Photo: Tony Drayton
Creative Learning with Auckland Theatre Company
Our Creative Learning programme runs workshops for ākonga, school matinée performances, and curriculum-linked resources. In 2026, all performances are at ASB Waterfront Theatre.
Agatha Christie’s Murder on the Orient Express adapted for the stage by Ken Ludwig
Waiora
Te Ūkaipō –The Homeland by Hone
Kouka
Helen Clark in Six Outfits by Fiona Samuel
Curriculum Links Suitability Dates
Victorian Theatre/ Melodrama, Theatre in Popular Culture, Novel, Stage, Screen
Theatre Aotearoa, Contemporary Māori Performance, Stories and Histories, Waiata
Theatre Aotearoa, NZ Feminist Theatre, Monologue
Years 10 – 13
7 Feb – 22 Feb
School Matinée: Wed 18 Feb, 11am
Years 10 – 13
6 Mar – 22 Mar
School Matinées: Fri 13 Mar and Wed 18 Mar, 11am
Years 10 – 13
Digital Classroom: Tiri: Te Araroa Woman Far Walking by Witi Ihimaera
Additional writing by Maioha Allen & Katie Wolfe
RBG: Of Many, One by Suzie Miller
Theatre Aotearoa, Te Reo Māori, Contemporary Māori Performance, NZ Feminist Theatre, Monologue
Feminist Theatre, Non-linear Narrative, Dramatic Irony, Realism, Monologue
Sons of Vao by Vela Manusaute
Pasifika Theatre, Autobiographical Storytelling
Years 9 – 13
7 Apr – 26 Apr
School Matinées: Wed 22 Apr and Fri 24 Apr, 11am
Available from Tues 28 Apr –Fri 15 May
Years 11 – 13
20 May – 7 Jun
School Matinée: Wed 27 May, 11am
Years 11 – 13
Macbeth by William Shakespeare
Elizabethan Theatre Years 10 – 13
18 Jun – 5 Jul
School Matinée: Wed 24 Jun, 11am
28 Jul – 22 Aug
School Matinées between Wed 5 Aug –Fri 21 Aug
Cabaret by Joe Masteroff, John Kander and Fred Ebb
Musical Theatre
Years 12 – 13
22 Sep – 18 Oct
School Matinée: Wed 14 Oct, 11am
Workshops, Briefings & Resources
Auckland Theatre Company is committed to supporting ākonga and kaiako to get the most out of the 2026 Creative Learning programme. When you book you get access to:
IN-SCHOOL STUDENT WORKSHOPS
We offer pre-show workshops to prepare students to see the play as well as post-show workshops to dive deeper into it. Each workshop lasts 50 minutes.
$100 per workshop
PRODUCTION RECORDINGS
Every kaiako who books for a production in 2026 receives a recording of the dress rehearsal for in-class revision.
Available for free Not available for Cabaret
EDUCATION PACKS
An education pack, including curriculumlinked resources and exercises, is available on opening night of each play.
Available for free
DIGITAL CLASSROOM
Digital Classroom is an expanding bank of videos and learning resources for school students across Aotearoa.
Available for free
Creative Learning workshops and briefings share tools, techniques and methodologies direct from the rehearsal room into your classroom. Workshops and briefings are designed to fit within your timetable. In each workshop, there will also be time for questions, discussion and reflection.
For more information and to book, visit atc.co.nz/creative-learning
The Numbers
2026 Pricing: $20 per ākonga
One kaiako free for every 15 ākonga
Additional adults $20
Ratios: One adult for every 15 ākonga
Equity Tickets: Tickets are available for members of the community who face barriers to attending theatre
Travel subsidies: Limited travel subsidies are available if costs are a barrier
How to Book
Kaiako can fill in the online booking form for our school matinées and workshops.
atc.co.nz/learn-and-explore/ schools-and-akonga
Unfold for dates and details on our 2026 Year Planner
Curriculum Links Learn More
Our Creative Learning programme is designed to meet the four key Achievement Objectives outlined in the Arts Learning Area from the New Zealand curriculum, specifically the subject of Drama at Levels 5, 6, 7 and 8.
Education packs are designed to support NCEA standards at Level 1 (91943), Level 2 (91219) and Level 3 (91518). Resources and workshops enrich learning across a range of topics, such as exploring drama components, theatre form, creating drama from scratch and how live theatre makes us think, feel, and act.
Explore Auckland Theatre Company’s full Creative Learning programme online. atc.co.nz/learn-and-explore
To explore how Auckland Theatre Company can support your school, contact our team.
Sam Phillips
Head of Learning & Participation E: sam@atc.co.nz
Kalia Regan Participation Coordinator E: kalia@atc.co.nz
