Social Animal
21 Jun 2026, 7:30pm–9:30pm
Coronation Hall, 37 Hall Road, Bannockburn
Stephen Papps performs a solo theatre comedy about a man, a woman and a dog. Jon, a man whose star is fading on his illustrious career, is struggling to save his life-long marriage to wife Vicky. He decides to adopt a dog in an attempt to bring them closer together. But the dog is a high-needs rescue greyhound enslaved to its hunting instincts and its own agenda. Jon finds himself being towed along on a high-speed dog chase to lead him headlong to a painful truth that awaits him in the undergrowth.
The Tempestuous
22 Oct 2026, 7:30pm–9:30pm
Coronation Hall, 37 Hall Road, Bannockburn
Arts on Tour favourite Penny Ashton is back for her 5th tour, and this time she’s skewering the Bard Himself. Sicily’s beloved King Enzo is dead. Now Princess Rosa, a stroppy spinster, must navigate the tempestuous waters of belching stepfathers, lusty suitors, popping cod pieces and menopausal witches, to face her destiny. Award Winning Comedian Penny Ashton, creator and star of smash hits Promise and Promiscuity, Olive Copperbottom and Austen Found, presents her latest literary solo musical with this Shakespearean frolic. She’ll spark 11 characters into life in an Elizabethan tale of magic, meddling and puffed bull’s puzzles.
A Shrew’d New Comedy by Will Shakespeare and Penny Ashton
“Incredibly clever, the script is just so smart.” Radio NZ
“Masterful ‘shrewd comedy’ a tempestuous triumph…a phenomenal play.” The Post
“Surely at some point we get to call Penny Ashton a national treasure?” Flat City Field Notes
“Phenomenal energy, vivacity, versatility, inventiveness and humour.” Theatreview