Podcasts about circa theatre

It's an unusual topic to base a musical on; the change of a road rule. But that's exactly what Give Way The Musical does, putting a satirical spin on the 2012 change to the 'give way' law. The story follows idealistic Sophie who, wanting to make the world a better place, joins the Ministry of Transport. She seizes on fixing New Zealand's 'give way' rule, but not everyone's keenon a change. A protest movement gathers, the sides go to war, and dirty tactics begin. The musical is produced by renowned New Zealand playwright Dave Armstrong, and stars Bronwyn Turei, as seen in Go Girls and The Brokenwood Mysteries, who also took out Actor of the Year at last year's Wellington Theatre Awards. Dave and Bronwyn joined Nick Mills to discuss the performance, opening at Circa Theatre this week and running until May 24. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Jennifer Ward-Lealand and Michael Hurst are a power couple – both having worked extensively in film, theatre and television and both being recognised with Royal Honours. The pair are in Wellington this week for the start of a nationwide tour of their new show In Other Words, which follows the story of a lifelong love affected by the onset of dementia. The pair joined Nick Mills to talk about the show, which opens at Circa Theatre on Thursday. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

An acclaimed Wellington writer has a new show.  Elspeth Sandys's The Body Politic is now showing at Circa Theatre.  She told Nick Mills the show is a classic drama set in an apartment complex in Thorndon in 2021, where the small dramas between the owners mirror the larger political issues of our world. LISTEN ABOVE  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

You won't find any of Elspeth Sandys' neighbours depicted in her play The Body Politic. However belonging to a body corporate inspired her to write it. "It occurred to me a body corporate is like a mini-democracy," she says. The Body Politic looks at the collapse of democracy through the power struggles and personality clashes that happen in an inner-city Wellington apartment block. The "witty, wry and compelling" play opens at Wellington's Circa Theatre next week.

Songstress Ali Harper is currently starring in production The Supper Club at Circa Theatre in Wellington - which is taking audiences back in time to the glitz of the 1920s. The production, directed by Ian Harman and soundtracked by bandleader Tom McLeod, features songs from the glamorous twenties through to the present day The star of the show Ali Harper joins Jim on Sunday Morning to tell us all about the production which runs until 17 February.

From now until February 17 at Circa Theatre, you can find Supper Club, where chanteuse Ali Harper will transport you to a bygone era of glamour and elegance – with a twist. Ali Harper joined Nick Mills in studio to chat about the show. LISTEN ABOVESee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A new play set to premiere this Saturday at Wellington's Circa Theatre tackles a subject tackles that often bothers many people: "Is life worth living after 90?" That's the core question at the centre of playwright Rachel's McAlpine's new play The Secret Lives of Extremely Old People. One of the stars of the show will be familiar to many RNZ listeners. Former overnight host and actor, the magnanimous Lloyd Scott is returning to the stage. And our Wellington studio... He joins us fresh from rehearsal.

It was nearly a year ago when Andrea Sanders presented her then show Cringeworthy the 80s. Now she's back, this time with Cringeworthy - Swinging in the '60s! It starts at Circa Theatre on Saturday April 1, and is set to transport punters to the GROOVIEST era of all. She joins Nick Mills in the Wellington Mornings studio with some of the cast. LISTEN ABOVE See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A very personal film about an out-of-wedlock pregnancy is the first in this year's Someday Stories, a platform that helps emerging filmmakers to create their first professionally-funded, short film project. Mary Mary is written and directed by Ella Gilbert, and it will be released tomorrow. It's the sixth series of Someday Stories, which has now delivered a total of 36 short films. The project mentors filmmakers aged between 18 and 29, and helps them tell their own stories. Ella Gilbert, currently appearing in Circa Theatre's production of Skin Tight in Wellington, talks to Lynn Freeman about why the story of Mary Mary was so important to her. Ella Gilbert's film Mary Mary is released tomorrow as part of Someday Stories Series 6.

Arts commentator John Smythe joins Kathryn to talk about Indian Ink's current tour with Krishnan's Dairy and Mrs Krishnan's Party. What's made these two plays so successful at home and around the world? He'll also talk about Nga Rorirori, opening this week at Wellington's Circa Theatre. John Smythe is Managing Editor of theatreview.org.nz.

His latest co-written work opens at Circa Theatre in Wellington on Saturday, with a season at Auckland's Centerpoint to come. Called Timberrrr!, it is set in Taranaki in the 1940s in the world of competitive woodchopping.

