HAWKINS YOUTH THEATRE COMPANY

The Hawkins Youth Theatre Company was formed in February 2012 and is dedicated to nurturing the youth within our local community by providing them with a platform to develop their stagecraft, build their confidence, and expand their knowledge of theatre and performance in a safe, supportive, and collaborative environment.

The company is open to all 8 to 18 year olds, and consist of three groups which are dependent on what year they are in at school:-

Juniors (School year 4 - 6) 

Intermediate (School year 7 & 8)

Seniors (School year 9 - 13) 

Our weekly Wednesday classes have a duration of 60 minutes and are held at the Hawkins Theatre (some workshops may be held at an alternative Papakura venue when the theatre is in use.)

Fees are $120 per school term or $400 per year.

BENEFITS

- Increased levels of confidence and self-esteem
- A more developed sense of personal and group identity
- A sense of belonging
- Increased self-discipline and commitment
- Improved abilities to articulate & express feelings and opinions
- A sense of happiness, fun and well-being
- Increased levels of activity
- A sense of personal and group achievement
- Increased ability to take risks and be spontaneous within a safe environment

2025 Term Timetable
Wednesdays
Junior Class - 3:30pm - 4:30pm
Intermediate Class - 4:45pm - 5:45pm
Senior Class - 6:00pm - 7:00pm 

Term One
05 Feb - 09 Apr 2025

Term Two
31 Apr - 25 Jun 2025

Term Three
16 Jul - 17 Sep 2025

Term Four
08 Oct - 17 Dec 2025

Currently all of our classes are at full capacity.

Please email education@hawkinstheatre.co.nz if you would like your child to be added to the waitlist.

 We are currently finalising this year's brochure, however if you would like some further information about Hawkins Youth Theatre Company click HERE to view our 2024 Youth Theatre Company brochure.

Our past productions:

2012 - Albert Lamorisse's The Red Balloon

2013 - Abigail Docherty's One Thousand Paper Cranes. 

2014 - The Cohort Hotel, which was written by one of our very own company members! 

2015 - 'How the Kiwi bird Lost Its' Wings' which was based on the Maori myth. This was a collaborated with our senior citizens and our junior theatre group to create an original show. Later that year the intermediate & senior groups performed in David McPhail's 'Grimm Stories' which provided a kiwi spin on some classic fairy tales.

2016 - Our junior class brought 'Moa's Arch' to life while the Intermediates and Seniors performed our very first devised show call 'Memories That Time Forgot' directed by Ahi Karunaharan and Te-One Matthews.

2017 - The juniors performed Dr Seuss's 'The Lorax' while the intermediates and seniors performed 'Wide Awake' by New Zealander Mike Hudson which won 'Plays For The Young 2014' in the 8-12 year old category.

2018 - The first performance was a collaboration with the Papakura Museum. 'Homefront' was a performance response piece to the 2018 Papakura Museum exhibition HOME FRONT. Next came 'Goldilock's On Trial' - a follow on from the beloved children's book 'Goldilocks and the Three Bears' where Goldilocks was on trial for breaking and entering. 

2019 - Our youth theatre brought 3 shows to the stage - 'We'll Be Better Later' by our seniors, 'Bugsy Malone' by our intermediates and 'Aladdin' by our juniors. 

2020/2021 - Sadly due to Covid19 our youth theatre students weren't able to put on any productions.

2022 - Back with a bang - what a great performance by the whole youth theatre company 'The Addams Family Young@Part'.  Checkout our facebook page for images and sign up if you'd love to be part of the next performance. 

2023 - Wow the Youth Theatre Company exceeded all expectations with a sell out season of The Wizard Of Oz - 7 shows at capacity and a brilliant time had by all the company.  

 2024 The company broke more records with a near 10 show sell out of Alice In Wonderland. Over 2,300 tickets were sold across a fantastic season.