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Auditions – 7 March 2026
Auditions – 7 March 2026
A Concert Series in Cabaret Style
A Concert Series in Cabaret Style
We invite you to be a part of our next production!
Tell Me the Truth About Love
May 22nd – June 7th, 2026
A cabaret-style concert series, showcasing a playful spectrum of perspectives about love through songs by Gilbert & Sullivan, Cole Porter, Ivor Novello, Franz Lehar, Johann Strauss and others. Semi-staged with a combination of solo and ensemble singing, and woven together with original dialogue, performances will be in small venues with audiences seated in cabaret style. There will be six late-afternoon performances at different venues on the weekends of 23–24 May, 30–31 May and 6–7 June, plus an evening dress rehearsal on 22 May, and rehearsals from 19 April.
Musical Director: William McElwee
Stage Director: Malinda Groves
Audition Details:
Audition Details:
When: Saturday 7th March, 1:30-4:30pm
Where: Khandallah Town Hall, 11 Ganges Road
The audition will be in the format of a fun and supportive group workshop. It will include a vocal and physical warm up, small group work, and performance of individual songs. The panel (the encouraging Malinda and William) will be considering how participants work with others, take direction, and interact with an audience of their fellow auditionees while performing, as well as their vocal style and ability.
Register to attend through our online form
Audition Info Sheet:
Audition Info Sheet:
Please find all information in the link below, including:
Audition Expectations
Rehearsal Schedule
Performance Dates
Who Should Audition?
Come along to our audition – doubling as a fun workshop – which is an opportunity to develop performance skills, and a taste of a real rehearsal with Wellington Comic Opera.
Cabaret is a diverse and inclusive artform. We’re looking for singers who are comfortable performing without a microphone, love to entertain, and want to interact with the audience. We’re looking for about 10–12 performers to sing a range of solos, duets and ensemble pieces. People of all genders, ages (18+), shapes, sizes and physical abilities are welcome to audition.
Not a trained singer? We will have an ensemble made up of a range of singing abilities and backgrounds, though we do recommend having some singing experience. For your audition piece we’re flexible on genre (e.g. opera, early music theatre, art-song, jazz) but choose something that highlights your ability to entertain cabaret-style. See the Audition Info Sheet for all audition expectations.
Questions?
Email us: auditions@wellingtoncomicopera.nz
About Us
About Us
Wellington Comic Opera has delighted and amused audiences across New Zealand since 1957. Our productions are to a professional standard drawing on the region's best singers and actors. We are run by volunteers and are a registered charity.
We are an incorporated society. Our legal (and original) name is the Wellington Gilbert & Sullivan Society. We changed to Wellington Comic Opera in 2021.
The McCardo 2025
The McCardo 2025
Wellington Comic Opera's 2025 production was a lightly updated version of Gilbert and Sullivan's The Mikado. Below are a few photos of what was a hugely successful and popular season - visiting Upper Hutt, Lower Hutt, Wellington, Raumati, and Palmerston North.
Director: David Cox
Musical Director: William McElwee
Repetiteurs: Robyn Jaquiery and Dayle Anderson
Cast
The McCardo – Lindsay Groves
Nanki-Poo (Wandering minstrel) – Teresa Sullivan
Ko-Ko (Lord High Executioner) – Vincent Wong
Pooh-Bah (Lord High Everything Else) – Yang Liu
Pish-Tush (Noble) – Braden Lister
Yum Yum (Ward of Ko-Ko) – Lizzie Summers
Pitti-Sing (Ward of Ko-Ko) – Gemma Conn
Peep-Bo (Ward of Ko-Ko) – Zoe Stocks
Katisha (Elderly lady) – Rebecca Murphy Woodmore
Ensemble: Antonia Selby, Demelza Gallen, Hannah Collier, Margaret Mabbett, Marion Wilson, Melody Holmes, Alice Graham, Nicola Marshall, Rod Lawson, Sam Holmes, Frank Milne, Ian Graham.
Below are a few photos from our July 2024 concert series where fifteen of our performers did selections from My Fair Lady, Hello Dolly, The Music Man, Calamity Jane, Call Me Madam, and State Fair.
It's a grand night for singing
It's a grand night for singing
Music director: Lesley Graham
Accompanist: Dayle Anderson
Movement Director: Shirley Kauter
Performers: Kassandra Wang, Gisela de la Villa, Melody Holmes, Rosie Knight, Margaret Mabbett, Antonia Selby, Matilda Wickborn, Kevin O'Kane, David Cox, Ian Graham, Lindsay Groves, Steve Hendry, Yang Liu, Josh Long, and Vincent Wong.
PHOTOS: the team on the Khandallah Town Hall stage
Pirates!
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Our 2023 season of PIRATES! toured Wellington, Lower Hutt, Upper Hutt, Raumati, and Palmerston North in May 2023. Directed by the talented Alison Hodge with Music Direction by Michael Vinten, Theatreview described it as "Spiffingly good fun, genuinely rollicking, tuneful, and a super-intelligent update".
Photos of a few of our older (pre-Covid) shows are shown below...
Please email us at wco@wellingtoncomicopera.nz if you would like to (a) receive our occasional newsletters where we advertise auditions, or (b) receive information on upcoming productions and ticketing. We would love to hear from you. You can also follow us on our Facebook page.
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