Plays & Stories

William Shatner barely needs an introduction. Captain Kirk and Denny Crane are just two of the characters he's created and brought to life over his long career. He talks to Wallace ahead of his… Audio

Welsh performers who are touring New Zealand with their acclaimed show Hiraeth, telling the story of Jones' departure from her Welsh farm to London. Audio

New Zealand writer and theatre-maker based in London, who is co-director of the global Fun Palaces campaign for wider participation in all forms of arts, science and culture (3-4 October), and Head of… Audio

Te Pou Theatre's Atawhai Festival is designed to raise mental health awareness, through a series of workshops and performances. Eva speaks to two of the major players in the Atawhai Festival: Borni Te… Audio

With comedians Radar and Elisabeth Easther. Audio

Policial satirist Tom Scott remembers his favourite election. Audio

Set in the sleepy seaside town of Omoana, the community rally to host their annual hui to celebrate the achievements of Matt Paku, but the real nature of his life in Auckland is slowly unravelled. The… Audio

New Zealand doesn't have a long history of puppeteering compared to other parts of the world where puppets still continue to serve as storytellers, reinforcing cultural traditions and bringing myths… Audio

One of Australia's best known performers (Kath and Kim, Babe) whose book, Reckoning: A Memoir, describes her journey of self-discovery from childhood to adulthood. Audio

With Te Radar and Gemma Gracewood. Audio

'Cats' a West End revival of the show that opened in 1981 and ran for over twenty years in London/New York/Sydney. Audio

'Hiraeth' is a play by, and starring, Buddug James Jones and Max Mackintosh. They speak to Eva about Welsh language, agriculture and how the play is put together. Audio

Austrian actress Maxi Blaha is in the country, presenting the play 'Soul of Fire: She fought for Peace'. She tells Eva about her character Bertha von Suttner: recipient of the first ever Nobel Peace… Audio

Just before Norwegian Anders Breivik killed and injured more than 280 people four years ago, he sent out a 15-hundred page manifesto. The rambling document contained racist propaganda, philosophical… Audio

With Te Radar and Gemma Gracewood. Audio

Renee Liang's latest play, 'The Quiet Room', draws on her experience as paediatrician, examining the way young people deal with a cancer diagnosis. Eva speaks to actor Vanessa Rhodes and director Jane… Audio

'Miss Donnithorne's Maggot' is an unusual chamber opera by Peter Maxwell Davies, receiving a performance this weekend by the Auckland Chamber Orchestra and mezzo-soprano Claire Scholes. Eva talks to… Audio

Verbatim Theatre interviews people about their experience, then actors plug in little headsets and act out these interviews. Dunedin's Talking House Collective used the strategy in Hush: a play about… Audio

Former Wellington dancer now based in Brussels who has returned here with her latest show, All Ears, which uses the stage as an ad hoc laboratory for a series of unusual recordings and acoustic… Audio