Plays & Stories

How will Auckland Theatre Company's latest production, North by Northwest duplicate Alfred Hitchcock's cinematic vision that incompassed a chase across four presidents' heads on Mount Rushmore, an… Video, Audio

Lynn Freeman speaks with renowned theatre director Adrian Jackson MBE about his work with 'Precariat Whanau', a term encompassing families and individuals who live in barely adequate insecure housing… Audio

 Preparing for the worst. Hoping for the best. Booking the bouncers anyway. Audio

Have you ironed your husband's suit yet? Audio

Caribbean-Kiwi playwright Estelle Chout's confronting and comedic new play Po' Boys and Oysters wrapped on a high last week. Kadambari Raghukumar speaks to the cast about what it means to be black… Video, Audio

The range of comedy, light drama and drama series on TV and streaming services in this country is astonishing right now. The days of "diversity" meaning "worthy and tucked away somewhere" are long… Audio, Gallery

Anyone want to play Pass the Orange? Audio

Titanic Bonus Episode! You wanted more from comedian/Titanic expert Abby Howells - and now you've got it. Audio

Pass the cheese and pineapple hedgehog, please. Audio

The public's trust in the media is at an all time low. Perhaps it's time to simply hand over the newspapers, cameras and microphones to our children, to get their take on the news. This is the premise… Audio, Gallery

The guest list is everything. No pressure. Audio

Carlo pulls all the tantalising pieces of the story together to present a compelling alternative narrative of what really happened to Titanic.Tim wonders: Is Carlo out of his mind?

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From New Zealand in the 1970's to Aotearoa in the 2020's: how did we get here? Audio

The University of Canterbury Musical Theatre Society has performed around 80 productions over its 50-year history, and many of the members involved on and off stage are about to gather for a reunion… Audio, Gallery

Dinner etiquette is dead...BUT WE'RE BRINGING IT BACK! Audio

Two large-scale official inquiries took place immediately after the Titanic's sinking. Carlo and Tim discuss what the inquiries revealed to the public and what they concealed.

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Our comedians Michele A'Court and Pinky Agnew bring some levity the end of the week Audio

Over 1500 souls perished the night the ship calling itself "Titanic" sank. But could they have been rescued?

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Could an insurance-fuelled switch-a-roo really be at the heart of Titanic's downfall?

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