Episodes
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Listen in as playwright Anika talks about her first theatre role as The Mermaid Queen in Peter Pan.
Anika opens up about her work-life balance, creating art for adults and kids, and the lessons she's learned after 25 years in the entertainment industry.
Anika is a singer-songwriter, presenter, podcast host, mum of four, and she recently released her first children's book, The Witch of Maketu and the Bleating Lambs.
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🎭 Peter Pan by Carl Bland, adapted from the story by J.M. Barrie
📅 8 Oct - 3 Nov
📍 ASB Waterfront Theatre
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Listen in as playwright Carl Bland talks about the process of adapting the classic tale of Peter Pan for the stage.
Carl discusses his writing process, his favourite themes and characters, and how to write for both adults and children.
Carl is one half of the theatre company, Nightsong. He has written and created shows such as The Bed Show, The House of Doors and Camels and Peta and Carl at the Last Supper and Sofa Stories. Carl has also been a finalist in the New Zealand Book Awards for Children and Young Adults in the Picture Book section, and a winner of the best use of illustration in the Spectrum Book Awards.
His company, Nightsong excites and surprises audiences by showing them what is possible theatrically. He will now be doing just that, by bringing the magical story of Peter Pan to the stage.
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🎭 Peter Pan by Carl Bland, adapted from the story by J.M. Barrie
📅 8 Oct - 3 Nov
📍 ASB Waterfront Theatre
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Listen in as Radio New Zealand's Colin Peacock talks to award-winning British playwright Dennis Kelly about creating a work that's funny but also shocking and confronting.
Dennis has written more than 20 plays, numerous TV series including the conspiracy thriller Utopia and the sitcom Pulling, and he co-wrote the book for Matilda the Musical. He says he's drawn to including the best and worst of human behaviour in his work.
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🎭 Girls & Boys by Dennis Kelly
📅 10 - 22 Sep
📍 ASB Waterfront Theatre
Check out the original interview on RNZ: https://bit.ly/3XvFjjE
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Join us in conversation with Girls & Boys director Eleanor Bishop and actor Beatriz Romilly.
We dive deep into the script and the character that makes this play so devastatingly poignant. We discuss working on a play with such heavy content and the emotional journey of the team and the character to bring this work from the page to the stage.
Beatriz has a diverse acting career across Stage, Film, TV and Animation, as well as in the gaming sector as a Voice-Over and Motion Capture Artist. You may remember her astonishing performance as Edmund in ATC’s King Lear last year.
Eleanor Bishop is a director and writer working across theatre, opera and film. In 2022, she was a winner of the Bruce Mason Playwriting Award, and The Theatre Times describe her as “one of New Zealand’s most daring, intelligent, and political directors.”
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🎭 Girls & Boys by Dennis Kelly
📅 10 - 22 Sep
📍 ASB Waterfront Theatre
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Director Jason Te Kare speaks to how kaupapa Māori and kapa haka inspire his theatre-making.
Jason is an award-winning actor, director, and theatre-maker, and he’s been a proud member of the Māori theatre community for over two decades.
He is the director for Scenes from the Climate Era by David Finnigan, which breaks the ice on the hottest topic of this generation: climate change. The play takes a snapshot of the past, present and a possible future, told through 25 short scenes that really take you on an emotional journey, from vulnerability, anger, fear and hope.
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🌏Scenes from the Climate Era by David Finnigan
📅 Now on until 24 Aug
📍 Q Theatre
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Listen in as some of the cast and creatives behind Red, White and Brass chat about the play for Sunday Forum.
Host James Tito is joined by playwright Leki Jackson-Bourke and actors Lauren Jackson and 'Aisea Latu.
Sunday forum is a live event that happens for each Auckland Theatre Company production after the show on a Sunday afternoon. It's free for anyone to attend and serves to provide added depth and conversation around the play. This episode is a live recording of the Sunday Forum event for Red, White and Brass.
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🎭 Red, White and Brass adapted by Leki Jackson-Bourke
📅 On now until 7 July
📍 ASB Waterfront Theatre
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Actress Diamond Langi talks about what it's like for an ex-beauty queen to play an ex-beauty queen in the stage adaptation of Red, White and Brass.
