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Toi Whakaari is New Zealand's foremost national drama school. It is located in Wellington, New Zealand, and offers training in acting, costume construction, performing arts management – and design for stage and screen.
Kia ora and welcome to Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School. We are a prestigious tertiary training organisation based in Wellington. For over half a century we have trained the best performers, designers and craftspeople from New Zealand and from around the world.
It was established in 1970 and is located in Wellington, New Zealand in the Te Whaea: National Dance & Drama Centre. Toi Whakaari offers training in acting, costume construction, set and props construction, performing arts management and design for stage and screen.
Graduates of Toi Whakaari’s acting programme can be found in prominent positions throughout the entertainment industry in New Zealand and around the world. Today, our acting graduates can be found working as professional actors, producers, writers, teachers, directors, creative content producers and in many other roles across many different sectors.
Supporting Toi Whakaari News Current Shows Venue Hire. Contact +64 4 381 9251 drama@toiwhakaari.ac.nz Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School Te Whaea: National Dance and Drama Centre 11 Hutchison Road, Newtown Wellington 6021, New Zealand POSTAL ADDRESS Toi Whakaari: NZ Drama School PO Box 7146 Wellington South 6242New Zealand.
Toi Whakaari has an illustrious alumni! You can see and find out more about our graduates here. 2023. BACHELOR OF PERFORMING ARTS (ACTING) Top left to right: Callum Hibbert, Shyamal Singh, Ian Blackburn, Thomas Steinmann, Tara Canton, Sol Maxwell, Jasiah Jennings ...
Toi Whakaari is New Zealand’s largest dedicated training provider for professionals working in the screen and performing arts industries. It was established in 1970 by the Queen Elizabeth II Arts Council (now Creative New Zealand) and remains the premier training ground for performing arts professionals in New Zealand.
