Anders Falstie-Jensen

Anders hails from the plains of Jutland, Denmark. He is the co-founder of The Rebel Alliance and the company’s main producer, writer and director.

Playwright credits: The Rehearsal, The Bomb, Standstill, Centrepoint (2015 ADAM winner for Best new New Zealand play), Watching Paint Dry (Nominated - Most Innovative Work, 2019 New Zealand Fringe), Let Me Tell You About Auckland (2020 Auckland Fringe Winner - Best Community Engagement), Back to Square One? (Shortlisted for the 2020 ADAM award for Best new New Zealand play) and The Valentina (2022 Winner of Plays For The Young - 8 12 year-old category)

Director credits: The Orderly, A Night of French Mayhem, The Bomb, Standstill, Yours Truly, Manifesto 2083, Watching Paint Dry, Back to Square One? and The Valentina.

Anders was a 2022 artist in residence at Basement Theatre alongside Nikita 雅涵 Tu-Bryant (KITA), where they worked on a the project, The Wandering Wondering Choir.

The Company

The Rebel Alliance is an independent Auckland based theatre company. Founded in we have to date presented 10 works, 7 of which have been premieres of new New Zealand plays. We also started off the development of Centrepoint which co-won the Adam Award for best new New Zealand play in 2014.

Often solidly planted in real life (The Orderly, Grace, Heroic Faun No. One, Yours Truly, Standstill, Manifesto 2083 and Back to Square One?), the works we present prove that truth often surpasses fiction.  Extraordinary life stories can move, provoke and inspire; they put your own life into perspective.

Rebel timeline

2006

  • The Orderly (Herald Theatre)

  • A Night of French Mayhem (Herald Theatre)

  • The Orderly (Auckland Museum – on as part of their  Viking exhibition)

2007

  • The Orderly (BATS)

  • The Bomb (Herald Theatre)

2008

  • Grace (BATS, The Basement)

  • The Orderly (Herald Theatre)

  • The Orderly (Expressions Upper Hutt)

2009

  • The Orderly (Artworks Theatre)

2010

  • Heroic Faun No. One (The Basement)

2011

  • Standstill (The Basement)

  • Standstill (TAPAC)

  • Heroic Faun No. One (The Fringe Bar)

  • Yours Truly (The Basement)

2012

  • Standstill (Q Theatre)

  • Standstill (BATS)

  • Standstill (The Meteor)

2013

  • Centrepoint (ATC, The Next Stage)

2015

  • Manifesto 2083 (The Basement)

2016

  • Manifesto 2083 (Allen Hall, Dunedin Fringe Festival)

  • Manifesto 2083 (Suter Theatre, Nelson Arts Festival)

2017

  • Manifesto 2083 (Circa Theatre, Wellington)

  • Manifesto 2083 (Taranaki Arts Festival)

  • Manifesto 2083 (Christchurch Arts Festival)

  • Watching Paint Dry (Hamilton Fringe Festival)

 2018

  • Watching Paint Dry (Herald Theatre – Auckland Fringe Festival)

  • Watching Paint Dry (Basement Theatre)

  • Watching Paint Dry (OneOneSix – Whangārei)

  • Watching Paint Dry (Allen Hall – Dunedin)

2019

  • Watching Paint Dry (Circa Theatre – Wellington Fringe Festival)

  • Watching Paint Dry (Taranaki Arts Festival)

2020

  • Back to Square One? (Premiered in Anders Falstie-Jensen’s driveway before being performed in numerous private setting in the aftermath of the 2020 lockdown)

2021

  • Back to Square One? (Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival)

  • Back to Square One? (School performances at Selwyn College and St Cuthberts in Auckland)

  • Back to Square One? (Basement Theatre & Apple Orchard Way– Auckland Fringe Festival)

  • Back to Square One? (National Youth Drama School - Havelock North)

  • Back to Square One? (The Meteor, Hamilton)

  • Back to Square One? (BATS Theatre as part of TAHI Festival)

  • Back to Square One? (Ron Ball Studio, Christchurch as part of Tiny Fest)

2022

  • Back to Square One? (Aronui Arts Festival - Rotorua)

  • Back to Square One? (BATS Theatre – New Zealand Fringe Festival)

  • Back to Square One? (Outdoor performances in Panmure, Takapuna, Northcote and Henderson - presented by PANUKU)

  • Back to Square One? (School performances at  Kristin College, Waiheke High School, Epsom Girls Grammar School, Ormiston College and Kaitaia College)

  • Back to Square One? (Studio One – Nelson Fringe Festival)

  • Back to Square One? (Little Andromeda – Christchurch)

  • Back to Square One? (Circa Theatre, Wellington)

  • Back to Square One? (Whangārei)

  • Back to Square One? (Hawke’s Bay Arts Festival)

  • Back to Square One? (Dunedin Arts Festival)

  • Back to Square One? (Q Theatre, Auckland)

2023

  • Back to Square One? (Festival of Colour, Wānaka)

  • Back to Square One? (The Dark Room, Palmerston North)

  • Back to Square One? (Teater V, Copenhagen)

  • Back to Square One? (Waitaki Arts Festival, Oamaru)

2024

  • The Valentina (Te Aruhei Toi O Tāmaki Auckland Arts Festival)