Projects & Productions


Some current and completed theatre projects:

Sultan Qaboos University Cultural Centre -Oman
Technical Theatre Consultant for 5000 seat multi-purpose theatre and 200 seat venue

Blockhouse Bay Primary School
Theatre Consultant for new 650 seat school auditorium and performing arts venue.

Birkdale Intermediate School
Theatre Consultant for new 200 seat performing arts theatre for the school.

St James Theatre - Westport
Feasibility study for proposed theatre upgrade or ooptional new theatre venue

Wellington Girls College
Theatre Consultant for new 800 seat performing arts centre to incorporate community users as well as the schools needs.

Te Pa Cultural Centre
Theatre Consultant for new performance centre and cultural event space to be built and Bastion Point in Auckland

Auckland Full Gospel Church
Technical Consultant for new 2000 seat auditorium and smaller theatre spaces

Whangaparoa College Auditorium
Theatre Consultant for new college auditorium, including drama and music spaces

Telstra Clear Pacific Events Centre
Technical Theatre Consultant for new 2500seat indoor stadium and 800 seat theatre

Kings & Queens High School Auditorium – Dunedin
Theatre Consultant for proposed new 850seat school/community venue

Atrium Building Auditorium – Massey University, Albany Campus
Theatre Consultant for new 150-seat venue - responsible for lighting, sound and drapes systems.

Glenfield College – Auckland
Theatre Consultant for renovation of school auditorium to multi-purpose theatre venue – responsible for performance related systems

School of Creative and Performing Arts – Auckland
Lighting Consultant for major renovation to provide a Drama Studio, Dance Studio and TV Studio for the University of Auckland

Epson Girls Grammar School - Auckland
Theatre Consultant for a new venue comprising fixed 450-seat performance space, rehearsal studio and associated technical facilities

Alfriston College – Auckland
Theatre Consultant for new school performing arts venue - responsible for performance related systems

Upper Hutt Cultural Centre
Theatre Consultant for new venue comprising 450-seat theatre, art gallery and support facilities opened in 2003

Auckland Performing Arts Centre at Western Springs
Theatre Consultant for new venue comprising flexible 250-seat main performance space and rehearsal studios

Botany Downs School – Auckland
Theatre Consultant for the design of a multi-purpose performance space at a new school

Nelson Theatre Project
Theatre Consultant for proposed major development to include 1500-seat theatre and full conference facilities

Tauranga Youth Theatre
Theatre Consultant for 250-seat major renovation project

Bethlehem College – Tauranga
Specialist Lighting Consultant for gymnasium / theatre project

Macau Tower – Theatre and Conference Centre
Theatre Consultant for new 500-seat theatre and 2500 conference centre

Academy for the Performing Arts - Hamilton
Theatre Consultant for new multi-complex teaching and performance centre at the Waikato University

British International School Jakarta – Performance Art Centre Project
Theatre Consultant for a new 800-seat theatre and 200-seat drama studio including responsibility for technical systems design

Bay of Islands Cultural Centre – Kerikeri
Theatre Consultant for new 400 seat community theatre project to be completed in 2005

Palmerston North - Regent Theatre Upgrade & Refurbishment Project
Theatre Consultant with the Design Team for major refurbishment project - responsible for all theatre and performance facilities and technical requirements

Aurora Centre for the Performing Arts – Burnside High School, Christchurch
Theatre Consultant with the Design Team for new 850-seat theatre - responsible for all theatre and performance facilities and technical requirements

Museum of New Zealand - Te Papa Tongarewa - Wellington
Provided the architects with a lighting design for all the public areas of the building - Provided specialist theatre advice for the Auditorium and Marae including stage lighting stage drapes and stage rigging

Michaels Park School - Theatre Project
Theatre Consultant with the Design Team for new school auditorium - responsible for all theatre and performance facilities and technical requirements

Auckland Town Hall
Theatre Consultant for major upgrade of large concert hall and proscenium theatre including lighting systems, rigging systems, stage and mechanical systems, seating layouts and technical services.

Bruce Mason Theatre Project - Auckland
Theatre Consultant for new 850-seat theatre project - Responsible for all performance and production requirements and all technical theatre requirements

Sky City Casino - Sky Theatre - Auckland
Theatre Consultant for new Theatre and Convention Facilities -
Responsible for all performance and production requirements and all technical theatre requirements

Napier Municipal Theatre
Theatre Consultant for major refurbishment project including the stage area and dressing room improvements, and the provision of full technical facilities

Rotorua Civic Theatre and Convention Centre Project
Theatre Consultant for major refurbishment project

Warkworth Theatre Project - Auckland
Theatre Consultant for proposed new theatre project

Wellington - St James Theatre Project
Theatre Consultant with the initial Design Team for major refurbishment project

Masterton - Regent Theatre Project
Theatre Consultant with the Design Team for proposed refurbishment project - responsible for all theatre and performance facilities and technical requirements

Auckland Cathedral
Theatre Consultant for ‘performance’ related aspects of the venue.

