Encore - the Story of New Zealand theatre

Including 'The Land of the Moa', Princess Theatre, Dunedin, Gold, J C Williamsons, Nellie Stewart, 'Our Nell', Bland Holt, 'The Doll's House' with Peter Sledmere, Peter Downes, John Dryden, Howard… Read more Audio

Including Alan Wilkie and his Shakespeare company, British Drama League, 'Rabbits', Repertory Theatre with Alan Wilkie, David Carnegie, Howard McNaughton, Glyn Strange, Bruce Mason, Prue Langbein, Eva… Read more Audio

Including Maria Dronke, Unity Theatre, 'The Trap' by Kathleen Ross, Community Arts Service, 'Waiting for Godot', Professor James Shelly, Canterbury University Drama Society, Lawrence Olivier and… Read more Audio

Including The New Zealand Players, 'The Tree' by Stella Jones with Ngaio Marsh, Richard Campion, Raymond Boyce, John Gordon, Edith Campion, Elric Hooper, Raymond Hawthorne, Ken Blackburn, George… Read more Audio

Including NZ Players Drama Quartet, Southern Comedy Players, Bruce Mason, 'The Pohutakawa Tree', 'The End of the Golden Weather', James K Baxter, 'Jack Winter's Dream', Globe Theatre in Dunedin with… Read more Audio

Including Radio drama, formation of Downstage Theatre, Pat Evison in 'Happy Days' at Downstage, formation Central Theatre in Auckland, formation of Mercury Theatre in Auckland with Pat Evison, Davina… Read more Audio

Including New Zealand Opera Company's 'Porgy and Bess', Inia Te Wiata, Maori Theatre Trust, formation of regional theatres - Four Seasons in Wanganui, Gateway in Tauranga, Court in Christchurch… Read more Audio

Including Mervyn Thompson, 'First Return', 'Oh Temperance!' Robert Lord,' It Isn't Cricket', Downstage Theatre, Playmarket - it's creation, Nola Millar, first NZ Drama School, Theatre Corporate with… Read more Audio

Including 'Mothers and Fathers', Joe Musaphia, Creation of Circa Theatre, Roger Hall, 'Glide Time', 'Middle Age Spread', Greg McGee, 'Foreskin's Lament', Anthony McCarten, 'Ladies Night' with Joe… Read more Audio

Including Bruce Mason on maori playwriting, Mercury Theatre, 'Mr King Hong'i, Catherine Styles-McLeod, Maori stereotyping, The Depot, 'Michael James Manaia', Taki Rua, 'Waiora', Briar Grace Smith… Read more Audio

Including "The Case of Katherine Mansfield", Feminist Theatre, "Wednesday to Come", "Ophelia Thinks Harder", "Shuriken", "Squatter", Theatre Corporate, Actors' Equity Union, "Coal Town Blues" and… Read more Audio

Including Pacific Island theatre, John Kneubuhl and "Think of a Garden", Pacific Underground, "The Frigate Bird Sings", "Fresh off the Boat", "Sons", "Ranterstantrum", "Bare", "Number 2", "Fire… Read more Audio

Including Mercury Theatre, Downstage Theatre, Watershed Theatre, Auckland Theatre Company, Bats Theatre, Wellington Fringe Festival, New Zealand Festival of the Arts, "The Ballad of Jimmy Costello"… Read more Audio

Including NZ Actors Company, “Way of Life”, calls for a NZ National Theatre, “Verbatim”, theatre as therapy, NZ plays seen as box office poison, Centrepoint Theatre, amateur theatre movement… Read more Audio