Making her debut with Auckland Theatre Company, Diamond opens up about the transition to theatre acting. We discuss funny moments from rehearsals, keeping your energy up when you've had a long day and the Diamond Langi Foundation.
Diamond is a Tongan-New Zealand model, actress, singer, and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss Universe New Zealand 2019. She’s been a part of shows like Brutal Lives, Toto, and Fresh FairyTales.
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🎭 Red, White and Brass, adapted by Leki Jackson-Bourke
📅 On now until 7 July
📍 ASB Waterfront Theatre
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Listen in as playwright Leki Jackson-Bourke talks about the process of adapting a hit film for the stage.
Leki opens up about his journey to Tongan pride, the hurdles he's faced to bring this stage adaptation to life, and the conversations he hopes audiences will have after watching the play.
Leki is an award-winning playwright who’s written plays such as Inky Pinky Ponky and Pring it On. In 2018, Leki became the first Pasifika playwright to receive the Creative New Zealand Todd New Writer’s Bursary Grant and won the Creative New Zealand Arts Pasifika Award for Emerging Pacific Artist.
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🎭 Red, White and Brass, adapted by Leki Jackson-Bourke
📅 On now until 7 July
📍 ASB Waterfront Theatre
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Drugs, brains and trials - listen as the experts dive deep into the wider context of The Effect for Sunday Forum.
Host James Tito is joined by Professor Sir Richard Faull (Director, Centre for Brain Research, University of Auckland), Associate Professor and cognitive scientist Dr Gina Grimshaw and consultant psychiatrist Dr Campbell Emmerton.
Sunday forum is a live event that happens for each Auckland Theatre Company production after the show on a Sunday afternoon. It's free for anyone to attend and serves to provide added depth and conversation around the play. This episode is a live recording of the Sunday Forum event for The Effect.
Does love sit in the head or the heart? That’s the question posed by the award-winning play, The Effect. Originally staged in London in 2012, it’s been nominated for a 2024 Olivier Award for Best Revival after a return season at the National Theatre and has just premiered off-Broadway in New York.
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🎭 The Effect by Lucy Prebble
📅 On now until 11 May
📍 ASB Waterfront Theatre
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We talk to actor Jarod Rawiri about what it's like to hold a human brain, and how Māori can do so in a way that's culturally and spiritually safe.
Jarod plays Dr. Toby Sealey, one of the doctors who oversees the drug trial in The Effect. He has been on the stage and screens for years, with roles in shows like "The Brokenwood Mysteries", “Shortland Street”, "Friends Like Her" and "Duckrockers."
Does love sit in the head or the heart? That’s the question posed by the award-winning play, The Effect. Originally staged in London in 2012, it’s been nominated for a 2024 Olivier Award for Best Revival after a return season at the National Theatre and has just premiered off-Broadway in New York.
🎟️ Book now: https://bit.ly/4aKHqEf
🎭 The Effect by Lucy Prebble
📅 On now until 11 May
📍 ASB Waterfront Theatre
If you or someone you know needs information or support, the following organisations may be helpful, and are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week:
Lifeline
0800 543 354 (0800 LIFELINE) or free text 4357 (HELP) any time
www.lifeline.org.nz
1737 - Need to Talk?
Free call or text 1737 any time
1737.org.nz
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RNZ's Jim Mora talks to the writer of The Effect, Lucy Prebble, about love, ethics, and the power of pills.
Lucy Prebble is the BAFTA, Golden Globe, and Emmy award-winning writer behind HBO's addictive drama Succession, and she spoke to Jim Mora of RNZ about drugs, mental health, and writing The Effect.
Does love sit in the head or the heart? That’s the question posed by the award-winning play, The Effect. Originally staged in London in 2012, it’s been nominated for a 2024 Olivier Award for Best Revival after a return season at the National Theatre and has just premiered off-Broadway in New York.
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🎭 The Effect by Lucy Prebble
📅 16 Apr - 11 May
📍 ASB Waterfront Theatre
Check out the original interview on RNZ: https://bit.ly/4aR6JnE.
