Court Theatre
Court theatre fifty years of ushering
The Court Theatre in Christchurch has an important milestone coming up this week, it's celebrating 50 years since it first opened. Gay Peek has been a volunteer usher for each one of those years. Audio
Identity and diversity at the core of punk-rock musical
It was a big risk for The Court Theatre to stage something as flamboyant, fabulous and confronting as Hedwig and The Angry Inch, but it’s what Christchurch, and New Zealand, needs right now. Audio
Good news and bad for Christchurch Theatres
Years after the earthquakes, Christchurch is still desperately short of theatre space. But now the city council's investment of 30-million dollars to help the Court Theatre replace its very successful… Audio
Everybody's included at the Court Theatre
Christchurch's Court Theatre's been acknowledged for making its productions accessible to as many people as possible. 2017 Arts Access Creative New Zealand "Arts For All" Award. It just won the… Audio
Theatre Critic: Lindsay Clark
Theatreview critic Lin Clark takes a look at Ropable, the latest production at Christchurch's Court Theatre. Audio
Carl Nixon: Matthew, Mark, Luke and Joanne
Christchurch playwright Carl Nixon's new comedy Matthew, Mark, Luke and Joanne explores the tendency to listen to people who tell us how to think. Matthew's wife and best friend struggle to deal with… Audio
Hilary Halba
Hilary Halba discusses playing Sarah Churchill, the daughter of the great British politician Sir Winston Churchill. Sarah Churchill was an actress and dancer known for her vibrant love life as much as… Audio
Theatre Review with Erin Harrington
Erin Harrington reviews Neil Armfield and Academy Award winning actor Geoffrey Rush adaptation of Exit the King by Eugène Ionesco at Christchurch's The Court Theatre. Audio
Ross Gumbley: 'Exit the King'
Ionesco's 1962 absurdist comedy 'Exit the King' opens in Christchurch's Court Theatre this week. Eva talks to director Ross Gumbley. Audio