Keen on theatre? Want to see what’s hot on the stage in Christchurch? Every Sunday for the past eight weeks, four young playwrights and two keen young directors, Dan Bain & Lisa Norriss, have met at The Court Theatre, with input from seasoned professionals, to create four short pieces ready to present to an audience. Next Tuesday and Wednesday, these will be presented in a showcase entitled Fourplay, followed by an audience forum.

The Cut by Georgia-Kate Heard
“The chicken, the egg or the test tube?” After a reproduction introduction in the waiting room of a fertility clinic, Jane and John come out with more than they had bargained for.

The Art of Letting Go by Matt Powell.
At the opening of Jamie’s sell-out exhibition, an old flame makes a fiery entrance back into his life.

Cursed by Bigfoot by Andrew Todd
The Eskimos call him “Bushman”; the Colville Indians call him “Sasquatch”; the Hoopas call him “Oma”. But right now, let’s just call him “Bigfoot”.

Responses by Sam Steeds
What makes us do the things we do? What makes us say the things we say? What makes us feel the things we feel? Combining text, sound and movement, the delicate pursuit for answers begins.

Fourplay: Dec15 &16, 7pm. The Forge at The Court Theatre, 20 Worcester Boulevard. Price: $6. Book at The Court Theatre, p 963 0870, or visit www.theforge.org.nz