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Peter Bland (born 12 May 1934 in Scarborough, North Yorkshire) is a British-New Zealand poet and actor.
Now in his 90th year Peter Bland has been a leading New Zealand poet for over 60 years. He also occupies a distinguished place in New Zealand theatrical history as the co-founder of Wellington’s Downstage theatre.
Peter Bland is a New Zealand poet and actor, known for his realistic and witty poems about suburbia, migration and global commuters. He co-founded Downstage theatre company and has published several collections of poetry in New Zealand and the UK.
Peter Bland is a poet, actor, playwright and critic who immigrated to New Zealand in 1954 and became a leading figure in the modernist literary scene. He has published over 20 collections of poetry, several plays and a memoir, and won many awards and accolades.
Peter Bland - Peter Bland’s creative career encompasses two cultures, dozens of poems, the creation of Wellington’s Downstage Theatre and at least 30 screen roles – among them, his star turn as conman Wes Pennington in Came a Hot Friday.
Learn about Peter Bland, a New Zealand poet who emigrated from the UK and won a Prime Minister's Award for Literary Achievement. Listen to his poems, interviews and stories on RNZ's audio collection.
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Peter Bland is a poet and actor, whose writing commits to an everyday sub-urban sense of reality, often exploiting the framework of the dramatic monologue. He has a distinguished place in New Zealand theatre history as co-founder of Downstage and its artistic director 1964-68.
