March 28, 2021

CIRCA THEATRE SUBMISSIONS FOR 2022 ARE OPEN!

Your scripts and applications will be read this year by members of the Circa Council including: Linda Wilson, Salesi Le'ota, Carrie Green, Jamie McCaskill, and Heather O'Carrol.

March 25, 2021

Vale PETER WILSON After a long battle with cancer, Lyndon Peter Wilson, known to all as Peter, died peacefully at home in Paekakariki on Monday 22 March 2021

A service to farewell Peter will be held at St Peter’s Village Hall, Beach Road Paekakariki, on Friday 26 March at 11am.

March 22, 2021

NZ FRINGE 2021 AWARDS

New Zealand Fringe Festival announces award winners and closes biggest, most successful Fringe Festival to date, despite momentary pivot to level 2. The New Zealand Fringe Festival came to a triumphant close last night in Pōneke with a celebration of the best and brightest at the NZ Fringe Awards Ceremony hosted at Te Auaha: NZ Institute of Creativity. Eighteen award winners were celebrated by a full house of artists, sponsors and audiences, with the ceremony itself also live streamed into the adjacent cinema within Te Auaha for everyone to see.

March 11, 2021

Bernard Esquilant, 1926-2021 (As published in the Otago Daily Times, 11 March 2021) Bernard Leslie Esquilant – after a full and wonderful life, Bernard passed away, peacefully, at home, on…

Bernard Leslie Esquilant – after a full and wonderful life, Bernard passed away, peacefully, at home, on March 2, 2021; aged 94 years, with his loving partner of 65 years, Bill Menlove, at his bedside.

March 1, 2021

2021 TAHI: New Zealand Festival of Solo Performance Expressions of Interest are now open!

Here are some things we will be requesting then: Script, Production History, Reviews, Tech specs and importantly something in words or images that evokes the show.

March 1, 2021

DUNEDIN PLAYWRIGHT WINS SECOND BIG AWARD WITHIN MONTHS

PLAYMARKET is pleased to announce the ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD winner for 2021 is Emily Duncan for her play & Sons. The Adam NZ Play Award recognises and celebrates the best in new unproduced writing for the theatre. Emily also won the award for Best Play by a Woman Playwright and the McNaughton South Island Play Award which is awarded to a play written by a South Island resident in memory of Professor Howard McNaughton,1945–2014.

February 6, 2021

ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD 2021 Playmarket is thrilled to celebrate the shortlisted plays and playwrights for the 2021 Adam NZ Play Award.

ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD 2021 Playmarket is thrilled to celebrate the shortlisted plays and playwrights for the 2021 Adam NZ Play Award.

January 25, 2021

BILL SHEAT. William Newton Sheat CNZM OBE 1 May 1930 – 20 January 2021

Bill Sheat was Patron of The Theatreview Trust (since its inception in 2011) and Shakespeare Globe Centre NZ . “He was a man, take him for all in all. I shall not look upon his like again.” – Hamlet, I, 2 “Now cracks a noble heart. Good night, sweet prince...” Hamlet, V, 2

December 31, 2020

2020 WRAP UP: How the Performing Arts Sector Negotiated COVID-19 A personal statement from the Managing Editor.

With so much commentary calling 2020 ‘horrendous’, I feel compelled to recall what happened with Aotearoa New Zealand’s professional-level performing arts practice over what has turned out to be a remarkably impressive year. Despite COVID-19 and the levels of Lockdown, Theatreview commissioned and published 443 reviews plus 48 teasers and links to other reviews: 491 in total – an average of 1.3 per day. And that’s without Auckland Theatre in the mix (dropped, initially at least, due to limits on available funding), although Dance has continued to be reviewed nationwide. The year began with a fertile flourish.

December 8, 2020

Ngā Whakarākei O Whātaitai // Wellington Theatre Awards 2020

On Sunday the 6th of December, the community got together at St Peter’s Church, Willis St, to celebrate our achievements with colleagues and friends at the annual Wellington Theatre Awards. The hosts were Hannah Kelly and Sepelini Mua'au. This has been a tough year for the Theatre industry but we have shown how resilient our community is at adapting to the changing world.

December 1, 2020

DNA – Dance Needs Attention DNA – Dance Needs Attention, an initiative to encourage and promote Dance Studies, is being launched this week in Wellington.

Situated at The Long Hall, Te Wai Hirere, in Roseneath, DNA will offer ideas and resources towards research, documentation and publication across different aspects of dance in Aotearoa. This encompasses historical and cultural context, including Maori and Pacific performance, heritage repertoire of ballet and contemporary dance theatre, related practices in music & visual arts, as well as dancers' memoirs.

November 18, 2020

WELLINGTON THEATRE AWARDS NOMINATIONS Welcome to the nominations for the 2020 Wellington Theatre Awards!The Theatre Awards will be held at St Peter’s on Willis – Sunday the 6th of December…

WELLINGTON THEATRE AWARDS NOMINATIONS Welcome to the nominations for the 2020 Wellington Theatre Awards! The Theatre Awards will be held at St Peter's on Willis - Sunday the 6th of December at 7pm.

October 19, 2020

SGCNZ UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO SHEILAH WINN SHAKESPEARE FESTIVAL 2020 National Festival now available on Vimeo!

The Vimeo from the SGCNZ e-National UOSWSF is now available to view! 46 outstanding selected scenes by secondary students from throughout NZ & our allied Competition Winners Plus hours more viewing ...

