Claire Ahuriri-Dunning (born 1989) is a New Zealand playwright. [1]
Ahuriri-Dunning was born in Takapuna, Auckland, in 1989. [1] She has Ngāti Porou, Ngāti Kahungunu, Scots, German Jewish and Irish Catholic heritage. [1] She was educated at Glenfield College, and then earned a Bachelor of Arts degree at the University of Auckland. [1] She has worked as a software tester and a drama teacher at a high school. [2] [1] With her husband James Dunning, Ahuriri-Dunning is the founder of Pearangi Creative and Sky Bear Games. [3]
In 2009, Ahuriri-Dunning wrote and directed The Virgin Party at the Drama Studio at the University of Auckland. [13] Reviewer James Amos described it as "a fairly judicious (yet fun and very thought provoking) look at women's roles and stereotypes throughout history". [13]
Ahuriri-Dunning has also published a board game, Cat Capers. [1]
Spilt Milk won Auckland Flip the Script in 2005, and later also received a Special Mention from Playmarket's Plays for the Young competition in 2010. Dracula was shortlisted in the Adam NZ Play Awards of 2018. [1]
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