New stage for Warkworth Town Hall

The Warkworth Town Hall now boasts new units allowing for the reconfiguration of the stage to accommodate a variety of theatrical and other events.

Possible uses for the six stage units – known as Flexi Staging – include creating a catwalk, establishing a small separate stage for a compere, or extending the Town Hall’s existing stage further into the auditorium.

The Warkworth Town Hall Restoration Trust (WTHRT), The Warkworth Theatre Group and the Sir John Logan Campbell Residuary Estate contributed funding for the new stage units.
WTHRT chair Peter Henderson says a decision by the Rodney Local Board to cover the trust’s $250,000 debt for restoring the hall has allowed it to concentrate its energies on further town hall enhancements.

The Warkworth Town Hall was restored at a cost $5.6 million with funding from WTHRT,  Auckland Council, the Local Board, a Lotteries Commission grant and Watercare.

The Board resolved to meet the WTHRT’s outstanding debt at a meeting in June. The WTHRT is accepting further donations for more stage units.

Info: Peter Henderson 0274 776 519