ATC Patrons

The ATC Patrons supported a collaboration with Melbourne Theatre Company to bring the gripping, suspenseful and visually stunning play North by Northwest to our shores. Directed by internationally recognised director Simon Phillips, this was a spectacular theatrical event that brilliantly transposed Hitchcock’s famous film to the ASB Waterfront Theatre stage in 2022.  

With the support of the ATC Patrons Group, New Zealand playwright Carl Bland was commissioned by ATC to write a reimagining of the classic story Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie. Directed by Ben Crowder along with Carl, and in collaboration with Nightsong Productions, this stage adaptation is guaranteed to delight anyone who's still a child at heart. Peter Pan will premiere at the ASB Waterfront Theatre in October 2024.  

In the year of our 30th anniversary, comes a celebratory book, written by Frances Walsh and published by Penguin Random House New Zealand.  Beautifully illustrated with images from our 30-year history, Backstage Pass tells the story of those who were there.  Commissioned by the Patrons Group in 2023, the book contains insightful stories, juicy anecdotes and interviews with some of the big personalities who shaped the making of a cultural institution.