November 23, 2016

WELLINGTON THEATRE AWARDS 2016The Wellington Theatre Awards are proud to celebrate 2016’s exciting, engaging and highly entertaining year of professional theatre in the cultural capital with a jubilant award ceremony…

WELLINGTON THEATRE AWARDS 2016 The Wellington Theatre Awards are proud to celebrate 2016’s exciting, engaging and highly entertaining year of professional theatre in the cultural capital with a jubilant award ceremony at Te Whaea Theatre, Sunday 11th December.

November 23, 2016

DUNEDIN THEATRE AWARDS 2016This year’s Awards follow in the footsteps of last year’s glam affair! BUT we need your help! Show your early support for Dunedin Theatre makers, and make…

DUNEDIN THEATRE AWARDS 2016 This year's Awards follow in the footsteps of last year's glam affair! BUT we need your help! Show your early support for Dunedin Theatre makers, and make sure you can get a ticket, by pledging your donation now!

November 13, 2016

SAM BROOKS WINS THE 2016 BRUCE MASON PLAYWRITING AWARD The Bruce Mason Playwriting Award was presented to Sam Brooks at the Playmarket Accolades held at the Hannah Playhouse in Wellington…

SAM BROOKS WINS THE 2016 BRUCE MASON PLAYWRITING AWARD The Bruce Mason Playwriting Award was presented to Sam Brooks at the Playmarket Accolades held at the Hannah Playhouse in Wellington on 13 November 2016. The $10,000 cash prize recognises early success in the career of the winning playwright and is designed to encourage their continued exploration of the theatre medium.

November 3, 2016

THE HOME OF LIVE COMEDY IS TURNING TWENTY! The Classic Comedy Club celebrates 20 years on Queen St with ‘A Year of It’ It was around October 1996 that a…

THE HOME OF LIVE COMEDY IS TURNING TWENTY! The Classic Comedy Club celebrates 20 years on Queen St with ‘A Year of It’ It was around October 1996 that a group of young, local comedians and producers started eyeing up the old adult cinema at 321 Queen St, launching a year-long journey towards opening the doors of New Zealand’s first ever dedicated live comedy club: The Classic. From humble beginnings in October 1997, The Classic has established itself as one of the most highly regarded comedy clubs in the world.

November 2, 2016

UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND’S MAIDMENT THEATRE TO CLOSE FOR GOOD NZ Herald, Wednesday Nov 2, 2016 The University of Auckland’s Maidment Theatre is to close for good after costs for seismic…

UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND'S MAIDMENT THEATRE TO CLOSE FOR GOOD NZ Herald, Wednesday Nov 2, 2016 The University of Auckland's Maidment Theatre is to close for good after costs for seismic strengthening soared to more than $16 million. The theatre, which is set in the university's central city grounds, was temporarily closed last December amid concerns over its earthquake safety standards. Today, university bosses announced to staff the theatre would not re-open because it would cost too much to bring it up to modern safety regulations.

October 27, 2016

AUCKLAND FRINGE 2017 Hey beautiful artists, producers, crew & industry folk of Auckland and beyond,It’s us, Auckland Fringe. Sorry about the silence but you might’ve heard the news, we didn’t…

AUCKLAND FRINGE 2017 Hey beautiful artists, producers, crew & industry folk of Auckland and beyond, It’s us, Auckland Fringe. Sorry about the silence but you might’ve heard the news, we didn’t get the funding we needed to make the 2017 festival. Yup, that’s right, nada funding for Fringe. We know you know the feeling!

October 25, 2016

POP-UP GLOBE IS BACK! Four new productions. A brand new location. Ground-breaking new theatre design. Pop-up Globe, the world’s first temporary working replica of Shakespeare’s theatre, the second Globe, popped…

POP-UP GLOBE IS BACK! Four new productions. A brand new location. Ground-breaking new theatre design. Pop-up Globe, the world’s first temporary working replica of Shakespeare’s theatre, the second Globe, popped up for the first time in Auckland in February 2016 with a twice-extended debut season that sold over 100,000 tickets including 20,000 to school students.

October 6, 2016

FLITS ACROSS THE STAGE: theatrical ephemera from the Heritage Collections This exhibition at the Reed Gallery, Dunedin Public Library, is now in its final week, and finishes on Sunday 9…

FLITS ACROSS THE STAGE: theatrical ephemera from the Heritage Collections This exhibition at the Reed Gallery, Dunedin Public Library, is now in its final week, and finishes on Sunday 9 October 2016. Included in the McNab New Zealand Collection at Dunedin Public Libraries is a little-known collection of ephemera.* The bulk of the McNab Ephemera Collection consists of twentieth century theatre programmes, although some date back to the late nineteenth century and feature theatres which have long since disappeared from the Dunedin streetscape.

