April 30, 2020

DEAN PARKER 1947-2020. The death yesterday (14 April 2020) of Dean Parker, one of New Zealand’s most successful screenwriters and playwrights, was announced by Murray Lynch, Director of Playmarket, the playwright’s agent.  ...

April 27, 2020

New Zealand actor Bruce Allpress died aged 89 on April 23, 2020, at home in Auckland. ...

April 23, 2020

SGCNZ’s SHAKE UP A SONNET COMPETITION WINNERSHappy Bard’s Birthday!!!Thank you to all the COVID-19 locked-down entrants and congratulations to all the winners!...

April 17, 2020

Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand SHAKES QUOTES SONNET! SGCNZ’s Next Locked-down Competition ~ Round B Shakespeare wrote so many quotable quotes! Category 3) Choose any 2 of Shakespeare’s ‘quotable quotes’ or phrases and weave them into a Sonnet – of any form....

April 17, 2020

Launching Thankful for Art #TFA Kia ora friend of the arts We’re pleased to launch our new advocacy campaign – Thankful for Art #TFA, which celebrates the value the arts are bringing to people during the lockdown and shares ways New Zealanders can engage with, support and participate in the…...

April 16, 2020

LAUGHTER AFTER LOCKDOWN:FUNDRAISER TO SUPPORT NZ’S COMEDY INDUSTRY GOES LIVEThe New Zealand Comedy Trust have launched a double-pronged fundraising initiative to help support Aotearoa’s comedy community, responding to the critical need for financial assistance as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic....

April 15, 2020

BLOOMSDAY is back again at the Thirsty Dog, K Rd in Auckland, one show only, Sunday June 16, 4pm-7pm, with Rima Te Wiata reading Molly Bloom and Tom Sainsbury lovingly doing Gerty MacDowell...

April 15, 2020

DEAN PARKER OBITUARY The death yesterday (14 April 2020) of Dean Parker, one of New Zealand’s most successful screenwriters and playwrights, was announced by Murray Lynch, Director of Playmarket, the playwright’s agent. Dean Parker was born in Napier in 1947 of mainly Irish ancestry. Educated at Napier Marist and Hastings…...

April 14, 2020

CREATIVE NEW ZEALAND OPENS FIRST PHASE FUNDING FOR COVID-19-IMPACTED ARTS SECTOR Today, Tuesday 14 April, Creative New Zealand has opened its first phase Emergency Response Package, a $16 million investment to be distributed to the arts sector through to 30 June 2020 (the end of Creative New Zealand’s financial year).A…...

April 8, 2020

BOOSTED LIVE GET PAID TO PLAY Kia ora koutou, We’re now two weeks into lockdown. As an organisation, we’ve been heads down on our mission to understand and address the impact of this very peculiar situation (COVID-19) for the people we serve – the artists of Aotearoa. One thing is…...

April 7, 2020

DETAILS OF CREATIVE NEW ZEALAND’S FIRST PHASE ARTS SECTOR BOOST, ahead of 14 April openingEhara taku toa i te toa takitahi, engari he toa takitini My strength is not that of the individual but of the collectiveAs promised, we’ve got more details to share about our Emergency Response Package, ahead…...

March 31, 2020

SHAKE UP A SONNET! Shakespeare Globe Centre NZ (SGCNZ)’s newest Locked-down Competition Shakespeare wrote his 154 Sonnets…plus the one Romeo and Juliet shared, plus…. Now it’s your turn! A challenge for you to write: Category 1) A Sonnet based on a Character from a Shakespeare play or poem Category 2)…...

March 31, 2020

SGCNZ’s 2020 Regional University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festivals WHERE THERE’S WILL THERE’S A WAY Respecting the many hours of work the students, teachers and other directors have spent rehearsing their scenes for SGCNZ’s 2020 Regional University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festivals, and to address the restrictions caused…...

March 28, 2020

2020 NEW ZEALAND FRINGE AWARDS The 2020 New Zealand Fringe Arts Festival has wrapped up another remarkable season of performance, art and music. Even in the face of unprecedented world events, the Fringe continued to thrive whilst taking measures to ensure artists and audiences were safe. This year’s awards applauded…...

March 28, 2020

PLAYMARKET ADAM NZ PLAY AWARDS 2020Here is the online Awards event from the separately contributing Playmarket team. HEARTBREAK LEADS TO TOP AWARD FOR PLAYWRIGHTPLAYMARKET is pleased to announce the ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD winner for 2020 is Jess Sayer for her play This Particular Room. The Adam NZ Play Award…...

March 27, 2020

Links to COVID 19 Statements:...

March 27, 2020

NATIONAL THEATRE PRODUCTIONS TO BE STREAMED FOR FREE ON YouTube Audiences around the world can stream NT Live productions for free via YouTube The National Theatre has announced plans to stream NT Live shows for free on YouTube.From Thursday 2 April [UK], a number of productions previously screened in cinemas…...

March 27, 2020

PANNZ Arts Market MONDAY HUIS online in partnership with Auckland Live A PLACE FOR ALL OF THE ARTS WHĀNAU TO BE TOGETHER From Monday 30 March we have a place for you to be. Tēnā koutou, PANNZ, in partnership with Auckland Live, would like to invite the creative sector from…...

March 23, 2020

TAURANGA ARTS FESTIVAL 2020 E ngā kaihāpai o te ao Toi, tēnā koutou i runga ngā tini āhuatanga o te wā. Escape! 2020: Living in Interesting Times Bringing you the news that Escape! 2020 has been cancelled is bittersweet – we know you would have loved our programme of speakers,…...

March 22, 2020

How will the arts cope with Covid-19 cancellations?...

March 21, 2020

Silo INSTAGRAM RESIDENCY For an 8 week period starting on Monday 30th of March, we will be hosting a different artist each week on Silo’s Instagram platform to share content every morning for 10-20 minutes. Artists will be paid $500.00 for the seven days of work to engage the community…...

March 20, 2020

SUPPORT AVAILABLE AS PART OF THE GOVERNMENT STIMULUS PACKAGE...

March 18, 2020

DUNEDIN FRINGE 2020 CANCELLED. Arrival of Covid 19 within Dunedin...