Plays & Stories

What happens to your body when you fall in love? Is the reaction stronger than a drug? That’s the basis of The Effect at Auckland’s Q Theatre. A duo meet and fall in love while part of an… Audio

A re-imagining of the Ibsen classic A Doll’s House by Emily Perkins will be staged at Circa Theatre next month. This modern take on Ibsen’s nineteenth century play which provoked a storm of… Audio

Named as an Aucklander of the Year in 2005 by Metro magazine, and four-time Director of the Year by The New Zealand Listener, Shane Bosher is one of New Zealand's most prolific theatre makers. During… Audio

Dunedin playwright and writing mentor Emily Duncan likes to go to dark places. For her PhD in Theatre Studies thesis she wrote a play about a former tuberculosis sanatorium and borstal in Otago. Most… Audio

The Road that Wasn’t There, by Trick of the Light Theatre Company, is heading to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival after performances in Auckland and Wellington. The play has its roots in the magic… Audio

A complete reworking of Robert Louis Stevenson’s Jekyll & Hyde opens tonight at Auckland’s Basement Theatre. It has a uniquely kiwi twist – Mr Hyde is so evil that he punches the cleaning lady… Audio

Anthony McCarten, one of New Zealand's finest writing exports first made his name here with Stephen Sinclair when they wrote the smash-hit Ladies Night around 30 years ago, and his 1990 comedy Weed is… Audio

Actor, designer, director: Andrew Foster is a freelance theatre worker which means he never limits himself to one discipline. He has recently played a lead character in Anthony McCarten’s play Weed at… Audio

Chris Rex Martin, Shadrack Simi and Brady Peeti play three musical brothers who get the opportunity of a life time… to open for Kiwi music legend John Rowles. Their show Larger than Life, which is on… Audio

The Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra will be among the world’s first orchestras to present a one-of-a-kind live concert experience performing the soundtrack from La La Land alongside a full screening… Audio

Comedian James Nokise likes to find humour in the ridiculous. His latest show Rukahu follows fictional character Jon Bon Fasi, who’s been given a $75,000 grant from CNZ to create a new show. But what… Audio

Kevin Hack plays Tony in the next big stage production to hit Auckland - Westside Story. The production has it's gala premiere on Thursday night at The Civic. Video, Audio