Rātā Studios New Zealand

🎥 👉🏽READY FOR A PRO SHOWREEL?👈 🎥

Join us for 3 days over Labour weekend to create a professional showreel using original scenes designed to showcase your range and strengths.

Scenes will be directed by acting coaches Jo Rogers & Tess Jamieson-Karaha and filmed with award‑winning emerging cinematographer Ebed Pohl, ensuring professional sound and visual standards.

The purpose of a showreel is simple: to show how you act. It should demonstrate your ability to handle character nuance and a clear story arc. Each scene will be as cinematic as needed to support your performance.

Spaces limited. Book your place now at ratastudios.co.nz

🎉🎬 EXCITING ANNOUNCEMENT! 🎬🎉

We're SUPER STOKED to announce that our term 3 acting classes will be focused towards entering a friendly film competition with !
We want to shine a bigger light on the phenomenal talent simmering within our studios.
Students will have a chance to enter their work into the festival to be seen by casting directors and film makers around the country. Prizes awarded by seasoned pros. 🎥🔥

Sound like you? Sign up to one of our participating acting classes to be involved.

🔥 JUST ANOTHER CASUAL WEEK IGNITING CREATIVE SPARKS AT RĀTĀ STUDIOS 🔥

mastering her Masterclass with our pro-level adult actors 🎥

working her magic alongside film students and Chris Clayton director with our advanced teens & adult actors. 🎬

having a ball with 'link & laugh fun club for seniors' at the local bowling club- Combatting loneliness & improving mental wellbeing 💖🎉😁

Let the creativity roll on Wellington!

We are super excited to be hosting the E Tū Whānau Rangatahi Film Workshop Tour these school holidays!

This 2.5 day workshop is for Rangatahi Māori age 12-24 to work alongside young Māori filmmakers to create short films that tell stories from their own perspectives, grounded in identity, community and creativity. The films created are then entered into the E Tū Whānau Rangatahi Film Challenge.

Is this you? Then secure your spot @ ratastudios.co.nz

🎉👉 BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND 🎉👈

Our four-day Musical Theatre holiday workshop gives young performers the chance to build confidence in the three key skills of musical theatre – singing, dancing, and acting!

Book at ratastudios.co.nz

🎬 🎭 👉Ready for the next level Teen actors!?👈 🎬 🎭

There's still a few spots in our Teen acting classes with Miranda Harcourt starting this Saturday. Claim your place to work with the best of the best! 🎉



🔗 Book at ratastudios.co.nz 🔗

👉🎥🎤 A SPECIAL Q & A WITH GRAHAM McTAVISH 🎥🎤👈

A huge thank you to for passing on pearls of wisdom from your acting career to our Teen & Adult drama students tonight. 'Be adventurous, believe that you deserve to be watched, listen wholeheartedly, don't be afraid to make a fool of yourself, play like you did as a kid'

What a treat to hear from a master of the stage and screen.

We can't wait to see what you do next! 🎬🍿🎭

👉🌟🎉A MESSAGE FROM NELL 👈🌟🎉
Huge thank you to the wonderful Rātā grad for your generous, heartfelt message & advice to our Teens at the Intensive. It was so inspiring to hear you reflect on your beginnings at Rātā learning how to 'play, adapt & develop a scene' & 'pin down all those things that have been helpful in your career'

We love watching you rise Nell and excited to see what you do next!

🎉👉🎥 TEEN SCREEN INTENSIVE 2026! 🎥👈🎉

What a magic week with 30 passionate teens from all around Aotearoa at Te Whaea—National Dance & Drama Centre for our annual screen acting intensive.
It is such a gift to watch these 30 teen strangers CONNECT, EXPLORE & GROW together through the power of the acting craft. HUGE THANK YOU to our generous & wonderful tutors .nz Andreas Lepper, .cleary.tc .mckenzie1 and to for capturing the course so beautifully!

The beating heart of the next generation of screen actors is strong! 💪🎥🎉🌟