Colin McColl (director)

McColl (right), after his investiture as an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit by the governor-general, Sir Anand Satyanand, in 2010

Colin William McColl ONZM is a New Zealand director in theatre, opera and television. He is a leading figure in the world of professional theatre in the country, winning numerous awards as well as working internationally with major national companies. McColl's career spans more than 30 years in the performing arts where he has also been an actor and a producer. He has won Best Director at the Chapman Tripp Theatre Awards three times, received the prestigious Arts Laureate Award in 2007[1] and was made an Officer of the New Zealand Order of Merit in 2010. McColl was born in Lower Hutt in Wellington, the country's capital.

Since 2003, he has been the artistic director of Auckland Theatre Company, this tenure ends after 18 years in 2021.[2]

  1. ^ "Colin McColl, Theatre Director". Arts Foundation of New Zealand. Archived from the original on 20 May 2009. Retrieved 9 November 2009.
  2. ^ "Auckland Theatre Company". Auckland Theatre Company. Archived from the original on 6 December 2001. Retrieved 19 July 2021.