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August 7, 2015
ARTHUR MEEK AWARDED SCOTLAND PLAYWRIGHTS RESIDENCY Playmarket, New Zealand’s playwrights service organisation, in partnership with Creative New Zealand and Playwrights’ Studio Scotland, has awarded Arthur Meek a three month playwriting…
ARTHUR MEEK AWARDED SCOTLAND PLAYWRIGHTS RESIDENCY Playmarket, New Zealand’s playwrights service organisation, in partnership with Creative New Zealand and Playwrights’ Studio Scotland, has awarded Arthur Meek a three month playwriting residency in Scotland.
August 7, 2015
NZ FRINGE 2016 Wellington REGISTRATIONS open 12/8KIA ORA, FRINGE WHANAU! The next NZ Fringe will run from the 12th February – 5th March 2016.Registrations open 27th August 2015.
NZ FRINGE 2016 Wellington REGISTRATIONS open 12/8 KIA ORA, FRINGE WHANAU! The next NZ Fringe will run from the 12th February – 5th March 2016. Registrations open 27th August 2015.
July 29, 2015
AUCKLAND THEATRE COMPANY DIRECTING INTERNSHIP 2016 THE ENGINE ROOM Auckland Theatre Company invites applications for the inaugural directing internship programme The Engine Room. The intensive six month paid internship, commencing…
AUCKLAND THEATRE COMPANY DIRECTING INTERNSHIP 2016 THE ENGINE ROOM Auckland Theatre Company invites applications for the inaugural directing internship programme The Engine Room. The intensive six month paid internship, commencing in January 2016, is a unique opportunity for two motivated individuals to work with Auckland Theatre Company and partner organisations, New Zealand Opera and Fortune Theatre (Dunedin) in a customised development programme.
July 15, 2015
RED LEAP THEATRE SEEKS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER “It is with sadness that I announce the resignation of Helaina Keeley from Red Leap Theatre. Helaina has been with us for just over…
RED LEAP THEATRE SEEKS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER “It is with sadness that I announce the resignation of Helaina Keeley from Red Leap Theatre. Helaina has been with us for just over 2 years and has done a fabulous job steering the company through thick and thin. She will be greatly missed. Luckily she is not going far ...
July 6, 2015
PLAYS FOR THE YOUNG COMPETITION DEADLINE 31 JULY 2015. Playmarket is searching for the best new plays to inspire and excite young audiences. Let your imagination run riot!
PLAYS FOR THE YOUNG COMPETITION DEADLINE 31 JULY 2015. Playmarket is searching for the best new plays to inspire and excite young audiences. Let your imagination run riot!
July 5, 2015
Looming CNZ Review of Theatre. The Big Live Arts Group, recently had a hui around the discussion paper Creative NZ has issued. You can join in the conversations and see…
Looming CNZ Review of Theatre. The Big Live Arts Group, recently had a hui around the discussion paper Creative NZ has issued. You can join in the conversations and see the position of some of Wellington's independent practitioners
June 26, 2015
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER – Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School is New Zealand’s leading specialist tertiary education provider for the performing arts. We are looking…
MARKETING AND COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER – Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School is New Zealand’s leading specialist tertiary education provider for the performing arts. We are looking for a talented marketing and communications practitioner to help us grow the school in an increasingly competitive environment. The main focus for the successful candidate will be on student recruitment – growing the number of enquiries the school receives as well as the number of applications and ensuring that every course is over-subscribed.
June 26, 2015
CREATIVE NEW ZEALAND’S REVIEW OF THEATRE Have your say in Creative New Zealand’s review of theatre Creative New Zealand is inviting you to participate in our review of how we…
CREATIVE NEW ZEALAND’S REVIEW OF THEATRE Have your say in Creative New Zealand’s review of theatre Creative New Zealand is inviting you to participate in our review of how we can best support and develop New Zealand theatre. Our review will discuss Creative New Zealand’s responsibility for theatre, the key roles we fund through our multi-year investment programme Toi Tōtara Haemata (Arts Leadership) and how we prioritise our other funding programmes, initiatives and special opportunities.
June 23, 2015
DUNEDIN FRINGE SEEKS ADMINISTRATOR The Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust is looking for an administrator to assist with the running of the Trust and its projects. The Trust produces several annual…
DUNEDIN FRINGE SEEKS ADMINISTRATOR The Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust is looking for an administrator to assist with the running of the Trust and its projects. The Trust produces several annual events including the Dunedin Fringe Festival and the NZ Young Writers Festival. The successful candidate will have an interest in the arts, experience with keeping accounts, have an eye for detail and be comfortable working with a small and passionate team. The position is 20 hours per week ongoing. The position begins Monday 27 July 2015 (negotiable), ideally with some hand-over the week prior.
June 4, 2015
YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS SHARE TOP HONOURS Auckland playwright Nathan Joe and Wellington playwright Cassandra Tse shared top honours in the Playwrights b4 25 competition, announced at a function at the Herald…
YOUNG PLAYWRIGHTS SHARE TOP HONOURS Auckland playwright Nathan Joe and Wellington playwright Cassandra Tse shared top honours in the Playwrights b4 25 competition, announced at a function at the Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre on Thursday 4 June 2015. The competition, run by Playmarket, recognises the best new writing for the stage by writers under the age of 25.
