Pint-Sized Plays
Our annual playwriting competition, 'Pint-Sized Plays' are live short-format theatre performed in pubs or small venues featuring a small cast, and using minimal set, props and tech support.
Plays are selected for performance by a judging panel. The live audiences then vote for their preferred script, with the winner being announced on the final night.
2026
Pint-Sized Plays will take place May 6 - 9, 2026.
Wednesday 6th and Thursday 7th May, The Crown, Frankton
Saturday 9 May, 2 and 7pm, Bannockburn Hall.
More Information
Begun in Tenby, Wales in 2008, Pint-sized plays has quickly become established as a premier international competition for short plays. Remarkable Theatre, Queenstown has launched Pint-Sized Plays NZ To encourage new writing and introduce a new audience to the entertainment of live theatre. Performances have been throughout the district in Cromwell, Wanaka, Arrowtown and Queenstown.
You can find previous competition winners here.