Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin celebrate their theatre scenes

Auckland, Wellington and Dunedin are celebrating the year's best theatre productions in their cities with award ceremonies.

So what do the award nominations tell us about what's hot and what's not in theatre. Are these three main centres producing very different work or is there a lot of crossover?

Terry MacTavish (as Queen Bess). She's involved in the the Dunedin Theatre Awards.

Auckland Theatre Awards director Sam Snedden.

Dushka More

Theatre award panelists