101 about how the tour is going.