Plays & Stories

The play Everest Untold, by Gareth Davies, tells the little known story of New Zealand mountaineer George Lowe and British Mount Everest Expedition army Colonel Sir John Hunt; the men who in 1953… Audio

' Niu Sula' written by Oscar Kightley and Dave Armstrong. Audio

Recipes for laughter to tickle the tastebuds with anarchist cook George Egg Video, Audio, Gallery

Her career, Lyn of Tawa, and television. Audio

Talks his career and the Billy T James show. Audio

With Te Radar and Michele A'Court. Audio

Irish comedian Tommy Tiernan has a reputation for being controversial due to his ability to make fun of each country's scared cows. What he will pillory on his Out of the Whirlwind New Zealand tour… Audio

The New Zealand International Comedy Festival is underway this week bringing well known international and local comics to Wellington and Auckland. But they all had to start somewhere. Zoë George… Audio

Flashdance is on in Auckland at the moment and the star of the show is Julia Macchio. The actress and dancer is the daughter of the 'Karate Kid', Ralph Macchio. Audio

Australian comedian Felicity Ward can find the funny in anything; anxiety, even Irritable Bowel Syndrome. She joins Wallace ahead of her upcoming show at the International Comedy Festival. Audio

With Te Radar and Irene Pink. Audio

Actor Director Michael Hurst knows his Shakespeare better than most. A few years ago he created No Holds Barred his hilarious take on all his favourite Shakespearean heroes bundled into one solo show… Audio

First when there's nothing but a slow, glowing dream. So begins the song What a Feeling, theme to the movie Flashdance about an 18 year old girl who works in a steel mill but dreams of joining the… Audio

'Matthew, Mark, Luke and Joanne', by Carl Nixon Audio

Puppeteer Peter Wilson talks about his children's theatre company Little Dog Barking which is in demand across the world. He works with composers using music as a key to provide emotional depth. Peter… Audio

Since opening in February, over 80,000 tickets have been sold at the Pop-up Globe theatre in Auckland. That number is set to rise as two additional weeks of Shakespeare will take the season through…

Director and producer Joel Baxendale and Karin McCracken have devised a semi-improvised court room drama to be staged at Wellington's Bats Theatre next week investigating the debate over TVNZ's… Audio, Gallery

By the 1930's lyricist, dramatist, writer, painter and wit Sir Noel Coward was supposedly the highest earning author in the western world. Opera New Zealand General Manager Stuart Maunder will be… Audio

Actor Alice Canton explores the her dual identities in a solo show called White/Other and looks at what it means to be Chinese and Pakeha. Audio

Rhys Darby is a busy man; as well as winning praise for his latest big-screen role in Taika Waititi's 'Hunt For the Wilderpeople' he's also headlining the International Comedy Festival. He speaks to… Audio