Upbeat for Monday 20 February 2017

1:50 PM.Getting young people excited about Shakespeare is one of the main goals of the Auckland Shakespeare Company, who opened their production of The Merry Wives of Windsor on Saturday. Read more Audio

1:30 PM.The Royal New Zealand Ballet’s 2017 season began last week with its first production of the work of Ronald Petit. The double bill Carmen and L'Arlésienne has been recreated for the New Zealand company… Read more Audio

1:05 PM.The New Zealand Symphony Orchestra and Maori show band Modern Māori Quartet are teaming up for a Summer Pops tour of twelve centres. The orchestra and the band will perform new arrangements in English… Read more Audio