Theatre
Peter Wilson
Puppeteer Peter Wilson talks about his children's theatre company Little Dog Barking which is in demand across the world. He works with composers using music as a key to provide emotional depth. Peter… Audio
Extra shows added to Pop-up Globe season
Since opening in February, over 80,000 tickets have been sold at the Pop-up Globe theatre in Auckland. That number is set to rise as two additional weeks of Shakespeare will take the season through…
A Trial
Director and producer Joel Baxendale and Karin McCracken have devised a semi-improvised court room drama to be staged at Wellington's Bats Theatre next week investigating the debate over TVNZ's… Audio, Gallery
Stuart Maunder: Noel Coward
By the 1930's lyricist, dramatist, writer, painter and wit Sir Noel Coward was supposedly the highest earning author in the western world. Opera New Zealand General Manager Stuart Maunder will be… Audio
Dual Identities in White/Other
Actor Alice Canton explores the her dual identities in a solo show called White/Other and looks at what it means to be Chinese and Pakeha. Audio
Founders Theatre
Juliette Sivertsen goes behind the scenes at the Founders Theatre to discover how its closure has impacted the musical theatre and artistic communities in the Waikato. Audio
Laurel Devenie & Kelly Johnson
Laurel Devenie and Kelly Johnson from Company of Giants talk about Rangitahua: the Stopping Off Place. The Whangarei based theatre collective created the work to complement the exhibition Kermadec… Audio
Roger Hall - Life and Influences
At one point in his 40-year career as a playwright, one of Roger Hall's plays was being staged somewhere every 11 days. He's won many awards and packed out theatres with plays such as Glide Time,… Audio
Hannah Smith and Ralph McCubbin Howell: beards & bookbinders
Guest host Philippa Tolley interviews theatre director Hannah Smith and playwright Ralph McCubbin Howell whose Trick of the Light Theatre company is about to take two shows to festivals in the UK. Audio
Theatre - John Smythe
John Smythe has trained and worked professionally in Australia and New Zealand as a writer, screenwriting teacher, actor, director and theatre critic. Audio
Trick of the Light
Stepping into the spotlight are Hannah Smith and Ralph McCubbin Howell the brains behind the theatre company Trick of the Light. The company are presenting the show Beards! Beards! Beards! at Bats… Audio
Paul Waggott
Chances are that if you've seen a play in Wellington in the last few years Paul Waggott was in it, often as a member of his collective My Accomplice. He's performing in a physically demanding, one man… Audio
Carl Nixon: Matthew, Mark, Luke and Joanne
Christchurch playwright Carl Nixon's new comedy Matthew, Mark, Luke and Joanne explores the tendency to listen to people who tell us how to think. Matthew's wife and best friend struggle to deal with… Audio
Theatre etiquette at the Pop-up Globe
What were crowds like in Shakespeare's day? And is it acceptable to behave the same today? The Pop-up Globe replica has been a huge success in Auckland attracting thousands of people. Juliette… Audio
A revival of classic play Joyful and Triumphant
It's one of the most performed New Zealand productions - 200 shows over 5 years here and overseas. Robert Lord's family epic Joyful and Triumphant spans 4 decades of the Bishop family's Christmas… Audio, Gallery
Jean Batten on stage
New Zealand's legendary aviatrix Jean Batten remains something of a mystery despite her many well-documented achievements in the air. She made the first-ever solo flight from England to New Zealand… Audio, Gallery
Susan Wilson
Circa Theatre is celebrating its 40th birthday in 2016. Susan Wilson directs Robert Lord's Joyful and Triumphant with three of the actresses from her original production from 1992. That production… Audio
Bookmarks - Dr Miles Gregory
Dr Miles Gregory is the Executive Director of the Pop Up Globe. He has been on before but we talked then almost exclusively about the theatre project, today we'll get to know more about the man… Audio
