Plays & Stories

Australian stage and screen actor, currently onscreen in television drama series Rake in the lead role of defense barrister Cleaver Greene. Audio

Rochelle Bright crafts a unique piece of musical theatre, telling the story of her parents romance through a series of classic kiwi pop songs arranged and performed by Steph Brown, also known as Lips.

Irish actor Aidan Dooley brings to life the stories of Tom Crean, an unsung Antarctic explorer. Audio

Irish actor Aidan Dooley brings to life the stories of Tom Crean, an unsung Antarctic explorer. Audio

Composer, soloist, producer Eden Mulholland blends Spanish flamenco and traditional Maori music to create something new for the New Zealand premiere of Paniora, a play by Briar Grace Smith. Audio

He grew up on a farm near Taihape and always wanted to be a cowboy, not an astronaut. Then he went to boarding school in Palmerston North interested in sport and physical education. Somewhere along… Audio

Three leading artists: the singer Madeleine Pierard; the children's book illustrator Gavin Bishop and playwright and actor Jacob Rajan discuss why they create work with Paul Bushnell. Awa Press writer… Audio

Stella Young is a comedian, disability activist, and the Editor of ABC's Ramp Up website - the online space for news, discussion and opinion about disability in Australia. Since then she has been… Audio

Father and son duo Jed and Riley Brophy talk about theatre, podcasts, a life in acting, and keeping it in the family for their new two-man play. Jed Brophy will be familiar to fans of The Lord of the… Audio

The Quiet Volume created by Ant Hampton is a form of audience-generated theatre, or autoteatro, which takes place in a working library. It explores the particular tension common to any library… Audio

Jamie Kilstein is an American comedian and co-host of the podcast Citizen Radio with journalist Allison Kilkenny. He makes political comedy that subverts entrenched stereotypes around gender… Audio

The importance of theatre for refugees and asylum seekers is demonstrated by Handala, an Alrowwad Theatre production at Aida Refugee camp in Bethlehem, and the inspiration behind the concept of… Audio

Katy Gosset checks out an acclaimed and provocative play that explores being deaf within a hearing family. Audio

New Zealand has a proud tradition of satire and parody, and people in power have always been popular targets. We all remember fondly the Golden Years of McPhail and Gadsby, Fred Dagg and the many… Audio

If zombies attacked your town, what would you do? That's the question behind Apocalypse Z, an immersive, interactive theatre experience in Auckland's Aotea Square. Audio

The city's Globe Theatre is the focus of paranormal investigators. Audio

Auckland-based Russian actor and founder of Actors Studio appearing in Roger Hall's 'Shortcut to Happiness' at Circa Theatre in Wellington. Audio

David's is in the country for the NZ International Comedy Festival - his show, David O'Doherty Is Looking Up, is about what a rubbish year it's been. Audio

Trained actor and doctor Thomas Petschner combined his skills to form Clown Doctors. It's a programme providing comic relief to patients in hospital. The programme has been running in Auckland and… Audio