August 18, 2016

ACTORS’ PROGRAMME APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR 2017! Thinking of applying for Auckland-based The Actors’ Program 2017 class? Applications are open and auditions will be held in October....

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 friskiest festival Wellington has to offer across all its three performance spaces....

July 16, 2016

PLAYMARKET POSITION VACANT SCRIPT ADVISOR You will have a passion for and extensive experience of dramaturgy, knowledge of New Zealand playwrights and playwriting, and the New Zealand theatre environment and its key personnel. You will be in charge of reading and assessing client scripts and competition submissions. You will be…...

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 their most courageous work. Working Titles is Silo’s biannual incubator, in which new writing and ideas are given dedicated development…...

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 to Wellington for its second season in 2016. Once again, we’ll be teaming up with BATS Theatre for a week-long…...

June 21, 2016

Q THEATRE’S MATCHBOX APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR 2017 SEASON MATCHBOX Q Theatre’s creative development programme Applications for the 2017 MATCHBOX creative development programme are open now! Artists and companies are invited to express their interest in joining the 2017 line-up, and see their ideas come to life!...

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 is part of the Senior Management team. Reporting to the Chief Executive and working closely with the Artistic Director and…...

May 21, 2016

AUCKLAND UNIVERSITY SUMMER SHAKESPEARE As the weather starts to get a little colder, we’re already looking ahead to next summer! 2017 Director Submissions are now open....

April 8, 2016

EMERGING ARTISTS TRUST Grant Round opens soon! The EAT Wellington Grant Round 2016 supporting theatre, visual arts and film projects will be: OPEN for applications on Saturday 30th April …...

February 17, 2016

Playwrights b4 25 Competition 2016 For the past five years emerging and first time playwrights have had their submitted plays read by professionals and many have won development time to improve their work. Playmarket is again searching for the best plays from young New Zealand writers. If you’re under 25…...

January 11, 2016

AUDITIONS FOR THE COURT THEATRE IN CHRISTCHURCH Auditions for The Court Theatre in Christchurch will be happening on Thursday 11th February in Christchurch (at the Court Theatre) and on Saturday 13th February in Auckland (venue TBC) The Court Theatre is New Zealand’s foremost, professional theatre company offering entertainment of the…...

November 16, 2015

AUDITION NOTICE Long Cloud Youth Theatre & A Slightly Isolated Dog Summer Collaboration 2015–16 Be a part of Long Cloud Youth Theatre and create a new theatre show. We are looking for company members to work on this exciting collaboration with A Slightly Isolated Dog on a new devised piece…...

November 10, 2015

ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD 2016Submissions are open for the Adam NZ Play Award 2016. Awards are given in the following categories: * Best Play * Best Play by a Maori Playwright * Best Play by a Pasifika Playwright * Best Play by a Woman Playwright...

November 4, 2015

REGISTRATIONS NOW OPEN TO AUDITION FOR LEGACY PROJECT 3 Calling all actors, we need you! We’ve been busy developing some great queer stories and now Legacy Project is looking for actors from all diverse backgrounds and experience to help bring these stories to life. This is your opportunity to be…...

November 2, 2015

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST ARE SOUGHT FROM THEATRES, DRAMA SOCIETIES OR GROUPS who may be interested in performing the winning plays from the 2016 Playwrights Association of New Zealand (PANZ) Competition. In 2015 all eight winning plays were produced as a single show which ran for six well attended performances at…...

October 7, 2015

CALLING FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST FOR STAB 2016 Are you ready to push some boundaries and take a leap into the unknown? STAB originated in 1995 from BATS Theatre’s desire to initiate a commission that allowed theatre artists to experiment in a supportive environment. 2016 will be the 21st anniversary…...

October 5, 2015

YOUR FAV! AT VIC! Hey you! Do you have an idea for a Fringe show? Are you looking for an unusual or interesting venue? Are you interested in site-specific work? Do you have a season for NZ Fringe 2016 already, but want to do the show again in a different…...

October 4, 2015

1st GEAR PRODUCTIONS AUDITIONS SUNDAY 18TH OCT 1 – 3 PM Toi Poneke 61 Abel Smith St Wellington 1st Gear Productions is looking for a male and a female actor for Fringe show at Bats Feb 2016....

September 29, 2015

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, FORTUNE THEATRE COMPANY, DUNEDIN, NEW ZEALAND The Board of the Fortune Theatre Dunedin invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced theatre professionals for the position of Artistic Director. The role has become vacant following our current Artistic Director’s completion of a highly successful term....

August 31, 2015

CAPITAL E IS CALLING FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (EOI) FROM PERFORMING ARTS PRACTITIONERS FOR THEATRE WORKS THAT WILL ENGAGE AND INSPIRE CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE. WHAT TO SUBMIT: An Expression of Interest (EOI) can be an idea, song, script or story....

August 26, 2015

SEEKING LGBT PLAYWRIGHTS AND DIRECTORS SUBMISSIONS NOW OPEN FOR LEGACY PROJECT 3 Are you a queer writer with a passion for theatre but not sure how to get your work onto stage? Or are you a director who’s looking for that next exciting script to work on? Then here’s your…...

August 25, 2015

NZ DANCE COMPANY seeks Development and Fundraising Manager (Contract Position) The New Zealand Dance Advancement Trust, the Charitable Trust operating The New Zealand Dance Company, seeks high quality applicants with a minimum of 3 years’ experience for a contract position as The New Zealand Dance Company’s Development and Fundraising Manager…...

August 24, 2015

HAMILTON FRINGE 2016 CALLS FOR REGISTRATIONS Registrations for the Hamilton Fringe Festival 2016 are now open!! Festival dates are 3-12th March, right at the languid end of the hot Waikato Summer. Dream up something big, or small, do it somewhere interesting in an original way....