SGCNZ COMPETITIONS – ENTER IN SGCNZ’S COMPETITIONS 2026!

Running parallel with SGCNZ’s annual Festivals, these provide opportunity for those whose talents lie in creative aspects including costume design, music, essay writing and visual design. Closing date for all Competitions is Friday 27 March 2026.

Scroll down for the criteria and entry forms:

Entry forms for the 2026 competitions:

SGCNZ/Dawn Sanders Shakespeare Costume Design Competition Entry Form 2026 (Pending)

SGCNZ/Ida Gaskin Shakespeare Essay Competition~ with English at VUW Entry Form 2026

SGCNZ/Morrison Music Trust Shakespeare Music Competition Entry Form 2026

SGCNZ/Adam Foundation Shakespeare Static Image Competition Entry Form 2026

SGCNZ/Adam Foundation Shakespeare Poster Competition Entry Form 2026

SGCNZ/Adam Foundation Shakespeare Video Title Card Competition Entry Form 2026

All finalists win monetary prizes, presented at SGCNZ National Shakespeare Festival Award Ceremony on the Sunday (31 May 2026) of King’s Birthday weekend at 7.00pm, with the opportunity to attend workshops on at the National Festival – and more…! All competitions have NCEA assessable components and Costume and Static Image winners might have their work exhibited in the Globe Exhibition in Shakespeare’s Globe, London, for approx 6 weeks. Te Kura, homeschool, and youth community drama group students are also welcome to enter any of these competitions.

All entrants must be a SGCNZ Friend – either personally or through their school or Home School cluster or Community youth drama Group.

“Thank you for the incredible opportunity provided by SGCNZ. I thoroughly enjoyed trying a new style of music and working with a medium I otherwise would have overlooked.” – Stanley Pettengill 2025

“I had such a wonderful time and am so grateful for such a fabulous way to end off my Shakespeare journey! I am so honoured to have won the costume competition this year and will cherish these memories.” – Amanda Yu 2024

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