Join Us
Class are operating in:
Hikurangi - Dance Youth
Whangarei - Theatre Youth
Whangarei - Theatre Adult
Rodney - Theatre Youth
West Auckland - Theatre Youth
West Auckland - Dance
West Auckland - Sing
Auckland - Theatre Adult
North Shore - Theatre Youth
North Shore - Theatre Adult
East Auckland - Dance Youth
South Auckland - Theatre Youth
Tauranga - Theatre Youth
Papanui (Christchurch) - Theatre Youth
Enrolments are open for 2026! Classes start in February.
Our classes where:
Everyone is welcome (with a disability and without) 🤩
Everyone's unique talents are celebrated 🤩
Young people choose what they want to do. Youth Voice is encouraged. 🤩
Classes are affordable and accessible 🤩
You get to be a star! 🤩
Pop along to your first class to see if you like it!
(with no charge)
What we do
We create opportunities for people who often miss out in the mainstream.
We give people a chance to show their talents, skills, and creativity.
We support marginalised people to tell their own stories in their own way.
We offer inclusive classes where everyone is welcome (people with and without disabilities together)
We produce theatre shows and we make short films.
We are a welcoming community where everyone belongs and friendships grow.
We bring joy, pride, and relief to families and whānau - parents, grandparents, aunties, and uncles - who often live with high levels of stress and uncertainty.
We help people feel confident, connected, and valued through the performing arts.
Getting to know a Glass Ceiling class
Events
Throughout 2025, our talented performers presented shows in locations across New Zealand.
The Village of 12 Nights
in central Auckland
27, 28 & 29 November
Glass Ceiling's Auckland Community Theatre class proudly presented their very own devised play, The Village of 12 Nights in November.
Through the Roof
Inclusive Youth Arts Festival
Saturday 15th November
In the lead up to the end of 2025, Glass Ceiling presented our annual celebration of youth Arts with Through the Roof.
Spark LIVE!
The Sensory Theatre Experience
In the Court Theatre in Christchurch
from 4-6 November
Spark LIVE was presented in the Rātā Foundation Studio at The Court Theatre in Christchurch in early November.
Rock of Ages in West Auckland from 9-11 October
Glass Ceiling's West Auckland class proudly presented Rock of Ages youth edition in October.
Shrek the Musical Jr in Whangarei from 2-4 October
Our amazing Whangārei inclusive youth theatre class presented the fun feel-good show fit for the whole family, Shrek The Musical JR. in October.
Finding Nemo Jr on the North Shore from 28-30 August
The talented young actors from Glass Ceiling's Inclusive Youth Theatre programme on Auckland’s North Shore presented Finding Nemo Jr in The Rose Centre in August.
Grease young@part
in South Auckland from 1-3 August
Featuring the talented young actors from Glass Ceiling's South Auckland class.
Auckland Adult Programme
Our Tuesday morning adult theatre programme which runs in the Freemans Bay Community Centre, in Auckland, has proved to be extremely popular and so we’ve had to cap the numbers.
However, if there is enough interest we’ll look to fired up another class in the afternoon. Please register your interest by registering for the new Tuesday class today!
The Tuesday adult programme is led by John Davies, with amazing support from Jayshri Ratnam. The class is targeted at young adult school leavers 18-30 years, who are keen to learn skills to prepare them for work in the creative arts.
A look back through the year!
Lots of classes, lots of fun and lots of great shows
