Playwright
What life is like as a young struggling creative
Dominic Hoey is a poet, he's an author and a playwright based in Auckland. His debut novel Iceland was a local bestseller, and long-listed for the Ockham Book Award. He uses art, yoga and meditation… Audio
The story behind the biggest TV game show scandal of all time
Who Wants to be a Millionaire? fans will remember the case of 'coughing Major' Charles Ingram in 2001. James Graham is the writer of a new miniseries about the saga, Quiz, which is about to premiere… Video, Audio
Remembering Nancy Brunning
Actor, director and playwright Nancy Brunning has died. In 2015 she talked to Lynn Freeman about the first play she wrote Hikoi, based on her own family story. She set it in the 1970s and 80s - the… Audio
Elizabeth Winkler: Was Shakespeare a woman?
Journalist Elizabeth Winkler has questioned whether Shakespeare was actually a man. She explains the reasons why some scholars hear a woman's voice behind the most famous words in the English… Audio
Leki Jackson-Bourke is a young playwright to watch
Leki, who's of Tongan, Niuean and Samoan descent, has written The Gangster's Paradise for Auckland Theatre Company's annual youth theatre festival Here & Now Leki Jackson-Bourke tells Lynn Freeman his… Audio, Gallery
Playwright International Exchange
Morna Young is a playwright, actress and musician from a wee fishing village in the North East of Scotland. She's currently in New Zealand being hosted by BATS Theatre and Toi Põneke as part of the… Audio
Sam Brooks - Award-winning playwright
Playwright, journalist and popular culture critic, Sam Brooks has won the Bruce Mason Award, been highly commended twice in the prestigious Adam NZ Play Awards, and won Playmarket's b425 competition… Audio
The Adam New Zealand Play Award winner Shane Bosher
Playmarket presents this award annually for the best new New Zealand play. The Adam New Zealand Play Award, formerly the Playmarket New Play Award, has been offered since 2008. It's aim is to reward… Audio
Joanna Murray-Smith - Switzerland and other thrillers
Australian writer Joanna Murray-Smith has written more than 20 plays and they have been translated and performed in 30 countries around the world. Her play, Honour, has been produced in more than… Audio
Briar Grace-Smith - When Sun and Moon Collide
Briar Grace-Smith (Nga Puhi, Nga Wai) is a playwright, screenwriter, poet and short story writer. She won the 1995 Bruce Mason Playwriting Award for her first major play, Nga Pou Wahine, and… Audio
Bookmarks with Jamie McCaskill
The former fisherman turned actor and playwright talks about the books, music, theatre and TV he's inspired by. Audio
The depth of connection and understanding
"At 75, British playwright Caryl Churchill may be at the top of her game" … so began a recent review in The Economist of Churchill's 2012 play Love and Information which is being produced in a Double… Audio
David Greig - Singing to the Choir
Playwright David Greig was born in Scotland but grew up in Nigeria. His award winning play The Events - opened at Auckland's Silo Theatre this week. The play features a different Auckland choir each… Audio
The Best of Upbeat for 12 June 2015
Upbeat broadcasts from Queenstown's Michael Hill International Violin Competition, before Eva speaks to playwright Jamie McCaskill and American Wagnerian soprano Christine Goerke. Audio
Jamie McCaskill: 'Not in Our Neighbourhood'
Jamie McCaskill is the writer and director of 'Not in Our Neighbourhood', an up-close look at domestic violence, reflecting the time he spent on the staff of the Hauraki Women's Refuge. Audio
Renee Liang: Playwright
Playwright Renee Liang premieres her latest two comedies in Wellington and Auckland this month: 'Under the Same Moon' and 'Two Farting Sisters'. Audio
Toa Fraser: director
Film-maker Toa Fraser is returning to the theatre, 16 years after his the breakout season of his play 'Bare'. He tells Eva about what connects 'Bare' with his newest offering: 'Pure and Deep'. Audio
Victor Rodger
Rodger writes abrasive plays that have changed the face of Pasifika Theatre. Audio
Book Ends interview: Roger Hall & Graham Beattie
Playwright Roger Hall and publishing blogger Graham Beattie in conversation. They chat about books, publishing and their men's group The Cabin Fever Club, inspiration for Roger's play Book Ends. Audio
David Hare: political staging
British playwright (Plenty, Knuckle, Pravda, Stuff Happens), screenwriter (The Hours, The Reader), and theatre and film director. Audio