NZ$25.00 - NZ$30.00 (+BF)
135 minutes, including interval
18 - 29 Nov 2026

Four friends hang out. Someone brings pizza. Someone brings wine. Someone isn’t there.

They’re grieving. Or remembering. Or avoiding the subject entirely. Then the night happens again. Same room. Same setup. Same four people. Different point in time. Something has shifted. Or maybe it hasn’t.

Written and directed by Sam Brooks (Burn Her), All You Had Was Fun is a play about friendship, cycles and the roles we end up playing with the people who know us best.

Starring Max Crean (Ngāti Kahungunu), Kate Johnstone, Adeline Shaddick and Tyler Wilson-Kokiri (Ngaati Porou), the play gets into the weird territory between people – the space where friendship, memory, identity and grief get tangled up. Who are you when you’re with someone? Who are they when they’re with you? And where does one person end and the other begin?

It’s about the people you know by heart. The people you can’t shake. The people who aren’t there anymore. And the things that keep happening anyway.

With a design from iconic team Filament 11 (A View from the Bridge, Constellations) and styling from the legendary Kristine Crabb (Miss Crabb, Gloria), All You Had Was Fun will transform Q Vault into a space like never before for a brand new era of Q Theatre’s grungiest, hippest space.

We bring the pizza, the beer and the memories. You fill the gaps.

Please note: Contains haze, adult themes, language, grief.

There is a full lockout for this show. Latecomers will not be admitted. Please ensure you are seated at least 5 minutes prior to show start.

All You Had Was Fun is presented by Smoke Labours Productions

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