President's Report November 2023

What an exceptional weekend of theatre in September at ShowCase in Christchurch. It was exciting to see many entries into the local festivals, and following the progress of the successful performances to ShowCase, crowning another excellent year for Theatre New Zealand.

May I thank the hard work put in by the team in Christchurch, led by Mandy Perry, Ian Harding and Michelle Histen. ShowCase would not have happened without you and your large Canterbury teams effort.

I am mindful of the challenges we all face as theatre practitioners, audiences, students, staff and the general public around our art form; it was great to finally see that Victoria University of Wellington finally made the right decision and retained their Theatre Department, congratulations to all those involved.

As we still face many external challenges, I am reminded of Bryan's comment in his last President's report: "Is Theatre New Zealand fit for purpose?" We must understand what "Theatre New Zealand" represents to answer this critical question.

It is our love of theatre, the art form, that is the constant that sustains us throughout life. But in these challenging times, our goals can frequently change; the challenge as the executive is whether we are fit for purpose.

With added excitement, we will see our Summer School reintroduced in January 2024 in Timaru; our thanks go to Bryan Aitken (Christchurch) for his sterling effort to get this underway. Places are filling fast with the Acting course now full.

Our most significant development will be our new Constitution, presented as a draft at the AGM. I was pleased to see an excellent response to the document, and we now hope to take this document from a more generic version specified by the government's model rules to one that will reflect our uniqueness. Your executive will be finalising a draft for presentation in early 2024.  I am sure you will join me in acknowledging the fine work and contribution of Ewen Coleman in coordinating the past festival.

Again, I take this opportunity to thank the past executives for their tireless efforts in supporting me as President and you as the membership. It is with sadness that we will be losing the services of three of our past executives. David Chambers, Jake Hansen and Bryan Aitken. I can't speak highly enough of this group's contribution on your behalf.

I want to thank David for his efforts and input in securing our sponsorship for the Dunedin and Christchurch festivals. I would also like to acknowledge his work on the Constitution. Fortunately, David has assured me he is only a phone call away. Jake, thank you for your contribution to all things that are TNZ. We hope we do not lose the connection and will see you at many more Festivals.

Mr Bryan Aitken, what is there to say? Bryan is a stalwart of what is theatre in Aotearoa. Bryan has been my mentor and educator in supporting me as President of this prestigious institution. His contribution to our art form, administration, and undying commitment to our communities has been plain for all to see over the years and years… I am sure, and hope, that this will not be the last of Bryan's contributions to us as members.

The 2023/ 2024 will be busy for the executive: TNZ is investigating bringing the IATA World Festival and assembly to our shores in 2027. We are also in the early stages of promoting one of our theatre groups to go to Monaco in 2025 as a representative of TNZ, and will assist us in our bid to stage the 2027 IATA festival. Also, following talks with National Theatre London, TNZ is investigating the possibility of bringing their Youth theatre program "Connections" to NZ.

"Our community is essential to who we are and why we try."

PAUL PERCY 
President - Theatre New Zealand
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Regional Round Up

Impressive painting for New Plymouth Repertory’s Bad Jelly the Witch:
a flat surface is transformed 

Using existing publicity to great effect at Detour Theatre in Tauranga

Te Puke Repertory Society gets creative on Facebook
“Caps off for a reluctant ram and a bashful boar”

Riccarton Players get a good West ‘N Wild shot with chosen background

South Canterbury Drama League’s choice of setting enhances Glorious, the story of Florence Foster Jenkins, an American socialite and amateur soprano who became known, and mocked, for her flamboyant performance costumes and notably poor singing ability.

Michèle Keggenhoff, took on the challenge of playing this one-of-a-kind woman.  She says “I love Florence’s self-belief and drive to pursue her passion at any cost, but she never loses her kind and caring nature in that pursuit”

2023 TheatreFest National ShowCase Awards

Christchurch Girls High School, 9-10 September 2023

Pictures from TheatreFest ShowCase - click on the images to view a larger version

