User:Pakoire/Ewen Coleman

Ewen Coleman is a theatre director, critic and administrator based in Wellington, New Zealand. Coleman has been a leader in amateur dramatics or community theatre since the ___., and was instrumental ___ and ___. As a critic Coleman has reviewed over one hundred plays, both amateur and professional.

Theatre groups
Coleman has been involved with Stagecraft Theatre (early 1980s), Wellington Repertory Theatre and the Khandallah Arts Theatre. In 2023 Coleman was listed as secretary of Wellington Repertory Theatre and he is also a Life Member.

In 1989 Coleman was the adjudicator of the Festival of Community Theatre organised by Theatre New Zealand (the New Zealand Theatre Federation). The festival included competitions.

Coleman is a professional adjudicators with the Association of New Zealand Drama Adjudicators, and was part of selecting in 2022 Dargaville Little Theatre to go to the National Theatrefest hosted by Theatre New Zealand.

Coleman spent time as the president of New Zealand Theatre (formally New Zealand Theatre federation) and in 1996 was made a Life Member.

Acting and directing
Coleman acted in one episode of Wellington Paranormal playing the character Lachlan in The Wicked Man (2022).

In 2017 Coleman directed The Merry Wives of Windsor by William Shakespeare, produced by Stagecraft at the Gryphon Theatre.

Awards and legacy
2022 - The Wellington District Theatre Federation annual awards show 'The Antoinettes' - Best Set Design, Ewen Coleman for the play Lughnasa produced by Mana Little Theatre

TheatreFest has an award named for Coleman, called the Ewen Coleman Award for Best Adult Production.