Hutt Valley High School has the following Dance and Drama opportunities available for students. Please contact the organisers for more information.
Announcing our 2026 Musical Production
Hutt Valley High School is excited to announce that we will be staging the musical Urinetown in 2026. Do not let the name put you off.
This is a fun show set in a world where water is tightly controlled and everyone must pay to use public toilets. The story follows a group of ordinary people who decide they have had enough.
The production will be performed in the final week of Term 2 in 2026. It will be led by Nicholas Kovacev (Music Teacher) and Derek Wood (Head of English Learning Area), with support from many other amazing staff members.
Auditions for roles and chorus will take place in Week 2 of Term 1 next year. Students who are interested can sign up on Google Classroom using the code: kcbwk5ba. Details about songs and monologues to prepare will be posted there over the summer break. For Year 8 students, who don’t have access to Google Classroom yet, you can access the audition pack by the link below.
More roles, including production and backstage positions, will be advertised later in 2026. If you have any questions, please email Nicholas Kovacev at nicholas.kovacev@hvhs.school.nz or Derek Wood at derek.wood@hvhs.school.nz.
48 Hour Film Competition
Staff Contact – Ioanna Koroniadis-Armishaw (ioanna.koroniadis@hvhs.school.nz) and Liv Woodmass (liv.woodmass@hvhs.school.nz)
The 48 Hour Film competition is an annual event that is New Zealand’s largest guerrilla filmmaking competition. The competition is designed to provide opportunities for emerging student filmmakers to make short films in an environment that encourages innovation, creative risk-taking, and builds long term collaborations and community.
In 2025, the HVHS For the Wings team took home the coveted Best School Team award with their film ‘Dream Girl.AI‘. Their impressive work was screened at the Embassy Theatre alongside 14 other adult finalists to a packed audience, who responded enthusiastically to the students’ hard work and creative vision.
Rock n Roll Dance
Staff contact – Matua Paul Morris (paul.morris@hvhs.school.nz)
The Rock n Roll Dance group meets on Tuesdays at 3.30pm and Wednesday lunchtimes in the S1 Dance room.
In 2024 we are aiming to participate and compete at the Hutt Valley Rock n Roll Club Champs and the Regional Championships.
RockQuest
Staff contact – Katriona MacDonald (katriona.macdonald@hvhs.school.nz)
RockQuest is a nationwide, live, original music competition designed to give young musicians the opportunity to perform in a professional setting. In 2025, two HVHS bands competed at RockQuest in the Wellington heats, Stained Glass and Triple01.
The RockQuest dates for 2026 haven’t been confirmed yet. For more information, visit RockQuest website
ShowQuest
Staff contact – Anna Flaherty (anna.flaherty@hvhs.school.nz)
Open to all year levels, keep an eye out in Term 1, 2026 for information on auditioning for ShowQuest. To learn more about ShowQuest, visit their website
Tangata Beats
Staff Contact – Grace Wright (grace.wright@hvhs.school.nz)
Tangata Beats is an annual nationwide competition that celebrates original youth music and reflects the unique cultural identity of Aotearoa New Zealand and the South Pacific. In 2025, the HVHS group Pasifika Love won the Wellington regional final of the competition.
For more information, visit the Tangata Beats website
Theatre Sports
Staff contact – Anna Flaherty (anna.flaherty@hvhs.school.nz)
Our Theatre Sports Club meets every Friday at lunchtime in the E5 drama room. Students get involved in a variety of drama games, learn improvisation (and that it’s fun) and the rules of Theatre Sports, and gain confidence as they work in teams of four making things up on the spot. It also contributes to Ad Alta.
The focus of the club is on creating a relaxed space where students can banter, share a laugh, think on their feet, and have fun getting their creative juices flowing. The club is open to all students and you’re welcome to come along to watch or get involved slowly with a non-speaking part.