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Love and life in NZ 150 years from now
25 Jun 2018What do you imagine New Zealand to be in 150 years from now? A new play The Atom Room, performing at Circa Theatre in Wellington explores life, love and the long lasting effects of nuclear accidents… Audio
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Upbeat for Monday 25 June
25 Jun 2018The National Centre of Musical Excellence in Wellington gets a $4 million Lotteries boost; Prokofiev heads into a pub, and top trumpeter Alison Balsom emphasizes the importance of music education… Audio
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The Week that Was with James Elliot and Pinky Agnew
22 Jun 2018A feast of funniness with Meghan Markle earning a toff nickname from her father-in-law, Prince Charles, and what do women really think of their partners wearing Speedos? Audio
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The Week that Was with Te Radar and Michele A'Court
15 Jun 2018What our eyebrows say about us, the Nelson furniture thieves' genius plan to avoid detection, and the sky scraper-climbing racoon. Audio
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The week that was with Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther
8 Jun 2018The cringeworthy reasons some British firms say they lack women on boards; Australia's "poo jogger" unmasked, and are Canadian peacocks having existential crises en masse? Audio
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Theatre Critic
Michael Hooper reviews NZ Opera's latest production, The Elixir of Love Audio
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The week that was with Te Radar and Irene Pink
1 Jun 2018The referendum on independence for Auckland's North Shore, the Masterton man who bought a house and found out five years later he doesn't own it, and can prescription medication cause racism? Audio
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The music behind a killer show
A killer new show by Indian Ink has premiered in Wellington. Welcome to the Murder House is based on a true story about the creation of the electric chair. David Ward is the man behind the music. Video
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My Best Dead Friend
28 May 2018Anya Tate-Manning is taking her award winning one woman show to Escape! at the Tauranga Arts Festival. She's here to tell us all about it. Audio
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Saraid Cameron and Amelia Reynolds - Cult Show
Auckland-based best friends and actors Saraid Cameron and Amelia Reynolds have devised, written and are about to perform a work called Cult Show: The Revitalisation of the New Zealand Women's… Audio
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The week that was with Te Radar and Michele A'Court
18 May 2018Could Yorkshire puddings with jam become the latest craze ? Not if the Brits have anything to do with it. Also the journalists, political advisors and lobbyists who ended up stuck in a Beehive lift. Audio
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Hari Kondabolu on racism, comedy and The Simpsons
16 May 2018The problem with Apu in The Simpsons – which comedian Hari Kondabolu made a documentary about – is not that a caricature of an Indian immigrant voiced by a white actor is offensive, he says. Video, Audio
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The Umbilical Brothers
15 May 2018The Australian comic duo The Umbilical Brothers met in miming class but found they preferred making noise. Audio
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Richard O'Brien: Rocky Horror Show 45 years on
13 May 2018It’s been 45 years since the Rocky Horror Show opened in London – and creator Richard O’Brien is amazed the “bit of fun in the theatre” keeps selling out. Audio
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The week that was with James Nokise and Irene Pink
11 May 2018A look at the lighter stories of the week including the Auckland snapper that appear to be surviving in the wild without tails. Audio
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Real life “great leaders” inspire new Kiwi comedy
Stalin, Pol Pot and Donald Trump are the inspiration behind Problems, a high energy, high anxiety Kiwi comedy. Written by Joe Musaphia and directed by Gavin Rutherford Problems opens this week at… Audio
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Upbeat for Thursday 10 May
Composer Dame Gillian Whitehead has been honoured with an Icon award; the world premiere of a new Kiwi comedy is happening in Wellington and we continue our series on the Cleveland Orchestra at 100.
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Massive year for Indian Ink
6 May 2018A world premiere, a national tour of another show, and shooting starting on a film version of acclaimed play Krishnan's Dairy - it's a massive year for one of the country's most successful theatre… Audio, Gallery
