Te Whare Tapere ā-Motu Mō Ngā Tamariki

National Theatre for Children

In 2023, the National Theatre for Children closed, ending a 29-year rich history of delivering theatre performances to tamariki across Aotearoa.

Historic puppets return to Wilson family

We are pleased to have donated some of our historic puppets back to Peter Wilson’s family and the remainder to PAYPA, Performing Arts and Young People Aotearoa. You can read more about the amazing work of PAYPA here: PAYPA NZ.

Donated theatre equipment

We have also donated theatre equipment to the (Green) Green Room, a resource library for the independent theatre community in Wellington. If you would like to access these resources or read more about the (Green) Green Room visit: Green Green Room.

Script rights released

We have released all rights, interests and royalties in our previous scripts to support the shows being seen again. If you would like information regarding remounting one of our previous shows, please reach out to Murray Lynch Tumuaki Director, director@playmarket.org.nz.

Honouring 29 years of theatre for tamariki

We’re looking forward to bringing you an archive timeline of our history, shows, and the creatives who worked with us along the way. 

From the Nōku te Ao Capital E team, past and present we thank all the creatives who have worked with us to bring imaginative, world-expanding theatrical performances to tamariki, and to the tens of thousands of tamariki and whānau who experienced the mīharo of our shows!

Enjoy a snapshot of some of our past shows