Author Archive
Dan Caddy (SGCNZ SWFSS 2001)
Dan Caddy attended Wellington College and participated in the SGCNZ Sheilah Winn Festival of Shakespeare in Schools (now UOSWSF) in 2001, as Claudius in an excerpt from Hamlet. Dan earned […] Read More
Kirsty Hamilton (SG IAF 2007)
Kirsty Hamilton is a graduate of Toi Whakaari, NZDS. Her Shakespeare roles include Juliet, Rosalind, Maria, Dromio of Ephesus, and Silvia, among other characters. In 2009 Kirsty graduated from European Act; […] Read More
Lisa Holmes (2nd Place SGCNZ/Bernina Shakespeare Costume Design Competition 2006)
“I was so excited to discover that you are still displaying the Lady Macbeth costume I designed what feels like centuries ago! In looking back I truly believe that the SGCNZ/Bernina […] Read More
Brendan West (SGCNZ NSSP 2004, SGCNZ YSC 2005)
Brendan West has, for the last decade, been on a journey through as many media as possible. Starting as a fight choreographer, which stemmed from training as a boxer and […] Read More
Brittany Rees-Thomas (SGCNZ NSSP 2014)
Brittany Rees-Thomas attended Newlands College in Wellington and was selected for SGCNZ NSSP Direct Entry in the SGCNZ Wellington Regional UOSWSF 2014 for her performance in a Romeo & Juliet scene. At the […] Read More
Civic Cruz (SGCNZ NSSP 2014, SGCNZ YSC 2015)
Originally from the Philippines, Christopher Cruz attended Kuranui College in the Wairarapa and was selected to attend SGCNZ NSSP 2014 in Dunedin where he performed in an abridged version of Hamlet. […] Read More
Teone Kahu (SGCNZ NSSP 2010, SGCNZ YSC 2011)
Teone Kahu is a Maori actor and father from Aranui in Christchurch. He was a student of Matua Robert Gilbert at Aranui High School where he studied at the Drama […] Read More
Candice Visser (SGCNZ NSSP 2000 & 2001, SGCNZ YSC 2002)
“I have a great love of Shakespeare and it all stems from my time with the Sheliah Winn Shakespeare Festival in Schools (now UOSWSF) when I was a student.” Candice […] Read More
