Ken Blackburn
Actor Peter Vere-Jones will be remebered for his golden voice
New Zealand actor, Peter Vere-Jones, will be remembered for his "golden voice", after dying yesterday aged 82.
He had been a professional actor since the 1960s and his career included parts in… Audio
Actor Ken Blackburn’s Lifetime Achievement
Equity New Zealand has announced the recipient of the 2017 Lifetime Achievement Award - the great Ken Blackburn. The previous ones were Dame Kate Harcourt and Elizabeth MaCrae. It's hard not to spool… Audio
Ray Henwood, George Henare & Ken Blackburn
Stars of Heroes at the Auckland Theatre Company. Audio
Motel
Playwrights and filmmakers love seedy motel settings and a new play by April Phillips is no exception. Called simply Motel, it tells four stories set in the same motel room and opens at Auckland's… Audio
The Crime of Huey Dunstan by James McNeish - Part 10
Huey is acquitted of murder, and Ches muses on the impact Huey has had on his life. Audio
The Crime of Huey Dunstan by James McNeish - Part 9
Ches cites Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder as a defence for Huey in the second trial. Audio
The Crime of Huey Dunstan by James McNeish - Part 8
Ches puts his defence case to the appeal judges and nine weeks later get the verdict. A new trial is ordered. Audio
The Crime of Huey Dunstan by James McNeish - Part 7
Ches puts his defence case to the appeal judges and nine weeks later get the verdict. A new trial is ordered. Audio
The Crime of Huey Dunstan by James McNeish - Part 6
Ches talks with Huey who is in hospital and learns what happened to him as a child. Lawrence decides to appeal. Audio
The Crime of Huey Dunstan by James McNeish - Part 5
Ches has met with Huey's parents and Lisbeth offers to drive him to Auckland to talk with Huey who is in jail. Audio
The Crime of Huey Dunstan by James McNeish - Part 4
Ches talks with Mrs Abbott, one of Huey's teachers and Ches's wife Lisbeth suggests he go and visit Huey's father. Audio
The Crime of Huey Dunstan by James McNeish - Part 3
Lawrence and Ches lose their case in defence of Huey. Lawrence decides not to appeal. Audio
The Crime of Huey Dunstan by James McNeish - Part 2
Ches puts his case of flashback in defence of Huey, and dines with an old friend, Andrew Gort. Audio
The Crime of Huey Dunstan by James McNeish - Part 1
We meet our narrator, Ches, a blind professor, who has been called by his former student Lawrence as an expert witness in the trial of Huey Dunstan, a young man who is accused of murder. Audio
Martyn Sanderson
Martyn Sanderson - stage and screen actor, director, poet and co-founder of Wellington's Downstage Theatre, died on Wednesday 14 October. Audio