Certificates of Participation For all teams appearing in the TheatreFest ShowCase. Drama Development Trust Vouchers. Napier Girls High School (Adult), Napier, Hawkes Bay, Are Your Dog Treats Vegan?
Havelock Community Theatre, Marlborough, Undertaken
Kuranui College, Greytown, Wairarapa, Sounds of an Organ
Tapa Academy, UCOL Te Pūkenga Wairarapa, Masterton, Wairarapa, Say My Name
Centre Stage Taupo, Waikato, Nine
Napier Repertory Players, Napier, Hawkes Bay, Sisters
Wakatapu High School, Queenstown, Otago, That Time, That Place
Riccarton Players, Christchurch, Canterbury, No Present Like the Time
Playmarket Award: New work from Aotearoa. Pounamu donated by Nanette Wright, in recognition of Olga E Harding. The work must be entered in TheatreFest, with the production being its premiere. Chosen separately by the TheatreFest Script Assessor. Entries sponsored by Playmarket, with a prize of $250. John Cocking, Sisters
Drama Development Trust Award: New Director Directorial debut. Entering TheatreFest and as a first-time Director in the public arena.  Chosen by the Regional Adjudicators. Drama Development Trust voucher. Rochelle Tickle, That Time, That Place, Wakatipu High School, Queenstown, Otago
Jannat Aitchison Memorial Award for Distinctive Emerging Talent Donated by: Joan Ford, Denise Walsh, Nanette Wright.  Three awards chosen by past & present National Presidents in attendance. Bethany Graf, That Time, That Place, Wakatipu High School, Queenstown, Otago
Jasmine Loveday, Playwright, Director, Sounds of an Organ, Kuranui College, Greytown, Wairarapa
The Entire Ensemble, Say My Name, TAPA Academy, UCOL Te Pūkenga Wairarapa, Masterton, Wairarapa
APRA Award Best use of soundscape and sound-effects. Nine, Centre Stage Taupo, Waikato
Michael Norris Award Best use of Original or Live Music. Donated by the Norris family. Not awarded
Steven Arnold Creativity and Design Award Total Visual Concept and Execution. Sounds of an Organ, Kuranui College, Greytown, Wairarapa
He Pito Aronui Award – The Seeding of Creative Potential Acknowledges new writing and performance, which must be created by and contain Māori or Pasifika content.  Entries in this category, are also eligible for all other awards. May be awarded at Regional or National ShowCase. Donated by Education Perfect with a prize of $1000. Say My Name, TAPA Academy, UCOL Te Pūkenga Wairarapa, Masterton, Wairarapa
Theatre New Zealand Award: Excellence in Acting Two awards presented for excellence in acting. James Moreland, Sounds of an Organ, Kuranui College, Greytown, Wairarapa
Toni Sullivan, Nine, Centre Stage Taupo, Waikato
Denise Walsh Award Best Production of a New Zealand Play – written by a New Zealand playwright, regardless of setting or content. That Time, That Place, Wakatipu High School, Queenstown, Otago
Bryan Aitken Youth Theatre Award Best Youth Production. This category is for teams aged 19 years and under. That Time, That Place, Wakatipu High School, Queenstown, Otago
Ewen Coleman Award Best Adult Production. Say My Name, TAPA Academy, UCOL Te Pūkenga Wairarapa, Masterton, Wairarapa
Theatre New Zealand Book of Honour Best Overall Production. That Time, That Place, Wakatipu High School, Queenstown, Otago

Pictures from TheatreFest ShowCase Performances - click on the images to view a larger version

