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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. Subscribe to hear this episode along with others and amplify your experience of the creative work of stage. 🎟️ Book now at atc.o.nz🎭 Peter Pan by Carl Bland, adapted from the story by J.M. Barrie📅 8 Oct - 3 Nov📍 ASB Waterfront Theatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Subscribe to hear this episode along with others and amplify your experience of the creative work of stage.🎟️ Book now: https://bit.ly/3X4OJAX🎭 Girls & Boys by Dennis Kelly📅 10 - 22 Sep📍 ASB Waterfront TheatreCheck out the original interview on RNZ: https://bit.ly/3XvFjjE Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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.”Subscribe to hear this episode along with others and amplify your experience of the creative work of stage.🎟️ Book now: https://bit.ly/3X4OJAX🎭 Girls & Boys by Dennis Kelly📅 10 - 22 Sep📍 ASB Waterfront Theatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

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. Subscribe to hear this episode along with others and amplify your experience of the creative work of stage.🎟️ Book now: https://bit.ly/46Dc4hB🌏Scenes from the Climate Era by David Finnigan📅 Now on until 24 Aug📍 Q Theatre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.