A premiere season to acknowledge the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele. This play follows the journey of three young Otago men from a summers day fishing by the Taieri River to the horrors of the Somme over the year 1917. Some experiences are shared, others are faced alone. Some truths are admitted, others are not. Some dawns bring the sun, others only shadows.

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Coming into the Spotlight in the second half of 2017

Winter Sunday Series: Rehearsed readings of three plays. Counting Icebergs by Frances Rouse, Sunday 16 July. Sherlock Holmes adapted by Ted Nye Sunday 20 August. Under Milk Wood by Dylan Thomas, Sunday 17 September.

1917: Until the Day Dawns by Keith Scott. This production is staged to mark the 100th Anniversary of the Battle of Passchendaele. It tells the story of three young Otago men and their experiences of the worst year of the Great War. Some experiences are shared, others are met alone. Some difficult truths are faced, others are not. One comes home, two do not. October 5 to 14.