OUR STAFF

HAYLEY CLARK
MANAGER
Hayley has been involved in the Visual Arts, Wearable Art, Film and Performing Arts most of her life. Along with her partner , Papanui Polamalu, they ran the Bernina Fashion Awards for 4 years and created the Northland Amateur Filmmakers Festival.
Providing opportunities for creative expression, has been at the heart of all of Hayley's community work, and continues through her roles as NYT manager.
​Hayley joined NYT in June 2017

GEORGIA-MAY RUSS  
​OFFICE ADMINISTRATOR  
Georgia -May has been a part of the NYT family since high school where she took part in number of NYT's most memorable performances including 'Quarry' and 'The Odyssey'.  She is one of our amazing Drama Tutors and on April 29th 2019 took on the role as NYT administrator.
NYT is incredibly fortunate to share Georgia with OneOneSix, as she is an incredible asset to both theatres.
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DRAMA TUTORS

AMIE CONNOR
JUNIOR DRAMA TUTOR

Amie is a new face to the theatre community here in Whangarei, having moved her life across the world from England to NZ last year. She graduated from the University of Lincoln with a BA in Theatre and Performance and is passionate about creating theatre both with and for children. She has a huge love for the arts (and has always had a strong involvement in theatre, dance and music) but has an even bigger love for working alongside children, directing her to find her passion in teaching - and is thoroughly enjoying doing so with her Junior class NYT.

GEORGIA-MAY RUSS
SENIOR DRAMA TUTOR

Northland Youth Theatre Alumni Georgia May Pope returns to NYT to tutor our Senior Classes.
With a background in theatre and devising, Georgia has been a part of the Whangarei theatre community for the past few years, helping to create and performing in shows such as 'Milk & Honey' and 'Jabberwock' with Company of Giants and co-directing 'The Garden that Time Forgot' with Northland Youth Theatre.
​As well as tutoring our Senior Class, Georgia also manages ONEONESIX theatre venue.
Georgia's creativity and experience in creating devised theatre is invaluable to NYT. 

RUBY DICKINSON-YEOMAN
INTERMEDIATE DRAMA TUTOR

Ruby is currently attending Whangarei Girls High School and is part of the Northland Youth Theatre 'Emerging Directors' programme.
Ruby recently Directed 2021 Hamlet. 

JASMIN FISHER - JOHNSON
DRAMA TUTOR

Northland Youth Theatre Alumni Jasmin Fisher Johnson is our newest NYT tutor.
Jasmin was bought up in a world of drama with both parents successful actors, so it's fair to say theatre is in her blood.
After nearly 10 years performing for NYT, Jasmin is now stepping into the role of tutor, passing on her skills and knowledge around theatre to our youngest performers. 

NAOMI BROMBERG  
DRAMA TUTOR

Naomi has been passionate about drama and theatre from an early age. She started to develop her theatre skills through high school drama class. At 16 she joined Northland Youth Theatre in their 2008 production of 2b or nt 2b, by Sarah Delahunty, as Helena. In 2013 Naomi completed her Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Drama, Film, Media and Television. During her degree Naomi was able to develop her understanding in the industry, skills in improvisation, street theatre, Commedia del-Arte, Shakespeare and much more. Drama has given Naomi so many valuable life skills. Northland Youth Theatre is Whanau. "Kids are amazingly talented and I love helping them to explore and develop their skills. NYT is the perfect environment to do this in. I know I wouldn't have got this far without them."

LIZ SUGRUE
DRAMA TUTOR

Liz grew up in the middle of nowhere in the middle of the South Island and went to a primary school with roughly 40 children. Lucky for her, a teacher realised some fleeting potential and began taking her to theatre productions in Christchurch from the age of 8. Her first fulltime job was with Whakarite Theatre Company, where she got to tour New Zealand for four years. She then went overseas, cavorted around, jumped out of a helicopter in the middle of the Outback, and then returned to tour with a band. She then completed a degree in Theatre and Film at Canterbury University, while also performing in many productions and forming her own company.
She has taught drama in Christchurch, Wellington, and now Northland. She has been in a number of productions over the years, including Petruchio in an all-female production of The Taming of the Shrew. In Northland, she has been in Pack of Girls, and Mums Choir. She is also a keen musician. She writes her own songs and sings in a duo, and is part of Opera North.

OUR COLLABORATORS

SOME OF TALENTED PEOPLE WHO HAVE HELPED SHAPE NYT OVER THE PAST YEARS
PAST
​MANAGERS/TRUSTEES
Alan Palmer - Founder
​​Peter Williams - Patron
Maria Satterfield - Manager
Derek Simpson - Manager
Rose Daly - Manager
Jess Collins - Manager
Wayne Mckean - Chairman
Gareth Mauchline - Trustee
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PAST DIRECTORS/PRODUCERS
Chris Graham 
Laurel Devenie
Ash Holwell
Liz Sugrue
Jan Fisher 
Maria Satterfield
Kelly Johnson 
​Rob Pollack 
Katy Maudlin 
Jo Randerson
​Benjamin Teh
 PAST DESIGNERS/TECHNICIANS
Natasha James – Lighting Designer
Gina Moss – Producer
Chloe Alderton – Designer
Charley Draper – Designer
Tim Bell – Lighting Designer
Benjamin Teh – Actor/writer
Fiona Douglas - Costumes
Hayley Douglas - Costumes
​Hayley Clark - Costumes
​Chris Kwark - Lighting
PAST ACTORS
Benjamin Teh – Actor/writer
Milo Cawthorne - Actor
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There are so many more amazing people you have contributed to NYT over the past 34 years. We would love to include everyone to this list so please contact us, so we can add you to our NYT Whanau Tree.

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