Sabah State Legislative Building - Malaysia.
Stage Lighting and Rigging Consultant for Banquet Hall and Performance areas.

Nusa Indah Hotel and Convention Centre - Bali Indonesia
Lighting and Stage Rigging Systems Consultant for the Convention Centre's two major venues

Great Lakes Centre - Taupo
Rigging and stage mechanical consultant for new 350 seat proscenium theatre

Arthaloka Plaza Theatre Project - Jakarta
Presentation on new theatre project

Brunei Indoor Stadium - Brunei
Presentation of lighting and rigging proposal for planned new venue

---

Opera New Zealand
Director of Production for the Company 1996 - 98

Kiri at the Mission - Napier.1993
Production Manager for large scale outdoor concert

Ray Charles at the Mission
Production Manager for outdoor Concert 1994

Dionne Warwick at the Mission
Production Manager for outdoor Concert - January 1995

An Evening Quayside with Kiri
Production/Site Manager & Lighting Designer for major outdoor televised concert

Summer Magic with Kiri
Production/Site Manager for major outdoor concerts in Queenstown and Hamilton - also Lighting Designer

Carreras at the Springs
Production Manger and Lighting Design for major outdoor event staged November 1994

Cats N.Z. Tour - Cameron MacKintosh Ltd
Production Manager for major tour of large-scale musical production

P.A.T.A. Conference - Auckland, N.Z. Govt
Technical Director for opening Ceremony - Co ordinated with all services and venue management for scheduled installation of technical equipment, provided lighting design and directed performing arts involvement. Stage-managed ceremony

Rocky Horror Show - Theatre Productions One
Production Manager Lighting Designer for major New Zealand tour of full-scale production - Responsible for all technical aspects of production, touring requirements including transport, travel and accommodation, auditions rehearsals and company management on tour

N.Z. Pavilion Expo 88 - Brisbane N.Z. Expo Commission
Lighting design services for the New Zealand pavilion at Expo 88 including design, plan drafting, on site supervision of installation and commissioning of systems. Included liaison with Architect, Consulting Engineers and other designers

XIVth Commonwealth Games - Auckland
Lighting design and project management for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies

N.Z. Pavilion Expo 92 - Seville, Spain
Lighting Design Services for four theatre complex including design, tender documentation, tender evaluation, on site supervision of installation, testing and commissioning, programming of computerised control systems and training of operational staff

The Merchant of Venice - Auckland City Council
Provide Lighting design and Stage management for festival production. Provide a design of a special lighting rig system for Town Hall and a special sound design to allow actors to be 'heard' in large auditorium.

• TRAINING/MANAGEMENT

Training Seminars
Provide training sessions in lighting, stage management, production management and administration, for personnel from community performing arts groups. Seminars were provided in Whangarei, Auckland, Tauranga, Thames, Gisborne, Rotorua, Wellington, Hamilton, Palmerston North, Napier, New Plymouth, Christchurch, Timaru and Dunedin.

Stage Lighting Seminar - National Theatre Technicians /Q.E.II Arts Council
Director for a two-week intensive seminar providing training for professional technicians and lighting designers from around New Zealand and Australia

Directors Technical Seminar - National (NZ Theatre Federation)
Director for technical training seminar set up for directors from community performing arts organisations.

Wellington City Council
Theatre Consultant for city wide performance venue study including a feasibility study on the St James Theatre upgrade

North Shore City Council
Feasibility study on potential users for a proposed new performance venue (Bruce Mason Theatre) including possible operating costs, income and staffing

Palmerston North City Council
Feasibility study on the costs / benefits of upgrading the Regent Theatre including surveying potential users and projecting operating costs income and staffing

New Zealand Drama School
Adviser and tutor for technical students.

Theatre Technology NZ Conference 2003 & 2005
Part of organisation for major conferences and trade exhibitions on entertainment technology

Entertainment Technology New Zealand
Secretary of Executive Committee

Industry Training Sessions
Specialised professional development training and new entrant courses for industry personnel in Production Management, Stage Lighting, Theatre Design and Venue Management