NAPIER GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL (ADULT), Napier, Hawkes Bay Are Your Dog Treats Vegan? by Lindsey Brown - (Comedy, NZ) Directed by: Jonathan Smith MNZM Their dog treats aren't vegan, their guinea pig wheels go too fast, and let's not mention the macabre cat toys!  Pawfect Pet SUpplies are about to go into battle with their most difficult customer to date.  But they don't plan on rolling over just yet. Cast: Carrie - Amy Edwards Lydia - Emily Miller-Matcham Crew: Annette Elkins, Stela Edwards, Peter Hurley
HAVELOCK COMMUNITY THEATRE, Marlborough Undertaken by Rick Edmonds  - (Drama, New NZ) Directed by: Jennie Johnson Warning: This play addresses issues about death that some people may find confronting. Funeral Notice; James Beckett QSM. Friends and family are invited to the service at Christchurch Girls' High School, 10 Matai St West, Riccarton, Christchurch, 7pm Sat 9th September.  Refreshments will be served at the conclusion. Cast: Officiant - Ursula Paul Undertaker - Ian Cameron Harriet - Faye Leov Denise (cousin 1) - Gill Smith Marion (cousin 2) - Ruth Bray Assistant (caterer) - Kathryn Stewart Friend #1 - Alice Pusztai Friend #2 - Shalom Del' Monte-Aberhart Friend #3 - Paula Marshall Bruce - Gary Marshall Mrs Taylor - Julia Pointon Crew: Sound and Lighting - Cameron Marshall Props - Peter and Jennie Johnson, and some of the cast
KURANUI COLLEGE, Greytown, Wairarapa Sounds of on Organ by Jasmine Loveday - (Drama, Youth, New NZ) Directed by: Jasmine Loveday In a world where we always want more, and take what we can, what happens when Mother Nature strikes back. Cast: Dr Atherton (Thomas) - James Moreland Captured Creature - Reese Matthews Opening Scene Creature - Ngakau Aporo Forestry Manager - Harriett de Jonge Lumberjack - Ryley Davidson Delivery man - Jonte Savage Skin men - Isaac Burt, Freya Lewington Ensemble - Gabe Ritchie, Luke O'Neill Crew: Sound - Bailey Cox Makeup - Jasmine Loveday Lighting - Khalid Greaves Backstage - Juanita McLellan and David Greaves
TAPA ACADEMY, UCOL Te Pükenga Wairarapa. Masterton Say My Name —A Devised Piece by the Cast - (Musical, New NZ, Mäori/Pasifika) This short production explores our identity by exploring our name, what it means to us, what it means to others and the effects of modern living and Colonisation upon it. Written, directed and choreographed by the students of TAPA Academy (UCOL Te Pükenga NZ Diploma of Performing Arts) as an assessment, the production uses a variety of expression including song, dance, acting, Polynesian and contemporary movement and te reo Mäori. A stunning soundtrack of Mäori and Pacific waiata is also used. Performed by the students and tutors. Cast: Kawana - Michael Kawana Jr Tiare - Maia Karaitiana-Baker Maioha - Maioha Riwai-Couch Te Rangi - Hinetai Karaitiana Makere - Toi A te Anahera Prime Mämä - Shari Taylor-Kawana Teacher - Kiri Riwai-Couch
CENTRE STAGE (TAUPO), Taupo, Waikato NINE by Jane Shepard — (Drama) Directed by: Eliana Kemp, Toni Sullivan, Fiona McDonald Warning: This play contains coarse language and adult themes. Locked in a room and chained apart, language is their only currency, and balance of power means everything when a single word becomes the hanging point between life and death. A harrowing, funny and tender account of the psychological price of surviving atrocity. Cast: Woman 1 - Eliana Kemp Woman 2 - Toni Sullivan Crew: Lighting and Sound: Patrick Bohan
NAPIER REPERTORY PLAYERS, Napier, Hawkes Bay SISTERS by John Cocking — (Comedy, New NZ) Directed by: John Cocking, Adrienne Hurley, Karen Hart Sisters Alice and Crystal are in dire financial straits. They try to get out of trouble by marrying their elderly neighbour, but things don't work out quite as they planned. Cast: Crystal - Karen Hart Alice -  Adrienne Hurley Gordon/Geoffrey - John Cocking Crew: Lee-Anne Freeman, Peter Hurley
WAKATIPU HIGH SCHOOL, Queenstown, Otago That Time, That Place by Ken Mizusawa - (Youth, NZ) New Director: Rochelle Tickle - Teachers In Charge: Jake Hansen and Hannah Coombe Warning: This play addresses of self-harm. It is more suited to a mature audience. The unexplained disappearance of a girl (originally a boy in the script) during high school continues to preoccupy Mel, a young woman who refuses to live in the present and put the past behind her. Unable to move on, she decides to investigate the case to ascribe meaning into what has happened, only to find herself descending ever further into the realm of memory and half-remembered moments. Highly commended in Plays for the Young 2009 competition. Cast: Mel - Bethany Graf Tracy - Billie Carey Dan - Jack Speedy Principal - Emily Gilbert Counsellor - Maddox Newell Rena - Indy Hamilton Girl - Ruby Pullar Ensemble - Luana Kirchoff Pereira, Sofia Sharpe, Lucy Singleton, Tara Rooney Crew: Tomas Colbly, Baxter Bamford, Ava Weston
RICCARTON PLAYERS, Christchurch, Canterbury No Present Like the Time, by Marilyn Ollett - (Drama, New NZ) Directed by: Marilyn Ollett. Julian has always craved his father's love and acceptance but never recognised what his mother gave unconditionally. She has one way to prove it. Cast: Mother - Lesley Long Julian - George Long

2024

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• Enter your students in a local TheatreFest near you in July 2024.
• Get adjudication and applause from people beyond your school.
• Strive for selection to regional performance showcases in August ’24.
• Celebrate excellent community and youth theatre performance from around NZ at the national TheatreFest Showcase in September.

