It’s your chance to discover new plays as they take shape.
He Kākano returns with readings of two new plays directed by Jason Te Kare (Ngāti Maniapoto). 2026’s reading of Becoming Jeff Bezos by Alex Medland (Kāi Tahu) led to an Auckland Theatre Company premiere in 2027 — a reason to be there this year for the next big discovery.
In Haere, Tawhi Thomas (Ngāti Maniapoto), recipient of Best Māori Play at Playmarket’s 2026 Adam NZ Play Awards, asks the question: how far have we come? Punchy short scenes, each set on a different mode of transport, explore the tensions and celebrate the connections between Māori and Pākehā throughout Aotearoa history.
The Furies. The forgotten Greek mythological trio in charge of judgement and vengance. But what if they were still around? And not just three. A whole organisation in fact...
Four friends hang out. Someone brings pizza. Someone brings wine. Someone isn’t there.
Written and directed by Sam Brooks, All You Had Was Fun is a new play about friendship.
Three wanderers must bury the hatchet to find their true purpose and escape Purgatory, in this Brechtian, absurdist piece of sketch comedy presented by Time Shivers Productions.
