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

Do you have an original and inventive play written to inspire and excite young audiences? Categories include plays written to be performed for or by children and teens. Submissions close 1 August.

Call for submissions for Rampenlichter Festival 2027 in Germany: Children, teenagers, and young adults aged 6 to 27 present their productions and explore artistic potential in dance and theatre. Apply 1 Nov - 11 Jan.

Call for Applications: Directors in TYA – An International Exchange, to be held in Germany in May 2027. Submit an EOI by 15 July.

ASSITEJ Korea and ASSITEJ International announce the Call for Performances for the ASSITEJ World Congress and Performing Arts Festival 2027 in Suwon & Seoul, Korea - deadline for submissions extended to 29 May 2026.

PAYPA invites practitioners to apply for the 2026 PAYPA Mentorship Programme. Applications close 6 May.

PAYPA’s Creative Residency provides time, space, and inspiration to develop ideas for new work for young audiences, through peer-sharing, mentorship, and workshops. Applications close 6 May.

ASSITEJ Korea and ASSITEJ International announce the Call for Performances for the ASSITEJ World Congress and Performing Arts Festival 2027 in Suwon & Seoul, Korea - deadline for submissions extended to 29 May 2026.

ATC has launched Techies Club, a free technical theatre programme for rangatahi aged 16–20. Applications close 30 March.

Entries are now open for Playmarket’s Playwrights B4 25 annual script competition for under 25s - deadline for submissions, 1 April 2026.

Call for workshop proposals for Toitoi’s biennial Lift Off Festival for children, to be held in Hastings in April 2026 - Submission deadline 4 February.

Applications are now open for BATS Programme Curation Funding for projects at BATS in Te Whanganui-a-Tara between March and June 2026 - deadline 8 February.

Open call for applications from young and emerging artists for a 10-day creative residency within a touring theatre festival across Mongolia’s western Zavkhan province - deadline 1 December.

Call for EOIs: The Hannah is partnering with Auckland Live to support the development of a new production - EOI’s open until 6 November.

Auditions for the Sexwise programme, touring Aotearoa educating rangatahi on sexual health and healthy relationships, will be held between the 6th till 9th of November across the country.

Duffy Theatre is looking for four actors to join our tour of primary schools in 2026 - auditions 28 October in Wellington and 1 November in Auckland.

Red Leap Theatre is remounting Dakota of the White Flats for an Australia tour in May 2026 - auditions 16-17 October in Auckland (video submissions also welcome). 

Nominations for the 2025 PAYPA Awards, including Emerging Artists and Production of the Year, are open until 15 October.

The deadline for script submissions for Playmarket’s annual Plays for the Young competition is 1 August 2025.

Join us for a 3-day professional development residency in Tāmaki Makaurau, 22–24 August. Applications close 2 May.