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        Social Animal
        Q Theatre and Off The Leash presentSocial Animal

        Social Animal

        with Stephen Papps & Damon Andrews

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        Q Theatre

        305 Queen Street

        Auckland, New Zealand

        When

        Tue 7 Apr 2026 - Sun 12 Apr 2026

        Running Time

        65 minutes

        Interval

        No interval

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        Joe Quigley loses everything, only to get a dog. That he hates.

        You can’t teach an old dog new tricks... can you?

        Aging actor extraordinaire Joe Quigley is on the brink of filming the twelfth season of hit cosy-crime drama Parks when a single, careless remark shatters his career, marriage and carefully curated public image.

        Then a stray greyhound follows him home.

        Can Quigley find room in his heart for an ill-disciplined animal with insecurity issues almost as big as his own?  As he navigates a growing sense of irrelevance, he’s forced to confront the question he’s spent a lifetime avoiding: who is he without the applause? 

        Can the colourful community of dog walkers he meets help him rebuild what he’s broken -  or will the glittering promise of one last shot at glory send him hurtling towards disaster?

        Biting satire and theatre wizardry fuse as award-winning actor Stephen Papps inhabits a rich menagerie of characters - human and canine alike.

        “Priceless… wonderful. One out of the box; a winner.”
        — John Smythe, Theatreview

        “Well written, full of humorous insights and revelations. Glorious!”
        — Cate Prestidge, Theatreview

        Starring Stephen Papps (Blowing It, Fresh Eggs, Pike River) 

        Directed by Damon Andrews (Wheeler’s Luck, Timberrr…!)

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