Plays & Stories

Before the 2008 election, a character called Richard Meros had a plan to help the incumbent Labour Government avoid certain defeat. And it was as bold as it was wordy. On the Conditions and… Audio

Little Dog Barking Theatre, directed by Peter Wilson, creates endearing tales for children using puppetry and clever props. Spectrum's Jack Perkins drops in on a rehearsal of 'Guji Guji' by acclaimed… Audio

Comedians Te Radar and Michele A'Court poke fun at the week that was. Audio

Simon Mercep talks to theatre director, James Sutherland, who has set up his own theatre company in Japan. Audio

The US singer-songwriter Carole King has called a tribute musical about her early life "a wonderful gift" as the Tony-winning show made its West End debut in London. King took to the stage to thank… Audio

Melbourne-based composer talks about his recent and upcoming projects. Audio

Writer of Mooncake and the Kumara previews its Auckland Festival season. Audio

Actor and director Nancy Brunning bases her first play, Hikoi, on her own family story and sets it in the 1970s and 80s - the years of Bastion Point and Springbok Tour protests, predictions of the… Audio

Manager of Whitireia Polytechnic's Wellington Performing Arts Centre and prolific theatre director. Audio

Wth Te Radar and Irene Pink. Audio

Lynda hears from the creators of "Under the same moon" - a heartfelt comedy about daughters and their wayward mothers, premiering as part of the Chinese New Year festival in Wellington. Region… Audio

Costume designer Emma Ransley moved from working in the film and TV industries to creating costumes that genuinely push the boundaries of design. A video of her work has been picked to represent New… Audio

Alan Davies is a standup veteran of 25 years. He starred in the crime show Jonathan Creek which ran for 14 years, and is a permanent panelist of the QI show hosted by Stephen Fry. Alan Davies is… Audio

British playwright, actor and social activist, whose new one-man show, Away From Home, about football and homosexuality, has its New Zealand premiere as part of Auckland Fringe and Auckland Pride… Audio

With comedians Te Radar and Irene Pink. Audio

Auckland Summer Shakespeare Director and actor working on Auckland Summer Shakespeare's season of A Midsummer Night's Dream. [topic] arts [location] Auckland Audio

Developing theatrical works that deal with LGBT characters or experiences from a New Zealand perspective, the Legacy Project, with founder Bruce Brown. Audio

When Australian stand up comic Luke Ryan was told he had cancer, it was like Ground Hog Day. He had fought the dreaded disease once when he was 11 and then when through the terrible ordeal again 11… Audio

With Prime recently picking up The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, we look at the massive beast that is American late night comedy. Bill Carter has written two books about some of the seismic late… Audio