Arts

In poker, a slow roll is the ultimate example of bad etiquette. It's when a player knows they've got the best hand but waits until their opponent thinks they've won the pot before showing the winning… Audio

Ditching the rat-race to go travelling around Aotearoa in a campervan - for some that sounds like a dream come true, for others - not so much. In her new play The Campervan, Kathryn Burnett pits a… Audio

Carterton artist Ngaire Kearney has the steadiest of hands and nerves of steel. She needs them - she etches intricate images into glass and stone, or burns them into wood. Most of her designs are… Audio, Gallery

A new play exploring the intersection of grief, faith and sexuality has shocked the playwright when it become the target of a hate campaign. Catholic-raised Tatiana Hotere was also involved for many… Audio

It's astonishing what magic one actor can produce on stage when they have a great script and the ability to play many roles simply through movement and voice.. TAHI - New Zealand Festival of Solo… Video, Audio, Gallery

Maori visual artist Dr Maureen Lander is a visionary, a leading exponent of weaving, both customary and experimental, an installation artist and a mentor to many. Added to her extensive list of… Video, Audio, Gallery

Emily Perkins is acclaimed as a novelist and short story writer, but her career started as an actor graduating from Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School in 1989. In her playwriting debut In 2015… Audio

Can art increase awareness of our coexistence with non-human inhabitants - including fungi, plants and animals? A new exhibition at Wellington's City Art Gallery aims to do this. At Thresholds opens… Audio, Gallery

Today's Bookmarks guest is Kiwi punk rocker, poet and author Richard von Sturmer. Best known for writing the lyrics to Blam Blam Blam's song "There is no Depression in New Zealand", Richard is making… Audio

The Edinburgh Fringe Festival wrapped up yesterday, with Australian comedian Sam Campbell winning best show. 

The festival is famous as a launchpad for dozens of comedians and performers, including… Audio

Our website RNZ.co.nz is giving you the opportunity to watch 6 exceptional short films over the next 3 weeks. Someday Stories is back for another series, showcasing six teams of emerging filmmakers… Audio

After a five-year hiatus, Sophie Henderson is making a return to the theatre for the lead role in the ferociously feminist and gloriously meta play, The Writer. Audio

What has 90s rave culture got to offer the anxious 2020s? Back in the mid-90s Nelson-based artist Josephine Cachemaille was cofounder and general manager of The Gathering, described as "New Zealand's… Audio, Gallery

Poet and author Tracey Slaughter's been buried under a pile of poems over the past hour - sifting through to find a winner for this year's National slam poetry competition to celebrate National Poetry… Audio

The annual Afternoons poetry slam competition is back for 2022. To celebrate the Phantom Billstickers National Poetry day we invite our listeners to come up with a six line poem using six words we'll… Audio

Thousands of school kids are getting a taste of literary life and what it takes to be an author at the Auckland Writers Festival this week.

The festival's school programme is a mainstay with… Audio

Film and TV correspondent Tamar Munch looks at The Rehearsal (SoHo, Neon), an unusual show that's been getting rave reviews. The Bear (Disney+), is about a young chef who comes from the world of fine… Audio

A new documentary looks back on the career of the fashion designer Mary Quant, who more than anyone created the look of Swinging London in the mid 1960's. Directed by actor and fashion designer Sadie… Video, Audio

The Conference - a German film about Nazi officials meeting to, essentially, plan the Holocaust - is an uncomfortable watch, which is a compliment to its accuracy. Video, Audio