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

Taylor Barrett (SGCNZ NSSP 2009, SGCNZ YSC 2010)

Taylor Barrett was part of the Southland Boys’ High School Romeo & Juliet 15 minute scene at the 2009 SGCNZ National UOSWSF, for which he was awarded “Special Individual Performance”. Following that he was […] Read More

Holly Shanahan (SGCNZ NSSP 1999, SGCNZ YSC 2000)

Holly Shanahan has enjoyed a professional career in film, television and theatre since 2004. Holly participated in the SGCNZ Sheilah Winn Festival of Shakespeare in Schools (now SGCNZ UOSWSF) while […] Read More

Glen Pickering (SGCNZ NSSP 1996)

Glen Pickering is a graduate from Unitec with a Bachelor of Performing and Screen Arts, majoring in Acting. As an actor, he worked with leading theatre companies including Auckland’s Theatre […] Read More

Kelly Harris (SGCNZ TGG 2011, SGCNZ ETPP 2015)

Kelly Harris has worked as a Drama and English teacher for over 10 years at Feilding High School. Having trained at Massey University, she has worked as an actor and […] Read More