Sugar Rea-Bruce

Actor

Sugar is an emerging actor and theatre maker who began developing her creative voice in 2019 with Massive Theatre Company’s Massive Nui Ensemble. Her passion for creating work lead to further study, culminating in her recent graduation from Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School.

Theatre highlights include the 2024 season of Fucking A directed by Keagan Carr-Francsh and the 2023 production of Mr Burns: A Post Electric Play directed by Stella Reid. 

An avid maker of her own work, her original show Below The Worms debuted at the 2025 NZ Fringe Festival, and won the 2025 Parkin Development Award. The show came back for a return season at BATS in 2026.

Sugar’s style is heartwarming, dreamlike and delightfully eccentric. 

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Hair Colour
Brown
Location
Auckland | Tāmaki Makaurau 
Age Range
18 - 25

Ethnicity
New Zealand European  
Height
166cm
Eye Colour
Blue

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Full CV

• Credits

  Television
  2026 - The Brokenwood Mysteries: season 12 - Freya - South Pacific Pictures
  
  Commercial
  2025 - Toyota - NZ only, 12 months
  
  Short Film
  2025 - Our Party - Emma - Vendetta Productions
  2024 - Sisifo - Bella - Director - Christopher Ulutupu
  2020 - Brilliant Things That Make Me Happy - Massive Nui Ensemble
  2020 - Moment by Moment - Massive Nui Ensemble
  
  Theatre
  2026 - Below The Worms - Ensemble - SLUG
  2025 - Below The Worms - Ensemble - SLUG / NZ Fringe Festival
  2024 - Fucking A - Hunter 3 / Musician - Director - Keagan Carr Fransch
  2023 - Mr Burns: A Post Electric Play - Maria - Director - Stella Reid
  2023 - Bodiless Futures - Ensemble - Director - Emele Ugavule
  2023 - Tu Te Ihi Tu Te Wehi Ti Te Wana, A Potluck (Touring) - Ensemble - Director - Trae Te Wiki & Sepelini Mua'au
  2022 - Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf - George - Director - Erina Daniels & Tawhi Thomas
  2022 - Frog in a Blender - Lead (solo show) - Toi Whakaari
  2021 - This is the Way a House Should Open - Ensemble - Director - Margaret-Mary Hollins - Massive Nui Ensemble
  2021 - Right Side Up - Ensemble - Director - Sam Scott - Massive Nui Ensemble

• Training

  2024 - Motion Capture Project - Miramar Creative Centre
  2022 - 2024 - Toi Whakaari: New Zealand Drama School
  2019 - 2021 - Massive Nui Ensemble

• Skills

  Accents - Standard American, British (RP), Irish
  Singer (Alto)
  Instruments - Guitar, Ukulele, Piano (Grade 1)
  Contemporary Dancer
  Restricted Drivers Licence Class 1R