Author Archive
Dane Dawson (SGCNZ NSSP 2003, SGCNZ YSC 2004)
Dane Dawson has been involved in the film, television and media industry for over 15 years. Early in his career he became a member of the SGCNZ Young Shakespeare Company […] Read More
Keagan Fransch (SGCNZ NSSP 2004, SGCNZ YSC 2005)
Keagan Fransch moved to New Zealand from Zimbabwe in January 2004 and enrolled in Timaru Girls’ High School. There she was lucky enough to have drama as one of her […] Read More
Cherie Jacobson (SGCNZ NSSP 2004, SGCNZ 2005)
Cherie Jacobson attended Wairarapa College and took part in five years of the Regional SGCNZ Sheilah Winn Festival of Shakespeare in Schools (now SGCNZ UOSWSF). A highlight being a student-directed […] Read More
Patrick Carroll (SGCNZ NSSP 2009, SGCNZ YSC 2010)
Patrick Carroll grew up in Bath, England and moved to Christchurch when he was 12. He attended St Andrew’s College* where he immersed himself in theatre, picking up several notable awards […] Read More
Lydia Peckham (SGCNZ NSSP 2012, SGCNZ YSC 2013)
Lydia Peckham finished a rich internship with Andrea Kelland casting agent, and returned from Los Angeles and London to investigate the acting industry. Her love of acting stemmed from her countless participation in […] Read More
Ben Ashby (SGCNZ NSSP 2013, SGCNZ YSC 2014)
Ben Ashby directed and/or acted in four scenes over 2013-2015 in the SGCNZ Canterbury Regional UOSWSF with Christchurch Boys’ High School. He was selected for the 2014 SGCNZ YSC and […] Read More
Jason Hodzelmans (SGCNZ NSSP 2008, SGCNZ YSC 2009)
Jason Hodzelmans attended Ashburton College and was involved in the SGCNZ University of Otago Sheilah Winn Shakespeare Festival in 2008, going on to travel to London with the SGCNZ Young […] Read More
Samuel Phillips (SGCNZ ETPP 2015)
Samuel Phillips is a theatre maker from Wellington. In 2015 he participated in the inaugural year of SGCNZ’s Emerging Theatre Practitioners’ Programme at Shakespeare’s Globe in London. Currently Samuel is travelling and […] Read More
