Workshops and Training

This is a place to find workshops and training opportunities for children, young people, educators and performing arts practitioners. From physical workshops to online sessions, and from children’s drama classes to professional development, our members offer training in areas as diverse as rehearsing creatively online, performance skills, teacher workshops, touring TYA and collaborating with young people.

PAYPA is also exploring opportunities for mentorship and internships by sector leaders. This programme, which we aim to introduce in 2023, will look at facilitating internships for emerging practitioners in TYA organisations across New Zealand, and mentorship for TYA productions.

The following is a list of up and coming and recent workshops and training. If you would like to offer or list a workshop, please email Kerryn Palmer , so we can promote it here and add it to our calendar.

Jenny Wake 15/04/24 Jenny Wake 15/04/24

Massive Theatre Company Foundations Workshops

Massive Theatre Company Foundations - free workshops for ages 14-25 in Auckland, April 22-24.

Jenny Wake 13/04/24 Jenny Wake 13/04/24

Applied theatre workshop for young migrants

Black Creatives Aotearoa is offering a workshop opportunity for young former refugees and migrants.

Jenny Wake 20/09/23 Jenny Wake 20/09/23

Tim Bray Theatre Company Drama classes

Tim Bray Theatre Company offers a school holiday programme, weekly drama classes for ages 5-16 and drama classes for neurodivergent children and teens.

Jenny Wake 15/09/23 Jenny Wake 15/09/23

360 ALLSTARS Workshop

360 ALLSTARS 60-minute workshops for ages 10+ - Auckland 30 September.

Jenny Wake 15/09/23 Jenny Wake 15/09/23

Teacher / Theatre Practitioner Workshops

Massive Theatre Company one-day workshops for teachers and theatre practitioners in Auckland, Dunedin, Christchurch and Waikato, November 2023.

Jenny Wake 4/07/23 Jenny Wake 4/07/23

Massive Foundations Workshops

Massive Theatre Company offers free Foundations Workshops for rangatahi aged 14 to 25

Jenny Wake 4/07/23 Jenny Wake 4/07/23

Tim Bray Theatre Company Drama classes

Tim Bray Theatre Company offers a school holiday programme, weekly drama classes for ages 5-16 and drama classes for autistic and neurodivergent children and teens