Latest Productions
PAYPA’s purpose is to promote, champion, advocate for and advance the enrichment of tamariki and rangatahi in Aotearoa, through theatre and other performing arts.
To list news of current or upcoming performing arts productions here, please email Kerryn Palmer.
The Santa Claus Show ‘24
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.
Te Kuia me te Pūngāwerewere
Taki Rua is touring Te Kuia me te Pūngāwerewere, based on the story by Patricia Grace, around the North Island this November.
Shakespeare’s Flourishing
Shakespeare Globe Centre New Zealand (SGCNZ) is presenting a whole host of performances from late September to November, in Dunedin, Masterton and the greater Wellington region.
The Boy With Wings
Birdlife Productions tells the story of the godwits' migration through puppetry and music this October, in Auckland, Waiheke Island and Coromandel.
Trees, Bees and Me
Horse With No Name presents a kiwi adventure for the young at heart at Circa Theatre these school holidays, 28 Sep - 12 Oct, Wellington.
Mr Fungus & Amalia’s Music
KidzStuff has two shows these school holidays with a special price so you can attend both! - Wellington, 28 September - 5 October.
The Ice Cream is Melting!
The Dust Palace is touring a family friendly circus show and workshops to Kerikeri and Whangārei, 30 September - 4 October.
Mrs Wishy-Washy
Tim Bray Theatre Company’s adaptation of Joy Cowley’s tale will be scrub-dubbing its way to The Pumphouse Theatre and Due Drop Event Centre in Auckland, 21 September - 18 October.
The Tiny Show
Company of Giants presents The Tiny Show, for ages 3 and up, at the Auckland Fringe Festival, 1-3 September.
The Messy Magic Adventure
Rollicking Entertainment are back in Pōneke at Circa Theatre with a show for ages 3-10 from 9-12 July.
Aya and the Butterfly
Birdlife Productions presents Aya and the Butterfly in Christchurch, Dunedin, Arrowtown, Tākaka and Nelson during the July school holidays
Badjelly the Witch Glow Show
The Glow Show’s mash-up of science, puppetry and music is set to bring fun and fright to more than 30 venues across Aotearoa, 4 July - 13 October.
Enid Blyton’s Five Friends go on a Live Stage Adventure
Tim Bray Theatre Company presents Five Go on an Adventure, based on the adventure stories of The Famous Five by Enid Blyton - live on stage at The PumpHouse Theatre, Takapuna from 29 June to 20 July.
Land of the Long Long Drive
Horse with No Name takes Land of the Long Long Drive nationwide with Arts on Tour from 2 April to 2 May.
Aya and the Butterfly
Birdlife Productions presents Aya and the Butterfly at Circa Theatre in Wellington, 13-27 April
Me and My Nana
Cubbin Theatre Company presents theatre for little ones and their grownups, Christchurch 11-14 April.
The Great Piratical Rumbustification
Tim Bray Theatre Company presents its rumbunctious stage adaptation of Margaret Mahy’s rollicking yarn, in Auckland 13 April to 11 May.