Lynn Freeman

With Poetry Day this Friday, we mark the launch of a new Poetry Archive. Audio

Artist Sriwhana Spong talks about her recent presentation at the Basel Art Fair in Switzerland. Audio

Paul Diamond reviews the New Zealand premiere of"Parlour Song"- a tale of deceit, paranoia and murderous desire! Audio

Research into Autism, brain plasticity and drug addiction has been translated into artwork. The University of Auckland is behind the"Do You Mind"project, which helps people understand the advances in… Audio

A panel of opinionated people discuss Creative New Zealand's shake up to the way it allocates the bulk of its funding. Audio

Its taken 40 years for Neil Simon's Broadway hit"The Sunshine Boys"to get its New Zealand debut. Fiona Clapham popped along to see how it stands up. Audio

Lynn Freeman talks with in demand stage and screen actress Imelda Staunton, star of the film Vera Drake and more recently in the period Cranford TV series. Audio

We meet John du Prez, the musical partner of Monty Python's Eric Idle, who's helped turn Holy Grail into the Spamalot musical and The Life of Brian into an oratorio. Audio

The ultimate community art project - the planting of the first Freedom Fruit Garden in Otara, and Arts Foundation laureate Shane Cotton. Audio

An award winning British play looking a how dementia affects people's lives has its New Zealand premiere in Napier tonight. Audio

Lynn Freeman meet Te Papa's new Senior Curator of Art and finds out about a cowboy movie rumoured to have been filmed in the far North in 1926. Audio

Maori theatre is putting its best foot forward. On the arts report Lynn Freeman talks with a panel of Maori playwrights and actors about the current state of play of Maori theatre. Audio

Music censorship in Russia and why Stalin forced Sergei Prokoviev to rewrite the finale to his 7th Symphony. Audio

Lynn talks to Charles Koroneho, a dancer, choreographer, Elam School of Fine Arts graduate and lecturer in Performing and Screen Arts. Audio

Today's feature writer is Pip Adam, who's continuing New Zealand's fine tradition of disconcerting short story writing. Audio

Paul Diamond reviews Whiti Hereaka's new play, Te Kaupoi. Audio

A play that reunites the tempestuous literary neighbours Katherine Mansfield and John Middleton Murry, and D H Lawrence and his feisty wife Freida. Audio

A panel of Maori playwrights and actors consider the current state of play of Maori theatre, Rawiri Paratene remembers the old days before there was much around. Audio

Raewyn White reviews the Auckland Theatre Company's production of Stepping Out, featuring former infomercial queen Suzanne Paul. Audio

On our arts segment high fashion meets high art in The story of El Jay - that famous Auckland fashion house. Audio