March 8, 2023

Comment on review of “Watch Out Gay Panda”...

March 2, 2023

Playmarket announces shortlist for the 2023 Adam NZ Play Award...

March 1, 2023

TWO MAJOR APPLICATION OPPORTUNITIES NOW OPEN...

February 23, 2023

“Impact On Creative Livelihoods Is Profound” – Inside Cyclone Gabrielle’s Devastation...

February 22, 2023

Comment on review of “Magic in the Air”...

February 13, 2023

HUGE RESPONSE TO 24 HOUR ARTS GRANTS CUT-OFF...

February 13, 2023

Comment on review of “Sense and Sensibility”...

February 7, 2023

$22 Million Boost For Creative New Zealand...

January 11, 2023

BATS THEATRE FRONT OF HOUSE MANAGER BATS Front of House Manager ensures our artists are well supported and informed about our FOH procedures and general vibe when joining us on-site....

January 10, 2023

ROYAL NEW ZEALAND BALLET ARTISTIC DIRECTOR PATRICIA BARKER ANNOUNCES RETIREMENT AFTER 43 YEARS IN BALLET The Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) has today anounced the retirement of Artistic Director Patricia Barker. In her five and a half years at the helm of the national ballet company, Barker commissioned 12 new…...

December 23, 2022

CNZ decision to defund Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand. A top Auckland University English Professor has written a highly-critical letter to the chief executive of a government agency that cut funding to a school Shakespeare festival on the basis it represents a “canon of imperialism”....

December 18, 2022

METAPHORS POTENT TOOLS IN THE WORLD OF ARTS FUNDING Sam Trubridge Dominion Post, Dec 15 2022 Sam Trubridge is director of The Performance Arcade and other theatre, dance, and live art projects with 25 years experience working in New Zealand and overseas. Artists are good at metaphors. We know their…...

December 16, 2022

The Wellington Theatre Awards 2022 – Ngā Whakarākei O Whātaitai SUNDAY 11 DECEMBER 7pmHANNAH PLAYHOUSEThe Wellington Theatre Awards 2022 – Ngā Whakarākei O Whātaitai – recognise the actors, designers, technicians, managers, writers, composers and directors that create and produce theatre in Wellington.After another challenging year for the Poneke Theatre sector,…...

December 15, 2022

NEW ZEALAND FRINGE FESTIVAL IS BACK WITH A DIVERSE, ELECTRIC NEW PROGRAMME FOR 2023: TICKETS ARE ON SALE TONIGHT. The New Zealand Fringe Festival (NZ Fringe) has given us all the gift we really wanted this Christmas, with tickets on sale this evening for its stellar new 2023 programme. Aotearoa’s…...

December 6, 2022

It is with deep sadness that the Royal New Zealand Ballet (RNZB) has announced the ultimate cancellation of the Auckland season of Venus Rising due to increasing COVID cases within the company. RNZB Artistic Director Patricia Barker says, “This beautiful production, which we had to postpone three times and cancel,…...

December 1, 2022

LIVING WITH THE ARTS ‘NO-STRATEGY STRATEGY’ Lucy Marinkovich on being rejected as an artist despite your excellence A fact of life: no one likes being rejected. As a professional artist, it’s inevitable you will cultivate an intimate relationship with rejection. I recently received an email that translated as the ultimate…...

November 27, 2022

BRUCE MASON PLAYWRITING AWARD 2022 Partnership takes top playwriting award Playmarket is pleased to announce that the winners of the 2022 Bruce Mason Playwriting Award are Eleanor Bishop and Karin McCracken. This is the first time in the award’s 40-year history that it has been given to a creative partnership.…...

November 15, 2022

TE AUAHA SEEKS A VENUES PRODUCTION TECHNICIAN Te Auaha Venues is currently recruiting for a new Venues Production Technician. The Venues Production Technician ensures that those who hire or use the venues at Te Kāhui Auaha have the knowledge and equipment they need for their activities to run safely and…...

November 8, 2022

Applications for Choreolab 2023 are now open! Come celebrate 21 years of New Zealand’s most profound professional development event for dance practitioners from 9th-20th January 2023....

November 5, 2022

A GUIDE FOR ARTS ADVOCATES Changing the story on arts, culture and creativity in Aotearoa; a guide for arts advocates about how to build support for a future where artists and creativity thrive, so all New Zealanders flourish. ABOUT THE GUIDE The guide is for people already advocating for the…...

October 17, 2022

NEW MANAGER AT ICONIC HANNAH PLAYHOUSE Following the announcement of the Hannah Playhouse being re-opened as a home for the development of new works and practice in the performing arts of the city, Wellington City Council is delighted to announce Isobel MacKinnon has been appointed as the Manager of this…...

September 30, 2022

Playmarket announces the winners for PLAYS FOR THE YOUNG 2022:3-8 Year Old Category:Land of the Long Long Drive by Catriona Tipene and Ryan Cundy.8-12 Year Old Category:The Valentina (formerly known as The Ceiling) by Anders Falstie-Jensen Teenage Category:The Secret Lives of Sixteen Year Old Girls by Sarah Boddy...

September 30, 2022

ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD 2023 Submissions are now open for the 2023 Adam NZ Play Award.Awards may be given in the following categories:- Best Play- Best Play by a Māori Playwright- Best Play by a Pasifika Playwright- Best Play by a Woman Playwright...