October 3, 2024

Hannah Playhouse new Manager appointed

September 24, 2024

Announcing the 2025 Billy T Nominees!

Chosen for their comedic ability, dedication to their craft, and outstanding potential, the Trust is proud to announce the 2025 Billy T Award nominees:

July 19, 2024

ARTS ON TOUR NZ Menu 2025

Kia ora friends and supporters. Just a follow up to advise that to date 54 bookings have been received from 22 community agencies from the Far North to Otago. While deadline for bookings is as stated in thread below, some tours are proving popular. An application towards costs from Creative NZ will be announced on 7 August. If successful, our limited budget will allow for AOTNZ to provide and pay for artists’ accommodation as previously. Heti and Hope have an updated website http://www.hetihope.com/ to assist your interest.

July 5, 2024

Prospect Park Productions – the end of an era

Prospect Park Productions (Ōtepoti / Dunedin) has made the decision to close the company.

June 27, 2024

Comment on review of “Wahine Mātātoa: the (mostly) true story of Erihāpeti Pātahi”

A lovely evocative review of an exceptional theatre tour de force that does indeed ‘resonate’, and deserves to be seen nationwide ...

June 11, 2024

HANDCUFFS SWINGING AXES AND UBEREATS top prize in Playmarket’s 2024 Playwrights b4 25

Alex kicks off her wildly satirical thriller Becoming Jeff Bezos with a fugitive and a ‘10% off your first purchase’ UberEats voucher. Her play then explodes into madness involving blood, bodies and the pleasures of late-stage capitalism.

June 6, 2024

Exciting new dance festival for Pōneke

Footnote NZ Dance launch the inaugural PŌNEKE FESTIVAL OF CONTEMPORARY DANCE.

June 3, 2024

LISA GETS A GONG!

Lisa Jadwiga Valentina Warrington, services to theatre and education, Dunedin. Huge congratulations from the Theatreview Trust for this extremely well-deserved honour!

May 31, 2024

Playmarket New Zealand TE HONO : CONNECTION

Playwrights – you have until Tuesday 4 June to get us your submissions for TE HONO : CONNECTION. We’re calling for applications from playwrights to undertake an online partnership with a script advisor to develop a new script – at whatever stage it is currently in.

May 15, 2024

Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand National University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival 2024

“Close reading, creativity, collaboration, communication are just a few of the plethora of qualities which are enhanced,” said SGCNZ CEO, Dawn Sanders, “Rising to the challenge of re-imagining Shakespeare’s works in so many ways gets their ‘imaginary forces' working, as well as, for the many student directors, management of their project, peers and time.”

May 1, 2024

Vale Sir Vincent O’Sullivan.

Poet, playwright, critic, fiction writer, biographer, editor, celebrated teacher.

April 29, 2024

Comments posted to the review of Wellington Preview Show 2024

We take on board that stand-up comedians would like the qualities of their writing, delivery and the audience response to be included in reviews.

April 16, 2024

PRODUCTION CO-ORDINATOR Wellington Central

Whitireia and WelTec’s new School of Creativity, Te Auaha, is seeking a highly experienced Production Coordinator. Applications close: 24 April 2024 ...

April 15, 2024

ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD for 2024

Playmarket is pleased to announce the joint winners of the ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD for 2024: Dan Bain for The Odyssey and Sam Brooks for This Is My Story of Us.

April 12, 2024

Tempo Dance Festival moving forward

The New Zealand Dance Festival Trust (NZDFT) is proud to announce a significant partnership with The New Zealand Dance Company.

March 27, 2024

Dance in aroha, Stephen Bradshaw (1963 – 2024).

"A gentle, humble and selfless soul" - Tiaki Kerei pays tribute to a man who paved the way for contemporary Māori dance...

March 20, 2024

NEW EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR APPOINTED TO THE COURT THEATRE

Gretchen La Roche, a well-respected and seasoned arts executive, is returning to Christchurch to lead The Court Theatre as its new Executive Director.

March 19, 2024

Comment on review of “Lost Lear”

An insightfully expressed alignment of Shakespeare’s text and intent with the contortion of the effects of dementia and...

March 17, 2024

Comment on review of “Lost Lear”

Ccreativity but the vocal projection was sadly poor

March 16, 2024

NZ FRINGE 2024 AWARDS – Nominees and Winners

NZ FRINGE 2024 AWARDS – Nominees and Winners Winners are highlighted in bold.

March 13, 2024

PLAYWRIGHTS b4 25//Entries close 1 April

Are you a playwright under the age of 25 who takes risks and throws care to the wind? Or do you write strong, conventional plays with a gripping plot? Well, Playwrights b4 25 is for you.

March 11, 2024

Comment on review of “Only the Stars Know Where I’ve Been” –

The recent five night showing has been met by audiences with a gentle astonishment for the other worldly androgynously pitched duet...

February 11, 2024

Comment on review of “Heartbreak House”

Shaw always seemed more head than heart to me.