Congratulations to this year’s winners of the Adam NZ Play Award:

ADAM NZ PLAY AWARD FOR BEST PLAY: passionfruits by Liam Hinton

RUNNER-UP FOR BEST PLAY: Sundance by Alex MacDonald

BEST PLAY BY A WOMAN, TRANS OR NON-BINARY PLAYWRIGHT: The Treehouse by Kerry Lane

BEST PLAY BY A MĀORI PLAYWRIGHT: Haere by Tawhi Thomas

We also acknowledge the terrific new work written by the shortlisted playwrights: Sam Brooks; Barbara Burke; Edward Clendon; Simon Ferry; Guy Langford and Simon Bennett; Melisa K. Martin; and Sheree Veysey.

Huge thanks to the Adam Foundation for their generosity and to Basement Theatre for hosting the celebration. Photos of the event by Jinki Cambronero.

The full media release is available HERE.