95bFM: Stage Direction

Cassandra Woodhouse chats to Alice about Pumphouse Theatre's staging of Suzie Miller's Prima Facie.

David Stuart and Hoani Hotene joined Sofia in the studio to chat about their shows for Comedy Festival. 

Summer Xia and Annie Guo join Alice Canton in the studio to chat about their respective shows for Comedy Festival. 

Florence Hartigan and Shoshana McCallum chat to Alice Canton about their shows, Me, My Mother and Suzy Cato and Merely Beloved! on at the Herald Theatre from 8-10 May. 

Jo Randerson phoned in to chat with Alice Canton about Speed is Emotional on at Q Theatre from 16 April - 3 May. You can find tickets here.

Mayen Mehta and Ryan O'Kane from Auckland Theatre Company joined Sofia in the studio to chat about Murder on the Orient Express, on at ASB Waterfront Theatre 22 April - 10 May. 

Sela Faletolu-Fasi joined Sofia in the studio to chat about Love; Mum, on now at Basement Theatre until 29th March. 

John Davies joined Sofia and Beth in studio to chat about Te Tupua - The Goblin, a solo play written and performed by Davies himself. Tickets for tonight's show at Te Pou Theatre here. 

Ngahiriwa Rauhina joined Alice Canton in the studio to speak about 'ration the Queens veges' currently on at Te Pou Theatre. Tickets here!

Brynley Stent joined Alice Canton in the studio to talk about Frigidton, on at Basement Theatre from 5-8 March. 

Ahi Karunaharan joined Beth and Sofia in the studio to talk about a mixtape for maladies, the final chapter of Karunaharan's trilogy. The play tells the story of 17 nostalgic pop tracks which chart the deeply moving journey of Sangeetha and her family in 1950s Sri Lanka. a mixtape for maladies is on at ASB Waterfront Theatre from the 4th March. You can get your tickets here.

Alice Canton spoke to artistic director of Auckland Arts Festival, Bernie Haldane, about the programme this year. The festival is running from 6-23 March. More info here!

Brady Peeti (Te Āti Haunui-a-Pāpārangi, Ngāti Maniapoto) joined Sofia in the studio to speak about "What Happened to Mary-Anne?" - a story of trans woman Mary-Anne and her insatiable adoration for the power of rock. The show is on at the Q Theatre Loft from 11th-15th February. You can get your tickets here!

For Stage Direction this week, Xin Ji joins Beth in the studio to discuss Body Story which is a physical dance theatre piece, as well as his debut solo show. Body Story is on at Q Theatre from the 18th-22nd February as part of Auckland Pride Festival. Tickets from Q Theatre's website.

Jonjon Tolovae, Nikadrian Peters, and Lijah Mavaega spoke to Sofia and Beth about Mā: a devised theatre and performance poetry work that delves into themes of chosen family, motherhood, and identity coming up at Q Theatre as a part of Auckland Pride Festival. 

For Stage Direction this week, Alice Canton joined us in the studio to speak with some of the organisers of the Festival of Sumud at the Button Factory - brought to you by the organisers of the Gaza Dialogues and Make art not War.

For Stage Direction this week, Alice Canton joins Beth in the studio to chat with Andrew Paterson and Jack Buchanan about Don Juan (A Slightly Isolated Dog) at Q Theatre. 

For Stage Direction this week, Alice Canton is in to chat with George Fowler (Hugo Grrrl) about new and upcoming work of his, including the Auckland Pun Battle Championship and Naughty!: A Christmas Drag Extravaganza. 

Alice Canton joins Beth in-studio to kōrero with Kura Forrester and Brynley Stent about Camping, a play created and performed by Chris Parker and Tom Sainsbury with Forrester and Stent. Think The Rocky Horror Picture Show meets French and Saunders in this risqué romp through a sea of sexual tension, tantrums, and tomfoolery.  Camping is showing at Q Theatre from 14th November – 7th December. Tickets from Q Theatre's website.

