Community Classes

Paula is the founder of Interacting and has been running the drama classes in Henderson since 2009. She loves the atmosphere which is always fun and supportive and continues to be astounded by people’s talent and ideas. She had a background in professional theatre before training as a Sesame Movement and Drama therapist in 1989. She loves the buzz involved in preparing people to perform at InterACT every year.

Director, actor, tutor & musician John Goudge lives a creative life of theatre, music, & teaching. He joined Interacting as a drama tutor in 2022, and he also teaches for Ranfurly Care.

John has trained hundreds of performers over the past 25 years. He currently works out of his Oratia drama school in West Auckland and at weekly classes he runs at Titirangi Theatre. He has also run workshops at various schools or theatres around New Zealand. 

John’s directing credits include Hamlet (2013), Fawlty Towers (2014), an award-winning season of Saturday Night Fever (2016), Serial Killers (2017), & Willy Russell’s Shirley Valentine (2018). 

John is a director for SBZ Productions, including on touring shows Dear Lupin in 2019, Two in 2020, and as a co-director for Dracula, the Bloody Truth in 2021. He is also a manager for Auckland City’s Pitt Street Theatre.

In September 2022 John was awarded an “Honourable Mention” for outstanding theatre and music performance at the Auckland Fringe festival for his one-person show The John Show.

Where:
St Michaels Church
425 Great North Road
Henderson

When:
Fridays 9:30 – 11.30AM

Cost:
$15 Per Session

Janet came to Aotearoa New Zealand in 2011, after working in London and Bristol UK for many years. She was an actor, director and drama teacher in schools, colleges, a TV company and theatres. She has directed many plays in community venues and worked with groups on devising plays for their specific needs. In 1990s she studied with Augusto Boal on the Theatre of the Oppressed, which led her to embark on a Graduate Diploma in Dramatherapy, graduating in 1999. She has worked for Interacting Theatre Company since 2013, and has contributed to the annual Festival every year since then, in one way or another. Most years this has been live performance plays with the groups that she works with, throughout the year.

Where:
Nathan Homestead
70 Hill Road
Manurewa

When:
Thursdays 12:00 – 2.00PM

Cost:
$15 Per Session

Where:
YMCA Mt. Albert
773 New North Road
Mount Albert

When:
Fridays 12:30 – 2.00PM

Cost:
$15 Per Session

Tutor: Tyrese – Notorious Dance

Where:
St Michaels Church
425 Great North Road
Henderson

When:
Fridays 12:00 – 1.30PM

Cost:
$10 Per Session

 Tutor: Hank Snell

Hi, I’m Hank and I am a community filmmaker who has collaborated with Interacting Theatre for almost 10 years. I have also worked with a number of other schools and organisations in Auckland to produce over 100 short films. Currently, I also work as an arts tutor and community support worker in west Auckland. In the past, I have worked as a film editor for a number of media companies and broadcasters in Auckland and abroad. I enjoy community filmmaking because of the unpredictable nature of the work and the very different stories we can tell. And I am constantly surprised by the results!

Fun Fact: I am from Canada and I’m a big ice hockey fan!

Where:

Corbans Estate
Henderson

When:
Fridays 12 noon – 2PM

Cost:
$15 Per Session