Theatre
These are a few of my favourite sings
Sisters Georgia and Francesca Emms have their own production company Wanderlust Productions, dedicated to making live performances of cabaret, musical theatre and opera accessible. Their new show T… Audio
Saving The Meteor
A $368,000 government grant has guaranteed the future of Hamilton's Meteor Theatre. The One Victoria Trust through its 'Save The Meteor' fundraising campaign had already raised a million dollars… Audio, Gallery
Theatre Critic: John Smythe
John is the Managing Editor and senior theatre critic with theatreview, The New Zealand Performing Arts Review & Directory operated as a trust to review professional performing arts throughout New… Audio
The next stage for female Maori playwright
Award winning female Maori playwright Maraea Rakuraku’s play Tan-Knee was one of three selected as part of Auckland Theatre Company’s development programme Next Stage Festival. The broadcaster, poet… Audio
BATS glory days
Kathryn Ryan speaks to Ken Duncum, part of a play-writing partnership with writer/actor Rebecca Rodden that sealed the reputation of Wellington's BATS theatre, as a destination for thought-provoking… Audio
Theatre Critic - John Smythe
Our Theatre review today, takes us back to 1986: That was the year the Mikhail Lermontov sunk in the Marlborough Sounds, Parliament passed the Homosexual Law Reform Bill, GST was introduced, Pope John… Audio
Scarlet and Gold
The story of the 1912 Waihi Gold Miners' Strike is told through a new play by Lorae Parry which interweaves music and dance. Scarlet and Gold follows the paths of three different women who clash… Audio
Fee, Fi, Fo, Fum…
With only a month to go until Christmas, it’s only natural to celebrate with the time honoured theatre tradition of a pantomime. This year Circa Theatre welcomes back Roger Hall’s Jack and the… Audio
The Beautiful Ones
Dance, music, projected imagery and late night talk combine to tell the story of young love with a Pacific flavor in The Beautiful Ones. Auckland musician Tama Waipara is part of the team behind the… Video, Audio
Hudson and Halls: Loving Cooking
Before reality shows like Masterchef, New Zealand’s own Hudson and Halls were whipping up delectable treats and making audiences around the country laugh. They have been brought to life once again in… Audio
Dan Kois - Angels in America
Tony Kushner's 1993 Tony winning audacious, two-part, epic play Angels in America is now considered a classic of American theatre. If any play summed up its era - Reagan economics, gay liberation and… Audio
Hone Kouka - The Beautiful Ones
Playwright Hone Kouka speaks with Wallace about his latest work, The Beautiful Ones, a multi-media tale of two young lovers set in an urban environment but with a distinct Pacific flavour. Audio
Theatre Critic - Alistair Browning
An award winning Actor and Director is our theatre critic today. Audio
Admiring absurdity
Actor and comedian Kura Forrester is part of the new play Perplex, which has its New Zealand debut next week at Silo Theatre. Written by German playwright Marius von Mayenburg, it features an elk… Audio
David Lawrence: the Week in Shakespeare
Kim Hill talks to David Lawrence, director of Wellington theatre company The Bacchanals, and research and development consultant for the Popup Globe, which returns to Auckland in a new and improved… Audio
Staying power of the world’s greatest lover
Leo Gene Peters, the director of Don Juan, knows the art of seduction – the seduction of the audience that is, with his show now having toured for more than two years. The play’s longevity is down to… Audio
Breathing life into theatre
UK playwright Duncan Macmillan’s highly acclaimed dark comedy Lungs addresses love in unstable times as a couple in their 30s decides what shape their future will take. Arthur Meek stars alongside… Audio
Theatre Critic: John Smythe
John Smythe has worked as an actor and writer for theatre, television and film on both sides of the Tasman and has served as a theatre critic for the Melbourne Times, The Australian, Theatre Australia… Audio
Auckland Shakespeare Company going pro
The Auckland Shakespeare Company is taking a step in a new direction with their very first professional show Lucrece, based on Shakespeare’s darkest narrative poem The Rape of Lucrece. Director Rita… Audio
A dark reality
Manifesto 2083 is an insight into the mind of someone who killed 77 people and injured more than 2000. The play, on during the Nelson Arts Festival, addresses how Norwegian Anders Behring Breivik… Audio
