{"id":105,"date":"2021-07-17T21:13:42","date_gmt":"2021-07-17T21:13:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gaslight.nz\/?page_id=105"},"modified":"2026-07-01T00:06:32","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T00:06:32","slug":"box_office","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gaslight.nz\/index.php\/box_office\/","title":{"rendered":"Box office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_0 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_0  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_0  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1><strong>BOX\u00a0<\/strong>OFFICE<\/h1><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_1 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_1  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_1  et_pb_text_align_left et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h3>August 22 - September 5 2026<\/h3>\n<h2>The Appleton Ladies' Potato Race<\/h2>\n<p>In the small country town of Appleton, the annual show is the highlight of the year, and nothing draws a crowd like the famous potato race. But when Penny Anderson returns home and discovers that the winning man receives $1,000 while the winning woman gets just $200, one simple question turns the whole town upside down: why?<\/p>\n<p>What begins as a fight for equal prize money quickly becomes something much bigger. As Penny challenges a tradition everyone else has learned to live with, Appleton\u2019s quiet tensions spill into the open: old loyalties, family rivalries, community pride, changing values, and the awkward question of who gets to decide when 'The Way We\u2019ve Always Done It' is no longer good enough.<\/p>\n<p>Written by Melanie Tait and inspired by true events, this is a sharp, funny and big-hearted Australian comedy about fairness, friendship, resistance to change, and the surprising courage it takes to stand up in your own hometown. With five bright, vivid women at its centre, it celebrates community while gently poking at its blind spots, and shows that sometimes the smallest races carry the biggest stakes.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_2 et_pb_column et_pb_column_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"1273\" src=\"https:\/\/gaslight.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Appleton-poster-F1-xsmall.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Appleton poster F1 xsmall\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaslight.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Appleton-poster-F1-xsmall.png 900w, https:\/\/gaslight.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Appleton-poster-F1-xsmall-480x679.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 900px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-935\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_2  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_4_4 et_pb_column et_pb_column_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_code et_pb_code_0\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_code_inner\">\n      <div class=\"tt-widget\">\n        <script src=\"https:\/\/cdn.tickettailor.com\/js\/widgets\/min\/widget.js\"\n          data-url=\"https:\/\/www.tickettailor.com\/all-tickets\/gaslighttheatre\/\"\n          data-type=\"inline\"\n          data-inline-minimal=\"true\"\n          data-inline-show-logo=\"1\"\n          data-inline-bg-fill=\"true\"\n          data-inline-inherit-ref-from-url-param=\"\"\n          data-inline-ref=\"website_widget\">\n        <\/script>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_section et_pb_section_2 et_pb_with_background  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_section_regular et_block_section\" >\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_row et_pb_row_3  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_row\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_4  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_2  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h2>Gaslight\u00a0<strong>Theatre<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h3>Experience EXCELLENT Local Theatre<\/h3><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_5  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_text et_pb_text_3  et_pb_text_align_center et_pb_bg_layout_dark\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h4>about Us<\/h4>\n<p>The Gaslight Theatre is home to the Cambridge Repertory Society, Cambridge NZ. We put on 3 to 4 shows a year, working with local directors, actors, sound &amp; lighting technicians and back-stage enthusiasts.<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div><div class=\"et_d4_element et_pb_column_1_3 et_pb_column et_pb_column_6  et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode et-last-child et_block_column\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"et_pb_module et_d4_element et_pb_image et_pb_image_1 et_animated et-waypoint\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"et_pb_image_wrap \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"976\" height=\"1083\" src=\"https:\/\/gaslight.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Gaslight-logo-white.png\" alt=\"\" title=\"Gaslight logo white\" srcset=\"https:\/\/gaslight.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Gaslight-logo-white.png 976w, https:\/\/gaslight.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Gaslight-logo-white-480x533.png 480w\" sizes=\"(min-width: 0px) and (max-width: 480px) 480px, (min-width: 481px) 976px, 100vw\" class=\"wp-image-719\" \/><\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_et_pb_use_builder":"on","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-105","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaslight.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/105","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaslight.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaslight.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaslight.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gaslight.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=105"}],"version-history":[{"count":121,"href":"https:\/\/gaslight.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/105\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":939,"href":"https:\/\/gaslight.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/105\/revisions\/939"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gaslight.nz\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=105"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}