Shakespeare

A cast of local actors are bringing A Midsummer Night's Dream and Measure for Measure to life, with the goal of making Shakespeare's works engaging and accessible to audiences of all stripes.  Audio

Palmerston North institution Summer Shakespeare has been saved, at least for the coming season. But will the Bard's words continue to grace the city's outdoor stage as Massey University withdraws… Audio

Known for his contemporary takes on Shakespeare, Aotearoa theatre director and scholar David Lawrence believes the bard's intentions have been long compromised by being organised into the genres of… Audio

This week it's curtains up for the Royal New Zealand Ballet's latest production of Romeo and Juliet. The epic tale of star-crossed lovers has been brought to life for the company by choreographer… Audio

Auckland's Pumphouse Theatre has been burgled just ahead of the start of its summer Shakespeare season. It begins this weekend with Antony and Cleopatra. But thieves have broken into the theatre and… Audio

Bard-gate; on the sidelines of big news in China; chaotic politics sparks crude comebacks - and decency dilemmas. Audio

The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio

Was Creative NZ really cancelling the Bard? Audio

In this week's edition of Midweek Mediawatch, Hayden Donnell talks to Karyn Hay about a misleading and sometimes fact-free media uproar over a small arts grant, new developments in the Kamahl… Audio

The government says it wants the Shakespeare in schools programme to continue, after its funding was cut by Creative New Zealand. RNZ political reporter Katie Scotcher talks to Kathryn with the… Audio

Roslyn Petelin is a staunch defender of proper grammar and style, and doesn't mind copping flak for being a language pedant. Roslyn joins the show to discuss mispronunciations, malapropisms, and some… Audio

In order to raise some much-needed funds for the Globe Theatre in London, a bunch of its former students held a 48-hour Shakespeare readathon. Katherine Corner, one of the organisers joins us on the… Audio

Sir Michael Morpurgo believes that once the Covid-19 pandemic is beaten, the world will be a kinder, more compassionate place. The War Horse author joins the show to discuss the pandemic and the light… Audio

Dr. Hannes Gissurarson is a professor of political science at the University of Iceland, and he argues there is a systemic reason for the huge growth of smaller countries that are generally both… Audio