Theatre

Little Dog Barking Theatre, directed by Peter Wilson, creates endearing tales for children using puppetry and clever props. Spectrum's Jack Perkins drops in on a rehearsal of 'Guji Guji' by acclaimed… Audio

Simon Mercep talks to theatre director, James Sutherland, who has set up his own theatre company in Japan. Audio

The US singer-songwriter Carole King has called a tribute musical about her early life "a wonderful gift" as the Tony-winning show made its West End debut in London. King took to the stage to thank… Audio

Melbourne-based composer talks about his recent and upcoming projects. Audio

Writer of Mooncake and the Kumara previews its Auckland Festival season. Audio

Actor and director Nancy Brunning bases her first play, Hikoi, on her own family story and sets it in the 1970s and 80s - the years of Bastion Point and Springbok Tour protests, predictions of the… Audio

Manager of Whitireia Polytechnic's Wellington Performing Arts Centre and prolific theatre director. Audio

Lynda hears from the creators of "Under the same moon" - a heartfelt comedy about daughters and their wayward mothers, premiering as part of the Chinese New Year festival in Wellington. Region… Audio

Costume designer Emma Ransley moved from working in the film and TV industries to creating costumes that genuinely push the boundaries of design. A video of her work has been picked to represent New… Audio

British playwright, actor and social activist, whose new one-man show, Away From Home, about football and homosexuality, has its New Zealand premiere as part of Auckland Fringe and Auckland Pride… Audio

Auckland Summer Shakespeare Director and actor working on Auckland Summer Shakespeare's season of A Midsummer Night's Dream. [topic] arts [location] Auckland Audio

Developing theatrical works that deal with LGBT characters or experiences from a New Zealand perspective, the Legacy Project, with founder Bruce Brown. Audio

It's called 'I Wanna Be Na Nah Na Nah Nah', and it's the title of a new play painting a picture of how the Auckland suburb of Ponsonby used to be. But it's not just any ordinary play where you sit in… Audio

Playwright Renee Liang premieres her latest two comedies in Wellington and Auckland this month: 'Under the Same Moon' and 'Two Farting Sisters'. Audio

Shaun D Wilson speaks to Daniel Pengelly, director of The Court Theatre's new adaptation of Peter Pan, and Professor of English Literature at Victoria University Kathryn Walls about the enduring… Audio

With characters established but no story-line until the day, Jennifer O'Sullivan tells Wallace about 13: The Soap - an improvised soapathon. Featuring in the New Zealand Fringe Festival, it's an… Audio

One of this summer's outdoor theatre highlights could be Summer Star Trek. It's the second annual outing for this fresh-air rendition of a classic Star Trek episode, with venues in Lower Hutt and… Audio

Leading Maori theatre practitioners say they are desperate for an administrative office in Wellington, but efforts to secure adequate funding have been rejected. Audio

Director of the Auckland Arts Festival previews this year's offerings. [topic] Arts [location] Auckland Audio

Lynda Chanwai-Earle goes to Waiheke lsland to meet the legendary New Zealand performer behind Monkey, a theatre production based on classic Chinese mythology about the irreverent Monkey God. The solo… Audio