Author Archive
Anastasia Roberts (SGCNZ NSSP 2013)
Originally hailing from London, England, Anastasia Roberts was thrice her schools student director for the SGCNZ Wairarapa Regional UOSWSF. There, in her last year, she was picked for the direct […] Read More
Madeleine Hyland (SGCNZ NSSP 2000, SGCNZ YSC 2001)
Madeleine Hyland won the Sam Wanamaker Award for Most Promising Actor, as well as the Ida Gaskin Award for General Excellence and the NZADIE award for Imagination and Commitment to […] Read More
Olivia Tennet (SGCNZ NSSP 2008, SGCNZ YSC 2009 )
Olivia Tennet was selected to participate in the SGCNZ National UOSWSF in both 2004 and 2008, winning a total of five awards across both years, including the Peter Vere-Jones Award […] Read More
Andy Song (SGCNZ NSSP 2014)
Originally from Korea, Andy Song attended Takapuna Grammar School where he was selected for SGCNZ NSSP 2014 for his performance in Antony and Cleopatra. In 2015, he graduated as Head Boy […] Read More
Claudia Richards (SGCNZ NSSP 2012, SGCNZ YSC 2013)
Claudia Richards was a member of the SGCNZ Young Shakespeare Company 2013. She has since finished her Bachelor of Arts, majoring in Theatre and Education, and Masters degree in Creative Practices (Theatre). […] Read More
Lydia Verschaffelt (SGCNZ NSSP 2012 & 2013, SGCNZ YSC 2014)
Lydia Verschaffelt studied for her Masters in English Literature at Victoria University of Wellington. Her thesis explored the construction of female and familial identity, specifically the difficult dynamic of young […] Read More
Taylor Frost (SGCNZ NSSP 2007)
Since Taylor Frost‘s time with SGCNZ NSSP in 2007 he has worked as an actor in New Zealand and the United Kingdom. After gaining a place at 6 of the […] Read More
Nethmi Karunanayake (SGCNZ NSSP 2013, SGCNZ YSC 2014)
Since being selected for SGCNZ NSSP 2013 and SGCNZ YSC 2014, Nethmi Karunanayake had the privilege of winning the Johnson-Kelly Award for Performer of the Year at Western Heights High […] Read More
