Acts of Imagination
The Acts of Imagination programme includes school matinees of our productions scheduled especially for students during the school term. Productions are selected from our 2022 season for their suitability to the classroom and curriculum-related content.
2022 Schedule
Lysander's Aunty
by Ralph McCubbin Howell
(NZ Theatre, Comedy)
- Teachers Workshop
Mon 28 Feb, 2–5pm - Youth Night
Tue 22 Mar, 7pm - School Matinees
Thu 24 Mar and Thu 31 Mar, 11am - In-School Workshops
Thu 17 Mar to Thu 7 Apr
Witi's Wāhine
by Nancy Brunning
(NZ Theatre)
- Teachers Workshop
Tue 3 May, 2 – 5pm - Youth Night
Tue 17 May, 7pm - School Matinees
Thu 19 May, Tue 24 May, 11am - In School Workshops
Mon 10 May to Fri 27 May
Scenes from a Yellow Peril
by Nathan Joe
(Contemporary Theatre, NZ Theatre, Performance Poetry)
- Teachers Workshop
Tue 7 Jun, 2–5pm - Youth Night
Tue 28 Jun, 7pm - School Performances
Tue 21 Jun and Wed 22 Jun, 7pm - In-School Workshops
Mon 13 Jun to Fri 1 Jul
Dawn Raids
Oscar Kightley
(NZ Theatre)
- Teachers Workshop
Mon 1 Aug, 2–5pm - Youth Night
Tue 23 Aug, 7pm - School Matinees
Thu 25 Aug, Tue 30 Aug and Thu 1 Sep, 11am - In-School Workshops
Mon 15 Aug to Fri 2 Sep
- After each Acts of Imagination performance there is a Q&A Forum with selected cast members. Teachers’ Workshops take place at our rehearsal studios and online. Student workshops take place in school with students who are attending a performance.
- You can also add tailor-made student and teacher workshops to your package.
- Schools can also make group bookings to our Youth Night performances - on the first Tuesday of each season for all ATC productions including plays that are not in the Acts of Imagination programme. School group tickets for Youth Night performances are the same price as school matinee tickets.
Workshops
Teacher Workshops
Teachers’ Workshops take place in the rehearsal room at the Auckland Theatre Company studios on Dominion Road. Find out more about each play and work alongside our teaching artists to unpack the play for your students. Includes light refreshments and a complimentary ticket to a preview performance, so you can see the play before you bring your students to the theatre.
Student Workshops
Student workshops take place in school with students who are attending a performance. 50 minutes in duration, designed to fit into your timetable. We provide pre and post show workshops. Each workshop upon builds upon the other, and you can book one or both sessions.
Visiting the Theatre
How to find us and arrive to the theatre with your school.
Visiting the Theatre