Heretaunga Players is proud to present a Double Bill of short 1-act comedies: ‘Flatmates’ by Barry Lambert and ‘Bang, You’re Dead!’ by Paul Reakes as our final production of 2025.

Flatmates synopsis: Ben is annoyed to find a strange woman in his flat who claims to have been living there than he has. When his soon-to-be ex-wife and her lawyer arrive with the divorce papers, Ben’s new flatmate proves to have very useful powers of persuasion.

Bang, You’re Dead! synopsis: Lydia and her boyfriend Marcus rehearse the murder of Theo, Lydia's husband, which they are to commit that evening. When the victim and a "perfect witness" arrive not all goes according to plan.

All shows include a 20-minute interval. The total performance time (including interval) is approximately 2 hours.