Acting

From Matamata farmboy to Snapchat darling. Actor, playwright and comedian, Tom Sainsbury is a man of many impressions, alter egos and voices. He talks to Kathryn about getting under the skin of Paula… Audio, Gallery

The Independent newspaper in the UK dubbed her the world's leading sex scenes director. Ita O'Brien from the UK has the job title of 'Intimacy Cooridnator'. She teaches in some of Britain's premier… Audio, Gallery

Silo Theatre in Auckland's latest production Hir is what its American playwright Taylor Mac called a critique of "troglodyte fascist heteronormative" culture. But as Mark Amery finds out there's some… Audio, Gallery

Keith Duffy started out as a member of boyband Boyzone, then went on to play Ciaran in Coronation Street. He's now teamed up with another former boy band member and Irish compatriot, Brian McFadden of… Audio

Barbara Ewing's book The Actresses was first published in 1997 and is the story of a group of actresses reuniting at their London drama school 30 years after they graduated. It explores how women are… Audio

They're calling it the Snexit; Basement Theatre's long-serving development manager Sam Sneddon is quitting to go back to acting. It's been six years since Sam agreed to help Charlie McDermott and… Audio

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

Rawiri Paratene is a New Zealand acting taonga who's appeared in everything from Playschool to Whalerider, Hamlet to fully Te Reo spoken Purapura-whetu. Rawiri's again, stepping out starring in the… Audio

Actor, director and acting coach Miranda Harcourt talks about taking a back seat to her three children, working with international talent and a pouch of ashes that has special significance. Audio

Two of New Zealand's favourite things - John Campbell and Shortland Street. One slightly older than the other. Happy 25th birthday Shortland Street! Video, Audio

Shortland Street turns 25 today after more than 6200 episodes. The hospital based soap opera has employed more writers, actors, and production crew than anyone can remember. John Campbell talks to… Video, Audio

The award-winning British character actor is in NZ to promote his new film Their Finest.

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Wellington actor Ginette McDonald stumbled in to her profession at the age of 15 after meeting playwright Bruce Mason who was keen to promote more Kiwi localism on stage. She invented her alter ego… Audio

‘I make films for New Zealanders’, director and actor Taika Waititi says, who has been named New Zealander of the Year. Video, Audio

The 2017 season of Wellington Summer Shakespeare has kicked off with a performance of All's Well That Ends Well and a book has been published to commemorate 34 years of this event in the capital. Kim… Audio

There's speed dating, online dating, and now Onstage Dating.

Award-winning Australian performer Bron Batten is a Tinderella, a serial dater... and she does it all in front of an audience.

Bron's… Audio

Mumbling thespians are the latest trend in block buster movies, local talented actor Joel Tobeck joins the conversation about how a lack of enunciation is the way to act. Audio

Actor and writer Ella Hope-Higginson is a shining example of what it takes to make a living on stage and screen.

The Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School graduate is in the recent film The Rehearsal… Audio

Remaking the 1981 comedy classic Goodbye Pork Pie - inspired or unnecessary? A yellow mini is once again being chased the length of the country by police. Lynn Freeman talks to actors Tom Hern and… Video, Audio