October 3, 2016

PANNZ: Arts Market / Tour-Makers 2017-18 ARTS MARKET: 13 – 15 March 2017, Auckland Live Expressions of Interest for Tour-Makers Touring late 2017-18 *NOW OPEN* Pitch applications and Delegate registrations…

PANNZ: Arts Market / Tour-Makers 2017-18 ARTS MARKET: 13 – 15 March 2017, Auckland Live Expressions of Interest for Tour-Makers Touring late 2017-18 *NOW OPEN* Pitch applications and Delegate registrations for the Arts Market and Expressions of Interest for Tour-Makers are now OPEN until Monday 31 October 2016. The Arts Market will be held from Monday 13 March to Wednesday 15 March 2017 at Auckland Live. Thank you to Auckland Live for their generous sponsorship of the venue.

September 23, 2016

BATS Theatre is celebrating 21 years of STAB The BATS’ annual commission, STAB is turning 21 this year! STAB was created in 1995, with support from Creative New Zealand to…

BATS Theatre is celebrating 21 years of STAB The BATS’ annual commission, STAB is turning 21 this year! STAB was created in 1995, with support from Creative New Zealand to provide a platform for artists to take their production to the next level. STAB has since grown to include STAB LAB, which was developed in 2013 to nurture new ideas by giving them space to be developed.

September 23, 2016

Isaac Theatre Royal Wins Supreme Award at Champion Canterbury Business Awards 2016 The Isaac Theatre Royal took top honours at the largest business awards in New Zealand for their significant…

Isaac Theatre Royal Wins Supreme Award at Champion Canterbury Business Awards 2016 The Isaac Theatre Royal took top honours at the largest business awards in New Zealand for their significant efforts following the 2011 earthquakes. The iconic Christchurch theatre also took out the award for Retail/Hospitality Small Enterprise for ‘dynamic professionals providing a phenomenal customer experience’, before being recognised at the end of the night with The Press Champion Canterbury Supreme Small Enterprise Award.

September 20, 2016

NEW ZEALAND IMPROV FESTIVAL 2016 MASTERCLASS PROGRAMME Top talent from home and abroad bring wealth of experience to NZ practitioners To many in Wellington, the New Zealand Improv Festival (NZIF)…

NEW ZEALAND IMPROV FESTIVAL 2016 MASTERCLASS PROGRAMME Top talent from home and abroad bring wealth of experience to NZ practitioners To many in Wellington, the New Zealand Improv Festival (NZIF) is a celebration of improvised performance; to those within the industry, it is also an opportunity to develop skills and foster collaboration between national and international practitioners. With its most comprehensive workshop programme yet, NZIF is delighted to have almost 100 practitioners registered to participate in a week of improvisation masterclasses led by some of New Zealand & the world’s most experienced and talented improvisors and directors.

September 12, 2016

EUGENIA By Lorae Parry Directed by Ania Upstill A FUNDRAISER for Lorae Parry’s new play, SCARLET & GOLD “She was the best man I ever knew!” Eugenia is set in…

EUGENIA By Lorae Parry Directed by Ania Upstill A FUNDRAISER for Lorae Parry’s new play, SCARLET & GOLD “She was the best man I ever knew!” Eugenia is set in two time frames: 1916 and the present.

September 6, 2016

SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN FOR LEGACY PROJECT 4 Are you a queer writer with a passion for theatre but not sure how to get your work onto stage? Or are you…

SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN FOR LEGACY PROJECT 4 Are you a queer writer with a passion for theatre but not sure how to get your work onto stage? Or are you a director who’s looking for that next exciting script to work on? Then here’s your opportunity. LEGACY PROJECT wants to share your stories on stage. LEGACY PROJECT is a theatre development programme established to provide a platform for emerging writers within our LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and trans) community to create short theatrical works that express our unique Kiwi voices and experiences.

September 6, 2016

WOMEN IN THEATRE HUI – Auckland We will be aligning with a large hui happening in Wellington on the 19th around the same topic and plan to gather momentum nationwide!…

WOMEN IN THEATRE HUI – Auckland We will be aligning with a large hui happening in Wellington on the 19th around the same topic and plan to gather momentum nationwide! Tell anyone you think may be interested, and bring your partners.

