A musical theatre show opening in Rotorua tonight is sure to leave a smile on the faces of the audience.
Rotorua Musical Theatre is performing The Addams Family, which features an original story by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice.
Wednesday Addams, the ultimate princess of darkness, has grown up and fallen in love with a sweet, smart young man from a respectable family - a man her parents have never met.
Everything will change for the whole family on the fateful night they host a dinner for Wednesday's "normal" boyfriend and his parents.
Director Sally Smyth said The Addams Family was a cult classic and most people could relate to the characters.
"They are an unusual family but have the same family struggles others have.