August 11, 2016

FESTIVAL & EVENT PRODUCER: NZ Comedy Trust The New Zealand Comedy Trust is a not-for-profit charitable organisation – with a focus on championing the art of laughter so that more…

FESTIVAL & EVENT PRODUCER: NZ Comedy Trust The New Zealand Comedy Trust is a not-for-profit charitable organisation – with a focus on championing the art of laughter so that more people laugh more often. For over 20 years, we’ve passionately showcased the most exciting comedians from New Zealand and throughout the world at the annual NZ International Comedy Festival. The Festival is held over three weeks in Auckland and Wellington before a “best of” showcase tours regionally across New Zealand.

July 29, 2016

GET YOUR FRINGE ON! BATS is now calling for pitches for the 2017 NZ Fringe Festival (Friday 10 February – Saturday 4 March). BATS will be embracing the riskiest and…

GET YOUR FRINGE ON! BATS is now calling for pitches for the 2017 NZ Fringe Festival (Friday 10 February – Saturday 4 March). BATS will be embracing the riskiest and friskiest festival Wellington has to offer across all its three performance spaces.

July 29, 2016

LATE NOTICE! Young and Hungry, BATS and the Fringe Festival are joining forces tomorrow (30 Jly 2016) to hold a session on how the Fringe works, and more specifically how…

LATE NOTICE! Young and Hungry, BATS and the Fringe Festival are joining forces tomorrow (30 Jly 2016) to hold a session on how the Fringe works, and more specifically how it works at BATS and how to put an effective pitch together.

July 20, 2016

PLAYMARKET and the NEW ZEALAND WRITERS GUILD BROWN INK AND ASIAN INK PROGRAMME OPENS DOOR TO SCREENPLAYS AS WELL AS PLAYS Playmarket and the New Zealand Writers Guild collaborate to…

PLAYMARKET and the NEW ZEALAND WRITERS GUILD BROWN INK AND ASIAN INK PROGRAMME OPENS DOOR TO SCREENPLAYS AS WELL AS PLAYS Playmarket and the New Zealand Writers Guild collaborate to bring you a new opportunity – under the existing banners of Brown Ink and Asian Ink – for unproduced screenplays and plays. This fresh and exciting opportunity encourages new voices to the fore.

July 13, 2016

Performing, Writing: A symposium in four turns imagines how a text can be conceptualised, written, presented and figured with equal or more contingency and responsiveness to temporal and corporeal happenings,…

Performing, Writing: A symposium in four turns imagines how a text can be conceptualised, written, presented and figured with equal or more contingency and responsiveness to temporal and corporeal happenings, and vice versa? How might a new culture of criticality develop in between acts of “performing through”? March 2017 Wellington

July 9, 2016

Flight of the Conchords USA Tour

Flight of the Conchords USA Tour

July 6, 2016

CALL FOR A HUI ON WOMEN IN THEATRE We invite you to a Hui in September, to lead to a conference, or series of seminars in 2017. Please join us:…

CALL FOR A HUI ON WOMEN IN THEATRE We invite you to a Hui in September, to lead to a conference, or series of seminars in 2017. Please join us: Circa Theatre, Wellington on Monday 19th September from 2-5pm, then 6-8pm.

July 4, 2016

Auckland Theatre Company’s NEXT STAGE 2016 Plays on the journey to full production. THE NEXT STAGE is Auckland Theatre Company’s annual festival of new scripts in development and a vital…

Auckland Theatre Company’s NEXT STAGE 2016 Plays on the journey to full production. THE NEXT STAGE is Auckland Theatre Company's annual festival of new scripts in development and a vital part of our planning for future seasons.

July 4, 2016

SILO Theatre’s WORKING TITLES 2017: Call for Submissions Silo Theatre believes in the exceptional capacity of New Zealand’s artists, and the need for them to be given space to make…

SILO Theatre’s WORKING TITLES 2017: Call for Submissions Silo Theatre believes in the exceptional capacity of New Zealand’s artists, and the need for them to be given space to make their most courageous work. Working Titles is Silo’s biannual incubator, in which new writing and ideas are given dedicated development support under the guardianship of Silo’s creative team. We’re committed to creating bespoke development frameworks that reflect the varied processes and approaches of the artists we engage with.

June 23, 2016

SHORT+SWEET WELLINGTON IS ON FOR 2016! The annual big-little Festival of 10-minute performances is now taking submissions for its 2nd season in Wellington. After a successful debut, Short+Sweet is returning…

SHORT+SWEET WELLINGTON IS ON FOR 2016! The annual big-little Festival of 10-minute performances is now taking submissions for its 2nd season in Wellington. After a successful debut, Short+Sweet is returning to Wellington for its second season in 2016. Once again, we’ll be teaming up with BATS Theatre for a week-long season of 10-minute Theatre performances from19 – 22 October.

June 17, 2016

Bloomsday 2016. One month to go and it’s a dazzling line-up for Auckland’s annual Bloomsday celebration

Bloomsday 2016. One month to go and it's a dazzling line-up for Auckland's annual Bloomsday celebration

June 13, 2016

FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS On Tour East Coast to West Coast USA, June-July 2016 HeyREVERB.com review 6 July 2016 Tuesday night at Red Rocks, Flight of the Concords owned the…

FLIGHT OF THE CONCHORDS On Tour East Coast to West Coast USA, June-July 2016 HeyREVERB.com review 6 July 2016 Tuesday night at Red Rocks, Flight of the Concords owned the stage, making a case for being among the great singing comedic duos of all time.

