Theatre

Patrick Davies reviews "The White Guitar", the stunning new play that in which hip-hop star Scribe features with his father John and brother Matthias, it tells the true family story of the Luafutus. Audio

Red Leap Theatre is touring its latest show round the North island. Ella Becroft plays the central character in Dust Pilgrim, a young girl running away from her troubled mother. Audio

Six young members of Massive Nui Ensemble, are heading from New Zealand to Scotland to attend an exchange programme with the National Theatre of Scotland. They will take with them The Island, a story… Audio

Irish writer-director John Carney sprang to fame in 2007 with the surprise hit movie Once, about two struggling musicians in Dublin. He hit again with the more star-studded Begin again. Now he's back… Audio

Twenty years ago Jason Te Kare was a nervous new actor making his debut in Hone Kouka's play, Waiora - Te-u-ko-pai. Also in the cast was the hugely experienced Rawiri Paratene. Fast forward to now and… Audio

Medea is Greek tragedy's most difficult role; the scorned wife takes vengeance not just on her unfaithful husband and new wife but also her own children. Bronwyn Bradley plays Medea in Silo Theatre's… Audio

On a rainy night outside an Auckland concert hall, Claire meets Tom - a somewhat tortured, professional cellist. Ain't That A Bitch is Anthea Hill's first play developed originally as part of a… Audio

Stella Duffy is a New Zealand writer and theatre-maker based in London. She has just been awarded an OBE for her services to the arts and she is also writing a new Ngaio Marsh novel, based on four… Audio

Fortune Theatre's new Artistic Director Jonathan Hendry's debut production as director in Dunedin is Over the River and Through the Woods by Joe DiPietro.The play ran on Broadway for over 200… Audio

reviewing 'That Bloody Woman' written by Luke Di Somma and Gregory Cooper. Audio

It might seem a large step from usher to director, but that's exactly what Prayas Theatre director Sananda Chatterjee has done. She joined the company 10 years ago and comedy show Love N Stuff is her… Audio

A play pushing for the youth court to cover 17 and 18 year olds too, has proved authentic enough for a judge, and persuasive enough for the head of the youth wing of the National Party. Audio

Nisha Madhan and Julia Croft are just two of the cast for Indian Ink's latest original play The Elephant Thief. Inspired by a trip to India, this piece looks into a future where the last elephant on… Audio

In the arts community there's nothing more important than a place of one's own. Case in point - the new centre for Maori and Pacific Theatre in Wellington: Te Hau Kainga. Taki Rua, Tawata, and The… Audio

Actress Rachel House joins Wallace to talk about the challenges of staging a modern-day play, Medea. Audio

Lindsay Clark reviews the Court Theatre production of "Educating Rita", by Willy Russell, directed by Yvonne Martin. Audio