Tender, fierce, and deeply human, the writing of Bruce Mason is given new life in a rare, unmissable theatrical event at Q Theatre. In Every Kind of Weather, director Shane Bosher and actor Stephen Lovatt present two of Mason’s most beloved works not as museum pieces, but as living, breathing stories that resonate today.
This mini festival of sorts features The End of the Golden Weather and Not Christmas, But Guy Fawkes, performed in repertory, following a celebrated Wellington season. It's a fitting tribute to a writer who changed theatre in this country forever. You can experience the plays on their own, or as part of a theatrical double-shot with both plays performed alongside each other on Saturdays and Sundays.
The End of the Golden Weather
The End of the Golden Weather transports you to a perfect summer on Takapuna Beach, seen through the eyes of a 12-year-old boy and his unlikely friendship with Firpo – an outsider chasing an impossible Olympic dream. Moving effortlessly between flights of imagination and everyday speech, it is a story about growing up, empathy, and that quiet moment when childhood begins to slip away.
Its companion, Not Christmas, but Guy Fawkes, offers something rarer still. A richly autobiographic work, written and exclusively performed by Mason towards the end of its life, and never performed by another actor, until now. It is a bold, personal and quietly cheeky reflection on identity, ambition, the purpose of art, and what it means to find your voice in a culture that struggles with tall poppies.
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