Jo Randerson
Bookmarks with Jo Randerson
Jo Randerson is a writer, performer and award-winning theatre director. She recently won the annual Topp Prize, named after the Topp twins - recognising her wide-ranging career and work championing up… Audio
Are we just Another Mammal?
We have historic choices to make as a species, reckons Wellington playwright Jo Randerson, who looks a power imbalances and asks why people just can't get along in her new show. Another Mammal was due… Audio
Episode 1: Cook's Legacy - Land of the Long White Cloud
Government has poured millions into commemorating Cook’s arrival, but why are we doing this? Many Pākehā are unhappy with this celebration of colonisation, and demand we start taking responsibility. Video
Episode 7: Cook Thinks Again: Land of the Long White Cloud
Award-winning theatre makers Jo Randerson and Tom Clarke have re-animated Captain Cook in modern Aotearoa, where he can finally reflect on the painful effects of his colonial actions. Video
Trailer: Introducing Land of the Long White Cloud - Watch Now on RNZ.co.nz
A documentary series that tells the stories of white New Zealanders who are confronting our colonial past and present, 250 years after Cook’s arrival. Video
Sing it to My Face: How Baby Boomers and Millennials can confront their differences
Sing it to My Face is an intergenerational choral show conceived by award winning playwright and author Jo Randerson who is tackling two national fears: singing in public and saying things to people's… Audio
Achieving artists' living wage
A Colmar Brunton survey commissioned by New Zealand On Air and Creative New Zealand has found that the median personal annual income for 'creative professionals' is around $36,000 - below the living… Audio, Gallery
The wind is up and we're on - poems by Jo Randerson
Jo Randerson is an artist whose career it seems knows no bounds - she is best known currently as a director, performer and producer with Barbarian Productions the theatre company she established with… Audio, Gallery
A Muslim prisoner in a forced crucifixion pose? Something worth decoding, says Sarah Sentilles
The author of Draw Your Weapons Sarah Sentilles talks to Jo Randerson at the NZ Festival Writers and Readers 2018 about depictions of violence and terror in contemporary culture. Audio
Pop-up salon offers haircuts for political debate
Political Cuts is back! The pop-up five day event in Wellington, is all about getting young people excited about politics. Featuring chatty salon stylists, and questionable coiffures, it's sure to… Audio, Gallery
Facing death in Colombia to life in NZ
Daniel Gamboa is 22, an actor, son, humanitarian, student, young leader and former refugee. In 2006 Daniel and his mother fled Colombia when rebels threated to kill the then 12-year-old boy because… Audio, Gallery
Cornelia Funke: Reckless, Fearless, Heartless
Cornelia Funke’s magical narratives have delighted children of all ages for more than 20 years, particularly now The Thief Lord, Inkheart and The Ghosthunters series are movies. Audio
Jo Randerson: RAD Talks
RAD Talks is the Barbarian Productions contribution to this year's LitCrawl Festival in Wellington. Director Jo Randerson talks about the idea behind it. Audio
Wellington 150th anniversary
Wellington is celebrating 150 years as the county's capital this weekend. We speak to the artistic director of Barbarian productions who has a team of actors playing political 'agitators' on buses… Audio
Jo Randerson: Yo Future
Director of the 'Yo Future' project previews the Auckland season. Audio
Sing It To My Face
Sing It To My Face is a choral composition built entirely on the words of New Zealanders who provided their thoughts on other generations through a survey. The responses illustrate how the different… Audio
Curioseum - a collection of short stories
Curioseum - a collection of short stories from behind the scenes at Te Papa. Adrienne Jensen is editor of "The Curioseum" - a collection of extraordinary stories and poems from some of New Zealand's… Audio
Hone Kouka, Jo Randerson and Tim Spite
Downstage Theatre Wellington based theatre practitioners on the closure of Downstage Theatre and future direction of the industry. Audio
Chapter & Verse
Jo Randerson brings us 'Tales from the Netherworld' and a name to remember, Kerry Donovan-Brown, who's won the 2012 Adam foundation Prize for Creative Writing. Audio
Mahy Magic
A look at one of New Zealand's leading authors and original thinkers through a theatre piece written by Jo Randerson called Mahy Madness. Intimate and theatrical, it is a celebration of someone who… Audio