HOME MADE is a love letter to the places and people we call home. Massive Theatre Company’s new and original emerging artists production is in Auckland and Whangārei late July.

Te Pou Theatre in partnership with The Dust Palace presents a te reo Māori circus theatre show for tamariki at venues across Tāmaki Makaurau this August.

The critically acclaimed play, Waenga, created by sister and brother Hariata and Tamati Moriarty, is touring Wellington and lower North Island centres this July and August.

Massive Theatre’s one-day hands-on professional development workshop is designed for teachers, theatre practitioners who teach, and creatives with a desire to develop their devising practice. Auckland 27 November; Wellington 30 November.

Te Pou Theatre in partnership with The Dust Palace presents a te reo Māori circus theatre show for tamariki at venues across Tāmaki Makaurau this August. Additional shows available for schools.

Join the Primary Drama Collective for a primary school drama and literacy conference for teachers, exploring creative approaches to literacy learning - Christchuch 6-7 July.

Check out Massive Theatre Company’s Foundations, Essentials and Teach and Lead workshops for the latter half of the year, in Auckland, Whangārei and Wellington.

Centrepoint Theatre in Palmerston North has Basement Co-Lab workshops on lighting and sound this August, free to Manawatu students aged 14 to 18.

Massive’s free Foundations theatre workshops are designed for rangatahi aged 15-25 years and suitable for all levels of experience. Wellington, 13-14 June.

Do you have an original and inventive play written to inspire and excite young audiences? Categories include plays written to be performed for or by children and teens. Submissions close 1 August.

Call for submissions for Rampenlichter Festival 2027 in Germany: Children, teenagers, and young adults aged 6 to 27 present their productions and explore artistic potential in dance and theatre. Apply 1 Nov - 11 Jan.

Call for Applications: Directors in TYA – An International Exchange, to be held in Germany in May 2027. Submit an EOI by 15 July.

Join the Primary Drama Collective for a primary school drama and literacy conference for teachers, exploring creative approaches to literacy learning - Christchuch 6-7 July.

Drop in for morning tea with Massive Theatre Company 9-10.30am Friday 24 April, or check out Massive’s future morning tea dates for 2026.

Toitoi’s biennial children’s Festival for 3 to 13-year-olds returns to Hawke’s Bay, April 13-14.

In 2026, Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand is celebrating its 35^th anniversary year and its Festivals.

The recipients for this year’s PAYPA Awards were announced at the PAYPA Awards Evening, 8 November at The Court Theatre in Ōtautahi.

PAYPA is delighted to announce the finalists for this year’s PAYPA Awards! The awards will be presented at the PAYPA Awards Evening, 8 November at The Court Theatre in Ōtautahi.