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 27, 2021

Neil Edward Gray: lawyer, arts patron, died February 25, 2021. Rising from humble beginnings to become one of Wellington’s sharpest legal minds and a respected patron of the arts, Neil Gray leaves a legacy that will long be remembered.  ...

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…...

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…...

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 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…...

February 15, 2021

Peter Vere-Jones, ONZM: 21 October 1939 – 26 January 2021. Highly respected Wellington actor – radio, stage, film, television – has died, aged 81....

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....

January 25, 2021

BILL SHEATWilliam Newton Sheat CNZM OBE 1 May 1930 – 20 January 2021Bill 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,…...

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…...

December 8, 2020

Ngā Whakarākei O Whātaitai // Wellington Theatre Awards 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…...

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…...

November 20, 2020

ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD 2021A reminder that submissions for the Adam NZ Play Award close on 1 December. We are very grateful for the generosity of the Adam Foundation and other funders who enable us to offer a total of $8,000 in prizes....

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 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 including:SGCNZ e-Regional UOSWSF 2020…...

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…...

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...

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 yesterday. Laughton was our singing teacher at Toi Whakaari for many years and those taught by Laughton we credit him…...

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 funding....

September 1, 2020

HOHI NGAPERA TE MOANA KERI KAA CNZM QSO Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, Rongowhakaata, 1942 – 2020Kauria atu koe ki te Moana nui a Kiwaki te kainga tuturu o Ngāi Tātouki Hawaiki nui, Hawaiki roa, Hawaaiki pāmamao.Kei reira ngā tīpuna e tatari ana mōu.Moe mai rā e te Huiakaimanawa o Ngāti…...

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 school holidays in the heart of Central Christchurch. Be sure to mark this one in your diary!CALL FOR EXPRESSIONS OF…...

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 by COVID-19...