September 6, 2016

Shakespeare’s rarely performed comedy tells the story of a love so strong it causes a young woman to risk everything for the chance of happiness. Romance, Love, Lust and True…

Shakespeare’s rarely performed comedy tells the story of a love so strong it causes a young woman to risk everything for the chance of happiness. Romance, Love, Lust and True Virtue are hilariously examined in a fiendishly clever plot with all the inventive wit we expect ...

September 3, 2016

CHAMPIONING BETTER REPRESENTATION FOR WOMEN. In theatre women are still underrepresented in every aspect. A hui

CHAMPIONING BETTER REPRESENTATION FOR WOMEN. In theatre women are still underrepresented in every aspect. A hui

September 3, 2016

POP-UP GLOBE WARDROBE POSITIONSPop-up Globe® is a multi-award winning New Zealand company that produces spectacular Jacobean theatre, particularly the works of Shakespeare, in ‘pop-up’ replicas of the second Globe, the…

POP-UP GLOBE WARDROBE POSITIONS Pop-up Globe® is a multi-award winning New Zealand company that produces spectacular Jacobean theatre, particularly the works of Shakespeare, in ‘pop-up’ replicas of the second Globe, the theatre Shakespeare and his company built and used. Applications are now open to join the Pop-up Globe Theatre Company's wardrobe department.

August 26, 2016

POP-UP GLOBE RECRUITING PRODUCTION STAFF… Applications are now open to join the Pop-up Globe Theatre Company’s production department. We are looking for two Production Manager/Company Stage Managers and four Stage…

POP-UP GLOBE RECRUITING PRODUCTION STAFF ... Applications are now open to join the Pop-up Globe Theatre Company's production department. We are looking for two Production Manager/Company Stage Managers and four Stage Managers to work on the rehearsal and production process.

August 24, 2016

ELIZABETH MCRAE HONOURED WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Equity New Zealand is thrilled to announce that Elizabeth McRae is the recipient of the 2016 Equity Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Ryman…

ELIZABETH MCRAE HONOURED WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD Equity New Zealand is thrilled to announce that Elizabeth McRae is the recipient of the 2016 Equity Lifetime Achievement Award presented by Ryman Healthcare. Elizabeth McRae started her acting career in the 70s with a string of TV and film credits including Terry and the Gunrunners, Go Girls, A Death in the Family and Rest for the Wicked. She is best known however for her role of receptionist Marjorie in the hit TV series Shortland Street.

August 21, 2016

STANDING OVATION Half a century of Downstage Theatre An exhibition and special events at the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library, Cnr Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Wellington Monday 22 August 2016…

STANDING OVATION Half a century of Downstage Theatre An exhibition and special events at the Alexander Turnbull Library, National Library, Cnr Molesworth and Aitken Streets, Wellington Monday 22 August 2016 – Friday 18 November, 10:00am – 5:00pm ... more Downstage opened with a production of Eugène Ionesco’s Exit the King at Victoria University in 1964. It became New Zealand’s longest-running professional theatre, lasting just short of 50 years – a significant lifespan even by international standards.

August 19, 2016

AUDITIONS FOR POP-UP GLOBE’S 2017 SEASON ARE NOW OPEN Pop-up Globe® is the world’s first full scale temporary working replica of the second Globe, Shakespeare’s theatre. Pop-up Globe produces spectacular…

AUDITIONS FOR POP-UP GLOBE’S 2017 SEASON ARE NOW OPEN Pop-up Globe® is the world’s first full scale temporary working replica of the second Globe, Shakespeare’s theatre. Pop-up Globe produces spectacular Jacobean theatre, particularly the works of Shakespeare, in "pop-up" replicas of the second Globe – the theatre his company built and used. We are looking for actors to form two spectacular acting companies who will work with world experts in Shakespearean theatre to perform four ensemble professional productions of Shakespeare’s plays.

August 16, 2016

WELLINGTON THEATRE AWARDSThis is a reminder of the February announcement regarding the 2016 Judging PanelThe Theatre Awards Trust is delighted to announce the confirmed Judging Panel for the 2016 Theatre…

WELLINGTON THEATRE AWARDS This is a reminder of the February announcement regarding the 2016 Judging Panel The Theatre Awards Trust is delighted to announce the confirmed Judging Panel for the 2016 Theatre Awards. Comprising a diverse range of theatre lovers, practitioners, critics, old hands and fresh energy, our Judges are: