August 13, 2012

‘Mighty’ Kiwi production invited to top international arts festival Michael James Manaia by John Broughton premiered at Downstage in 1991 and was swiftly recognised as a landmark work in New…

‘Mighty’ Kiwi production invited to top international arts festival Michael James Manaia by John Broughton premiered at Downstage in 1991 and was swiftly recognised as a landmark work in New Zealand theatre history and went on to tour internationally.

August 9, 2012

ASIAN INK NEW COMPETITION FOR NZ ASIAN WRITERS Playmarket is pleased to announce its inaugural call for ASIAN INK.

ASIAN INK NEW COMPETITION FOR NZ ASIAN WRITERS Playmarket is pleased to announce its inaugural call for ASIAN INK.

August 8, 2012

Auckland Arts Festival announces the exclusive New Zealand season of the National Theatre of Great Britain’s ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS … Auckland Arts Festival is thrilled to announce that the…

Auckland Arts Festival announces the exclusive New Zealand season of the National Theatre of Great Britain’s ONE MAN, TWO GUVNORS ... Auckland Arts Festival is thrilled to announce that the National Theatre of Great Britain’s multi- award-winning West End and Broadway sensation One Man, Two Guvnors is in the 2013 Auckland Arts Festival. Tickets for the side-splittingly funny British production, which runs 14 -23 March 2013 at Auckland’s Aotea Centre, go on sale on 17 August.

August 8, 2012

BATS SEEKS SUBMISSIONS FOR FIRST HALF OF 2012 BATS Theatre is currently seeking submissions for works from independent companies and practitioners to be programmed in the first half of 2013.…

BATS SEEKS SUBMISSIONS FOR FIRST HALF OF 2012 BATS Theatre is currently seeking submissions for works from independent companies and practitioners to be programmed in the first half of 2013. Whatever your performance project – BATS is interested!

August 6, 2012

AN EVENT TO REMEMBER THE MAGNIFICENT GEORGE WEBBY. George Webby was the School’s second Director after Nola Millar, he has recently passed away. He was an amazing character and huge…

AN EVENT TO REMEMBER THE MAGNIFICENT GEORGE WEBBY. George Webby was the School’s second Director after Nola Millar, he has recently passed away. He was an amazing character and huge influence on so many people still working in the industry

August 3, 2012

ANNOUNCING DATES FOR NZ FRINGE FESTIVAL 2013: 15 FEBRUARY – 9 MARCH Registrations for NZ Fringe Festival 2013 will be open Monday August 27 until Friday 12 October 2012. We…

ANNOUNCING DATES FOR NZ FRINGE FESTIVAL 2013: 15 FEBRUARY – 9 MARCH Registrations for NZ Fringe Festival 2013 will be open Monday August 27 until Friday 12 October 2012. We will have a new online registration system which you will be able to access directly from our website – www.fringe.co.nz This online registration process is a registration hub shared with Auckland and Dunedin Fringe Festivals.

August 1, 2012

THE BUSINESS OF THEATRE AN INTERACTIVE FORUM FOR THOSE SERIOUSLY INTERESTED IN HOW THEATRE WORKS. Sunday 12 August

THE BUSINESS OF THEATRE AN INTERACTIVE FORUM FOR THOSE SERIOUSLY INTERESTED IN HOW THEATRE WORKS. Sunday 12 August

July 31, 2012

Welcome New Members of the Circa Council! Circa Theatre is pleased to offer a warm welcome to the new members of the Circa Council: Lyndee-Jane Rutherford, Jason Whyte and Richard…

Welcome New Members of the Circa Council! Circa Theatre is pleased to offer a warm welcome to the new members of the Circa Council: Lyndee-Jane Rutherford, Jason Whyte and Richard Chapman. “Lyndee-Jane, Jason and Richard have substantial experience in the industry and will bring a fresh approach and new ideas to the Circa Council and our ongoing programming,” said Ray Henwood, Circa Council Coordinator. “They are mid-career theatre practitioners who’ve never known a Wellington without Circa Theatre.”