October 14, 2020

2021 PANNZ ARTS MARKET APPLICATIONS OPEN MONDAY 19 Oct 2020 Tēnā koutou,

Welcome all to Level 1! What a relief to have restrictions lifted allowing artists and audiences the opportunity to reconnect around the country. Aotearoa is gearing up towards a busy few months of events and festivals heading into summer and 2021, and we trust this renewed energy brings a sense of hope to many of us going forward, especially in light of how privileged we are to be able to support live performance at this time in the world. PANNZ is excited to reveal our re-imagined arts market for 2021 with applications opening on Monday 19 October at 9am.

October 13, 2020

Bookshop lunchtime event – Wellington:Kristian Fredrikson, Designer – by Michelle PotterUnity Books , Willis Street, Wellington Lunchtime panel. 12.30 — 1.15pm. Thurs. 15 October 2020

Bookshop lunchtime event - Wellington: Kristian Fredrikson, Designer - by Michelle Potter Unity Books , Willis Street, Wellington Lunchtime panel. 12.30 — 1.15pm. Thurs. 15 October 2020

September 9, 2020

A tribute to Laughton Pattrick Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School Kua hinga te tōtara i Te Waonui a Tāne. He aitua, he aitua.Dear friend and colleague, Laughton Pattrick passed away…

A tribute to Laughton Pattrick Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School Kua hinga te tōtara i Te Waonui a Tāne. He aitua, he aitua. Dear friend and colleague, Laughton Pattrick passed away yesterday. Laughton was our singing teacher at Toi Whakaari for many years and those taught by Laughton we credit him for giving us the confidence to sing “me he korokoro tui” – like the throat of a tui.

September 7, 2020

THEATRE EDITOR – AUCKLAND The Theatreview Trust plans to appoint a Theatre Editor to commission, edit and publish reviews of professional-level theatre in the Auckland region – subject to securing…

THEATRE EDITOR – AUCKLAND The Theatreview Trust plans to appoint a Theatre Editor to commission, edit and publish reviews of professional-level theatre in the Auckland region – subject to securing funding.

August 21, 2020

BREAD & CIRCUS Buskers Festival 2021 Festival Dates have been announced!Bread and Circus will take place from Friday 15 January to Sunday 31 January 2021, across three weekends and summer…

BREAD & CIRCUS Buskers Festival 2021 Festival Dates have been announced! Bread and Circus will take place from Friday 15 January to Sunday 31 January 2021, across three weekends and summer school holidays in the heart of Central Christchurch. Be sure to mark this one in your diary! CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST EXTENDED...

July 17, 2020

The Big Idea THE LOWDOWN 16 Jul 2020 Staging Comeback? Life is still nowhere near back to normal for our theatres. Mark Amery reveals more about the industry hardest hit…

The Big Idea THE LOWDOWN 16 Jul 2020 Staging Comeback? Life is still nowhere near back to normal for our theatres. Mark Amery reveals more about the industry hardest hit by COVID-19

July 11, 2020

DETAILS OF CREATIVE NEW ZEALAND’S 12-MONTH INVESTMENT PLAN, AHEAD OF AUGUST OPENINGS Announcement summary:

DETAILS OF CREATIVE NEW ZEALAND’S 12-MONTH INVESTMENT PLAN, AHEAD OF AUGUST OPENINGS Announcement summary:

June 17, 2020

NEW ZEALAND’S VIRTUAL COVID-19 LOCKDOWN FESTIVAL [written for The Theatre Times] Professional theatres worked with swiftly responding funding bodies to secure continuity or emergency relief grants and some proceeded to…

NEW ZEALAND’S VIRTUAL COVID-19 LOCKDOWN FESTIVAL [written for The Theatre Times] Professional theatres worked with swiftly responding funding bodies to secure continuity or emergency relief grants and some proceeded to invent new ways to deliver shows to their audiences. And ever-creative independent co-ops variously rose to the challenge. Most notable were Centrepoint Theatre’s 24-Hour Challenge, the Auckland Theatre Company’s online adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s The Seagull and Circa Theatre’s It’s Behind You! (see below). But first, here’s an overview of what else happened over the 10 weeks of Lockdown Levels 4, 3 and 2.

June 10, 2020

$13M BOOST FROM CREATIVE NEW ZEALAND FOR EMERGENCY ARTS FUNDINGCreative New Zealand has dug deep to respond to the extraordinary volume of applications for its COVID-19 Emergency Response Package, investing…

$13M BOOST FROM CREATIVE NEW ZEALAND FOR EMERGENCY ARTS FUNDING Creative New Zealand has dug deep to respond to the extraordinary volume of applications for its COVID-19 Emergency Response Package, investing an additional $13 million in its now closed first phase of arts funding. Arts Council leadership on Friday (5 June) approved the organisation drawing on further reserves to increase its total Phase 1 investment from $16 million to $29 million.

June 2, 2020

BUDGET 2020: The Mini-Series Written by Kate Powell The Big Idea 2 Jun 2020 With more twists than a scripted drama, we look back at two weeks that had the…

BUDGET 2020: The Mini-Series Written by Kate Powell The Big Idea 2 Jun 2020 With more twists than a scripted drama, we look back at two weeks that had the arts sector gripped. Now the dust has settled we tune into reaction. Talk about a cliffhanger.