Theatre
A woman scorned
Medea is Greek tragedy's most difficult role; the scorned wife takes vengeance not just on her unfaithful husband and new wife but also her own children. Bronwyn Bradley plays Medea in Silo Theatre's… Audio
Ain't That A Bitch
On a rainy night outside an Auckland concert hall, Claire meets Tom - a somewhat tortured, professional cellist. Ain't That A Bitch is Anthea Hill's first play developed originally as part of a… Audio
Stella Duffy: in Ngaio Marsh's world
Stella Duffy is a New Zealand writer and theatre-maker based in London. She has just been awarded an OBE for her services to the arts and she is also writing a new Ngaio Marsh novel, based on four… Audio
Broadway play comes to Dunedin
Fortune Theatre's new Artistic Director Jonathan Hendry's debut production as director in Dunedin is Over the River and Through the Woods by Joe DiPietro.The play ran on Broadway for over 200… Audio
Theatre Critic - Elle Wootton
reviewing 'That Bloody Woman' written by Luke Di Somma and Gregory Cooper. Audio
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
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
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
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
Are New Zealand Playwrights representing our nation honestly on stage?
Are New Zealand Playwrights representing our nation honestly on stage? Audio
Rachel House - On Medea
Actress Rachel House joins Wallace to talk about the challenges of staging a modern-day play, Medea. Audio
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
Theatre review with Lindsay Clark
Lindsay Clark reviews the Court Theatre production of "Educating Rita", by Willy Russell, directed by Yvonne Martin. Audio
Theatre Review with John Smythe
John Smythe from Theatreview.org.nz reviews the Indian Ink Theatre Company's production of THE ELEPHANT THIEF. Audio
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
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
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
Theatre review with Patrick Davies
Patrick Davies reviews King Lear from Circa Theatre's 40th anniversary season. Audio
Thinking on your feet
The New Zealand International Comedy festival is coming to a close this week. Some comics take weeks, months or even years to craft their set. But for improv comedian Jennifer O'Sullivan and improv… Audio
Gareth Davies
The play Everest Untold, by Gareth Davies, tells the little known story of New Zealand mountaineer George Lowe and British Mount Everest Expedition army Colonel Sir John Hunt; the men who in 1953… Audio
