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RODNEY BANE

A competent and serious all-rounder


Actor, director.



I've been heavily involved in Wellington theatre since arriving in New Zealand in the early 1970s.

I'm co-founder of the original BATS Theatre whose varied work covered the classics to innovative and creative pieces that involved people such as Gary Henderson, Andrew Foster, Kerry Fox and Jennifer Ward-Lealand at the start of their careers. This was the foundation of the now professional BATS theatre.

I'm still actively involved in theatre in a variety of capacities. I'm a director of the highly successful Kapitall Kids' Theatre, which provides work for professional actors, technicians and other practitioners, and Backyard Productions which started regular productions in 2005.

As an actor I've appeared on:

  • television: 'Freaky'; 'Insider's Guide to Love'; 'The Killian Curse'; 'Sensing Murder'
  • film: 'Lord of The Rings', 'Avatar'; 10 short films (one of which did the rounds of US Film Festivals).

Most recently I appeared on stage in 'The Beard of Avon'. Other stage appearances have been in 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', 'Rumpelstiltsken' and various characters in 'The Snow Queen'.

I've directed a range of plays of different genres for Wellington Repertory Theatre, Stagecraft Theatre, and Backyard Theatre including 'Misconceptions', 'Monkey's Uncle' and the highly successful 'Location, Location' in the 2008 Fringe Festival. I've directed several Kapitall Kids' Theatre productions including 'Jack and the Beanstalk', 'Aladdin', 'Puss In Boots' and 'Pirates Ahoy!'.

Click the title bar above to see my acting CV (PDF, 521 kb)
Click here to view my IMDB page (external site, opens in a new browser window)
Click here to hear my voice (MP3, 1.1 Mb)
Click here to see a video (QuickTime, 8 Mb)
Click here to see my showreel (warning: large file - 47 MB)

Graphic designer, Mac operator.



I'm a computer graphic designer/Mac operator with many years' experience and a varied portfolio. Work has included conference papers, book layout and design, advertising layout, annual reports, brochures, flyers, menus, posters and programmes.

Click the title bar above to view samples of my work (PDF, 4.5 Mb)
Travel broker.



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I'm highly experienced, having been in the industry for over 20 years.
You can benefit from that accumulated experience and ongoing activity.

I'm currently a broker through Harvey World Travel in Miramar.

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I'm a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Travel and Tourism and registered as a broker with the Travel Agents Association of New Zealand.
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PO Box 11390, Manners Street, Wellington 6142

Phones: (04) 934 4068 / 021 934 406

rbane@paradise.net.nz / www.rodneybane.com