Plays & Stories

Te Radar and James Elliott take a wry look at the week, including the Vatican's new "click to pray" E-Rosary. Audio

Broadcaster MediaWorks is cutting key local TV comedies. Mediawatch says it’s a further sign of the company’s deepening problems and wider troubles in free-to-air television. And it is also a headache…

Our comedians Michele A'Court and Melanie Bracewell are amused by a royal code name. Audio

Niamh O'Keefe's 'The Ned Niamh Show' has been called a guide to millennial grief. Her show's on at BATS theatre each night until October 5th. Audio

He's best known for his work on TV and radio but Australian comedian Tim Ross has always had a passion for architecture and design. The self-proclaimed "designer nerd" is in the country for the… Audio

Writer and actor Cindy Diver is getting ready to tout the country with "The Keys are in the Margarine", a verbatim play about dementia. Audio

Come on a hilarious romp with some of New Zealand's best theatrical talents as Justin Gregory looks at the economics of taking a show to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Audio

Our comedians take a look at the potential impact of energy efficient light bulbs on the US President's complexion. Audio

When advertising copywriter Joshua Thompson saw the writing on the wall, and was called to a meeting with the top brass at his company, he decided on something unconventional for his support person… Audio

Setting up a theatre company made up of prisoners and ex prisoners so they can help at-risk communities, is the ultimate goal of Ruth Ratcliffe, who's one of this year's Te Putanga Toi Arts Access… Audio

Acclaimed Irish comedian Dara O'Briain will perform in New Zealand for the first time when he appears in his Voice of Reason show in Wellington, Auckland and Christchurch next week. . Audio

Dr. Eleanor Rycroft is a Lecturer in Theatre at the University of Bristol and has been looking at the question of when did beards suddenly become important? Audio

Australian Alison Bell is the co-creator and star (as frequently frazzled new mum Audrey) of The Letdown, an ABC/Netflix TV comedy which has hit a cultural nerve by showing the very dark and humourous… Audio

Comedians Te Radar and Pinky Agnew with a feast of funnies, literally!.. Audio

Designer Raymond Boyce made a huge contribution to ballet, opera, puppetry and straight drama after he first came to New Zealand in 1953. In 2015, Peter Mechen talked to Raymond and others who worked… Audio

Te Radar and Michele A'Court have a laugh at the week's lighter stories Audio

James Nokise invites broadcasters Stacey and Scotty Morrison, comedian Courtney Dawson, psychologist Logan Hamley and actor Scotty Cotter for a korero about mental health and te ao Māori. Produced by… Audio

The oral histories of Dalmation settlers in West Auckland were the starting point for the new play by Renee Liang. The award winning playwright's husband is from Croatia and she's spent a lot of time… Audio