Kia ora and talofa. Welcome to PAYPA. PAYPA is a community of artists and organisations dedicated to performing arts by, with and for children and young people in Aotearoa New Zealand.
PAYPA embodies ASSITEJ New Zealand. ASSITEJ is an international network whose mission is to unite theatres, organisations and individuals throughout the world dedicated to theatre, performing arts, children and young people.
Taki Rua is touring Te Kuia me te Pūngāwerewere, based on the story by Patricia Grace, around the North Island this November.
Auto-biographical solo work He Māori?, created by actor and playwright Isaac Martyn, is coming to BATS Theatre, Wellington, 7-9 November.
NZ Opera’s 2025 Opera in Schools Tour features a 45-minute version of Donizetti’s The Elixir of Love, directed by Jacqueline Coats - available to schools during Term 1.
Auckland Theatre Company’s Creative Learning programme for secondary schools is available for five shows in 2025.
For its final show, Tim Bray Theatre Company presents the 20th season of family favourite, The Santa Claus Show - School & ECE season 3-13 December, Pumphouse Theatre, Auckland.
Come to Christchurch for an immersive, concentrated, embodied and transformative theatre training experience in 2025! Application Deadline December 4, 2024
Massive Theatre Company Foundations - free workshops for rangatahi aged 14-25 - Auckland, October 10-11.
Massive Theatre Company is offering a free, five-day workshop in Whangārei for 14-25 year olds, 30 September - 4 October.
He Waka Eke Noa Charitable Trust will offer 11 Residencies at the Factory Theatre in Auckland during 2025 to rangatahi-led creative groups or solo rangatahi performers - EOI deadline 20 January.
Call for participants aged 20-35 years for the ‘New Voices Fellowship’ at the ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering in Marseille, France, 23-30 March 2025 - Application deadline 20 December.
The Ugly Shakespeare Company is holding auditions for the 2025 National Tour of Hamlet and The Tempest - Christchurch, Dunedin, Wellington & Auckland, 12-20 Oct.
Drop in for morning tea with Massive Theatre Company 9-10.30am Thursday 14 November, or check out Massive’s morning tea dates for 2025.
Check out the official artistic programme for the next ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering - 23-29 March 2025 at Marseille, France.
Join us to celebrate, connect with and collaborate on performing arts for young people - Auckland 11-13 October.
We look back on this year’s PAYPA Hui and celebrate the winners of the 2024 PAYPA Awards.
After 33 years delighting and inspiring the imaginations of young audiences, Tim Bray Theatre Company is to close following its 20th season of The Santa Claus Show.
Congratulations to Cubbin Theatre Company, invited to present Up and Away at the next ASSITEJ Artistic Gathering in Marseille.
For its final show, Tim Bray Theatre Company presents the 20th season of family favourite, The Santa Claus Show - 3-22 December, Pumphouse Theatre, Auckland.