New theatre project sees teens and top practitioners teaming up.

Wellington, 12/1/2011.

An innovative theatrical collaboration between new youth collective Not Another Theatre Company and leading Wellington theatre makers will result in the presentation of four new works of theatre at The Gryphon between 26 and 29 January. Entitled ‘The Peek Party’, this new initiative will bring together The PlayGround Collective (Intricate Art of Actually Caring, Katydid), Binge Culture Collective (Elimination Rounds, Animal Hour) and Toi Whakaari graduate Aidan Weekes to present works-in-progress as they work towards creating performances for commercial presentation. The project has also allowed for the creation of new youth theatre company Not Another, a collaboration between students from four Wellington high schools, to receive mentoring from established practitioners as they work towards presenting their first devised performance.

In a first for Wellington theatre, ‘The Peek Party’ will develop links between award-winning practitioners and the next generation of Wellington theatre makers. The established companies will host open rehearsals and provide mentoring to allow for unique insights into the theatre making process and to help develop the skills required of producing theatre companies. School teacher and London University Masters in Directing graduate Stuart Henderson is facilitating the work of Not Another as they work towards presenting their first piece, a work structured around the daily experience of clicking through the internet and the non-linear, fragmented realities that result.

The Playground Collective will present the first act of their unique version of Hans Christian Anderson’s The Tinderbox, Binge Culture Collective will present a slice of subversive kiwiana, with work drawn from the development of their new show This Rugged Beauty and Dan Weekes will present the first showing of The Aliens of Poverty Bay. The final production is designed as a developmental step in the growth of each work. The project will therefore create a unique non-commercial space where practitioners are free to experiment and push theatrical boundaries. For audiences, this is a chance to see four brand new theatre works and contribute to their development.

All four works will be presented as ‘The Peek Party’ – 26 - 29 January, 7:30pm at The Gryphon Theatre, 22 Ghuznee Street, Wellington. Tickets are a meagre $5, and bookings can be made through thepeekparty@gmail.com and http://thepeekparty.snappages.com though there will be plentiful door sales available.

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