About ATC's Artistic Director, COLIN MCCOLL
One of New Zealand’s leading theatre directors, Colin co-founded Taki Rua Theatre in 1983 and was Artistic Director of Downstage Theatre in Wellington, 1984-1992. He has led Auckland Theatre Company as Artistic Director since July 2003.
Colin has directed for the Norwegian National Theatre and the Dutch National Theatre, as well as most leading New Zealand and Australian theatre companies.
In November 2007, Colin was honoured for his artistic achievements and excellence at the eighth annual Arts Foundation of New Zealand Laureate Awards.
Previous achievements include Best Director for Auckland Theatre Company’s 2001 production of ROSENCRANTZ AND GUILDENSTERN ARE DEAD.
Colin has also won Best Director at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards several times - including for his 2002 production of WHO’S AFRAID OF VIRGINIA WOOLF? Click here for more.
About Auckland Theatre Company
Auckland Theatre Company is the largest professional theatre company in New Zealand. Over the last 18 years Auckland Theatre Company has enjoyed its position as the most popular producer of professional theatre in Auckland. Through its mainbill season of seven or eight plays (over 170 performances annually), the Company has audiences of over 75,000 drawn from throughout the Auckland region.
Auckland Theatre Company is the only theatre company in New Zealand with a dedicated Literary Unit. In 2010 Auckland Theatre Company will commission new plays as well as support the development of more than 10 other plays through monthly playreadings and THE NEXT STAGE workshop series of semi-staged readings.
Auckland Theatre Company serves the Auckland community by providing school matinees, in-school workshops, community workshops, script and professional development activities.
Auckland Theatre Company's Education Unit undertakes a number of community outreach initiatives, which bring the Company into direct contact with the region's young people.
10,000 students from schools throughout the greater Auckland region are able to experience the best of professional theatre in New Zealand. ATC Education Unit demonstrates the Company's forward-looking approach to nurture theatre audiences for the future.
Auckland Theatre Company is a flagship creative company for Auckland and New Zealand. As professional producers of live performance, the Company delivers emotional experiences.
Auckland Theatre Company's work excites, thrills, challenges, provokes, amuses, educates, transports and transforms our audience.
Auckland Theatre Company is committed to creating and providing, gutsy and fervently New Zealand experiences that transport audiences to another world – and make audiences reflect on their own worlds.
Live performance transforms people - it is a unique, intimate and social experience.
