Theatre

A clown dressed as Napoleon. Bubbles. Live music. The moon! Audio

You may have heard the phrase ‘triple threat’ in the arts, but Petmal Petelo is perhaps a quadruple threat. A dancer, actor, stage manager and assistant director she’s been steadily rising in the… Audio

Kōanga Festival in Tāmaki Makaurau is celebrating 10 years with a packed three-and-a-half week programme and more than 12 events. Audio

After making her name on television, Kiwi actress Sara Wiseman returns to the Auckland stage this month in the acclaimed medical drama The Effect. She talks to Susie Ferguson about theatre acting… Video, Audio

Earlier this month, Here Now went live in front of an audience at the Podfest at Q.  Producer and host Kadambari Raghukumar spoke to thespians Jacob Rajan and Pedro Ilgenfritz all about the magic of… Audio

Three decades ago Adrian Jackson founded a theatre company in London called Cardboard Citizens, with a mission of creating theatre projects with - and for - people experiencing homelessness.  Audio

Here Now's first episode for 2024 is all about creatives drawing from or away from cultural stereotypes. Join Kadambari Raghukumar as she talks about some Indian tropes around Mumbai and Delhi.  Audio

Voices this week looks at some December events to look forward to from the south Asian and African diaspora in Auckland. Audio

Music correspondent Kirsten Zemke looks at the phenomenon of the "11 o'clock number" - the theatre term for a big, show-stopping song. Audio

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

Audiences are returning to theatres, but the future is uncertain for university-level theatre education. Audio

It's always a lot of fun to see people dressing up as giant animals or other objects, prancing around with difficulty see where they are going... but have you ever wondered how these larger than life… Audio

Jess Karamjeet talks to Kadambari Raghukumar on finding comedy through her time in New Zealand. Audio