| Year |
Venue |
Society |
Play |
Playwright |
Director |
Adjudicator |
| 1970 |
Balclutha |
Milton Theatre Group |
Black Comedy |
Peter Shaffer |
Day Henry |
JC Reid |
| 1971 |
Palmerston North |
The Coffee Company, Kerikeri |
Enchanted Night |
Slawomir Mrosek |
Peter Trim |
Sunny Amey |
| 1972 |
Christchurch |
Ngaio Revue Company |
Calm Down Mother |
Megan Terry |
Stuart Devinie |
John Dawick |
| 1973 |
Auckland |
Matamata Drama Society |
Trevor |
John Bowen |
Paul Bowater |
John Thomson |
| 1974 |
Balclutha |
South Otago Theatrical Company |
Zoo Story |
Edward Albee |
Del Gordon |
Bertha Rawlinson |
| 1975 |
Hamilton |
Opunake High School Drama Group |
Mr Bones and Mr Jones |
Eve Hughes |
Gabrielle Barr and Julia Stockman |
Keith Thomson |
| 1976 |
Nelson |
Elmwood Players Christchurch |
One Season's King |
George MacEwan Green |
Alex Henderson |
Anne Bushell |
| 1977 |
Wellington |
South Canterbury Drama League Little Theatre |
The Love of Don Perlimplin |
Federico Lorca |
Dawn Somerville |
Tony Taylor |
| 1978 |
Christchurch |
Manawatu Theatre Society |
Passion |
Edward Bond |
Robert Rimmer |
Keith Thomson |
| 1979 |
Hawera |
Marlborough Repertory Society |
A Slight Ache |
Harold Pinter |
Robert Logan |
Margaret Greenway |
| 1980 |
Balclutha |
Asterix Theatre Workshop Hawkes Bay |
The Band Rotunda |
James K Baxter |
Gavin Garner |
Lois Paynter |
| 1981 |
Paraparaumu |
Northland Players, Kaikohe |
The Mating Dance |
Clare Corridan |
Clare Corridan |
Keith Thomson |
| 1982 |
Paraparaumu |
Taihape Dramatic Society |
Freesias |
Welby Ings |
Welby Ings |
John Dawick |
| 1983 |
Shell Christchurch |
Globe Theatre Dunedin |
Out of the Flying Pan |
David Campton |
Mickie Reid |
Margaret Sadler Watson |
| 1984 |
Shell Wellington |
Shoestring Theatre Company Wellington |
One for the Road |
Charles Harter |
Charles Harter |
Laurie Swindell |
| 1985 |
Shell Whangarei |
Northland Players Kaikohe |
A Day in the Death of Joe Egg |
Peter Nichols |
Sue James |
Allan De Malmanche |
| 1986 |
Shell Christchurch |
Elmwood Players Christchurch |
Ritual for Dolls |
George MacEwen Green |
Andrew Davidge |
Dale Hendry |
| 1987 |
Blenheim |
Napier Repertory Players |
Maillot Jeune |
John Cocking |
Kathryn Crerar |
Pamela Pow |
| 1988 |
Christchurch |
Rotorua Little Theatre |
Dusa, Fish, Stas and Vi |
Pam Gems |
Jill Horne |
Brian Staniland |
| 1989 |
Hamilton |
Taupo-nui-a-tia Players |
The Whale Rider |
Whiti ihimaera |
Gwyneth Glover |
Dawn Somerville |
| 1990 |
Wellington |
Riccarton Players |
The Mating Dance |
Clare Corridan |
Christine Stachurski |
Claire Marsh |
| 1991 |
Dunedin |
Wellington Repertory Theatre |
Five Arguments Against Marriage |
Alan Williamson |
Ewen Coleman |
Bryan Aitken |
| 1992 |
Wellington |
Nelson Repertory Theatre |
The Donahue Sisters |
Geraldine Avon |
|
Michael Poynor |
| 1993 |
Taupo |
Elmwood Players Christchurch |
One Warrior's War |
Barry Grant |
Barry Grant |
Natalie Ellis |
| 1994 |
Christchurch |
Centre Stage Taupo |
Lilly and May |
Patricia Cornelius |
Alma Riley |
Brian Staniland |
| 1995 |
Palmerston North |
Stagecraft Theatre Wellington |
Slam |
Jane Nixon-Willis |
Iona Anderson |
Hazel Menehira |
| 1996 |
Wellington |
The Actor's Company, Christchurch |