If you or someone you know needs information or support, the following organisations may be helpful, and are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week:
Lifeline
0800 543 354 (0800 LIFELINE) or free text 4357 (HELP) any time
www.lifeline.org.nz
1737 - Need to Talk?
Free call or text 1737 any time
1737.org.nz
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We talk to screen legend, Sara Wiseman about her return to our stage after two decades overseas and on screen.
Listen in as we discuss her career, the play, and how she hopes her character in The Effect will spark some important conversations about mental health and wellness.
Sara is a multiple award-winning actress, known for her work on screen and in theatre, appearing in shows like Rake, Between Two Worlds, Under The Vines and A Place To Call Home which screened in 120 countries. Sara has recently wrapped filming for Disney's Kingdom of the Plant of the Apes. She’s been working internationally for quite some time now, and it is a pleasure to have her back in the country to work on The Effect.
Does love sit in the head or the heart? That’s the question posed by the award-winning play, The Effect. Originally staged in London in 2012, it’s been nominated for a 2024 Olivier Award for Best Revival after a return season at the National Theatre and has just premiered off-Broadway in New York.
🎟️ Book now: https://bit.ly/3JcQkhv
🎭 The Effect by Lucy Prebble
📅 16 Apr - 11 May
📍 ASB Waterfront Theatre
If you or someone you know needs information or support, the following organisations may be helpful, and are available 24 hours a day, seven days a week:
Lifeline
0800 543 354 (0800 LIFELINE) or free text 4357 (HELP) any time
www.lifeline.org.nz
1737 - Need to Talk?
Free call or text 1737 any time
1737.org.nz
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Olivia Taouma talks to Fasitua Amosa and his father, Reverend Asora Amosa for Sunday Forum.
Olivia is Pule Le Va at Auckland Museum, and the Founder of Lima Productions, a small non-profit organisation which supports, advocates, and develops emerging contemporary Pacific performing arts.
Fasitua Amosa played the Duke of Albany in Auckland Theatre Company's King Lear (2023), and he's joined by his father, Reverend Asora Amosa, who is a Presbyterian minister.
Sunday forum is a live event that happens for each Auckland Theatre Company production after the show on a Sunday afternoon. It's free for anyone to attend and serves to provide added depth and conversation around the play. This episode is a live recording of the Sunday Forum event for O le Pepelo, le Gaoi, ma le Pala’ai | The Liar, the Thief, and the Coward.
What's more important to our future; tradition or progress? What will tomorrow’s Sāmoa look like? O le Pepelo, le Gaoi, ma le Pala’ai | The Liar, the Thief, and the Coward is on now until Saturday March 23 and is a collaboration between Auckland Theatre Company, Auckland Arts Festival and I Ken So Productions.
🎟️ Tickets from $30! Book now: https://bit.ly/4apWIxy
🎭 O le Pepelo, le Gaoi, ma le Pala’ai | The Liar, the Thief, and the Coward by Natano Keni and Sarita So
📅 5 - 23 March
📍 ASB Waterfront Theatre
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Actor Semu Filipo joins us on Backstage Pass to talk about his love-hate relationship with his character and how he keeps himself safe while embodying Pili wholeheartedly.
We dive into tough subjects, like fa'a Sāmoa and balancing modernity and tradition, and Semu talks about what it means to be a Sāmoan living in New Zealand.
Last year, Semu acted in Auckland Theatre Company’s Things That Matter. But he’s been popping up in all sorts of things lately, including a feature film directed by Taika Waititi, Next Goal Wins.
What's more important to our future; tradition or progress? What will tomorrow’s Sāmoa look like? O le Pepelo, le Gaoi, ma le Pala’ai | The Liar, the Thief, and the Coward takes to the ASB Waterfront Theatre stage on March 5, and is a collaboration between Auckland Theatre Company, Auckland Arts Festival and I Ken So Productions.
🎟️ Tickets from $30! Book now: https://bit.ly/3Th4OD3
🎭 O le Pepelo, le Gaoi, ma le Pala’ai | The Liar, the Thief, and the Coward by Natano Keni and Sarita So
📅 5 - 23 March
📍 ASB Waterfront Theatre
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Co-writer Sarita So dives deep into some of the themes in O le Pepelo, le Gaoi, ma le Pala’ai | The Liar, the Thief, and the Coward.