July 31, 2012

WRITING COMPETITION CONSIDERS THE ROLE OF SCIENCE IN OUR FUTURE Writers are being invited to submit their thoughts about the contribution of science to the future of New Zealand in…

WRITING COMPETITION CONSIDERS THE ROLE OF SCIENCE IN OUR FUTURE Writers are being invited to submit their thoughts about the contribution of science to the future of New Zealand in this year’s Royal Society of New Zealand Manhire Prize for Creative Science Writing competition.

July 30, 2012

Cinderella: New Zealand’s Best Top ModelAUDITIONS!Saturday 11 August from 10 am to 2 pmActors/singers/dancers are needed for a modern adaptation of the Cinderella story based on New Zealand’s Next Top…

Cinderella: New Zealand’s Best Top Model AUDITIONS! Saturday 11 August from 10 am to 2 pm Actors/singers/dancers are needed for a modern adaptation of the Cinderella story based on New Zealand’s Next Top Model. It will be performed for Kapitall Kids Theatre at the Gryphon Theatre, 22 Ghuznee Street in the October school holidays.

July 28, 2012

DON’T BLINK SEEKS FEMINIST-THEMED PLAY Don’t Blink Theatre Company is calling for submissions of original plays an hour or less in length. We are looking for a play with feminist…

DON’T BLINK SEEKS FEMINIST-THEMED PLAY Don’t Blink Theatre Company is calling for submissions of original plays an hour or less in length. We are looking for a play with feminist themes, to be performed in a double bill alongside a Caryl Churchill play at the Basement Theatre this summer.

July 23, 2012

Wellington Shakespeare Society presents THE SHOW GOES ON by Bill Sheat CNZM OBECome and hear great arts luminary and historical raconteur Bill Sheat talk about live theatre in New Zealand,…

Wellington Shakespeare Society presents THE SHOW GOES ON by Bill Sheat CNZM OBE Come and hear great arts luminary and historical raconteur Bill Sheat talk about live theatre in New Zealand, particularly Wellington, from the opening of the first purpose built theatre in Manners Street in 1843 down to Ian McKellen performing in Manners Street in 2012.

July 19, 2012

Rediscover our theatrical past with LANDMARK – New Zealand Play Reading Series #5: CONVERSATIONS WITH A GOLLIWOG by Alexander Guyan & WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS by Alistair Campbell “It’s all…

Rediscover our theatrical past with LANDMARK - New Zealand Play Reading Series #5: CONVERSATIONS WITH A GOLLIWOG by Alexander Guyan & WHEN THE BOUGH BREAKS by Alistair Campbell “It’s all over. I’ve lost everything – husband, children… my mind” – Kate, When the Bough Breaks Monday 30th July

July 17, 2012

FINZ – Trustees Executors 360 Degree Not-for-Profit Training Days 9 August | Palmerston North | Convention Centre20 September | Auckland | Waipuna Hotel25 October | Christchurch | Riccarton Park Presented…

FINZ – Trustees Executors 360 Degree Not-for-Profit Training Days 9 August | Palmerston North | Convention Centre 20 September | Auckland | Waipuna Hotel 25 October | Christchurch | Riccarton Park Presented by the Fundraising Institute of New Zealand (FINZ)

July 16, 2012

Kia ora We’d like you to be the first to know that Taki Rua Productions and presenting partner Downstage Theatre are holding a one off performance of Michael James Manaia…

Kia ora We’d like you to be the first to know that Taki Rua Productions and presenting partner Downstage Theatre are holding a one off performance of Michael James Manaia here in Wellington on Saturday September 1st.

