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:

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.