Auckland Theatre Company
Hitchcock's North By Northwest takes to the stage
How will Auckland Theatre Company's latest production, North by Northwest duplicate Alfred Hitchcock's cinematic vision that incompassed a chase across four presidents' heads on Mount Rushmore, an… Video, Audio
Auckland Theatre Company releases 2023 lineup ahead of 30th
It's been a rough couple of years for the arts sector, but things are getting back to normal - with the Auckland Theatre Company releasing its line-up for its 2023 season this morning. Kathryn is… Audio
Roy Billing: Back treading the boards for Grand Horizons
Ruawai-raised actor Roy Billing has been gracing New Zealand screens since the 1970s. Having returned to our shores after being based in Sydney for many years, Billing will soon be treading the… Audio
Auckland Theatre Company plans to open its doors
It's a gutsy call but Auckland Theatre Company has just released a full season of plays for 2022, off the back of a frustrating two years of disrupted and cancelled productions. Artistic Director and… Audio, Gallery
Anapela Polata'ivao: bringing Things That Matter to the theatre
When Anapela Polata'ivao was growing up she wanted to be a nurse because she felt the need to help people. Then she found drama at Sunday School. Now an actor, writer and director with numerous awards… Audio
The Auckland Theatre Company is back - slightly modified
Like other theatres around the country, Auckland Theatre Company has had its plans to put its actors back on stage disrupted after the long Alert Level One stretch came to a sudden end. Audio, Gallery
Auckland Theatre Company’s first online play
For the next four weeks the Auckland Theatre Company is putting on its first ever play designed to be watched online. Audio
Musical Chair: Lisa Chappell
This week's Musical Chair guest is the talented Lisa Chappell. She talks about the songs which are special to her and the roles she's played over the years. Audio
Leki Jackson-Bourke is a young playwright to watch
Leki, who's of Tongan, Niuean and Samoan descent, has written The Gangster's Paradise for Auckland Theatre Company's annual youth theatre festival Here & Now Leki Jackson-Bourke tells Lynn Freeman his… Audio, Gallery
Pip Hall: tackling a Maurice Gee classic for the stage
Award-winning playwright Pip Hall has been writing full time for two decades. Now she's taken on one of NZ's best loved sci-fi stories, a classic Maurice Gee novel. Pip Hall is adapting Under the… Audio
Auckland Theatre Company’s Focus on Family
The 2017/2018 season from the Auckland Theatre Company focuses on family, from mothers and daughters, and a father and son, to brothers, twins and a grandmother across nine productions. Highlights… Audio
Briar Grace-Smith - When Sun and Moon Collide
Briar Grace-Smith (Nga Puhi, Nga Wai) is a playwright, screenwriter, poet and short story writer. She won the 1995 Bruce Mason Playwriting Award for her first major play, Nga Pou Wahine, and… Audio
Mozart living it up in Auckland
The Auckland Theatre Company's new production of Peter Shaffer’s awarding winning play Amadeus opens tonight. The psychological thriller follows the excess, envy, love and passion of composing rivals… Audio
Auckland Theatre Company myth makers
The story of Maui is coming to schools across the country as part of the Auckland Theatre Company’s Mythmakers tour. The theatre piece, directed by Holly Chappell and musically directed by Rutene… Audio
My Own Darling by Grace Taylor
My Own Darling, by Grace Taylor. The Auckland Theatre Company production recorded live on stage at Mangere Arts Centre on Monday 19 October 2015. Part of RNZ Drama's Live on Stage Now initiative… Audio
Andrew Foster: Auckland Theatre Company
Director of the Auckland Theatre Company's latest production: Enlightenment. [ topics] arts Audio