A well-attended Dannevirke Theatre Company AGM on Sunday, June 7 heard from its outgoing president Amy Macdonald-Te Huki that the company was in very good shape by any measure.
Two very successful shows, Beauty and the Beast and Ladies Night, each making a healthy profit and attracting mostly near full houses, had patrons clamouring for more entertainment, some of whom had never been to a show before.
Macdonald-Te Huki commented that putting on the Disney show Beauty and the Beast was a huge challenge but "the finished product was a testament to how resilient and determined the entire cast, crew and committee were to putting a quality show on stage for the Dannevirke public". She thanked director Elijah Graham and his team for "taking on such a massive job".
Of Ladies Night she said "With a small but brave band of six men and two women the work began on what can only be described as comic gold. Needless to say there was hilarity at every rehearsal and the public feedback after the show was brilliant." She thanked director Peter White "for all his hard work bringing this fabulous production to the Fountain Theatre stage".
The meeting acknowledged the passing of John McGibbon, Macdonald-Te Huki saying "we were blessed to have such an experienced and generous man passing his wealth of knowledge to each generation of theatre enthusiasts in Dannevirke. He will be remembered fondly by all who knew him".