Welcome to Monday Morning Critic Podcast!Episode 244.Author."Jojo Rabbit" (Caging Skies).Christine Leunens.Christine Leunens was born in Hartford, Connecticut to an Italian mother and a Belgian father. As a teenager she  moved to Paris,  where she had a close relationship with her grand-father, Guillaume Leunens, the Flemish painter and sculptor. She funded her study and early writing by modelling in Europe, becoming the face of Givenchy, Paco Rabanne, Nina Ricci, Pierre Balmain and Sonia Rykiel, acting in TV ads such as Mercedes Benz, Suzuki and House of Fraser. She went on to earn a Master of Liberal Arts in English and American Literature and Language from Harvard University in 2005, and a PhD at Victoria University of Wellington in 2012. Since its first publication in 2004, Caging Skies    has become an international bestseller, translated into over twenty languages. In 2007 the French translation was nominated for the Prix Médicis  Étranger and the Prix du Roman FNAC.   Over time, Caging Skies    was adapted to stage and film. The play adaptation, written by Desirée Gezentzvey and directed by Andrew Foster, had its world premiere at the Circa Theatre, Wellington in 2017.  Taika Waititi's film adaptation,   Jojo Rabbit,  won the People's Choice Award at the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival, was nominated in 2020 for two Golden Globes, six Baftas,  and six Oscars, including Best Picture. It won the WGA Award,  the BAFTA Award as well as the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay. It also won the Humanitas Prize for writing intended to promote human dignity, meaning and freedom. Both the film and the book were nominated for the USC Scripter Award 2020 and won AFI Awards for their contribution to America's Cultural Legacy.  Christine currently lives with her family in New Zealand.  Her new novel  , In Amber's Wake, is to be published in early 2022 and her film adaptation of the  same  title has been taken  for production.Welcome, Christine Leunens.​Instagram: Monday Morning Critic Podcast.Facebook: Monday Morning Critic Podcast.Twitter:@ DarekThomasWebsite: www.mmcpodcast.com

An in-depth conversation with Otaki-based actor Jeff Kingsford-Brown. He's currently - as you hear this - the lead role in the show Elling at Circa Theatre in Wellington. He's been a professional actor for many years and we talk about his life and work, talking also of great screen performances by many acting legends. We talk technqique, we talk about some of the funny things that can happen on stage, and we talk about his early life in musical theatre and the training he underwent to devote a life to the stage.

An in-depth conversation with Otaki-based actor Jeff Kingsford-Brown. He's currently - as you hear this - the lead role in the show Elling at Circa Theatre in Wellington. He's been a professional actor for many years and we talk about his life and work, talking also of great screen performances by many acting legends. We talk technqique, we talk about some of the funny things that can happen on stage, and we talk about his early life in musical theatre and the training he underwent to devote a life to the stage. Get full access to Sounds Good! at simonsweetman.substack.com/subscribe

The explosion of grief that followed the death of her husband, is channelled into Cian Parker's new play, All I See. It's going to premiere at the 2021 Kia Mau Festival at Wellington's Circa Theatre, June 4-12.

The explosion of grief that followed the death of her husband, is channelled into Cian Parker's new play, All I See. It's going to premiere at the 2021 Kia Mau Festival at Wellington's Circa Theatre, June 4-12.

Circa Theatre in Wellington turns 45 this year - we're joined in the studio by Writer and Actor Gavin Rutherford, Director Susan Wilson and Circa co-founder Carolyn Henwood to look back - and to look forward at the venue's role in the cultural life of the capital.

"I want to prove that people with Down syndrome can do anything." That's Lily Harper's mission. She's an award winning actor from Palmerston North who's starring in Up Down Girl, directed by Nathan Mudge. They've adapted it from British writer Sue Shield's play Up Down Boy. Lily's version tells the story of 19 year old Mattie as she prepares to move out of home for the first time. The 'Best Emerging Actor' at last year's Central Regional Theatre Awards dreams of touring the play around the country, and is starting with Wellington. Ultimately she wants the cast of Shortland Street to come see it, not only as a devoted fan of the TV series but because it was a hurtful scene from the show that made her determined to challenge stereotypes surrounding the condition. Lynn Freeman talks with Lily and with director Nathan Mudge. Up down girl opens at Wellington's Circa Theatre on the 20th of April.

Author, political commentator and Professor of Communication Design at Massey University, Claire Robinson has now written a play about Aotearoa's first Labour Prime Minister, Michael Joseph Savage. The Lee Letter explores Savage's legacy and his turbulent premiership during which he avoided seeking the medical treatment that could have prevented his early death from colon cancer. Claire Robinson says underpinning his reluctance to get treatment was his fear of being challenged for the party leadership by the popular Labour MP John A. (Jack) Lee. The Lee Letter is having its first public reading at Circa Theatre, Wellington, on 13 March as part of the Fringe Festival.