For Stage Direction this week, Alice Canton joined Sofia in studio to chat with Jonathan Bielski about Auckland Theatre Company's 2025 season. 

For Stage Direction this week, Alice Canton joins Joel in studio to speak to Johanna Cosgrove and Brynley Stent about 'Hi Delusion' and 'Soft Carnage', both on at Basement Theatre tonight and tomorrow night. You can get tickets to Johanna's show here, and tickets to Brynley's here!

Jodie Rimmer is on Stage Direction to talk about the world premier of Nicola Cheeseman is Back, the show that challenges the way women are valued and regarded as they age.

Rand Hazou, one of the presenters of chats The Gaza Dialogues, chats about the five-night mini-cultural festival fostering engagement with Palestine that begins tonight. 

Vincent Andrew-Scammell chats about how Bull Rush, the newest improv group in residency at Basement's Friday night is going.

 Lana Walters is in for Stage Direction, talking about her Comedy Festival show Don't Lick That. 

Tom Sainsbury and Johanna Cosgrove are on Stage Direction talking about their respective Comedy Festival shows.

Robbie Nicol and Rhiannon McCall are on Stage Direction to talk about their respective Comedy Festival shows.

Courtney Dawson is on Stage Direction to chat about her Comedy Festival show Dreams are Free. 

Stage Direction is with Dominic Ona-Ariki, Beulah Koale and Neil Amituanai, who chat about their show I Love You G from Massive Theatre.

Ana Scotney (creator and performer) chats about ScatterGun: After the Death of Rūaumoko, a solo show from Silo Theatre.

 Brydie Colquhoun is on Stage Direction chatting about New Zealand Dance Company and their contemporary dance show Whenua which she's performing in. 

Conor Amor-Bendall is in to talk about her play the Clitoris Conumdrum on Stage Direction, which premieres tonight at Basement Theatre. 

Stage Direction is with Nisha Madhan and Julia Croft (producers), talking about Still Lives, the internationally acclaimed series working with eight female-identifying rugby players to create a living sculpture of an interlocking scrum. 

Alice Canton speaks to Rewa Fowles about Realm of Tears, performed by takatāpui Māori/ Pākehā multidisciplinary artist and dance movement therapy practitioner Rewa Fowles. 

Angela Yang (performer) and Cindy Yunha Jang-Barlow (Creator/Director), are in to talk about their show I Don't Wanna Dance Alone.

Stage Direction is with Villa Junior Lemanu, assistant choreographer of O le Pepelo, le Gaoi, ma le Pala'ai The Liar, the Thief, and the Coward, the work by Natano Keni and Sarita So. A collaboration between Auckland Theatre Company, Auckland Arts Festival and I Ken So Productions. It's on at the ASB Waterfront Theatre from today until 23 March. 

Alice Canton is back in the studio and joined today by Paddy Free (Pitch Black) who is the sound designer of the FNZ national tour of Hatupatu | Kurungaituku : A Forbidden Love, presented by Taki Rua. The show is in Auckland from 28 February to 2 March at Q Theatre, tickets from Q Theatre's website

Stage Direction is with Oli Mathiesen, Lucy Lynch and Sharvon Mortimer, as they chat about The Butterfly Who Flew Into The Rave, a dance experience as part of Auckland Pride.

Mele Toli is in the studio to chat about Hyperspace, a sequel to Albert Belz's much-loved Astroman, presented in 2019 and directed by Tainui Tukiwaho. 

Jefferson Chen and Yin-Chi are in for Stage Direction with Alice Canton to chat about This Room Is An Island, showing at Te Pou Theatre February 2-4.

 Āria Harrison-Sparke speaks to Alice Canton on Stage Direction about Shakespeare in the Park. 

Shanaia Boutsady and Sajal Taneja from Mixit's show I AM… and… I AM are in the studio to talk about the work playing on 20 and 21 January at Oratia Settlers Hall.