Inaugural manager selected for Theatre
Having overseen and run some of New Zealand's most prestigious events, Gus Sharp will, come the opening of the Waikato Regional Theatre turn his hand to a new challenge.
A lifelong Wellingtonian, Sharp has moved his young family north to take on the inaugural general manager role at the new 1300 seat theatre and undertake the preliminary planing required before curtains are raised in June next year.
Sharp’s start in the arts came as an enterprising teenager. Asking overseas musicians “if they’d ever been to New Zealand?” and if they hadn’t, perhaps would they like to? From there, Sharp developed an extensive rolodex featuring the key figures in promotion and performance of art in New Zealand and overseas.
Theatre history on site fence mural!
The site history timeline mural has now been fully installed as a repeating pattern along the Victoria Street side of the Waikato Regional Theatre site - see the full set of images.
Second crane in up
The second crane went up on the Theatre site just before Christmas, today they make a great couple towering over The Tron...
Waikato Regional Theatre in the media
Theatre seats being used as unique Christmas stocking fillers – Waikato Times
Inaugural manager selected for Waikato Regional Theatre - Waikato Times