Enter a world where anything can happen — where mystery, playfulness, and theatrical magic collide. Mask Intervention is a captivating, interactive mask performance created and performed by Christchurch’s Hagley Theatre School. Inspired by the timeless traditions of Commedia dell’Arte and contemporary physical theatre, the work celebrates the mask’s ability to transform, surprise, and connect.

As masked performers weave through the crowd, each character reveals a distinct personality and story through sharp physical precision and inventive improvisation. Audiences are drawn into spontaneous moments of laughter, tenderness, and wonder as everyday spaces are transformed into living stages of imagination and surprise.

Behind every mask lies extraordinary craft — the fine balance between discipline and play that makes true theatrical magic possible. Mask Intervention is not just a performance but an encounter — an invitation to rediscover the immediacy, connection, and delight that live theatre brings.

When the masks arrive, the ordinary becomes extraordinary, and the unexpected feels inevitable.