Plays & Stories

Trevor Noah – host of The Daily Show – is the child of a black mother and white father who grew up during Apartheid in South Africa when his mere existence as a mixed-race child was evidence of a… Audio

The story of the 1912 Waihi Gold Miners' Strike is told through a new play by Lorae Parry which interweaves music and dance. Scarlet and Gold follows the paths of three different women who clash… Audio

With only a month to go until Christmas, it’s only natural to celebrate with the time honoured theatre tradition of a pantomime. This year Circa Theatre welcomes back Roger Hall’s Jack and the… Audio

Dance, music, projected imagery and late night talk combine to tell the story of young love with a Pacific flavor in The Beautiful Ones. Auckland musician Tama Waipara is part of the team behind the… Video, Audio

It's been selected at every Webfest going - from Sicily and Berlin, to Montreal and Los Angeles. Last year it won the coveted Web-series World Cup. It's called High Road, it's made on Piha Beach, and… Video, Audio

Before reality shows like Masterchef, New Zealand’s own Hudson and Halls were whipping up delectable treats and making audiences around the country laugh. They have been brought to life once again in… Audio

Tony Kushner's 1993 Tony winning audacious, two-part, epic play Angels in America is now considered a classic of American theatre. If any play summed up its era - Reagan economics, gay liberation and… Audio

Playwright Hone Kouka speaks with Wallace about his latest work, The Beautiful Ones, a multi-media tale of two young lovers set in an urban environment but with a distinct Pacific flavour. Audio

Actor and comedian Kura Forrester is part of the new play Perplex, which has its New Zealand debut next week at Silo Theatre. Written by German playwright Marius von Mayenburg, it features an elk… Audio

While Bill Murray is famous for his roles in films like Ghostbusters, Caddyshack and Lost in Translation, he has another source of fame - his embrace of random silliness. Audio, Gallery

Comedian Urzila Carlson speaks about her accidental beginnings in stand-up and the comedy career she's carved out since then. Audio

Leo Gene Peters, the director of Don Juan, knows the art of seduction – the seduction of the audience that is, with his show now having toured for more than two years. The play’s longevity is down to… Audio

With Te Radar and Pinky Agnew. Audio

UK playwright Duncan Macmillan’s highly acclaimed dark comedy Lungs addresses love in unstable times as a couple in their 30s decides what shape their future will take. Arthur Meek stars alongside… Audio