Basement Theatre
The first fruits of the Basement Theatre Co-Pro initiative
A hand-up for 12 live shows that otherwise would almost certainly have been abandoned because of the financial risk is what Auckland's Basement Theatre is can now offer through its new Co-Pro… Audio, Gallery
Andrew Gunn traces his highland roots
Andrew Gunn's Scottish forebears lived though the notorious "Highland clearances" before his grandfather was one of thousands of children illegally deported to Australia from Scotland. Rich pickings… Audio
Isaac Te Reina hopes - to give hope
A Maori filmmaker and actor has written a play he hopes will give hope to young people who're struggling with mental health issues. Audio
Playwright Acacia O'Connor and a few things she learned
Seven years ago the O'Connor family band LAVA had everything going for it. But when Amanda O'Connor died suddenly on November 2011 her daughter Acacia's life went into a tailspin. Acacia reflects on… Audio
A new, R-rated cabaret is proudly Unsupervised
A new R16 comedy-cabaret, Unsupervised, takes what's described as a "raucus look at adulthood and mental health". Performer, puppeteer and singer-songwriter Rebekah Head walks a fine line between… Audio
Snexit
They're calling it the Snexit; Basement Theatre's long-serving development manager Sam Sneddon is quitting to go back to acting. It's been six years since Sam agreed to help Charlie McDermott and… Audio
Earthquakes In London
Lynn Freeman caught up with Australian theatre director Katy Maudlin who is in Auckland at the moment working on a cautionary tale called Earthquakes in London. Mike Bartlett's play spans 1968 to… Audio
When dating gets theatrical
There's speed dating, online dating, and now Onstage Dating.
Award-winning Australian performer Bron Batten is a Tinderella, a serial dater... and she does it all in front of an audience.
Bron's… Audio
Jason Te Kare - Glimmer
Twenty years ago Jason Te Kare was a nervous new actor making his debut in Hone Kouka's play, Waiora - Te-u-ko-pai. Also in the cast was the hugely experienced Rawiri Paratene. Fast forward to now and… Audio
Jodie Molloy: The Voice in My Head
Jodie Molloy's The Voice in My Head confronts the often contentious issue of abortion. Spanning a couple of centuries from Victorian times into the future, it tells five very different stories… Audio
Dual Identities in White/Other
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