June 10, 2016

RIGHT ON THE NIGHT Serial: Old News Season TwoRNZ Drama (Wellington) seeks active audiences on Monday evenings, 13 June – 6 AugustAre you keen to be part of the interactive…

RIGHT ON THE NIGHT Serial: Old News Season Two RNZ Drama (Wellington) seeks active audiences on Monday evenings, 13 June – 6 August Are you keen to be part of the interactive audience for the RNZ audio drama Right On The Night? Recorded live every Monday night with a studio audience in the RNZ studios, Wellington and delivered the very same night on the Nights program on RNZ National.

June 6, 2016

LEXIE MATHESON QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY SHOCK Lexie Matheson says she’s been awarded with a “tool of credibility”. The Greenlane resident has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of…

LEXIE MATHESON QUEEN'S BIRTHDAY SHOCK Lexie Matheson says she's been awarded with a "tool of credibility". The Greenlane resident has been made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit for her contributions to performing arts, education, and lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTIQ) rights.

May 30, 2016

THE COURT THEATRE MARKETING MANAGER The Court Theatre is seeking a Marketing Manager to lead the marketing team at one of New Zealand’s largest professional arts companies. The Marketing Manager…

THE COURT THEATRE MARKETING MANAGER The Court Theatre is seeking a Marketing Manager to lead the marketing team at one of New Zealand’s largest professional arts companies. The Marketing Manager is part of the Senior Management team. Reporting to the Chief Executive and working closely with the Artistic Director and Development Manager, you will be responsible for the overall marketing and communications of the theatre.

May 26, 2016

$11.6m NEW FUNDING FOR THE ARTS Three major arts organisations will receive a funding boost in Budget 2016, Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry says. The New Zealand Symphony…

$11.6m NEW FUNDING FOR THE ARTS Three major arts organisations will receive a funding boost in Budget 2016, Arts, Culture and Heritage Minister Maggie Barry says. The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra (NZSO), Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) and Te Matatini Kapa Haka Aotearoa will share $11.6 million of new operating funding over the next four years – a permanent increase of $2.9 million a year for the arts.

May 17, 2016

TEENAGE SEX TRIUMPHS Auckland playwright Nathan Joe has taken the top prize in the Playwrights b4 25 competition for the second year running with his play Like Sex. The award…

TEENAGE SEX TRIUMPHS Auckland playwright Nathan Joe has taken the top prize in the Playwrights b4 25 competition for the second year running with his play Like Sex. The award was announced at a function at the Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre on Monday 16 May 2016. The competition, run by Playmarket, recognises the best new writing for the stage by writers under the age of 25.

May 6, 2016

BATS Theatre Marketing and Fundraising Manager Play a key role in one of New Zealand’s leading arts organisations!… The BATS Marketing and Fundraising Manager is responsible for collaboratively creating, overseeing…

BATS Theatre Marketing and Fundraising Manager Play a key role in one of New Zealand’s leading arts organisations!... The BATS Marketing and Fundraising Manager is responsible for collaboratively creating, overseeing and implementing the BATS Marketing Plan and BATS Development Plan. They will have energy, excellent communication skills and motivation to develop audiences, while providing guidance to practitioners.

April 26, 2016

THE ARTS IS NOT A LOTTERY BINGO NIGHT! Presented by The Creative Coalition and Basement Theatre Hosted by Jeremy CorbettARTS IN FUNDING CRISIS Last Month the CEO of Creative New…

THE ARTS IS NOT A LOTTERY BINGO NIGHT! Presented by The Creative Coalition and Basement Theatre Hosted by Jeremy Corbett ARTS IN FUNDING CRISIS Last Month the CEO of Creative New Zealand (CNZ), Stephen Wainwright, announced that due to a decline in funding from New Zealand Lottery Grants Board (NZLGB), CNZ would have to reduce funding by $2.31million in the 2016-2017 financial year

April 7, 2016

DECLINE IN LOTTO REVENUE TO AFFECT THE ARTS Creative New Zealand is reviewing its budgets for the 2016/17 financial year and beyond, following a further forecast decline in revenue from…

DECLINE IN LOTTO REVENUE TO AFFECT THE ARTS Creative New Zealand is reviewing its budgets for the 2016/17 financial year and beyond, following a further forecast decline in revenue from New Zealand Lottery Grants Board (NZLGB) for the 2015/16 financial year.

April 5, 2016

FAREWELL TO DR LINDA ASHLEY It is with tremendous sadness that we mark the passing of Dr Linda Ashley. Linda played an important role in numerous aspects of the dance…

FAREWELL TO DR LINDA ASHLEY It is with tremendous sadness that we mark the passing of Dr Linda Ashley. Linda played an important role in numerous aspects of the dance industry in New Zealand and her presence and contributions will be sorely missed.

April 1, 2016

MEDIA TO BROADCAST ARTS REPORTS In a co-ordinated move all broadcast media have committed to Arts Reports at least three times daily, along the line of their Stock Market and…

MEDIA TO BROADCAST ARTS REPORTS In a co-ordinated move all broadcast media have committed to Arts Reports at least three times daily, along the line of their Stock Market and Sports Reports. This follows a research initiative that proved more people engage with the Arts than with Sport and the Stock Market combined.

March 18, 2016

WELLINGTON THEATRE AWARDS 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,…

WELLINGTON THEATRE AWARDS 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: