• 4X4 Emerging Playwrights 2017 Thursday December 22nd

    Four new playwrights, four new plays, Fortune Theatre Studio   CALL FOR PLAYWRIGHTS Fortune Theatre’s Studio 4 x 4 Emerging Playwrights Initiative is looking for passionate, local writers with a long-term interest in writing for live theatre. There are four places for young or emerging writers, to join this project for ten weeks of development […]

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  • Theatre for Life, Life for Theatre – Fortune Theatre Summer School Monday December 19th

    Fortune Theatre, with generous support from the Dunedin Fringe and Dunedin City Council, is thrilled to present a three week summer intensive with John Bolton as part of Otago’s stunning summer offerings. The course will inspire participants to use their own stories to make theatre and use theatre to illuminate their lives. Students will explore […]

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  • 2017 Season Tickets Tuesday November 29th

    If you’re planning on coming to four or more Fortune shows in 2017, then get your hands on a season ticket! We absolutely love our season subscribers, they’re the lifeblood of the theatre, so it’s a great way to support us here at Fortune. As a subscriber you get five key benefits: Discounted tickets – […]

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  • The Mystery of Irma Vep… Late Night Show! Monday November 21st

    Join us on November 25th for a special late night performance of The Mystery of Irma Vep! The butler will greet you at the door with complimentary bubbles on arrival, plus there will be special prizes on the night for best dressed lad and lady (and maybe one for the best werewolf too). Gather up […]

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  • Dramaturg’s Note – Krapp’s Last Tape Friday September 30th

      ABOUT THE AUTHOR – SAMUEL BECKETT   Samuel Beckett was born in 1906 in Dublin to an upper-middle class, Protestant family.  He attended the same boarding school as Oscar Wilde had.  There, like many other leading English dramatists, he became fascinated with cricket (and, in Beckett’s case, rugby union and boxing).  He graduated in […]

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