Theatre
Theatre Critic: Lexie Matheson
Lexie attended Monday night's preview of The Auckland Theatre Company's production of Billy Elliot The Musical. It opens tonight at Auckland's new ASB Waterfront Theatre. Audio
British actor Christopher Eccleston and The A Word
British actor Christopher Eccleston famously abandoned the coveted lead role in Dr Who after just one series, despite it being a hugely popular reboot of the scifi show. Christopher may be fussy about… Audio
Retro resurgence
Four short plays by American playwright Tennessee Williams will be on stage at the Basement in Auckland later this month. These rarely done early works share a common theme with Williams’ later famous… Audio
Theatre Critic: Raewyn Whyte
This week we're talking dance with the associate editor of the New Zealand performing arts online review archive, theatreview.org.nz, Raewyn Whyte. Audio
The Show Did Go On
In 1992 a sudden financial crisis forced the Mercury theatre to close in dramatic fashion. Auckland Theatre Company rose from its ashes. Actor/director Simon Prast was there and recalls the upheaval… Audio
The Great Fire of London inspires a musical 350 years later
350 years in the making, a new Kiwi musical called Fire on the River is set to re-ignite interest in the Great Fire of London in 1666. Auckland writer-composer Graeme John Webber was inspired by a… Audio
Shakespeare's Shylock - villain, victim or both?
Shylock remains one of the most problematic of all Shakespeare's hundreds of characters.It's not just that the Jewish stereotype he represents is offensive. People remain divided over whether Shylock… Audio
Theatre Critic: Maraea Rakuraku
Maraea Rakuraku reviews VANILLA MIRAKA by Hayley Sproull. Audio
Teddy Tahu Rhodes is Sweeney Todd
NZ Opera’s production of Sweeney Todd which is on at the moment. The story was originally published as a penny dreadful in 1846 that morphed over the years into a play and then the Broadway show, that… Audio
The unlikely existence of Angels In America
Tony Kushner’s Tony winner Angels in America is considered a classic of American theatre, a two part epic clashing together themes of religion, politics, and sexuality. Kushner went on to pen the… Audio
Gender inequality in New Zealand theatre
A hui this week held on Suffrage Day brought together around a hundred people to kick around some ideas. Lynn Freeman talks to two of the speakers, Kate JasonSmith and Hannah Banks. Audio
Celebrating grandma through cabaret
The Auckland Live International Cabaret Season is about to begin its third year featuring a suite of critically-acclaimed cabaret shows from across the globe and closer to home. The Basement theatre… Audio
Theatre Critic: Michael Hooper
Michael reviews the New Zealand Opera co-production of Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, currently playing in Auckland with short seasons next month in Wellington and Christchurch Audio
South Auckland theatre remodels Shakespeare through Pasifika
A theatre group in South Auckland is using classic English literature to break down negative stereotypes surrounding Maori and Pasifika people. Video, Audio
Jesse Griffin on being a centaur, and loving The Front Lawn
Comedian and actor Jesse Griffin talks about The Front Lawn, a musical act that had a profound influence on him in the late 80's and early 90's. Video, Audio
Theatre Critic: Dione Joseph
Today, a review of the Silo Theatre production of BOYS WILL BE BOYS Written by Melissa Bubnic, Directed by Sophie Roberts and at Q Theatre, 305 Queen St, Auckland until 24 Sep 2016. Audio
No Holds Bard
He's one of New Zealand's most renowned actors of the stage and screen, and Michael Hurst's most recent work, is the 'Shakespearean-ish' solo show, No Holds Bard. Audio
