–   Work with us to bring to life our stories through art and drama facilitation  –  Find out more about the job opportunity here

Often funny, but also heartfelt and poignant, the unpretentiousness and rawness of the presentation is refreshingly wonderful to see and should not be missed.

—  Dominion Post

Hobson Street Theatre Company

Hobson Street Theatre Company is an award-winning theatre company created in partnership with the Auckland City Mission, with an aim to tell stories that are full of heart, humour, and soul.

With all work devised by company members, the rōpū has banned “sob stories” but instead explores ideas and stories of interest to them - from racism to friendship to haunted op shops.

The work can be raw, authentic, and riotous, but always aim to leave the audience feeling enlightened and uplifted.

Hobson Street Theatre Company's kaupapa centres around the principles of manaakitanga (to look after one another), and also that our whanaungatanga (kinship) relationships mean we are responsible to each other and the group as a whole. 

All significant decisions are made collectively, during hui. Decisions around artistic direction are made as a rōpū (group) and then guided to reality by show directors or writers, with the support of the wider production team. We work from a strength based kaupapa; believing we all have skills and abilities to share with each other.

This project has the wow factor, giving a voice to the homeless community through theatre. By providing a platform for people who have experienced homelessness to tell their stories, this project is a powerful tool to foster understanding and conversations with the public.

—  Arts Access Aotearoa Community Arts Award Judges

In 2019 the company was awarded the Arts Access Aotearoa Community Arts Award and was invited to perform in the International Community Arts Festival in Rotterdam in March 2020, which was cancelled due to the global pandemic.

The company has toured to Wellington and Dunedin for successive Fringe Festival seasons and received awards including "Best Directed Chaos" (Wellington Fringe) and "Spirit of the Fringe" (Auckland)

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2020/21

THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR. Basement Theatre / BATS / Dunedin Fringe

2019

THAT'S WHAT FRIENDS ARE FOR. Basement Theatre / BATS / Dunedin Fringe

2018

THE RACE. Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre

2015

OP SHOP DREAMS. Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre

2014

LAST CHANCE CAFE. Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre

2013

SCENES FROM A NIGHT. Auckland City Mission

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