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Capital E’s National Theatre for Children recently hosted the inaugural Creative Collider Residency, a unique programme designed to upskill local theatre practitioners and support the creation of high-quality theatre for…
Growing up in Wellington during the 90s, Capital E (or Capital Discovery as it was known back then) in Te Ngākau Civic Square is a place of fond memories for…
The 2021 junior education tour for the National Theatre for Children is well underway with the completion of the first part of the tour. The second part of the tour…
One of the rewarding aspects of working at Capital E is hearing from our audiences about how their experiences with us have impacted their lives. Capital E’s educators are frequently…
An event was held for the Theatre for Young Audiences sector hosted by Capital E National Theatre for Children and Circa Theatre, in collaboration with Performing Arts for Young People…
Growing up, Flora Dryburgh loved escaping to new worlds through stories, that love only grew greater when she realised that through theatre, she got to become a direct part of…
Dom is soon to graduate from Victoria University with a Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Film, with a minor in NZSL. Recently, he performed in LEGEND, and toured the…
Mia Alonso-Green is a Wellington based performer who graduated with a performing arts degree from Te Auaha New Zealand School of Creativity. She has recently come back from the UK but delved right…
What inspired you to start designing or making as a profession? Keeping my fingers in several ‘creative pies’ over the years is what’s kept me designing. I like to think…
Words by Kristen Rowe, OnTV Coordinator at Capital E. Welcome to Capital E’s OnTV studio, an environment that provides kids new experiences with technology in the context of creating a…
Our expert in play and creativity, Public Programmes Creative Producer Karen Carey, has curated a collection of websites with high quality creative content and fun, inspiring activities to do with your tamariki…
After 2 wonderful years, Capital E will no longer be producing Maker Faire Wellington. As you can appreciate, this was not an easy decision. We are focusing our resources on…
Let’s explore how different textures create unique patterns! You’ll need: Materials with different textures (corrugated cardboard, scraps of materials, fake grass etc) Paint Paint brushes Sponges Sheets of paper Set…
Last Saturday,  Taki Rua held the World Premiere of their latest show Te Kuia Me Te Pūngāwerewere in Te Marae, Te Papa as part of the Capital E National Arts…
This week, the circus is in town with a classical music twist! The incredible Circa Contemporary Circus has taken the Creative Capital by storm, tumbling and twirling their way into…
We spoke to Pasquale Orchard, one of the talented performers of NZOpera’s The Barber of Seville. Her and her wonderful team will be at Capital E National Arts Festival to perform a…
Hey Teachers! The Capital E National Arts Festival is almost here and we can’t wait for you and your class to experience the many amazing, award-winning performances coming to the…
Meet Ralph McCubbin Howell, writer and performer of Trick of The Light’s TRÖLL. Fresh off an amazing, award-winning season, this performance is coming the Capital E National Arts Festival to wow…
What’s your role at Capital E? I’m the Production Technician for the Live Team, which means that I look after all of the technical elements of the shows that we…
Capital E Live, National Theatre for Children is holding auditions for professional adult actors for roles in their 2019 national touring production Mr McGee and the Biting Flea for audience…
What’s your role at Capital E? I’m the Marketing and Communications Manager. Lots of things fall into my ‘To Do’ list including shouting about all the awesome things we do…
Some of Wellington’s youngest creative children had a special visit on Tuesday when Mayor Justin Lester stopped into Funington, Capital E’s crazy cardboard city of fun. The Capital E public…
If cousins Finn and Grace aren’t already familiar to you, they will be soon! These two young filmmakers were winners in the 2017 Roxy5 Short Film competition and were just…
Just one week out from starting rehearsals for Odd One Out and we are busy getting everything ready! The actors join us when rehearsals start but the design and production…