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.
Hansel and Gretel
An original retelling of a beloved classic, at the Oratia Settlers’ Hall in West Auckland, 4-7 July 2023
The Magic Faraway Tree
Tim Bray Theatre adapts fantastical Enid Blyton story for the stage
The Adventures of Tahi and Kōwhai
Coming to Circa Theatre in Wellington, July 2023, a prequel to Little Dog Barking Theatre Company’s The White Tree
Dakota of the White Flats
Rep Leap Theatre Tours award-winning Dakota of the White Flats, April to June 2023
The Little Clown that Fell to Earth
NZ INTL COMEDY FEST, May 2023: The Little Clown that Fell to Earth, by Booth the Clown
Covert Juniors - for teens, by teens
NZ INTL COMEDY FEST, May/June 2023: Covert Juniors’ improv show - the next generation of comedy stars in the making
Chuckle Monsters
NZ INTL COMEDY FEST, May 2023: Chuckle Monsters, family-friendly improv by Covert Theatre
I Am Enough
New, all-ages music single "I Am Enough", by Tom Knowles, promotes self-acceptance and positive thinking.
The Boy with Wings
Birdlife Productions are flying high in April, from Northland to Stewart Island, with Arts On Tour.