Tuesday, 24 November 2009 Playmarket is pleased to announce that it is appointing Murray Lynch as the next Director for Playmarket. He will begin his role in February 2010 when... View attachments to story

Monday, 9 November 2009 Pip Hall has been awarded New Zealand's most significant national theatre award, the Bruce Mason Playwriting Award. The award for 2009 was announced ... View attachments to story

Tuesday, 3 November 2009 The New Zealand International Arts Festival has launched its programme for 2010. From internationally acclaimed conductor, Vladimir Ashkenazy to legen... View attachments to story

Thursday, 22 October 2009 Celebrating the publication ‘On the Origin of Species’ by Charles Darwin.   In the beginning there was the word and the word was God until Darw... View attachments to story

Thursday, 15 October 2009 Creative New Zealand acknowledges the tremendous contribution that Martyn Sanderson made to New Zealand theatre and film over the past 40 years. His i... View attachments to story

Thursday, 15 October 2009 Downstage Statement regarding the passing of Martyn Sanderson. It is with great sorrow that the Board, Staff and Members of Downstage Theatre, receiv... View attachments to story

Wednesday, 7 October 2009 ATC Media Release   Kila Kokonut Krew and Auckland Theatre Company join forces to produce ‘STRICTLY BROWN’ a sizzling hot, new Comedy Variety s... View attachments to story

Thursday, 24 September 2009 Biography of My Skin takes a life lived on stage and looks for the truth behind the face-paint. In this candid, autobiographical solo show, actor Mira... View attachments to story

Thursday, 10 September 2009 A residency opportunity of two months in Beijing for a performing arts professional is being offered by the Asia New Zealand Foundation. Beijing is a... View attachments to story

Wednesday, 9 September 2009   Samuel Flynn Scott at Downstage NZ’s answer to Neil Young?   To complete the Soundstage trifecta following the success of The Woolshed... View attachments to story

Wednesday, 2 September 2009 Tony Forster & Maggie Tarver demystify the art and craft of theatre directing. Join Tony and Maggie as they share their philosophy, techniques an... View attachments to story

Thursday, 20 August 2009 The Pioneers’ New Zealand tour – 23 July – 4 September 2009   Ex-pat Kiwis The Pioneers have wowed audiences in Britain with their multi media ... View attachments to story

Tuesday, 18 August 2009 GLOBAL ARTIST WORKSHOP PROGRAM ’09 (GAWP ’09) is a 3-month long residential workshop open to performance artists/students from around the world who ... View attachments to story

Wednesday, 12 August 2009 New Zealand soprano Anna Leese. Anna will be starring in the NBR New Zealand Opera’s Genesis Energy season of Eugene Onegin.   New Zealand sopr... View attachments to story

Monday, 3 August 2009 When a kid twice your size steals your lunch punches you in the face and says “YOU BETTER RUN BOY!” – What do you do? Black Grace is proud to presen... View attachments to story

Monday, 3 August 2009 Rena Owen returns to New Zealand from Hollywood to play Aroha in Bruce Mason’s classic drama The Pohutukawa Tree from September 3 at the Maidment Thea... View attachments to story

Monday, 3 August 2009 The Asia New Zealand Foundation Beijing residency is now available for a professional or experienced/skilled New Zealand playwright, director or theat... View attachments to story

Friday, 24 July 2009 In a first for a New Zealand arts and live entertainment company, Auckland Theatre Company is using Twitter to blog live from a Question and Answer se... View attachments to story

Tuesday, 21 July 2009 Who did it? Why? What the hell is going on? Is this for real?   All questions you'll be asking yourselves when you encounter the BATS Theatre S... View attachments to story

Thursday, 16 July 2009 A new comedy by Dave Armstrong imagines what might have been. “It’s très bien, très bien. This was pure satire, guaranteed to mildly offend pretty mu... View attachments to story

Monday, 13 July 2009   For ten days in August, eight New Zealanders will be participating as part of the Canadian Planet IndigenUs Festival - the world’s largest and... View attachments to story

Friday, 19 June 2009 LOVE YOU APPROXIMATELY “Exciting new theatre … utterly rewarding” National Radio They met on her OE. Now Imogen is back in New Zealand and Pere... View attachments to story

Thursday, 18 June 2009 International Conference "Performing Arts Training Today" October 28-31, 2009 Leibnitz, Austria The conference is open to performers from all ov... View attachments to story

Monday, 15 June 2009 With the rising of the matariki stars so comes a time for planting new seeds for theatre by Maori - and at a time when there are concerns over the lac... View attachments to story

Thursday, 11 June 2009 The World Music Expo 09 (WOMEX) and the 2009 Australasian World Music Expo (AWME) are the two major world music expos currently targeted by Creative N... View attachments to story

Thursday, 28 May 2009

Downstage Director Hilary Beaton will be holding an open forum at the Hannah Playhouse, Courtenay Place on Saturday 20 June from 2.30 – 4 pm.

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Thursday, 21 May 2009

On May 29 2009, The Forge at The Court Theatre presents the powerful and provocative story of a peace activist killed in the Gaza Strip in the New Zealand première of My Name Is Rachel Corrie.

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Monday, 18 May 2009

The Pacific Arts Committee of Creative New Zealand, in partnership with The National University of Samoa, is calling for applications from artists to undertake a residency at The National University of Samoa in Apia, Samoa.

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Friday, 15 May 2009

 

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Wednesday, 13 May 2009

Auckland Theatre Company is looking for talented boys to play Oliver, the Artful Dodger and Fagin’s Gang in their end of year musical OLIVER!

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