Author, political commentator and Professor of Communication Design at Massey University, Claire Robinson has now written a play about Aotearoa's first Labour Prime Minister, Michael Joseph Savage. The Lee Letter explores Savage's legacy and his turbulent premiership during which he avoided seeking the medical treatment that could have prevented his early death from colon cancer. Claire Robinson says underpinning his reluctance to get treatment was his fear of being challenged for the party leadership by the popular Labour MP John A. (Jack) Lee. The Lee Letter is having its first public reading at Circa Theatre, Wellington, on 13 March as part of the Fringe Festival.

There's nothing quite like a Christmas pantomime - England's major contribution to the holiday season. But we seem to like it in New Zealand too, especially at Wellington's Circa Theatre. There's singing, there's dancing, there's magic for the kids, and risqué jokes for the grownups. Long-time Panto Dame - and now frequent pantomime writer - is Gavin Rutherford. Though you wonder if it's a suitable job for a serious, award-winning actor, and one-time - believe it or not - marine biologist. Cinderella; the Pantomime opens at Circa Theatre in Wellington on November the 14th.

In the podcast today: a "first-of-its-kind" drag musical for kids opens for the school holidays at Wellington's Circa Theatre; Labour releases its dental policy promising a tripling of an emergency grant; buildings turn red to highlight the plight of the events industry and Australian scientists believe a nasal spray they've developed could be an effective treatment for Covid-19.

The discovery of the growing hole in the ozone layer over Antarctica provided plenty of worrying headlines in the 1980s. But in a rare example of international co-operation, action was successfully taken to reduce it. In the second of a series of plays set in Antarctica, Hole, playwright - and former RNZ presenter - Lynda Chanwai-Earle brings together three very different characters onto the ice in 1985 - a New Zealand scientist, a Navy SEAL from American Samoa and a Greenpeace activist. Hole is still in development, and like its predecessor, Heat, it uses green-powered energy like solar power so it can be presented off-grid. Lynn Freeman talks with Lynda and the director of Hole Professor David O'Donnell. The play has its development season at Wellington's Circa Theatre starting on the 22nd of September.

It's a miniepisode! Morgan chats with actor and producer Harriet Prebble of Canvas Abyss about the new show Dungeoning & Dragoning at Circa Theatre! We also talk about discovering the game, whether gatekeeping is a thing in Wellington, and what makes collaborative storytelling special. Links: Dungeoning & Dragoning at Circa Theatre (but it will probably be sold out by the time you see this!) Canvas Abyss on Facebook for all the news and behind the scenes info! Our theme music is The Sunday Song by The K1500 Project! Get in touch on the socials at diceratopsnz, or email us, diceratopsnz@gmail.com! We also have an email newsletter, sign up to that too! Find out more at https://diceratops-presents.pinecast.co This podcast is powered by Pinecast.

An in-depth conversation with Wellington actor Simon Leary. We talk through his life and the steps he took to train and learn the craft of acting. We talk improv, drama, comedy, writing, the pantomime, via touchstones including The Simpsons and The Office. And we plug the brand new Circa Theatre show, "COCK" and the upcoming pantomime which Simon is not only starring in but is also co-writing.

An in-depth conversation with Wellington actor Simon Leary. We talk through his life and the steps he took to train and learn the craft of acting. We talk improv, drama, comedy, writing, the pantomime, via touchstones including The Simpsons and The Office. And we plug the brand new Circa Theatre show, "COCK" and the upcoming pantomime which Simon is not only starring in but is also co-writing. Get full access to Sounds Good! at simonsweetman.substack.com/subscribe

An in-depth conversation with actor Bronwyn Turei. We talk about Circa Theatre and her recent 'adoption' as part of the core crew there; we talk TV and her breakout role as "Cody" on Go Girls. We talk about the upcoming "Shortland Street: The Musical" and the preview season of Rants In The Dark which returns in January 2019. We have a big ole chat about what it takes to make it in the world of theatre, about training and focus and the lifelong passion of studying and performing as a trained stage actor. Get full access to Sounds Good! at simonsweetman.substack.com/subscribe

An in-depth conversation with actor Bronwyn Turei. We talk about Circa Theatre and her recent 'adoption' as part of the core crew there; we talk TV and her breakout role as "Cody" on Go Girls. We talk about the upcoming "Shortland Street: The Musical" and the preview season of Rants In The Dark which returns in January 2019. We have a big ole chat about what it takes to make it in the world of theatre, about training and focus and the lifelong passion of studying and performing as a trained stage actor.

