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2 Feb 2012
AUDITION NOTICE: Touring Role with Red Leap Theatre’s Award Winning Production of THE ARRIVAL Opportunityexists for a role in the touring company of THE ARRIVAL, the award winning show created by Red Leap Theatre. [more]

1 Feb 2012
‘COMING UP’ FEATURE LAUNCHED ON THEATREVIEW Today, 1 Feb 2012, we have launched a ‘Coming Up’ ticker on the Theatreview homepage. If you click on a title you will access the production page. [more]

1 Feb 2012
CNZ GRANTS TO IMPROVE ACCESS TO ARTS Fortune Theatre inDunedinis opening its doors to blind and vision-impaired audiences by providing six audio-described performances of its plays in 2012, supported by a one-off $3000 grant from Creative New Zealand. [more]

30 Jan 2012
THE STATE OF PLAY IN NEW ZEALAND RUTH SPENCER Sunday Star Times, 29 Jan 2011 The sound of hammers temporarily drowns out the Court Theatre's artistic director Ross Gumbley. In The Shed, the Court's brand new Christchurch premises, the public spaces are finished, but behind the scenes the work continues. [more]

29 Jan 2012
DUNEDIN THEATRE AWARDS – a celebration of creative excellence – DISCUSSION AND SUBMISSION DOCUMENTS Background - by Patrick Davies For a number of years there had been a long discussion about the establishment of the Dunedin Theatre Awards that seemed stymied by the lack of someone to actually do it, and the minefield of how it might be achieved in a semi- and pro- environment. [more]

29 Jan 2012
NZ FRINGE FESTIVAL 2012 (Wellington) A fierce, feisty, fabulous, Fringe Festival is ready to roll out some colourful mayhem in the Cultural Capital, 10 February until 3 March 2012. [more]

27 Jan 2012
CENTREPOINT THEATRE ARTISTIC DIRECTOR RESIGNS Palmerston North Theatre Trust announces with regret the resignation of popular Artistic Director Kate Louise Elliott after three and a half years in the role. [more]

27 Jan 2012
NEW PERFORMANCE FESTIVAL - 17-25 February, Auckland. Immerse yourself in a boundary-smashing 9 day festival where local New Zealand artists join forces with international acts to push the boundaries of theatre, dance, music and art. [more]

27 Jan 2012
ARTISTIC DIRECTOR: CENTREPOINT THEATRE After three and half years of juggling a long-distance relationship , Kate Louise Elliott is leaving Centrepoint Theatre to go home . We will really miss her but it means a brilliant opportunity awaits the next up and coming aspiring Artistic Director. [more]

26 Jan 2012
Short + Sweet Dance = The Biggest Little Dance Festival in The World! Five days, six shows of new dance works from some of New Zealand’s hottest emerging and established dance practitioners. No dance longer than 10 minutes! [more]

20 Jan 2012
BANANA BOAT WRITERS RETREAT 2012 The BANANA BOAT is a collective of Maori and Pasifika Writers The Banana Boat Writers Group, in association with Auckland City Council Creative Communities, are proud to announce that submissions are now welcome for places on a four day writers retreat. [more]

18 Jan 2012
PLAYWRIGHTS B4 25 CHANGE THE WORLD - WRITE A PLAY! We are interested in young writers who take risks and throw care to the wind, as well as those who write strong, conventional plays. Write about ANYTHING you like that matters to you in ANY way you like, for any kind of audience you like. [more]

10 Jan 2012
JOHN KEY PUTS NZ ARTISTS IN THEIR PLACE By Toby Manhire, NZ Listener Says the PM: “While our literary heroes may never challenge the glory and respect given to our All Blacks, we still need role models to inspire us.” [more]

2 Jan 2012
WANT TO PUT ON A SHOW AT THE BASEMENT NEXT YEAR? Submissions now open for July-December 2012. Please get in touch if you’ve got something up your sleeve. We love collaborating with an artistic mixtape of theatre makers, dancers, visual artists, poets, musicians, comedians and everyone in between. We are a safe place to be experimental, brave and innovative and WE WANT YOU! [more]

22 Dec 2011
APPLICATIONS OPEN for DANCE WELLINGTON FESTIVAL June 7 – 17 2012. DUE: 17 JANUARY 2012 4pm by email to dancewellingtonfestival@gmail.com or drop off to Josephine O’Sullivan, Dance Wellington, Level 1, 61-69 Able Smith Street, Te Aro, Wellington. ABOUT THE FESTIVAL Dance Wellington is set for June 2012 offering a new format in a found venue with three theatre spaces and two galleries to be developed into Dance HQ. [more]

21 Dec 2011
A message from Neil Cox, General Manager, Isaac Theatre Royal (ITR), Christchurch: CHRISTMAS 2011... WHAT A YEAR IT HAS BEEN!! Dear friends, It has been a ‘long time between drinks’ so to speak, but as we approach the festive season in Christchurch at the end of this tumultuous year that will always be remembered as our city’s darkest time in its short history, it is time to look forward ... [more]

20 Dec 2011
FESTIVE GREETINGS AND THANK YOU TO ALL FOR YET ANOTHER RECORD YEAR! Huge thanks are due to the multitude of contributing theatre and dance critics who volunteered their services, in return for two free tickets, to write most of New Zealand�s 2011 professional theatre and dance output into history. [more]

20 Dec 2011
Naughty TOYS proves a hit for BATS Theatre Fundraiser! In the second annual Christmas Fundraiser for the beloved Wellington Theatre, TOYS brought together the theatre community for 14 performances of hilarious festive fun, fundraising over $5,000 for the BATS Theatre back stage and green room areas. [more]

15 Dec 2011
NEW NZ INTERNATIONAL ARTS FESTIVAL ARTISTIC DIRECTOR ANNOUNCED New Zealand-born Shelagh Magadza will be the new Artistic Director of the New Zealand International Arts Festival for 2014 and beyond. Ms Magadza was Artistic Director of the past four Perth International Arts Festivals. She was appointed after a highly competitive selection process involving high-calibre applicants from around the world... [more]

13 Dec 2011
A Shortcut to Happiness audio-described Recently - at Dunedin's Fortune Theatre - one of the performances of A Shortcut to Happiness was audio described for the blind. Two of them reported to Roger Hall* on their experience. [more]

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