Theatre
My Shout: Another Round at The Thistle Inn
Maori chief Te Rauparaha drank there, suffragettes protested there, six o'clock swillers guzzled at the bar and both sides of the Springbok tour movement argued there. Wellington's oldest pub The… Audio, Gallery
Willing Shakespeare "actors" needed
To mark the Quattro Centennial of Shakespeare's death, he's coming alive at Wellington Library through out 2016. All of Shakespeare's plays will have their moment as the Lord Lackbeards perform… Audio
Theatre review with Patrick Davies
Patrick Davies reviews King Lear from Circa Theatre's 40th anniversary season. Audio
Thinking on your feet
The New Zealand International Comedy festival is coming to a close this week. Some comics take weeks, months or even years to craft their set. But for improv comedian Jennifer O'Sullivan and improv… Audio
Gareth Davies
The play Everest Untold, by Gareth Davies, tells the little known story of New Zealand mountaineer George Lowe and British Mount Everest Expedition army Colonel Sir John Hunt; the men who in 1953… Audio
Flashdance - Julia Macchio
Flashdance is on in Auckland at the moment and the star of the show is Julia Macchio. The actress and dancer is the daughter of the 'Karate Kid', Ralph Macchio. Audio
Michael Hurst
Actor Director Michael Hurst knows his Shakespeare better than most. A few years ago he created No Holds Barred his hilarious take on all his favourite Shakespearean heroes bundled into one solo show… Audio
Flashdance The Musical - Tom Hedley
First when there's nothing but a slow, glowing dream. So begins the song What a Feeling, theme to the movie Flashdance about an 18 year old girl who works in a steel mill but dreams of joining the… Audio
Peter Wilson
Puppeteer Peter Wilson talks about his children's theatre company Little Dog Barking which is in demand across the world. He works with composers using music as a key to provide emotional depth. Peter… Audio
Extra shows added to Pop-up Globe season
Since opening in February, over 80,000 tickets have been sold at the Pop-up Globe theatre in Auckland. That number is set to rise as two additional weeks of Shakespeare will take the season through…
A Trial
Director and producer Joel Baxendale and Karin McCracken have devised a semi-improvised court room drama to be staged at Wellington's Bats Theatre next week investigating the debate over TVNZ's… Audio, Gallery
Stuart Maunder: Noel Coward
By the 1930's lyricist, dramatist, writer, painter and wit Sir Noel Coward was supposedly the highest earning author in the western world. Opera New Zealand General Manager Stuart Maunder will be… Audio
Dual Identities in White/Other
Actor Alice Canton explores the her dual identities in a solo show called White/Other and looks at what it means to be Chinese and Pakeha. Audio
Founders Theatre
Juliette Sivertsen goes behind the scenes at the Founders Theatre to discover how its closure has impacted the musical theatre and artistic communities in the Waikato. Audio
Laurel Devenie & Kelly Johnson
Laurel Devenie and Kelly Johnson from Company of Giants talk about Rangitahua: the Stopping Off Place. The Whangarei based theatre collective created the work to complement the exhibition Kermadec… Audio
Roger Hall - Life and Influences
At one point in his 40-year career as a playwright, one of Roger Hall's plays was being staged somewhere every 11 days. He's won many awards and packed out theatres with plays such as Glide Time,… Audio
Hannah Smith and Ralph McCubbin Howell: beards & bookbinders
Guest host Philippa Tolley interviews theatre director Hannah Smith and playwright Ralph McCubbin Howell whose Trick of the Light Theatre company is about to take two shows to festivals in the UK. Audio
