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Theatre Critic - Elle Wootton
reviewing 'That Bloody Woman' written by Luke Di Somma and Gregory Cooper. Audio
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From usher to director
It might seem a large step from usher to director, but that's exactly what Prayas Theatre director Sananda Chatterjee has done. She joined the company 10 years ago and comedy show Love N Stuff is her… Audio
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New play pushes for changes to Youth Court
A play pushing for the youth court to cover 17 and 18 year olds too, has proved authentic enough for a judge, and persuasive enough for the head of the youth wing of the National Party. Audio
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The elephant thief
Nisha Madhan and Julia Croft are just two of the cast for Indian Ink's latest original play The Elephant Thief. Inspired by a trip to India, this piece looks into a future where the last elephant on… Audio
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ROTN - Ser 2 Ep 1 "Pre,Pre,Pre Modern" 13 June 2016
We travel back with to the Neolithic times with reporter, Venus Bienalle, to look at cave art and to speak to artists and arts supporters. What is art? What's the role of arts funding and, indeed, the… Audio
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Te Hau Kainga: bringing theatremakers together
In the arts community there's nothing more important than a place of one's own. Case in point - the new centre for Maori and Pacific Theatre in Wellington: Te Hau Kainga. Taki Rua, Tawata, and The… Audio
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Are New Zealand Playwrights representing our nation honestly on stage?
10 Jun 2016Are New Zealand Playwrights representing our nation honestly on stage? Audio
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Xin and Tane
Budget 2016 contained some good news for three of our major arts organisations. The Royal New Zealand Ballet, Te Matatini Kapa Haka Aotearoa and the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra all received… Audio
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Rachel House - On Medea
Actress Rachel House joins Wallace to talk about the challenges of staging a modern-day play, Medea. Audio
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Rawiri Paratene on weaving his stage magic in Te Reo Māori
Rawiri Paratene returns from a world tour with Hamlet to play the lead in Purapurawhetu by Briar Grace-Smith. For the first time ever, the classic award-winning Māori play will be presented in full Te… Audio
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Theatre review with Lindsay Clark
Lindsay Clark reviews the Court Theatre production of "Educating Rita", by Willy Russell, directed by Yvonne Martin. Audio
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The Week that Was
With Te Radar and Michele A'Court. The dangers of shopping on-line and why playtime whistles have been deemed 'too aggressive' at a school in England. Audio
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Laughter is the best medicine
Did you know adults only laugh 20-30 times a day while a child will laugh more than 300. Why is that? Are we also less happy when we don't laugh as much? Laughter coach Hannah Airey has been helping… Audio
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Theatre Review with John Smythe
John Smythe from Theatreview.org.nz reviews the Indian Ink Theatre Company's production of THE ELEPHANT THIEF. Audio
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Plays with a Purpose
Palmerston North's Centrepoint Theatre is determined to get people thinking and talking about the current refugee crisis. It's hosting three plays questioning whether countries like ours have a… Audio, Gallery
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My Shout: Another Round at The Thistle Inn
Maori chief Te Rauparaha drank there, suffragettes protested there, six o'clock swillers guzzled at the bar and both sides of the Springbok tour movement argued there. Wellington's oldest pub The… Audio, Gallery
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Willing Shakespeare "actors" needed
To mark the Quattro Centennial of Shakespeare's death, he's coming alive at Wellington Library through out 2016. All of Shakespeare's plays will have their moment as the Lord Lackbeards perform… Audio
