Jeff Parsnips & Tom Knowles' brand-new Kiwi kids’ comedy concert, where kids’ biggest, funniest and most curious questions are turned into high-energy songs and laugh-out-loud moments - 29 Sept - 10 Oct, Wellington.

With a cast of 40 young performers, Centrestage Theatre presents the adventures of Hana, a curious glowworm longing to explore the world beyond her cave - Ōrewa 26 Sept- 3 Oct.

Join Cubbin Theatre Company and musical friends for a concert of original Cubbin tunes - Christchurch, 29 July - 2 August.

Massive Theatre’s one-day hands-on professional development workshop is designed for teachers, theatre practitioners who teach, and creatives with a desire to develop their devising practice. Auckland 27 November; Wellington 30 November.

Te Pou Theatre in partnership with The Dust Palace presents a te reo Māori circus theatre show for tamariki at venues across Tāmaki Makaurau this August. Additional shows available for schools.

Join the Primary Drama Collective for a primary school drama and literacy conference for teachers, exploring creative approaches to literacy learning - Christchuch 6-7 July.

Check out Massive Theatre Company’s Foundations, Essentials and Teach and Lead workshops for the latter half of the year, in Auckland, Whangārei and Wellington.

Centrepoint Theatre in Palmerston North has Basement Co-Lab workshops on lighting and sound this August, free to Manawatu students aged 14 to 18.

Massive’s free Foundations theatre workshops are designed for rangatahi aged 15-25 years and suitable for all levels of experience. Wellington, 13-14 June.

The Open Call for the Professional Exchange Programme at the 2027 ASSITEJ World Congress & Performing Arts Festival offers three new streams to explore. Deadline for proposals: 29 September.

Have you got a work you'd like to pitch or showcase to presenters and festivals? Applications for the 2027 PANNZ Arts Market pitching and showcases close 11am Monday 28 September.

Companies and producers looking to tour Aotearoa can submit expressions of interest for the PANNZ National Touring Programme in 2027 - deadline Thursday 30 July.

Join us at Circa Theatre in Wellington for a weekend of celebration, connection, workshops, kōrero and the 2026 PAYPA Awards, 30 October to 1 November.

Auckland Live presents a festival created especially for children, celebrating the curious, wise, creative and adventurous - September School Holiday.

Workshops, performances and a Junk Puppet Carnival - a family-first celebration brought to life by our own community of puppeteers, storytellers and makers. Wellington, 18-12 September.

Call for nominations for the 2026 PAYPA Awards. Closing date 15 October.

Kelly Gilbride reports back on a life-changing trip to Mongolia as one of fourteen participants to take part in ASSITEJ’s Next Generation Theatre for Young People residency

Nightsong invites readers, families and supporters to help bring The Worm to bookshelves through a new Kickstarter campaign - live until 24 July.