Arts
Casey Zilbert - a woman to watch
Simon Morris caught up with the very busy Casey taking an hour off from post-production on her first film as a director. Audio
Armando Iannucci: The Death of Stalin
Armando Iannucci is the brains behind some of the most potent and funny political satire on TV, film and radio. He created acclaimed political satire The Thick of It, and his latest film is about the… Video, Audio
Alex Fegan - Older Than Ireland
Alex Fegan is a documentary filmmaker who has made two features with wide release - Older Than Ireland (2015) and The Irish Pub (2013). Older Than Ireland won Best Documentary at the Galway Film… Audio
Mimi Pond - I love to draw
Cartoonist, graphic novelist, writer and illustrator Mimi Pond started at National Lampoon magazine in the late 1970s. She writes for television, and penned the first full-length broadcast episode of… Audio
Row erupts over Barbie doll based on artist Frida Kahlo
A row has broken out between relatives of the late Mexican artist Frida Kahlo and the corporation which claims it holds the rights to her image.
Harry Giles - Fun & Games
Poet, performer and game-maker Harry Josephine Giles grew up on Orkney, Scotland, and now lives in Edinburgh where they founded spoken words platform Inky Fingers, co-directs the quarterly performance… Audio
Something for the Weekend
This Friday's something for the weekend takes us to Dunedin - for the Dunedin Fringe Festival - in fact the Lunatic Fringe of the Dunedin Fringe Festival - and a performance called "No show". Audio
Tom Scott - how to get roasted
Jesse helps Tom prepare for his roasting this weekend at the Writers and Readers festival in Wellington Audio
Voice and dance combine for Orpheus
The love story of Orpheus and Eurydice is at the heart of Michael Parmenter’s new opera ballet Orpheus, which brings a cast of 58 to the stage. We meet U.S.tenor Aaron Sheehan and Ex Wellington… Audio
Review and preview: Art & book festivals in the Capital
The New Zealand Festival is in full swing. Standing Room Only’s Lynn Freeman reflects on NZ Festival performances in Wellington this week, and turns the page to the Readers and Writers Festival. Audio
Upbeat for Friday 9 March
We take a glimpse at the Readers and Writers fest; then we discover what opera ballet is, and did NZ Opera’s Tosca impress Christchurch crowds? We also play music that brings a smile to your dial.
Naked Samoans return for Auckland Arts Festival
The 2018 Auckland Arts Festival is kicking off, and RNZ reviewer Justin Gregory is eagerly anticipating several shows over the weekend. He tells Susie Ferguson what he's most looking forward to. Audio
Cultural Classical
Tonight's cultural ambassador is Eva Radich who has the details of RNZ Concert's schedule changes and a look at what's new in the classical music world. Audio
Theatre Critic Mark Amery
Mark Amery reviews shows from the NZ Festival and Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
Kate Sheppard’s influence on music
Yesterday was the 125th anniversary of the suffragette movement in New Zealand, and today is International Women’s Day. Upbeat talks to Esther Stephens and Luke di Somma about their musical That… Audio
This is New Zealand
This is New Zealand is a new exhibition at City Gallery Wellington, exploring the role of art in asserting and questioning notions of national identity. The title is taken from the three-screen film… Audio
Upbeat for Tuesday 6 March
How do we define what New Zealand is? City Gallery’s Robert Leonard tries to answer the question through art; then Rob Thorne explains his new works with the New Zealand String Quartet & we feature a…
The Shape of Water big winner at 90th Academy Awards
The Oscars ceremony in Los Angeles, the first since Hollywood's sexual harassment scandal unfolded, was politically charged including jokes about Donald Trump and support for immigration. Audio
Don Giovanni as a one man show
Mozart’s Don Giovanni – not, perhaps, a cast of thousands, but certainly with eight principal singers. But not in this production for the Wellington Fringe Festival – Stuart Coates has condensed the… Audio
NZ Festival: Lynn Freeman on the week that was
The New Zealand Festival in Wellington has had a week full of events. Standing Room Only presenter Lynn Freeman joins Susie Ferguson with her take on what she's experienced, including the NZ Symphony… Audio
