Gone to Seed
September 18th — 26th, 2026 7:00 AM - 9:45 PM
Fire Station Theatre, 3 Cargill Street, Mosgiel
Written by TIM HAMBLETON - Directed by HEIDI MCGREGOR
WINNER: Original Script and Production (New NZ Full Length Play)
Regional Theatre Awards 2020
Gone To Seed was written for Mosgiel after Tim’s parents-in-law told him about their gardening group meetings in Mosgiel.
Gone to Seed is a bittersweet comedy. A gardening club, struggling for members, is suspected of dealing drugs by the local church Minister. The group have their meetings in the church hall and the Minister is determined to be rid of them, so he contacts the police.
However, an inept detective is sent to investigate and after a series of unfortunate incidents the Minister ends up losing face while the gardening club grows in popularity.