June 2, 2015
SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE ON SCREEN – 2015 Shakespeare is alive and well and living in the 21st Century in New Zealand with a myriad of local live productions and a veritable…
SHAKESPEARE’S GLOBE ON SCREEN – 2015 Shakespeare is alive and well and living in the 21st Century in New Zealand with a myriad of local live productions and a veritable feast of “live theatre on screen” from Shakespeare’s Globe On Screen (SGOS) 2015.
May 29, 2015
LETTER FROM CNZ TO TŌTARA AND KAHIKATEA CLIENTS
LETTER FROM CNZ TO TŌTARA AND KAHIKATEA CLIENTS
May 28, 2015
The Performance Arcade announces its open call to artists from New Zealand and around the world for its 2016 programme of works, which opens to the New Zealand public on…
The Performance Arcade announces its open call to artists from New Zealand and around the world for its 2016 programme of works, which opens to the New Zealand public on Wellington Waterfront, March 2-6, 2016.
May 25, 2015
The Theatre NOW Project: New Work Generator Why don’t we make theatre about _________? The Theatre Now Project will facilitate an ongoing, long-term group of theatre writers, actors and directors…
The Theatre NOW Project: New Work Generator Why don’t we make theatre about _________? The Theatre Now Project will facilitate an ongoing, long-term group of theatre writers, actors and directors interested in generating and developing new work to respond to the issues of NOW.
May 21, 2015
FORTUNE THEATRE 86 HOUR SHAKESPEARE MARATHON Here is our schedule! We may not be running to the minute. This page will keep you up to date with the real running…
FORTUNE THEATRE 86 HOUR SHAKESPEARE MARATHON Here is our schedule! We may not be running to the minute. This page will keep you up to date with the real running time!
May 12, 2015
The play’s the thing—EXPLORING HAMLET A short lecture series exploring Hamlet as Elizabethan audiences would have experienced it, coincides with the Globe Theatre’s upcoming world tour of Shakespeare’s most famous…
The play’s the thing—EXPLORING HAMLET A short lecture series exploring Hamlet as Elizabethan audiences would have experienced it, coincides with the Globe Theatre’s upcoming world tour of Shakespeare’s most famous play. Local Shakespeare expert David Lawrence will present the lectures through the Victoria University Continuing Education programme. As well as being suitable for anyone attending the Globe-to-Globe performance of Hamlet in Wellington on 1 to 2 June, he says, it is also aimed at people interested in how Shakespeare’s plays work in performance, both in their original context and today.
May 8, 2015
COMEDY FOR NEPALHosted by Te Radar Fundraiser for Oxfam New Zealand’s Nepal Earthquake Response The worst earthquake in 80 years has hit Nepal: buildings are flattened, thousands are injured, the…
COMEDY FOR NEPAL Hosted by Te Radar Fundraiser for Oxfam New Zealand’s Nepal Earthquake Response The worst earthquake in 80 years has hit Nepal: buildings are flattened, thousands are injured, the death toll has exceeded 8000 and is rising every day. At this stage survivors are in a race against time to secure shelter and adequate sanitation before the monsoon rains begin in early June.
April 27, 2015
TWO DAY PLAYS 2015. HEAT lineups and results
TWO DAY PLAYS 2015. HEAT lineups and results
April 22, 2015
CALL FOR DIRECTORS The Summer Shakespeare Trust (Wellington) is seeking a Director for the 2016 Summer Shakespeare productionDirectors will be asked to choose from one of the following plays: Henry…
CALL FOR DIRECTORS The Summer Shakespeare Trust (Wellington) is seeking a Director for the 2016 Summer Shakespeare production Directors will be asked to choose from one of the following plays: Henry VIII | Julius Caesar | Love's Labour's Lost | The Comedy of Errors | Much Ado About Nothing
April 19, 2015
Theatreview’s management of conflicts of interest. I am interested to know what steps the editor did take to ensure his conflict of interest surrounding the review of Where There’s A…
Theatreview's management of conflicts of interest. I am interested to know what steps the editor did take to ensure his conflict of interest surrounding the review of Where There's A Will was managed
April 1, 2015
ARTS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
ARTS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES
March 31, 2015
ARTS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES Theatreview has discovered the Government plans to transfer oversight of the Arts and Creative Industries to the Ministry for Primary…
ARTS TO BE TRANSFERRED TO THE MINISTRY FOR PRIMARY INDUSTRIES Theatreview has discovered the Government plans to transfer oversight of the Arts and Creative Industries to the Ministry for Primary Industries (MPI). This will apply to all arts and creative products that originate in New Zealand – i.e. where the Intellectual Property (IP) is held by New Zealanders.
March 28, 2015
ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD 2015 WINNERS ANNOUNCED New Zealand’s dark history and violent present revealed in award-winning plays. PLAYMARKET is pleased to announce the ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD winners for…
ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD 2015 WINNERS ANNOUNCED New Zealand’s dark history and violent present revealed in award-winning plays. PLAYMARKET is pleased to announce the ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD winners for 2015: Anders Falstie-Jensen for Centrepoint and Hone Kouka for Bless the Child. The Adam NZ Play Award recognises and celebrates the best in new writing for the theatre. Director of Playmarket Murray Lynch announced the win at Circa Theatre on 28 March 2015 alongside four other special award winners.
