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Breathing life into theatre
27 Oct 2016UK 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
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US writer Paul Beaty's satire on race wins Man Booker Prize
26 Oct 2016American author Paul Beatty has won the 2016 Man Booker Prize with his novel The Sellout.
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Murdoch, Munro and media
23 Oct 2016Sharon Murdoch is the first woman to have a regular cartooning spot in a New Zealand newspaper and this year became Cartoonist of the Year at the 2016 media awards. You can see her work in the Sunday… Audio
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The week that was with James Nokise and Michele A'Court
21 Oct 2016The Week that Was with James Nokise and Michele A'Court. Audio
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Theatre Critic: John Smythe
20 Oct 2016John Smythe has worked as an actor and writer for theatre, television and film on both sides of the Tasman and has served as a theatre critic for the Melbourne Times, The Australian, Theatre Australia… Audio
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Auckland Shakespeare Company going pro
17 Oct 2016The Auckland Shakespeare Company is taking a step in a new direction with their very first professional show Lucrece, based on Shakespeare’s darkest narrative poem The Rape of Lucrece. Director Rita… Audio
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A dark reality
14 Oct 2016Manifesto 2083 is an insight into the mind of someone who killed 77 people and injured more than 2000. The play, on during the Nelson Arts Festival, addresses how Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik… Audio
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The week that was with Te Radar and Alice Brine
14 Oct 2016Te Radar and Alice Brine are with us for a lighter look at the week including what happened to the 3 metre high driftwood hut known as 'Fort Awesome'. While it was dubbed "sturdy as" by its makers New… Audio
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Theatre Critic: Lexie Matheson
13 Oct 2016Lexie attended Monday night's preview of The Auckland Theatre Company's production of Billy Elliot The Musical. It opens tonight at Auckland's new ASB Waterfront Theatre. Audio
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British actor Christopher Eccleston and The A Word
British actor Christopher Eccleston famously abandoned the coveted lead role in Dr Who after just one series, despite it being a hugely popular reboot of the scifi show. Christopher may be fussy about… Audio
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Retro resurgence
7 Oct 2016Four short plays by American playwright Tennessee Williams will be on stage at the Basement in Auckland later this month. These rarely done early works share a common theme with Williams’ later famous… Audio
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The Week That Was with Te Radar and Irene Pink
7 Oct 2016Radar and Pinky Agnew discuss what makes people think you're 'creepy', clown sightings spreading, and Australia is slighty off on maps. Audio
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Vanilla Miraka by Hayley Sproull
6 Oct 2016A mix of standup comedy, song and monologue. Hayley Sproull delivers a self-deprecating view of her struggles to address her part-Maori heritage from a foundation of cultural clue-lessness. Audio
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Theatre Critic: Raewyn Whyte
6 Oct 2016This week we're talking dance with the associate editor of the New Zealand performing arts online review archive, theatreview.org.nz, Raewyn Whyte. Audio
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The Show Did Go On
In 1992 a sudden financial crisis forced the Mercury theatre to close in dramatic fashion. Auckland Theatre Company rose from its ashes. Actor/director Simon Prast was there and recalls the upheaval… Audio
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John Cleese anti-Scots rant
4 Oct 2016Comedian John Cleese may have run out of fans in Scotland after Twitter rant. Audio
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The Great Fire of London inspires a musical 350 years later
2 Oct 2016350 years in the making, a new Kiwi musical called Fire on the River is set to re-ignite interest in the Great Fire of London in 1666. Auckland writer-composer Graeme John Webber was inspired by a… Audio
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Shakespeare's Shylock - villain, victim or both?
2 Oct 2016Shylock remains one of the most problematic of all Shakespeare's hundreds of characters.It's not just that the Jewish stereotype he represents is offensive. People remain divided over whether Shylock… Audio
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Shakespeare with David Lawrence: The Two Gentlemen of Verona
1 Oct 2016Kim Hill talks to David Lawrence is research and development consultant for the Popup Globe, and director of The Bacchanals, a Wellington theatre company he founded in 2000 to explore text-based… Audio