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 Playmarket Scripts

RECOMMENDED SCRIPTS

Pictured right: Joan, Circa Theatre, 2018

Two Houses by Elizabeth Robertshaw (9f, 5m)
Two down on their luck playhouses who are faced with losing funding from their local council are given an ultimatum: collaborate or close down. They are polar opposites: Barrington Dramatics is ‘real’ theatre, run by the snobbish Olivier Pencarrow while Seaside Minstrels is run by the colourfully eccentric Cassandra (Sandy) Hooker with an “all abilities welcome” motto. Hilarity ensues as they attempt to put on a show together: Romeo and Juliet – The Space Rock Opera. Will Romeo and Juliet fall in love? Will the show go on? Or will there be a plague on both their houses...
“[a] heart-warming comedic tribute to the artistic ambitions and dreams of often quite ordinary people.” - Alan Powdrell, Hawkes Bay Today

Joan by Tom Scott (2f)
A play about a wonderful mum by an ungrateful son.
Joan follows Tom Scott's mother’s life from a humble childhood in Southern Ireland, to raising six children in gruelling circumstances with an angry alcoholic husband.
The older Joan, wounded, disappointed and cynical, confronts her younger self, full of fun an d optimism. Old Joan knows what is coming, but in the natural order of things can’t reveal what they are; Young Joan must find these out for herself.
“An originally constructed piece of theatre that is engaging and insightful.” – Ewen Coleman, Stuff

Snowblind by Emily Duncan (6f)
A Gothic-Comedy set at Highburn; a remote fictional all-girls private/special character (protestant) school in the Southern Alps of Aotearoa. The action takes place over Easter weekend 1986 when the only people on site are the matron and three students. The play explores themes of colonial traditions, loyalty, and the machinations of second-wave feminism.

Politics and Transgression

Dancing by Renée (4f)
A group of women organise and support each other during a strike.

Mercy Buckets by Renée (5f, 2m)
A group of workers and underprivileged grapple with life and politics circa 1985.

The Fraud by Neil Troost (1f, 1m)
An antiques dealer keen to own the find of his career at all cost, or preferably no cost. An elderly woman abandoned by her family and eager for company. A statuette that’s been in her family for years. Throw them all together and find out what the real fraud is.

Art Theft by Kerry Jimson (2f, 4m)
Art meets farce when bumbling bank-robbing brothers Lua and Isaac kidnap art curator Jeremy to effect a getaway from a bungled heist. Jeremy recognises Isaac’s artistic gift and catapults him to stardom while Lua takes the rap for the botched robbery.

Three Comedies by Joe Musaphia

Dreams Are Free by Joe Musaphia (3f, 3m)
A gripping and witty black comedy about a mother and two daughters. Both daughters are pregnant at the beginning of the play (to less than useful boyfriends). The play traces the way the mother’s younger lover controls and abuses her to the point where at the end he is murdered by one of the daughters.

The Sexiest Man in the World by Joe Musaphia (2f, 3m)
Kiwi actor-director ‘Chip Stone’ – formerly Trevor Entwhistle – has become a worldwide movie superstar, voted by a women’s magazine as, ‘The sexiest man in the world.’
He returns home to produce yet another of his ‘smash hit action movies.’ This one on the life and times of Te Rauparaha, with Chip as the lead. He offers his estranged brother, a struggling playwright, a huge sum to write the screenplay. But his brother’s ‘principles’ override his meagre bank balance. He dismisses Chip’s offer and his movies which are ‘multi million dollar insults to intelligence.’ This has no effect on Chip’s ego – ‘I am a living legend’ – but the effect ‘sex appeal’ has on his sister-in-law and his teenage nephew’s girlfriend is something else.

The Money by Joe Musaphia (1f, 2m)
A woman meets and befriends an octogenarian billionaire with the ulterior motive of convincing him to invest in her boyfriend’s fledgling business venture. The three characters try to literally and figuratively screw one another to come out on top financially.

Shakespeare Revised

Honest Shakespeare by Rex McGregor (2-6f, 3-11m, 0-2 any)
A comic fresh take on the Bard and his plays.
A soliloquy by a statue of Shakespeare in the British Library.
An alternate ending of Richard III which reveals him to be innocent.
A soliloquy by Will Kemp after falling out with Will and the company.
A Twelfth Night prequel where Viola argues with her sister.
A Twelfth Night sequel set in a prison cell.
In a nineteenth century dressing room, there is conflict around whose adaptation of Romeo and Juliet will be used.

