The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel LIVE in New Zealand this April & May

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is heading to Auckland, Wellington & Christchurch this April and May!

Based on the Sunday Times bestseller which inspired one of this century’s most treasured films, The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel takes us on a journey to India with an eclectic group of British retirees as they embark on a new life. The luxury residence is far from the opulence they were promised, but as their lives begin to intertwine, they are charmed in unexpected and life-changing ways.

The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel is a joyous comedy play about taking risks, finding love and embracing second chances, even in the most surprising of places.

Auckland's The Civic from April 23rd

Wellington's St James from May 7th

Christchurch's James Hay Theatre from May 15th

Tickets from Stetsongroup.com

Starring Coronation Street fan favourite Rula Lenska (aka Claudia Colby) whose stellar career began 48 years ago and includes Minder, Footballers' Wives, To the Manor Born, One Foot in the Grave, Casualty, Space: 1999, Return of the Saint, Doctors, and film, commercials, documentaries and stage. Rula stars as cougar Madge Hardcastle who leaves her daughter’s home where she’s supposed to be babysitting, suddenly choosing to find a rich husband at the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel in modern Bangalore.

Direct from the UK, Colin Richmond’s striking, static, set spans the width and depth of the stage to simultaneously present inside and outside spaces at the run-down colonial home turned hotel. Inside, passageways and staircases surround a central reception area.

Outside, lush green plants and delicate fairy lights create an oasis of old-world Indian charm in a courtyard garden. The attention to detail is impressive and immersive, right down to the hum of traffic and echoing call to prayer audible in the distance.