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The road to LA
31 Jan 2017Kiwi actor William Kircher explains how being buried in dead fish, and being pushed down a river in a barrel in full costume has changed his life. This all happened when Bill was a dwarf in The… Audio
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No time for a cuppa and a lie down
31 Jan 2017Although she maybe directing and starring in Grumpy Old Women: Game of Crones Geraldine Brophy is far too busy to be grumpy, or old. With a three month tour of her latest show about aging about to… Audio
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The Queen of Tarts
30 Jan 2017More than 40 singers aged between 6 and 70 will take to the stage in Wellington this week for the premiere of new musical The Queen of Tarts. Written by Paul Percey and Michael Vinten, and directed by… Audio
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Raggedy Anne and Mr. Piths
Actor and writer Ella Hope-Higginson is a shining example of what it takes to make a living on stage and screen.
The Toi Whakaari New Zealand Drama School graduate is in the recent film The Rehearsal… Audio
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Goodbye Pork Pie revived
29 Jan 2017Remaking the 1981 comedy classic Goodbye Pork Pie - inspired or unnecessary? A yellow mini is once again being chased the length of the country by police. Lynn Freeman talks to actors Tom Hern and… Video, Audio
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The week that was with Te Radar and Elisabeth Easther
27 Jan 2017Te Radar and Elizabeth Easther consider the plan to standardize symbols for high tech Japanese toilets, plus the news that US "doomsday preppers" are making a beeline for New Zealand. Audio
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Theatre Critic
26 Jan 2017John Smythe from Theatreview.org.nz reviews PUBLIC WORKS and THE LANDEATERS two of the plays in the four part series THE UNDERTOW. This is true community theatre presented by The College of Humanities… Audio
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Going on a musical adventure
26 Jan 2017Story telling is at the heart of musician Jamie McCaskill’s new one man show Mata and the Mysterious Musical Maunga which he performs as part of Capital E’s National Arts Festival for children in… Audio
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Leny Woolsey explains Organisational Theatre
19 Jan 2017"Organisational theatre" or OT - a way of uncovering the dynamics of a workplace. In OT, a full length play is written about a business, in collaboration with its employees. Audio
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Lashings of satire
8 Jan 2017In case you hadn’t noticed Enid Blyton’s Famous Five are now all grown up and featuring in a series of new satirical novels. Audio
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Remembering Michele Amas
31 Dec 2016Michele Amas - outstanding actress and poet, has been farewelled at her funeral in Wellington. In life she was on stage in countless plays mainly at Circa Theatre, and a writer - especially of poems… Audio
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Best of Upbeat 2016 – Hudson and Halls
20 Dec 2016Before reality shows like Masterchef, New Zealand’s own Hudson and Halls were whipping up very questionable cooking and making audiences around the country laugh. Considered trailblazers, Peter Hudson… Audio
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Asian men are hot too!
19 Dec 2016On Voices this week, young actors says roles for Asian people on stage and screen in NZ are just too few and far between. They want 'more Asians in people's faces!' Video, Audio, Gallery
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Asian men are hot too!
On Voices this week, young actors says roles for Asian people on stage and screen in NZ are just too few and far between. They want 'more Asians in people's faces!'
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Best of Upbeat 2016 – Roger Hall
19 Dec 2016There’s no business like show business. Just ask playwright Roger Hall who released his latest comedy outing Last Legs in September, 40 years on from his very first play. The season at Circa went so…
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Eli Kent
17 Dec 2016Writer, actor and filmmaker Eli Kent won the 2008 Peter Harcourt Award for Outstanding New Playwright of the Year at just 19. He went on to write several award-winning works and his play All Your… Audio
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The Impossible Game Show
16 Dec 2016The Impossible Game Show is just like your normal trivia show EXCEPT all the questions are impossible to answer. Guy Williams brings his hosting skills to the team and all the silliness he has to an… Audio
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George's Marvellous Medicine becomes a stage play
11 Dec 2016The late children's writer Roald Dahl is still a phenomenon, with his dark, often surreal fairy stories scaring and delighting readers, young and old. 2016 is the 100th anniversary of his birth. Audio