Reconciliation:

The Gift of Tongues by Michelanne Forster (3f, 3m)
Dell Woods, a retired American Missionary who spent his life in Japan, sneaks away from California where he lives with his badly incapacitated wife, Daisy, to complete a final mission of faith in Japan. His elder daughter, Braegen, is horrified as she knows her parents are barely coping with daily life, much less international travel. She alerts her brother Bud, who lives in New Zealand. They meet in Tokyo to plan a ‘sensible’ future for their zealous parents but Dell’s final mission to the banks of the Toyama River, changes the game plan for everybody.

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 Playwrights Association of New Zealand (Inc)

Results of the 2023 one-act play competition adjudicated by Dave Armstrong

1st - Cyber Love Criminal by Lindsey Brown
2nd - Hikoi by Bronwyn Elsmore

Adjudicator’s Comments
The winner of the PANZ one-act play competition is Cyber Love Criminal and the runner up is Hikoi by Lindsey Brown. I think what I liked about the winner is that it was a very funny play, and beautifully crafted, with lots of great laughs. Yet it also made a serious point about the shallowness of online dating and the vacuity of social media. Yes, it was a satire, but it also caused me to wonder, where will it all stop? Of course, police officers will never knock on our door telling us that we have lied on our dating profiles yet given some of the other restrictions and limits on free speech we have in our society, is it really such a big leap?

Lindsey has had pieces performed around the world, including London, New York, Hollywood, Florida, Chicago, Houston, Atlanta, Sydney, Dubai, Queenstown and Auckland. Successes to date include being the winner of Mixing It Up Productions New York One Act Competition 2022, 2020 recipient of the PANZ Outstanding Achievement Award, winner of the 2021 Long Beach Playhouse New Works Festival, California, and winner of Show Off 2022 for Camino Real Playhouse, California.
Lindsey often favours comedy in her writing, believing that when we laugh, we are most open to learn. It’s also more fun to write! Her plays contain strong roles for women that like to challenge those themes that are universal to us all Website: https://lindseyb.me/

The second placegetter is Hikoi by Bronwyn Elsmore. What I liked about Hikoi is that it was calm and quiet – it didn’t try and dazzle and tell me what I should think. It gently portrayed a really good central character – Kotiro – and had her interact with an older wiser member of her whānau. Like many rangatahi, Kotiro doesn’t have much interest in her whakapapa and would much prefer to be somewhere else where her feet don’t hurt. However, through gentle nurturing of her relative she comes around to realising that knowing who you are is really important. Quite a lot of the ‘serious’ plays I read were quite didactic, almost telling the audience what they should think. However, Hikoi is far gentler, letting the characters discover things for themselves. I also loved the symbolism of the traditional leaves and the modern sticking plaster combining to heal Kotiro. Perhaps we all need to combine the traditional leaves and modern sticking plasters to heal the wounds of our society caused by racial division in our beautiful country?

Waitakere writer Bronwyn Elsmore has written over a wide range of genres, fiction and non-fiction, and is the author of a large number of published works – short stories, articles, twelve books, stage plays and academic works. Over her writing career she has been an advertising copywriter, freelance and contract writer, editor, education writer, academic writer, novelist, playwright, and mentor and teacher of creative writing. Bronwyn has earned awards and prizes for short stories, plays, and other forms of writing.
Website: www.flaxroots.com

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Summer School 2024 

The return of the
Adult Intensive Summer Theatre School
January 7th – 13th, 2024

Final call for Positions
On the Director's & Designer's Courses

For five days and six nights you will live, breathe, eat, practise your craft,
net-work, revitalise, ‘get away from it all’ and focus on YOU.

The Playhouse
Church Street
Te Tihi o Maru/Timaru

Do you, a Theatre Practitioner or Theatre Tutor need a booster! Want to expand your horizons or change direction. Maybe re-energise! Are you not getting the roles you seek? Wondering if you could train to be professional? Well this Summer School is for you.
Theatre is experiential, you can’t just read about it in a book, and then think you can do it!
You need to learn your craft, then practice it. Incentivise yourself – to incentivise others!

Three seasoned Theatre practitioners and nationally recognised tutors, have been engaged to lead groups, focussing on four separate yet inter-twined aspects of theatre.
Each course is self-contained and full time for the week.

Why do Summer School?

Quote:
“Like most actors moving into directing, I copied the techniques – good and bad – from directors I had worked with. This intensive course helped me to develop my own style, with the language I needed, to communicate with the production team and, empower my actors.”
Joy Crawford.

