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Despite a heavy schedule of productions, the Warkworth Theatre Group is coordinating a special Golden Kowhai Variety Show to mark the festival’s half-century this month.
The show will be held at the Warkworth Town Hall on Friday October 4 and 5, at 7.30pm, and at the Wellford Community Centre on Sunday at 2pm.
Music will cover the last five decades with medleys from shows such as Jesus Christ Superstar and Grease, and songs made famous by Elvis, the Beatles, Queen and more.
Club member Pauline Hirst says there will be a special focus on 1969. “Not only was that the year the festival was born, but it was also the year man first stepped on the moon,” she says.
Val Couling’s jazz group, Dianne Morgan’s ukulele group, members of Warkworth’s Showstoppers, local choirs and a rock group have all been signed up on the programme.
“The result will be that audiences will get to see some of the best local entertainment on offer,” Pauline says.
Tickets are $20 adults and $15 seniors. All proceeds will be donated to a local charity chosen by the public.
