Theatre
Adam New Zealand Play Award
This weekend sees the awarding of the prestigious Adam New Zealand Play Awards. Lynn Freeman announces the results, and talks to the winner live in the Wellington. (The results are embargoed until… Audio
Hannah Molloy checks out the Dunedin Fringe Festival
The Dunedin Fringe Festival kicked off a week ago and is still in full fling! Theatreview's Hannah Molloy has been checking out the international and local acts. Audio
Rebecca Vaughan - Orlando
Actor and playwright Rebecca Vaughan has appeared in film, television and on stage. her celebrated solo shows with colleague Elton Townend-Jones include Austen's Women, Dalloway and Jane Eyre: An… Audio
Stageplay imagines a lost Tuvalu
A stage play about Tuvalu lost to rising seas aims to give Tuvaluans strength as they contemplate the future. So says its creator, a New Zealander of Tuvaluan and Samoan heritage, who's dream is to… Audio
John Smythe on the Wellington Fringe Festival
John Smythe has picked 6 shows that give a good taste of quality Fringe fare. He says since Friday, many of the shows have found ways of expressing solidarity with the Muslim community. Audio
New Zealand's secret lesbian summer camps
Did you know that New Zealand was home to secret lesbian summer camps in the 1970s and 1980s? Audio
David Ireland - Ulster American comes to Aotearoa
Originally from Belfast and now living in Glasgow, David Ireland worked as an actor with many theatre companies across the UK including the Royal Shakespeare Company, Manchester Royal Exchange, the… Audio
Theatre critic - Cate Prestidge
Cate Prestidge is our theatre critic today, she's been seeing shows at the Hamilton Gardens Arts Festival. Audio
A play about consent for teens
Consent in relationships has become a crucial topic in the #Me Too era, particularly for young people. Yes Yes Yes is a play devoted to the issue, looking at how teens navigate healthy partnerships. .
…Spanish story finds NZ link
In this episode of Voices; we hear how a famous Spanish story got adapted for Kiwi audiences. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu. Video, Audio
Hamlet in the park
Theatre critic John Smythe has gone down to the Wellington Botanic Gardens to check out the 35th Summer Shakespeare. This year a new spin has been put on a contemporary version of Hamlet. Audio
Nathan Joe - A new play for Auckland Fringe: I am Rachel Chu
Nathan Joe is a NZ Broadcasting School graduate who has become an award-winning playwright and a theatre critic. He's staged Hippolytus Veiled and Like Sex at Auckland's Basement Theatre (winners of… Audio
Māui looks to tell traditional Pacific stories through contemporary lens
An upcoming play in the Auckland Fringe Festival looks to explore traditional Pacific stories through a contemporary lens. Audio
Movement of the Human
Multimedia arts installation? Dance show? Party? Gig? The work of live performance group Movement of the Human is all these things. Led by the trio of choreographer and director Malia Johnston… Video, Audio, Gallery
Sherilee Kahui reviews Rants in the Dark at Circa
sherilee Kahui has been to see Rants in the Dark at Circa, an adaptation of the book by Emily Writes. Audio
Free Theatre may have found a home in time for Christmas
Free Theatre Christchurch has been battling to survive at a time when many of the city's smallest theatre companies are struggling to find venues to perform in and are often at the mercy of… Video, Audio
Programming theatre - Sarah Graham
The 'Sold Out' sign was out at Auckland's Q theatre several times this year, a great sign when live performance has a lot of competition for audiences. Sarah Graham decides on the programme for the… Audio