NYT in 2019
DARE TO DEVISE - August 2019
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Our 2nd annual Dare to Devise - 48hour drama competition ran August 2019, with double the number of teams entered compared to 2018.
Judges: Kelly Johnson, Ringi Smith and Lutz Hamm made up our team of expert judges and Kamo High School's team took away the overall prize again this year, as well as the Audience Choice award! Northland youth Theatre is grateful to the support of WDC and Creative Communities Scheme for allowing this to be a FREE event for young people to enter, compete and tell their stories. Photos by Rebecca Evans
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ADRIFT - July/August 2019
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An original performance directed by Georgia-May Russ.
Adrift was a celebration of art, light, sound and performance. Director Georgia May Russ and Junior Director Brooke Remnant worked with our small cast to develop the story and characters over a 2 week school holiday intensive. Digital projection, created by Liam Moore with images by local artist Evan Heaman helped to create the fantasy world of Farwater, the fictional setting for Adrift. PRODUCTION TEAM Georgia May Russ – Director Brooke Remnant – Junior Director Chloe King – Costumer Liam Moore – Digital Production Xeno Clarke – Props and Lighting CAST Tuiata Horncy Abbie Curtis-Spanhake Atticus Aud-Jennison Rocco Masutti Aimee Baxter Misha Cates Ambrine Reaili (Pianist) Special Thanks to: Evan Heasman - Artwork (@soju_shots) James Franklin - Lighting and Scaffolding Belltech - Lighting AwhiWorld - Strandlab |
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ENCHANTED GARDEN - April 2019
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Creating magical characters for the Enchanted Garden with the costuming skills of Chloe King and Iris Metcalfe. We also re-used some of the fabulous costumes Hayley Douglas created for the 'Garden that time Forgot'.
An overwhelming number of people attended this inaugural event. Thousands of children dressed up for a day of enchantment in the gardens, to meet the magical creatures, watch the circus performers and play in the fairy village.
Event photos by Kerry Marinkovich 
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ROMEO & JULIET - January 2019
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“All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players” was taken quite literally, by a group of young people this summer who turned Quality Street into the setting for Shakespeares Romeo & Juliet.
A talented troupe of teens worked tirelessly over their school holidays to perform a series of scenes from Romeo and Juliet. Directed by 3 Shakespeare enthusiasts from Whangarei Girls High School; Reagan Feilding, Georgia Harrold and Ayesha Simperingham, recent winners of the “Most innovative student directed interruption Award” at the Sheilah Winn National Shakespeare Festival in Wellington in 2018. The cast was made up of students from WGHS, WBHS, Te Kapehu Whetu and Tauraroa Area School, nutting out the meaning of the txt and learning the craft of speaking it. WBHS student Xeno Clark created all the props and weapons, WGHS student Lexi Laybourn was the fight choreographer and NYT Alumnus Hayley Douglas designed and created the costumes. “It’s great to see the whole cast experiencing their own enjoyment in Shakespeare, you can feel their love of the rhythm and poetry in the language” - Jan Fisher Dramaturg During the performance the audience was invited to follow the cast as the story unfolded. Starting in Cameron Street and moving through Quality Street. Over the 4 performance days, 490 people crowed in the streets to watch this amazing youth led street theatre. “Performing in the street creates its own energy, it’s a space we’re all familiar with but it makes us see both the street and the play in a totally new way as the audience becomes part of the performance”. - Jan Fisher “Quality Street is the perfect setting for Shakespeare, as it feels like you’ve stepped out of Whangarei and into another time and place. We are incredibly privileged to have the support of the Fat Camel, Turmeric, Amici and the Quality Street landlords to allow us this opportunity. The directors and cast just blow me away with their dedication and passion and are already discussing future Shakespearean performances. We hope to make this a regular Summer Street Theatre, led by Northland youth” – Hayley Clark NYT manager Photos by Rebecca Evans 
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