The Chimney |
Bruce Goodman |
Lex Matheson |
Lois Paynter |
| 1997 |
Nelson |
Exit Stage Left Productions, Wellington |
Body Dreams |
Craig Thaine |
Alan Ottaway |
Nerissa Moore |
| 1998 |
Palmerston North |
Marlborough Repertory Society |
Skin Tight |
Gary Henderson |
Emily Staples |
Dawn Somerville |
| 1999 |
Taupo |
Stagecraft Theatre, Wellington |
Night Light |
Mary Coffey |
Mary Coffey |
Bryan Aitken |
| 2000 |
Christchurch |
Oily Rag Theatre, Christchurch |
The Adjudicator |
Tim Barcode |
Julian Southgate and Jenny Alexander |
Hazel Menehira |
| 2001 |
Feilding |
Hutt Valley High Company |
The Magic and the Madness |
Charles Harter |
Charles Harter |
Nerissa Moore |
| 2002 |
Wellington |
Wellington High School |
Rock of All Ages |
Annie Millard |
Annie Millard |
Sheridan Hickey |
| 2003 |
Waimate |
Onstage Productions |
The Miner's Lullaby |
Rae Reynolds |
Pat Barr-McLeod |
Elric Hooper |
| 2004 |
Inglewood |
Top Dog Theatre Christchurch |
Ritual for Dolls |
George MacEwan-Green |
Derek Doddington |
Ewen Coleman |
| 2005 |
Westport |
Feilding Little Theatre |
The Wooden Pear |
Gillian Plowman |
Miralie Thomas Vincent and Trish Gray |
Dawn Somerville |
| 2006 |
Palmerston North |
Wellington High School |
Nobody's Fool |
Annie Millard |
Annie Millard and Roger Mantel |
Denise Walsh |
| 2007 |
Dunedin |
FAHS Feilding High School |
Lest We Forget - FAHS War Years |
Karla Crofts and Year 13 Drama Students |
Karla Crofts |
Nanette Wright |
| 2008 |
Wellington |
LJJ Theatre, Christchurch |
Bent |
Martin Sherman |
Laurence Wiseman |
Claire Marsh |
| 2009 |
Palmerston North |
Dramatix Youth Theatre, Nelson |
Youthanasia |
Scott Frater |
Scott Frater |
Bryan Aitken |
| 2010 |
Wellington |
Napier Repertory Players |
The 75th Day |
Philip Bentley |
Sharon Kerr |
Pam Logan |
| 2011 |
Nelson |
Invercargill Repertory Society |
A Talk in the Park |
Alan Ayckbourn |
Gussie Johnson |
Natalie Ellis-Wilson |
| 2012 |
Hastings |
FAHS Feilding High School |
Extracts from Coalhouse Blues |
Mervyn Thompson |
Karla Crofts |
Larry McLuskey |
| 2013 |
Wellington |
FAHS Feilding High School |
Extracts from Oedipus the King |
Sophocles |
Karla Crofts |
Claire Marsh |
| 2014 |
Wellington |
Napier Repertory Players |
Snap Time |
John Cocking |
Sharyn Hildreth |
David Chambers |
| 2015 |
Hamilton |
Wakatipu High School |
Bang Bang You're Dead |
William Mastrosimone |
Kate Moetaua |
Lindsay Nash |
| 2016 |
Invercargill |
St Patrick's College, Silverstream |
Brown All Around |
Sione & Mosese Usos |
Albert Latailakepa & Manase Taulanga |
Phil Peleton |
| 2017 |
Wellington |
Huntington Hounds of Riverlea |
An Incident |
Leonid Andreyev |
Robyn Chappell |
Jon Pheloung |
| 2018 |
Wellington |
Rangi Ruru Girls' School |
Girls Like That |
Evan Placey |
Peter Rutherford |
Hilary Norris |
| 2019 |
Wellington |
Hutt Valley High School Community Theatre Company |
We'll Meet Again |
Tama Smith |
Tama Smith |
Jonathon Hendry |
| 2022 |
Wellington |
Dargaville Little Theatre |
Out of Mind |
Deborah Steele and Julianne Parkinson |
Eryn Collins-Wilson |
Steven Arnold |
| 2023 |
Christchurch |
Wakatipu High School, Queenstown |
That Time, That Place |
Ken Mizusawa |
Rochelle Tickle |
David Chambers |
