School Bookings
How to Book
In 2025 kaiako can book online via the below form, or directly via the "Book Now" button.
Booking Process
1. Fill in The Online Booking Form
Fill in the online booking form for our School Matinees and workshops.
Fill in Booking Form.
2. Pay Deposit to Secure Booking
Once we receive your booking form, we will invoice your school for a non-refundable deposit
3. Confirm Numbers
Final numbers must be confirmed at least eight weeks prior to each performance date. We will then send you an invoice for the final balance of payment.
4. Make Your Final Payment
Balance of payment must be received within 14 days to secure your seats.
5. Confirmation
Receive confirmation and useful pre-show information from us. Please note school matinees are not ticketed events. Your group will be seated by venue staff upon arrival.
The Numbers
The Numbers
Ākonga Tickets: $17
Kaiako Tickets: One kaiako free for every 15 ākonga. Additional adults $20. Teacher Aides are complimentary
Ratios: There must be one adult for every 15 ākonga booked
Equity Tickets: Complimentary tickets are available for members of the community who face social or financial barriers to attending theatre
Travel subsidies: Limited travel subsidies are available if costs are a barrier.
Evening Performances
Schools can also make group bookings to evening performances for all ATC productions including plays that are not in the Acts of Imagination programme.
If you would like to bring your students to a public performance of an Auckland Theatre Company play, make a booking request. School-priced tickets for public performances are subject to availability and strictly limited. Prices may vary.
Content: Auckland Theatre Company productions may contain mature material, sometimes this cannot be confirmed until rehearsals commence. We offer a guide online and take all measures to inform you if the content changes prior to you viewing of the performance.
Runtime: We offer an estimated runtime on this page. As the runtime evolves across rehearsals, ATC will keep you updated by email.
For more information, including pursual scripts, please reach out to Sam Phillips, Head of Learning & Participation: [email protected].
We will send an initial invoice for a Non-Refundable Deposit once we have processed your completed 2024 Booking Form. Payment of this invoice will secure your pencilled in bookings. Deposits are as follows:
- 10-39 tickets - $100
- 40-89 tickets - $300
- 90+ tickets - $500
Final confirmation of numbers is required at least eight weeks prior to each performance date. Once a booking is confirmed, no changes, refunds or exchanges can be made. With final number confirmed, a second invoice for the balance of each booking will be issued. Payment must be made within seven days of this invoice being issued to secure your seats.
- The booking is made on behalf of the school and the school accepts liability to make the payment by the due date.
- If a teacher leaves the school, it is their responsibility to inform the appropriate/replacement staff members of this booking agreement and details.
- Photographing, video recording or any other kind of recording during the performance is not permitted.
- Student duty of care remains the responsibility of supervising teachers
ATC has a fund available in 2025 to help ākonga travel to the theatre if costs are the barrier to access.
For more information, please reach out to Sam Phillips, Head of Learning & Participation: [email protected].