Screenwriting
NZ screen industry's brain gain: 'There's no place like home'
After decades of the so-called "brain drain", as New Zealand's best and brightest headed off to pastures new overseas, this year saw a sudden reversal. They call it a Brain Gain, as the Covid-19… Audio
Dustin Lance Black - Mama's Boy
Screenwriter, director, film and television producer, and LGBT rights activist Dustin Lance Black has recently written a memoir about his upbringing called Mama's Boy, which describes growing up… Audio
Writing tomorrow's TV dramas - a beginner's guide
You could be forgiven for thinking free to air TV is a closed shop these days, with just a handful of production companies securing most drama series and docu-dramas. But our next generation of TV… Audio
Techno Touch
Braindead and Lord of the Rings screenwriter Stephen Sinclair muses on what makes a good story and Intimacies, his latest play about how modern technology is warping our relationships. Audio
David Hare: political staging
British playwright (Plenty, Knuckle, Pravda, Stuff Happens), screenwriter (The Hours, The Reader), and theatre and film director. Audio