Jacob Rajan
The Magic of Masks - Live podcast from Q Theatre
Earlier this month, Here Now went live in front of an audience at the Podfest at Q. Producer and host Kadambari Raghukumar spoke to thespians Jacob Rajan and Pedro Ilgenfritz all about the magic of… Audio
Join the audience at Here Now live recording at PodFest at Q
RNZ producer and host of Here Now Kadambari Raghukumar is taking her podcast live at Auckland’s Q Theatre’s PodFest at Q on 8 February 2024.
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Krishnan's Dairy - 'It was a simpler time'
In this episode, writer and performer Jacob Rajan talks to Kadambari Raghukumar about his journey starting in 1997 with his debut, Krishnan's Dairy. Audio
Jacob Rajan's new play is coincidentally timely
A play about impermanence, a population under threat and set in India - it sounds like it's just been created in response to the current pandemic crisis. But writer and actor Jacob Rajan wrote the… Audio, Gallery
Massive year for Indian Ink
A world premiere, a national tour of another show, and shooting starting on a film version of acclaimed play Krishnan's Dairy - it's a massive year for one of the country's most successful theatre… Audio, Gallery
Ink that doesn't dry.
From a small rehearsal room in Wellington to a world-wide audience of half a million, writer/performer Jacob Rajan and producer Justin Lewis have made their mark like nobody else. After 20 years of… Audio
The Plight of Elephants
The Elephant Thief, which is set in the future, is written by Jacob Rajan, who for the first time won't be performing in an Indian Ink production. There are many including Krishnan's Dairy, Kiss the… Audio
Jacob Rajan - A Writer's Dairy
Jacob Rajan's Krishnan's Dairy was a surprise theatrical hit back in the early 1990s and his theatre company, Indian Ink, has continued to tour one man shows internationally since then. His latest… Audio
Encore Act Twelve - A Multi Cultural Stage
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… Audio
Jacob Rajan: Indian Ink
Indian Ink Theatre Company's new show 'Kiss The Fish' had a its debut season last year in Auckland and Wellington. Now they're taking the show to other centres around the North Island. Playwright and… Audio
You Call This Art? Part 6
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
Jacob Rajan: kiss the fish
Playwright, performer and co-founder of the award-winning New Zealand theatre company Indian Ink, whose sixth production, Kiss the Fish, is about to open in Auckland. Audio
Black Toes by Fiona S Sussman
A patient facing radical surgery is resentful when he hears that his present condition may be strongly connected to his own mother's choices while she carried him in her womb, but he moves past his… Audio
Bitten by the Bullet - Part 10
On the last leg the tour visits the Royal Enfield Factory and we hear about Manic Singh, the man Steve and Lily hired when they guided their first tour. Audio
Bitten by the Bullet - Part 9
The group experiences a royal reception and with the poverty they've seen it becomes too much for one of the group. Audio
Bitten by the Bullet - Part 8
The tour group visits a Jain Temple then stay in a hotel where a pool with a wet bar gets the better of some of them. Audio
Bitten by the Bullet - Part 7
Next stop Udaipur where Steve and Lily catch up with an animal friend and the group experiences bartering India style. Audio
Bitten by the Bullet - Part 6
The tour group moves to the sixteenth century Bijaipur Castle, meet the regal Raol Singh and visit state run opium poppy fields. Audio
Bitten by the Bullet - Part 5
The tour group gets a special tour of the private rooms of Bundi Palace. Audio
Bitten by the Bullet - Part 4
Steve and Lily meet up with a woman whose life they changed forever and the tour group encounters a craft chai hawker. Audio