We also talk through Sarita's writing process, and what it looks like to co-write a Sāmoan epic.
Sarita is a multi-award-winning writer, actor, and producer, and she is the co-founder of I Ken So Productions, which was founded in 2017.
What's more important to our future; tradition or progress? What will tomorrow’s Sāmoa look like? O le Pepelo, le Gaoi, ma le Pala’ai | The Liar, the Thief, and the Coward takes to the ASB Waterfront Theatre stage on March 5, and is a collaboration between Auckland Theatre Company, Auckland Arts Festival and I Ken So Productions.
🎟️ Tickets from $30! Book now: https://bit.ly/3T8Tglc
🎭 O le Pepelo, le Gaoi, ma le Pala’ai | The Liar, the Thief, and the Coward by Natano Keni and Sarita So
📅 5 - 23 March
📍 ASB Waterfront Theatre
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Actor and musician James Tito talks to Hyperspace choreographer Jack Gray for Sunday Forum.
Jack Gray is a world-renowned Māori contemporary dance artist, choreographer, teacher, facilitator and writer. Though his independent arts practice spans two decades, Jack is a former National Aerobics Champion, who represented New Zealand internationally.
Sunday forum is a live event that happens for each Auckland Theatre Company production after the show on a Sunday afternoon. It's free for anyone to attend and serves to provide added depth and conversation around the play. This episode is a live recording of the Sunday Forum event for Hyperspace.
Hyperspace by Albert Belz is now on at the ASB Waterfront Theatre until 24 February. It’s the play that’s so kitsch it’s cool, set in 1990’s Aotearoa. It features lots of throwback jams and funky dance moves and is a collaboration between Auckland Theatre Company and Te Pou Theatre.
🎟️ Tīkiti | Book now: https://bit.ly/48OCqO6
🎭 Hyperspace by Albert Belz
📅 Āhea | 7 - 24 Feb 2024
📍Kei hea | ASB Waterfront Theatre
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Director Tainui Tukiwaho discusses coming into Hyperspace five years after its prequel, Astroman. He talks about how he creates a safe environment for his cast, working with mates, and he reminisces on his '90s memories.
Tainui is a director, producer, actor, and writer, the co-founder of Te Pou Theatre, which he opened in 2015 as a Māori performing arts venue, and is the winner of the 2023 Bruce Mason Playwriting Award.
Hyperspace by Albert Belz kicks off at the ASB Waterfront Theatre on February 7. It’s the play that’s so kitsch it’s cool, set in 1990’s Aotearoa. It features lots of throwback jams and funky dance moves and is a collaboration between Auckland Theatre Company and Te Pou Theatre.
🎟️ Tīkiti | Book now: https://bit.ly/48OCqO6
🎭 Hyperspace by Albert Belz
📅 Āhea | 7 - 24 Feb 2024
📍Kei hea | ASB Waterfront Theatre
Check out playwright Albert Belz's Hyperspace playlist: https://open.spotify.com/playlist/7r24JkDukC1CocUdwPggSm?si=9f2a2d9b5fee498d
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Actor Kruze Tangira, who plays Tāwhai Pātāi in Hyperspace, gets vulnerable about connecting with his character on a deeper level. He shares his five-year audition process for the role, his personal connection with Tāwhai, and he opens up about the challenges he's faced during the rehearsal process.
Kruze is a man of many talents. Alongside acting, he's a TV presenter and reporter for Te Karere and he plays for the New Zealand’s men's netball team.
Hyperspace by Albert Belz kicks off at the ASB Waterfront Theatre on February 7. It’s the play that’s so kitsch it’s cool, set in 1990’s Aotearoa. It features lots of throwback jams and funky dance moves and is a collaboration between Auckland Theatre Company and Te Pou Theatre.
🎟️ Tīkiti | Book now: https://bit.ly/48OCqO6
🎭 Hyperspace by Albert Belz
📅 Āhea | 7 - 24 Feb 2024
📍Kei hea | ASB Waterfront Theatre
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