Theatre

The rollicking story about orange seller turned actress and King Charles’ lover Nell Gwyn comes to the Waterfront Theatre in Auckland in August. Winner of the 2016 Olivier Award for Best New Comedy… Audio

If you live in Dunedin and you're wondering how a road cone found its way atop the highest turret on the Fortune Theatre, you're not alone. Fortune Theatre set designer Peter King says it appeared out… Video, Audio

Auckland's Red Leap Theatre have built a formidable reputation for excellent physical theatre - and for devising their stories in the rehearsal room. Their new show, Kororareka - the Ballad of Maggie… Audio

Actors Peter Hambleton and Bronwyn Turei star in the New Zealand premiere of film writer Patrick Marber’s Three Days in the Country, based on Russian writer Ivan Turgenev’s classic A Month in the… Audio

Georgian mezzo-soprano Nino Surguladze is in New Zealand to play the lead role in NZ Opera's season of Carmen - it's Bizet's tale with a feminist twist. While Nino's here, she doing a bit for Tbilisi… Audio

If Jason Donovan could go back before Neighbours, before his international pop stardom, he wouldn't change a thing. He says regret is a wasted emotion and besides, he’s had a good career, though not… Video, Audio

Daniel Falconer is a designer and author at Weta Workshop in Wellington. He's been with the company for 20 years, working as part of the design team on such projects as The Lord of the Rings and The… Audio

Poignant and emotive piece Swabhoomi: Borrowed Earth tells the history of Indian immigrants in New Zealand. Prayas Theatre Company traces the first Indians to arrive in New Zealand, follows their… Audio

Tim Muller is a scientist by day and a comedian by night. He brings his one-man science-themed show to the NZ International Comedy Festival. Audio

The PumpHouse Theatre on Auckland’s North Shore is celebrating its 40^th anniversary this weekend. Business Manager James Bell talks about the breadth of work that the theatre hosts and why community… Audio

Auckland’s youth theatre company Massive are preparing to take their show The Wholehearted on the road. Under the helm of co-directors Sam Scott and Scotty Cotter, the show explores the "extreme power… Audio

The Auckland Theatre Company's new production of Peter Shaffer’s awarding winning play Amadeus opens tonight. The psychological thriller follows the excess, envy, love and passion of composing rivals… Audio

Creating a demonic hand puppet is one of the more unusual commissions for Auckland puppeteer Jon Coddington. It's taken a few goes to perfect Tyrone for the premiere of a play called Hand to God about… Audio

As a tribute to her mother, respected writer Lauris Edmond, her daughter Frances has co-edited a new anthology of favourite poetry and prose. She and Sue Fitchett approached family, friends and other… Audio

After surviving near demolition back in the 1970s, the North Shore's Pumphouse Theatre is about to celebrate its 40th anniversary. The building's changed a lot - there's heating and dressing rooms for… Audio