Vincent O'sullivan
Vincent O'Sullivan: Frankenstein’s creature in Fiordland
What if Dr Frankenstein's monster had been cast away in a fjord in Aotearoa's deep south? This is the proposition explored by Vincent O'Sullivan in Mary's Boy, Jean Jacques, and other stories out next… Audio
“I led a happy life, but I wrote sad poems” – Bill Manhire on his time as a Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellow
Celebrating 50 years of the Katherine Mansfield Menton Fellowship, five writer read their letters to New Zealand's most famous author. A highlight of Word Christchurch 2020. Audio
Vincent O'Sullivan on his long awaited portrait of Ralph Hotere
It was 2005 when one of New Zealand's most important artists, Ralph Hotere, asked his friend, the writer, poet and biographer Vincent O'Sullivan, to write his life story. Audio
Lisa's Story - Ep 10
Fergus and Carol, enroute through southern Italy to rendevous with Lisa, are unaware of the danger that lies ahead. Audio
Lisa's Story - Ep 9
Lisa is on a mission is to get the 'the boy' out of the country and away from danger but to do so she has had to ask a favour of her old flame Fergus. Audio
Lisa's Story - Ep 9
Lisa is on a mission is to get the 'the boy' out of the country and away from danger but to do so she has had to ask a favour of her old flame Fergus. Audio
Lisa's Story - Ep 8
Lisa finds the 'boy from the bush' drawn to her and the corpulent Father Declan to be good company but what of sinister Father Ambrose? Audio
Lisa's Story - Ep 7
Lisa is daily faced with patients suffering from tropical diseases, this alongside the language barrier and tribal differences make for a challenging life. Audio
Lisa's Story - Ep 6
Lisa is gaining practical experience in a field hospital located deep in the African bush. Life in the "Compound" is very basic and far removed from anything she has previously experienced. Audio
Lisa's Story - Ep 5
Lisa is undertaking a new and daunting venture, a venture which will prove to be an entirely life changing experience. Audio
Lisa's Story - Ep 4
Lisa has received shattering news from home. How will she process this information and what will it drive her to do? Audio
Lisa's Story - Ep 3
Lisa has decided to leave Fergus and move on with the next phase of her life. Audio
Lisa's Story - Ep 2
Lisa and Fergus are still in Greece in the years immediately after the 1967 military coup. Audio
Lisa's Story - Ep 1
Lisa's Story adapted as it is from Vincent O'Sullivan's novel All This By Chance focusses on Lisa and Fergus whose stories are inextricably linked though they only spent a few years together in the… Audio
Lisa's Story - Ep 1
Lisa's Story adapted as it is from Vincent O'Sullivan's novel All This By Chance focusses on Lisa and Fergus whose stories are inextricably linked though they only spent a few years together in the… Audio
Presenting the Holocaust: one memoir, one novel, two very different approaches towards history from two leading writers
Holocaust Family Secrets are explored by Vincent O'Sullivan and Diana Wichtel in this highlight from Wellington's Writers and Readers festival in 2018. Paula Morris is in the chair. Audio
Ross HARRIS: Brass Poppies
Brass Poppies is a chamber opera from the productive partnership between composer Ross Harris and librettist Vincent O'Sullivan. It focuses on the disastrous Gallipoli campaign and the fate of the… Video, Audio
Ross HARRIS: Face
The world premiere performed by soloists Alison Bell, Henry Choo, Joel Amosa, with Voices NZ Chamber Choir and the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Antony Hermus, Auckland Town Hall, 19… Audio
Poet Vincent O'Sullivan's new novel All This By Chance
Writer and editor Vincent O'Sullivan published his first novel Let the River Stand in 1993, his second Believers to the Bright Coast in 1998. He's kept us waiting for another two decades for his third… Audio
Making Light of Time
The most prolific partnership on our classical music scene, composer Ross Harris and poet Vincent O'Sullivan have been pouring out operas, songs, oratorios, even symphonies for some 13 years now after… Audio