Theatre
A tragic love story @Twilight
Failing health, euthanasia and family trying to get their hands on inheritance permeate the retelling of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. Adapted by Geraldine Brophy, with a score composed by… Audio
Upbeat for Tuesday 27 Feb
Did The Royal New Zealand Ballet bring Jane Campion’s iconic film The Piano to life as a dance work? Jennifer Shennan reviews the new production that opened at New Zealand Festival. William…
Simon London in 1984: 'It's a visceral, surprising experience'
Kiwi actor Simon London is best known for his role in The Hobbit playing elf Feren but how he's returning to Auckland for the Auckland Arts Festival production of 1984. It's been touring Australia for… Audio
Theatre Critic, Tania Kopytko
Tania Kopytko tells us about a play that's on at Palmerston North's professional theatre, Centrepoint. The Love List. Audio
Deaf theatre: Hands across the divide
Combining sign with mime and physical theatre, 'Salonica' is the tale of two soldiers who form an unlikely friendship in World War I. The work was developed with an international team of both deaf and… Video, Audio
Hemingway’s first novel and decadent lifestyle on stage
John Collins, founder and director of experimental theatre group Elevator Repair Service, talks about The Select (The Sun Also Rises). It’s a unique adaptation of Ernest Hemingway’s classic first… Audio
Catherine Delahunty: taking to the stage
Former Green MP Catherine Delahunty has teamed up with her theatrical sister Sarah Delahunty, to bring Question Time Blues to the Auckland Fringe Festival. Audio
Hobson Street Theatre Company: crowdfunding for Fringe
The Hobson Street Theatre Company was created in 2010 and the performers have all used Auckland's City Mission and have all been homeless at some point. This year's production, 'The Race' will run in… Audio
Te Auaha – Creativity in Wellington
The brand spanking new Te Auaha New Zealand Institute of Creativity in Wellington is all on track to open. Audio
Max Richter - Sleep
Audience members at composer Max Richter's concert, Sleep, are provided with camp beds and encouraged to nod off during the eight-hour overnight performance. Richter, joined by other musicians and… Audio
Pip Hall: tackling a Maurice Gee classic for the stage
Award-winning playwright Pip Hall has been writing full time for two decades. Now she's taken on one of NZ's best loved sci-fi stories, a classic Maurice Gee novel. Pip Hall is adapting Under the… Audio
Oscar Kightley - Dawn Raids revisited
Oscar Kightley is a Samoan-born, New Zealand-raised writer/actor and director. Some of the most popular work he has been involved in include the movie series Sione's Wedding and the TV series… Audio
Former RNZer Lloyd Scott awarded NZ Order of Merit
RNZ stalwart, former presenter Lloyd Scott has just been made a member of the New Zealand Order of Merit.
Lloyd has spent more than 50 years working in broadcasting, theatre and television. Audio
Computer Says Show
Could a computer make 'em laugh, make 'em cry?
Scratch that, could it make an epic West End musical?
Simon Morton is joined by three of the key talents who put together the computer generated… Audio
Under My Dark Umbrella: The Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship 2018
The Grimshaw Sargeson Fellowship has been announced, awarding two writers a four-month residency each in the Sargeson Centre in Auckland. They are: Auckland playwright and actor Carl Bland, who will… Audio
Snexit
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
No longer the "other"
There's never been a more important time to hear from a diverse range of voices on stage, says the writer-director of OTHER [chinese] Alice Canton. Audio
1984: the theatrical adaptation
"It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen." Audio
Bless the Child
Who killed baby Ara? It could be another headline to another news story about another child killed by a family member or step parent. Which is very much the point of Hone Kouka's new play Bless the… Audio, Gallery
Theatre Critic John Smythe
John Smythe from Theatreview is with us to talk a wealth of homegrown theatre in Wellington made by women. Audio