28 Nov 2021

Auckland Theatre Company plans to open its doors

From Standing Room Only, 1:46 pm on 28 November 2021

It's a gutsy call  but Auckland Theatre Company has just released a full season of plays for 2022, off the back of a frustrating two years of disrupted and cancelled productions.

Artistic Director and CEO Jonathan Bielski tells Lynn Freeman he's confident the shows will go on, and has scheduled two comedies first up in recognition that Tāmaki Makaurau audiences could do with some cheering up.

Homegrown plays include work by Emily Perkins, Nancy Brunning, Oscar Kightley and Nathan Joe..

Lynn first asked Jonathan about the many ways the pandemic impacted on ATC this year: