Playmarket - Plays for the Young 2026

By Playmarket New Zealand | Posted: Thursday Sep 24, 2026

Congratulations to the shortlisted entries for Plays for the Young 2026!

PLAYS WRITTEN TO BE PERFORMED FOR 3-12 YEAR OLDS:
: The Pretender and the Peas by Emily Duncan
: The Girl Whose Twin Was a Bird by Talia Pua
: The Hunt for the Canterbury Panther by Anna Barker and Jack Ellison Jones

PLAYS WRITTEN TO BE PERFORMED BY 3-12 YEAR OLDS:
: Aladdin by Deborah Rea
: The Curious Echo by Elena de Roo
: The Monster Kitten by Sheree Veysey

PLAYS WRITTEN TO BE PERFORMED FOR AND/OR BY TEENAGERS:
: The Fall of Happytown by Ken Mizusawa
: The Gobline and Swallowe Inne by Jonathan Gabriel
: The Unfinished Young Adult Novel Character Support Group by Helen Vivienne Fletcher