Owen Marshall
Return to Harikoa Bay by Owen Marshall
A long-married couple spend the weekend at a bach as they contemplate a future apart.
Written by Owen Marshall
Told by Duncan Smith
Recorded by Marc Chesterman
Produced by Duncan Smith Audio
So much is chance - Owen Marshall
Award-winning story-teller, poet and all-round national treasure Owen Marshall's latest collection of short stories, New Stories is about sliding doors moments. Audio
Book review: New Stories by Owen Marshall
Harry Ricketts reviews New Stories by Owen Marshall published by Penguin Random House NZ Audio
Dream review for NZ director's unreleased horror film
New Zealand director James Ashcroft is making a mark on the industry just two films in, and now he's received the best review a horror junkie could ask for. Audio
Frost Flowers by Owen Marshall
The narrator recounts his connection with the people next door, Mrs Poole and her disabled son Greg.
Told by Gavin Rutherford. Audio
Family Ties by Owen Marshall
Family Ties digs into the complexity of the relationship between a son and his conservative father. Audio
Return to Harikoa Bay by Owen Marshall
The Undertaker's Story is a darkly comic revenge story that plays out amongst the members of a highly respectable golf club. Audio
Resurrection of the Dolls by Owen Marshall
Emma has a low level support role at Hoffman, Utterlay and Smith and observes the comings and goings at a small shop nearby. A vintage Owen Marshall story brilliantly observed with an underlying… Audio
The Undertaker's Story by Owen Marshall
The Undertaker's Story is a darkly comic revenge story that plays out amongst the members of a highly respectable golf club.
Written by Owen Marshall
Read by Duncan Smith
Recorded by Phil benge
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The Rule of Jenny Pen adapted for the big screen
In 2021 the famous New Zealand short story Coming Home in the Dark by Owen Marshall was carefully adapted for the big screen actor and director James Ashcroft. Audio
Owen Marshall returns to short story writing
He's kept us waiting for 13 years, but Owen Marshall, one of our finest short story writers, has just put out a new collection, Return to Harikoa Bay. The characters in the 33 stories are often… Audio
Coming Home in The Dark 26 years on
A famous kiwi short story 'Coming Home In the Dark' by Owen Marshall is appearing on screens next week as a feature film of the same name. It's based on the titular story of New Zealand short Story… Audio
Owen Marshall dives into the dark side
One of the bleakest stories by respected writer Owen Marshall, Coming Home in the Dark, is the basis for a new film of the same name. The story of a family tormented by strangers in Central Otago was… Audio
Anthony RITCHIE: Timeless Land
Deborah Wai Kapohe (soprano), Owen Marshall (writer), Brian Turner (poet), Southern Sinfonia, Kenneth Young (conductor). Recorded by RNZ Concert, 6 February 2004 Audio
The Complete Male Chauvinists’ and Idler’s Pipe Dream
A guide to living, eating and drinking well. Audio
Pearly Gates - Ep 10
Pearly fronts up to face the music and in so doing inadvertently builds bridges with those who matter to him most Audio
Pearly Gates - Ep 9
The school 125th celebrations are winding down when Pearly becomes entangled in a life-threatening incident. Audio
Pearly Gates - Ep 8
The big day has arrived at last, the school 125th celebrations and Pearly is at the heart of it all. Audio
Pearly Gates - Ep 7
Pearly is already feeling diminished by the lustre and urbanity carried by one of the returning alumni at the school 125th celebration when a family mini-drama engulfs him. Audio
Pearly Gates - Ep 6
Pearly is drawn into planning for the school reunion which stirs up a few ghosts from his past. Audio
