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Q & A with Q Theatre
CEO of Q Theatre in Auckland, James Wilson, gives an insight into life behind the curtain running a theatre, and it’s not all razzle dazzle; and the Matchbox development programme fostering New… Audio
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Avant garde percussion
Norway based percussion soloist Jennifer Torrence works at the edge where theatre and music combine. She uses her body like an actor, sometimes armed with drumsticks. Jennifer is in Wellington to… Video, Audio
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Commedia dell'Arte comes to Aotearoa
If you were to come up with half a dozen Kiwi stereotypes, what would they be? A group of Auckland actors have spent the past couple of years thinking about this and creating masks to represent them… Audio, Gallery
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The Week that Was with Michele A'Court and Alice Brine
Michelle A'Court and Alice Brine on the things that made us laugh this week.
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Theatre Critic
Dione Joseph reviews the Auckland Theatre Company's production of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time. Audio
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The Art of Etiquette – burlesque
In this week’s episode, Upbeat producer Zoë George goes vintage, getting inspiration from the 40s, 50s and 60s, exploring the art form of Burlesque. Bailey McCormack aka performer Fanciforia Foxglove… Audio
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The Afterlife
Auckland's Blackbird Ensemble is forging a reputation for creating a unique combination of musical and theatrical magic on stage. Composer Claire Cowan and percussionist Chris O'Connor talk about the… Audio
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Mind over Manner
Sue Haldane is the founder of a charity that uses the power of theater to help people get inside the minds of people with autistic spectrum and attention deficit disorders. Her latest workshop is… Audio
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Theatre Critic - John Smythe
John Smythe discusses youth theatre - the annual Young and Hungry festival in Wellington, and The Next Big Thing in Auckland. Audio
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Billy's Boot Camp
Boot Camp has begun for the six young boys cast in the lead roles of Auckland Theatre Company’s production of Billy Elliot the Musical. Aged 10-14, they’ve come together for an intensive, two-week… Audio
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Billy's Bootcamp
Bootcamp has begun for the six young boys cast in the lead roles of Auckland Theatre Company's production of Billy Elliot the Musical. Aged 10-14, they've come together for an intensive, two-week… Audio
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The Little New Zealand Mermaid
The story of the Little Mermaid is being retold in a new way at the Court Theatre these school holidays. Playwright Allison Horsley has intertwined the Maori myth Pania of the Reef with Hans Christian… Audio
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Theatre Critic: Dione Joseph
Badjelly The Witch - at The Pumphouse, Takapuna, until 23rd July. Purapurawhetu - at The Herald Theatre until 16th July. Audio
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Danielle Cormack: success on screen and stage
New Zealand actress Danielle Cormack has forged a hugely succesful career on screen and stage, largely in Australia in recent years. She's about to return to TV here in season 4 of the acclaimed… Audio
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Steve Hely on wanderlust & writing for laughs
Steve Hely has written for likes of The Late Show with David Letterman, The Office, 30 Rock, and American Dad. He's coming to New Zealand at the end of August for the WORD Christchurch Writers and… Audio
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The Week That Was with Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther
Stories about free burgers for life, and how 'fessing up to the TV shows you like, can affect your dating chances. Audio
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Theatre Critic - Patrick Davies
Patrick Davies reviews "The White Guitar", the stunning new play that in which hip-hop star Scribe features with his father John and brother Matthias, it tells the true family story of the Luafutus. Audio
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The puppet mistress
Red Leap Theatre is touring its latest show round the North island. Ella Becroft plays the central character in Dust Pilgrim, a young girl running away from her troubled mother. Audio
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From one island, to another
Six young members of Massive Nui Ensemble, are heading from New Zealand to Scotland to attend an exchange programme with the National Theatre of Scotland. They will take with them The Island, a story… Audio
