Theatre
Adrian Jackson on his career creating theatre with the homeless
Three decades ago Adrian Jackson founded a theatre company in London called Cardboard Citizens, with a mission of creating theatre projects with - and for - people experiencing homelessness. Audio
"Stereotypes are my toolkit" - diaspora creatives on cultural tropes
Here Now's first episode for 2024 is all about creatives drawing from or away from cultural stereotypes. Join Kadambari Raghukumar as she talks about some Indian tropes around Mumbai and Delhi. Audio
"Stereotypes are my toolkit" - diaspora creatives on cultural tropes
Here Now's first episode for 2024 is all about creatives drawing from or away from cultural stereotypes. Join Kadambari Raghukumar as she talks about some Indian tropes around Mumbai and Delhi.
AudioThe Little Clay Cart and NZ's first Afro-Kiwi Xmas concert
Voices this week looks at some December events to look forward to from the south Asian and African diaspora in Auckland. Audio
The Little Clay Cart and NZ's first Afro-Kiwi Xmas concert
Voices this week looks at some December events to look forward to from the south Asian and African diaspora in Auckland.
AudioMusic: The popularity of the 11 o'clock song
Music correspondent Kirsten Zemke looks at the phenomenon of the "11 o'clock number" - the theatre term for a big, show-stopping song. Audio
The Week in Detail: Sex ed, wildfires, and migrant exploitation
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week. Audio
The Week in Detail: Sex ed, wildfires, and migrant exploitation
The Detail podcast brings you the issues behind the news every weekday. Here's what we covered this week.
AudioTheatre's back, but can it continue to thrive?
Audiences are returning to theatres, but the future is uncertain for university-level theatre education. Audio
Theatre's back, but can it continue to thrive?
Audiences are returning to theatres, but the future is uncertain for university-level theatre education.
AudioCostume maker extraordinaire Denise Hailes
It's always a lot of fun to see people dressing up as giant animals or other objects, prancing around with difficulty see where they are going... but have you ever wondered how these larger than life… Audio
Finding comic relief - Jess Karamjeet
Jess Karamjeet talks to Kadambari Raghukumar on finding comedy through her time in New Zealand. Audio
Finding comic relief - Jess Karamjeet
Jess Karamjeet talks to Kadambari Raghukumar on finding comedy through her time in New Zealand.
AudioCentral Auckland theatre group celebrates re-emergence
Central Auckland theatre group celebrates re-emergence after years 'in limbo'. Audio
Tānemahuta Gray
Last weekend performing arts luminaries from all over Aotearoa came to Te Whanganui-a-Tara/Wellington to celebrate a rare occasion - a theatre company reaching its 40th birthday. Dan Slevin caught up… Audio
Actor Acushla-Tara Kupe
Last week Kim Hill interviewed playwright Suzie Miller about her smash hit play Prima Facie that followed a triumphant season on London's West End with a Tony Award in New York. The play is about to… Audio
Ngapaki Moetara brings Witi Ihimaera's writing to the stage
Witi's Wahine is based on the writing of Witi Ihimaera funneled through the creative lens of the late Nancy Brunning. Brunning, who died in 2019, crafted a play which drew inspiration from wahine toa… Audio
"To live within the dissonance of yourself" - Hweiling Ow
In this episode of Voices, Filmmaker Hweling Ow talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about her latest play "Not Woman Enough" directed by Sananda Chatterjee. Audio
"To live within the dissonance of yourself" - Hweiling Ow
In this episode of Voices, Filmmaker Hweling Ow talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about her latest play "Not Woman Enough" directed by Sananda Chatterjee.
AudioActor Yvette Parsons: representing real women on screen
Tamaki Makaurau actor Yvette Parsons is currently preparing for stage roles as both a snail and a performance art-making goth. A talented and popular performer, musician and playwright, Parsons more… Audio, Gallery