Is the arts a place where women have equal opportunity? And if not, why not? That's the big question at hand in Episode Six of RNZ podcast, Beyond Kate.

An in-depth conversation with Wellington-based director and actor Ross Jolly. We talk Gliding On and Glide Time and Ross' roll as a commissioner and creator of Radio Drama for many years as well as being a founding member of Circa Theatre and the many plays he's directed across the years. We talk film and TV and finding jobs for between seasons and we plug the current season of Under Milk Wood at Circa Theatre Get full access to Sounds Good! at simonsweetman.substack.com/subscribe

An in-depth conversation with Wellington-based director and actor Ross Jolly. We talk Gliding On and Glide Time and Ross' roll as a commissioner and creator of Radio Drama for many years as well as being a founding member of Circa Theatre and the many plays he's directed across the years. We talk film and TV and finding jobs for between seasons and we plug the current season of Under Milk Wood at Circa Theatre

Welcome to Trans-Tasman Tales, the free podcast by the Australian High Commission in New Zealand.Today we're joined by Australian playwright Joanna Murray-Smith, whose play Switzerland is currently being performed at Circa Theatre Wellington. In this episode she discusses playwrights and novelists, gives advice to aspiring writers and answers the age old question - is the humble pav Australian and Kiwi? Switzerland is being performed by Circa Theatre in Wellington until 14 April 2018.Keep up to date with the Australian High Commission in New Zealand by following us on social media: Find us on FacebookFind us on TwitterFind us on LinkedInVisit our website Music by Lee Rosevere

An in-depth chat with Wellington-based actor Gavin Rutherford. We talk about the various forms of work he has done - TV, film, voiceovers, adverts, theatre. We talk too about his recurring Pantomime roles and his work as one of the new stalwarts of Circa Theatre. In early 2018 he'll be directing a play on the main stage (Circa One). Get full access to Sounds Good! at simonsweetman.substack.com/subscribe

An in-depth chat with Wellington-based actor Gavin Rutherford. We talk about the various forms of work he has done - TV, film, voiceovers, adverts, theatre. We talk too about his recurring Pantomime roles and his work as one of the new stalwarts of Circa Theatre. In early 2018 he'll be directing a play on the main stage (Circa One).

An in-depth chat with actor and director Lyndee-Jane Rutherford. We talk through her career from the farm in Feilding to acting school, via a whole lot of amateur theatre productions. From Am-Dram to TV ('Skitz'), some film work, voiceovers, ads - the works. She's been a mainstay at Circa Theatre in Wellington across most of the last 20 years, with acting work and directing too. We talk about the behind-the-scenes, pitching a show, rehearsals, those unplanned moments where things go wrong. And we give a good plug to the upcoming production of "Hand to God" - Circa Theatre, April 22 - May 20, 2017. Get full access to Sounds Good! at simonsweetman.substack.com/subscribe

An in-depth chat with actor and director Lyndee-Jane Rutherford. We talk through her career from the farm in Feilding to acting school, via a whole lot of amateur theatre productions. From Am-Dram to TV ('Skitz'), some film work, voiceovers, ads - the works. She's been a mainstay at Circa Theatre in Wellington across most of the last 20 years, with acting work and directing too. We talk about the behind-the-scenes, pitching a show, rehearsals, those unplanned moments where things go wrong. And we give a good plug to the upcoming production of "Hand to God" - Circa Theatre, April 22 - May 20, 2017.

An in-depth chat with Wellington-based film and theatre director Dean Hewison. We talk about his experiences and influences working up through local theatre and on to producing NZ versions of international scripts as well as writing his own short and feature films. We discuss the making of his debut full-length feature, How To Meet Girls From A Distance (2012) and his various pursuits in and around that including directing the play Lungs at Circa Theatre in late 2016. Get full access to Sounds Good! at simonsweetman.substack.com/subscribe

An in-depth chat with Wellington-based film and theatre director Dean Hewison. We talk about his experiences and influences working up through local theatre and on to producing NZ versions of international scripts as well as writing his own short and feature films. We discuss the making of his debut full-length feature, How To Meet Girls From A Distance (2012) and his various pursuits in and around that including directing the play Lungs at Circa Theatre in late 2016.

Michele Amas - outstanding actress and poet, has been farewelled at her funeral in Wellington. In life she was on stage in countless plays mainly at Circa Theatre, and a writer - especially of poems. Her distinctive voice was in many RNZ plays, children's stories and readings over the years. She died from cancer on Boxing Day, another casualty of a brutal 2016 in terms of lost talent.