July 16, 2012

Each year, the Pumphouse Theatre supports an Auckland playwright by sponsoring a week long development workshop, followed by a public presentation, as part of the Adam NZ Play Awards. Announced…

Each year, the Pumphouse Theatre supports an Auckland playwright by sponsoring a week long development workshop, followed by a public presentation, as part of the Adam NZ Play Awards. Announced in March, this year’s recipient was 2009 Bruce Mason winner Pip Hall, for her new play Ache.

July 16, 2012

CHILDREN OF THE MIST Retrospective MISS LEIGH BREWER, well-known Wellington ballet teacher and choreographer, who found her inspiration in the advice of Dame Margot Fonteyn, her story in Maori legend…

CHILDREN OF THE MIST Retrospective MISS LEIGH BREWER, well-known Wellington ballet teacher and choreographer, who found her inspiration in the advice of Dame Margot Fonteyn, her story in Maori legend and her encouragement in the enthusiasm with which each colleague she called on rose to the challenge of creating an all-New Zealand ballet.

July 13, 2012

THE NEW ZEALAND THEATRE ARCHIVE Many of New Zealand’s theatrical records are lost forever. You can help save what remain and keep them for the future. The New Zealand Theatre…

THE NEW ZEALAND THEATRE ARCHIVE Many of New Zealand’s theatrical records are lost forever. You can help save what remain and keep them for the future. The New Zealand Theatre Archive (NZTA) is a charitable trust promoting the preservation of theatre archives. We aim to identify all New Zealand's theatre archives, to list them, and encourage theatres and individuals across the country to place their theatre treasures in repositories where they can be professionally preserved.

July 12, 2012

THE ACTORS’ PROGRAM INFO DAY Are you considering applying for The Actors’ Program in 2013? Come along to our INFO DAY and find out more!

THE ACTORS’ PROGRAM INFO DAY Are you considering applying for The Actors' Program in 2013? Come along to our INFO DAY and find out more!

July 11, 2012

SCOOP MEDIA CARTEL SERIOUSLY STOKED About TEDxAucklnzd For 6.10.12 Scoop Media Cartel & Friends are seriously stoked to be able to mark the opening day of #Nethui 2012 (which it…

SCOOP MEDIA CARTEL SERIOUSLY STOKED About TEDxAucklnzd For 6.10.12 Scoop Media Cartel & Friends are seriously stoked to be able to mark the opening day of #Nethui 2012 (which it is sponsoring) with the announcement of TEDxAucklnzd on October 6th at the Aotea Centre, says Scoop Editor and GM Alastair Thompson.

July 10, 2012

Prestigious International opportunity for major New Zealand Contemporary Dance Work Douglas Wright Dance: rapt Pre-eminent New Zealand choreographer and award-winning writer Douglas Wright’s work rapt is set to be performed…

Prestigious International opportunity for major New Zealand Contemporary Dance Work Douglas Wright Dance: rapt Pre-eminent New Zealand choreographer and award-winning writer Douglas Wright’s work rapt is set to be performed in The Hague at the prestigious Lucent Danstheater in April 2013.

July 6, 2012

One-night-only Staged Reading Directed by: Kacie Stetson Starring: Robyn Malcom, Peter Elliott, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Michelle Hine, Cameron Rhodes, Raybon Kan, Bruce Phillips, John Davies, Heath Jones, Jessi Williams, David Capstick,…

One-night-only Staged Reading Directed by: Kacie Stetson Starring: Robyn Malcom, Peter Elliott, Jennifer Ward-Lealand, Michelle Hine, Cameron Rhodes, Raybon Kan, Bruce Phillips, John Davies, Heath Jones, Jessi Williams, David Capstick, Beatrice Hudson and many more.

July 4, 2012

AMP Scholarships : DO YOUR THING! Kiwis are renowned for their incredible passion and determination for achieving their goals And this year, AMP Scholarships is helping even more Kiwis do…

AMP Scholarships : DO YOUR THING! Kiwis are renowned for their incredible passion and determination for achieving their goals And this year, AMP Scholarships is helping even more Kiwis do their thing with a scholarship pool of more than $200,000!