Festivals, Conferences and Networking

PAYPA is New Zealand’s national centre for ASSITEJ - the International association of Theatre & Performing Arts for Children & Young People. As a National centre, PAYPA aims to connect organisations and individuals in New Zealand with other performing arts practitioners making work for/by/with young people, both within New Zealand and Worldwide. On this page, we share national and international events such as conferences, presentations, seminars and festivals.

To add an event to this page, please email Kerryn Palmer.

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Morning Tea with Massive

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.

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Wellington Puppetry Festival

A weekend for puppeteers and/or puppet lovers to connect, share and celebrate puppetry, including a family-friendly Puppetry Gala - Wellington, 27-29 Sept 2024.

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SGCNZ National UOSWSF 2024

Forty-eight groups from schools throughout Aotearoa to participate in this year’s Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand National University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival in Wellington

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Drama Conference 2024 - Call for Presenters

Call for applications for papers, workshops and presentations for the combined Drama New Zealand and Drama Australia conference in Wellington, 27-30 September 2024 - deadline 11 March.

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PANNZ Arts Market 2024

This year’s Arts Market will be held in Auckland, 4-6 March. On Wednesday 6 March, a break-out session will focus on Family and Children’s Theatre in Aotearoa.

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2023 Drama NZ National Conference

Te Rakau’s Jim Moriarty, Helen Pearse-Otene and Lisa Maule to give keynote at Drama NZ’s National Conference, to be held in Rotorua 1-3 July

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