SGCNZ ALUMNI
Kelly Harris (SGCNZ NSSP 2012, SGCNZ YSC 2013)
Fresh from university, Kelly has just completed her first national performance tour in Operatunity’s The Golden Era of Musicals and looks forward to returning for their 2019 season. Operatically trained, Kelly holds a Bachelor of Music and Arts in Classical Voice Performance and European studies from the University of Auckland where she performed the title role in […] Read More
Simon London (SGCNZ NSSP 1997, 1999 & SGCNZ YSC 1998)
Simon became involved with SGCNZ through the influence of director Rozena Hallum at St Andrew’s College in Christchurch. In 1997 he performed in her piece, Bottom’s Dream, which won the SGCNZ Canterbury Regional UOSWSF and earned him the Certificate of Distinction for Best Characterisation. Then, at the National Festival in Wellington, he was selected for SGCNZ NSSP. […] Read More
Stevie Hancox-Monk (SGCNZ NSSP 2011, SGCNZ YSC 2012)
Stevie Hancox-Monk is a Wellington-based freelance theatre maker, actor, and improviser. She is a long-time member of improvisation company PlayShop, and also performs with The Improvisers. Most recently, she played Hamlet in David O’Donnell’s 2019 production of Hamlet. After graduating from Victoria University with a BA in Theatre and French, Stevie worked by day with youth […] Read More
Bronwyn Turei (SGCNZ NSSP 2001, SGCNZ YSC 2002)
Bronwyn is a proud member of the SGCNZ family, travelling to the Globe Theatre in 2002 with the Young Shakespeare Company. Since then she has been all over NZ and Australia performing in varied and exciting theatre works. She has enjoyed an exciting and varied career to date. She kicked off summer as a tapping […] Read More
Isla Macleod (SGCNZ NSSP 2011, SGCNZ YSC 2012)
Isla Macleod attended Macleans College in Auckland participating in the SGCNZ UOSWSF 2011, and was selected for SGCNZ NSSP 2011 and for SGCNZ YSC 2012. She studied at the New Zealand School of Broadcasting and won the Sky Julian Walker Award for top Screen and Television student. Since graduating she has worked in production for shows […] Read More
Sophie Lindsay (SGCNZ UOSWSF)
Sophie’s interest in the performance of Shakespeare began during a SGCNZ internship at London’s Globe Theatre (through SGCNZ) and a particular performance one evening that featured Mark Rylance as an irresistibly charming Olivia. Having partaken in SGCNZ University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival a year before through St Cuthbert’s College, Sophie wasn’t completely new […] Read More
Jean Sergent (SGCNZ SWFSS 1997-99, SG IAF 2015)
Jean Sergent was part of SGCNZ Sheilah Winn Festival of Shakespeare in Schools (now UOSWSF) in 1997, 1998, and 1999 when she was a student at Wellington East Girls College. Jean works in Wellington, and has performed Shakespeare with the likes of The Bacchanals, Three Spoon Theatre, and Wellington Summer Shakespeare. Jean’s favourite Shakespeare roles […] Read More
Harriett Maire (SGCNZ NSSP 2012, SGCNZ YSC 2013)
Harriett Maire participated in SGCNZ Auckland North Regional UOSWSFs throughout her five years at Takapuna Grammar School, gaining entry to SGCNZ NSSP in 2012. From there, she was selected to be a member of the Young Shakespeare Company 2013, and had the privilege of performing as Helena on the Globe Stage in London. She still […] Read More