Quote:
“Summer School was my change-maker: opening my mind, validating my passion, endorsing and growing my confidence and competence, completely changing my career!  It changed my life – and I would not have it any other way.”
David Chambers.

Cost Per Person: $475.00
Applications Close December 1st
*Or Earlier if Courses Full

All applicants must be 18 years of age or older at the time of the Summer School

Accommodation Self-Selecting/Self-Catering:
To help make the Summer School more economic – we have left it up to attendees to sort out their own individual or sharing of, transport to Timaru and, accommodation.
Maybe team up with friends. Turn it into an adventure. Car-pool and share kai and digs.
Get your theatre group or school, to help subsidise your upskilling or Professional Development!

You have the great choice of accommodation below, depending on your budget, within 20 minutes’ walk, or 5 minutes’ drive of The Playhouse, Church Street.

All appear on google.
Top 10 Holiday Park, Selwyn Street. Cabins, Motels, Camper-van parking
Glenmark Holiday Park, Beaconsfield Road. (As Above)
15 other Motels of varying prices, and star-rating
Bed and Breakfast accommodation
Air B&B

*If you are on a really tight budget let me know – there are local theatre people who are happy to provide a bed for the week*

Work With Acknowledged Professionals
Who Impart Life-Long skills!

Applications to Course Director:
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You can find the latest information and downloadable content at https://theatrenewzealand.co.nz/index.php/resources/summer-school-2024

 Logo Competition

Theatre New Zealand Logo Competition

We are seeking a new logo. This is your chance to get your creative juices flowing and design us an eye-catching logo that reflects our values as theatre practitioners, and makes a bold statement of inclusiveness and represents of our cultural values.

The logo is to be viewed in various formats, e.g. Social Media, letterhead, and Marketing and needs to include options for both Theatre New Zealand and TNZ.

All entries will need to be submitted by the 30th November, and can be done electronically to This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. or post to PO Box 14041 Panmure 1741.  Please ensure that your name, email address and phone number are clearly stated on your entry.  If submitting electronically, preferred formats are PNG or JPG, and without background where possible, hand drawn entries will be redrawn by a competent designer.

All correspondence regarding this competition can be directed to Mark Perry at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Terms and Conditions

In submitting your design (the “Design”) as an entry to the Theatre New Zealand (“TNZ”) logo competition, you agree to the use of your Design by TNZ for all purposes including for marketing and advertising of TNZ’s services, and you agree to these terms and conditions, and/or warrant to TNZ as follows:

          Entry of Competition

1. The competition begins on 1st September 2023.  The closing date for entries is 30th November 2023 at midnight.

2. Any fully competent person may enter the competition.  Persons aged 16 years old or younger may participate with the consent of their legal guardian.

          Use of Design

3. You warrant that the Design is your own original work and does not contain any trademarks, logos, copyrighted material, any other intellectual property belonging to any third party, or content subject to a third party’s right of publicity or privacy and that the Design therefore does not infringe any rights (including but not limited to copyright) of any third party.

4. As between you and TNZ, you own and will maintain ownership of the Design. TNZ does not and will not own the Design because of your submission of the Design.  By submitting the Design, you hereby grant TNZ an irrevocable right and license to use, upload, modify, reproduce, copy, exhibit, distribute, advertise, and display the Design, in any manner whatsoever.

         Prize

5. The winners will be chosen by the TNZ Executive among following consideration of all entries received.  If your Design is selected, notification will be by phone or email, and you will receive a cash prize of $250. No additional compensation will be payable.

          Additional terms

6. TNZ may, at its discretion, change these Terms and Conditions at any time, and such changes shall be effective immediately and incorporated into this Agreement. You are responsible for reviewing changes to the competition's Terms and Conditions. No modification of this Agreement shall be binding unless confirmed in writing by TNZ.

7. This is a legal, binding agreement governed by the laws of New Zealand. You represent and warrant that you have the full right, power and authority to enter into this Agreement, agree to the Terms and Conditions set out, and that your Agreement to them does not violate any other agreement you have entered into with a third party.

 Membership Renewal

Membership forms for the 2024 year are now online!

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Hāpai/Backchat, November December January 2023-24, Volume 46 Issue 4
Copyright © Theatre New Zealand 2023

Compiled by Mark Perry
Editor/Checking by Margaret Robertson

Deadline for Summer/Autumn edition of Hāpai/Backchat
31 January 2024

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