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Katy Gosset checks out an acclaimed and provocative play that explores being deaf within a hearing family. Audio

Brent Harpur is hoping to 'up' the profile of New Zealand artists taking part in a show he's curating in the heart of Melbourne. Audio

Short story writer Amy Head, who's set her historic and contemporary tales on the South Island's rugged West Coast. She's called the collection Tough (VUP). Meanwhile crime writer Paddy Richardson… Audio

A conversation with curator Karl Chitham about James Turkington, one of New Zealand's top and most prolific muralists who died in 1979. He's being remembered in a retrospective of his life and work… Audio

With new theatres being built in Auckland, classical musicians have started asking where their special performance space is. The surprising answer seems to be Q Theatre. Built as a live theatre venue… Audio

Pioneer is one of those overused words, but its true of theatre director Richard Campion who died on Tuesday. Ten years ago Lynn interviewed Richard about his time heading the New Zealand Players… Audio

Blair French is the curator behind an ambitious line up at this year's SCAPE outdoor art exhibition in Christchurch. We discuss among other things the delicacy of putting up art works on spaces once… Audio

Nadine Smith is a nurse and an artist, who uses discarded medical equipment to create artworks that are beautiful and meaningful. Her exhibition at Quoil Gallery in Wellington is called Apparatus. Audio

Leigh Anderton-Hall talks about the magic and mystery of puppets. Audio

Judith White is an award-winning short story writer who's published her first novel about a woman and the duck who helped her through tough times. Audio

Before Goldie, before Lindauer, William Beetham was being commissioned to paint the portraits of Maori, as well as Pakeha settlers. So why have most of us have never heard of him? The curator of an… Audio

Paolo Bertolin selects movies for the oldest film festival in the world – not Cannes, but Venice. We talk to him about what he's looking for when choosing films from this part of the world, and the… Audio

Over a thirty year career there's not much that sculptor Jeff Thomson hasn't done with corrugated iron. He's bent it, braided it, cut it, curled it, woven it, welded it, painted it, printed on it… Audio

We're in conversation with one of Britain's great comedy writers, Jonathan Lynn, who with writing partner Antony Jay, has brought back Prime Minister Jim Hacker and his puppet master, Sir Humphrey in… Audio

We hear from one of the finalists in the country's newest elite piano event for young Kiwi players; the Wallace National Piano Competition. Somi Kim explains what this opportunity means for her. We… Audio

John McGrath who's the artistic director of the highly regarded and innovative National Theatre of Wales, on the benefits to a country of having a national theatre company. Audio

Vincent O'Sullivan discusses his latest collection of poems, Us, then, published by VUP, and how his move to Dunedin has found its way into his writing. Audio

Gavin Bishop is a regular on the New Zealand Post Children's Book Awards list of nominees and winners. He's nominated again this year, for Mr Whistler, his last collaboration with Margaret Mahy. We… Audio

Oren Teiche brings news of encouraging trends for booksellers over there in the midst of shop closures and publisher mergers. Audio

Northland Youth Theatre's acclaimed production of Homer's epic poem 'The Odyssey' opens this week in Auckland. Originally performed outside in Whangarei using local performers, it's now inside and… Audio

Luke di Somma drops by to talk about the many musical projects he's juggling, from choirs to symphony orchestras to operas. Audio

Some of the children of Kilbirnie Primary School discuss how they now see art after an intensive few weeks considering the question "What is Art?". It's part of a school wide art initiative, Art Te… Audio