Moresby Arts Theater

© Moresby Arts Theater
Lolorua Street
Port Moresby
Papua New Guinea
Tel. : +675 325 3503
Contact by email

The Theatre is stuated behind the National Parliament in Waigani and next door to the New Zealand High Commission. Since 1914, it has provided a range of cultural activities. The current theatre opened in 1974  focuses on bringing live theatre to the public. The custom built theatre seats approximately 156 people and stages major productions every year as well as smaller productions.

The Moresby Arts Theatre is one of the oldest clubs in Port Moresby. With a long tradition of supporting the performing arts, the MAT is a community theatre. It stages its own productions, as well as productions from local schools, as well as international acts.

It also has extensive grounds, where they host a monthly craft market where you can browse through crafts form around PNG, as well as plants, and paintings by some of PNG's leading artists. It's held on the second Saturday of the month.

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

With the support of