Playmarket Annual No. 61 Spring 2026

In this issue:

ORIGIN STORY
Jason Te Kare celebrates a decade of development at ONEONESIX

THE NEW TECH MERRY-GO-ROUND
Claire Hiria Dunning explores the impact of AI on playwriting

CURRENTS OF CREATIVITY
Three generations of playwrights talk about the flow of their artistic practice

CARE VS. CONTROL
Sameena Zehra examines the role of content advisories for performance

HOW TO MAKE A KIWI STORY SING
What does it take to make a new musical in Aotearoa?

2025 THEATRE IN REVIEW 
Productions of Aotearoa plays from the four main centres.  

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