Hilary Halba

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Hilary Halba
Halba in 2019
Occupations
  • Actor
  • theatre director
  • academic
Academic background
EducationDipTchg, MA
Alma materUniversity of Otago
Academic work
DisciplinePerforming arts
InstitutionsUniversity of Otago
Doctoral studentsAbby Howells[1]

Hilary May Halba (born c. 1962) is a New Zealand actor, theatre director and academic.[2] She is the head of the performing arts programme at the University of Otago.[3][4]

Biography

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Halba was born in Milton and attended Tokomairiro High School before studying at the University of Otago.

Halba studied acting and the teaching of acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theater in New York City, and is an accredited teacher of the Meisner Technique. She was a founding member of theatre collectives Kilimogo Productions and Wow! Productions Trust.[3][5]

In 2010 she collaborated with Stuart Young to research and create a verbatim theatre production telling stories of domestic violence.[6]

In 2025, she co-edited the book Acting in Aotearoa with David O'Donnell.[7]

Recognition

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Halba won Best Female Performer in the 2012 Dunedin Theatre Awards, and was named Dunedin's best actor of 2003 by the New Zealand Listener.[3]

Theatre and television work

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Theatre

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Year Title Author Role Notes
2011 Hush Researcher and performer [6]
2010 Skin Tight Gary Henderson Director [3]
2010 Mo and Jess Kill Susie Gary Henderson Actor [3]
1999 Whaea Kairau: Mother Hundred Eater Apirana Taylor Producer (Kilimogo Productions) [8]
1997 Ngā Tāngata Toa Hone Kouka Co-director (with Rangimoana Taylor) [9]

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
1987 The Marching Girls Michelle [10]
Year Title Role Notes
1994 The Last Tattoo Committee Woman

References

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