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Stage Direction

All your thesp-y knowledge needs sated by our resident actor and theatre connoisseur Alice Canton.

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Stage Direction w/ Laika Rountree: 9 March, 2026

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Mon 9 Mar 2026

Laika reviews recent production Music Portrait of a Humble Disabled Samoan, the upcoming My Name is Rachel Corrie at Te Pou Theatre, and Words In Motion at Basement Theatre. Whakarongo mai nei!

Stage Direction w/ Laika Rountree: Rāhina, February 23rd, 2026

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Mon 23 Feb 2026

Laika Rountree joins Matthew for Stage Direction, having been to the dress rehearsal of the upcoming production for Embrace, and the planning of the upcoming production, Before We Begin.

Stage Direction w/ Laika Rountree: Rāhina, February 9th, 2026

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Mon 9 Feb 2026

Kia ora! The first Stage Direction of 2026!

Matthew speaks to our new contributor, Laika Rountree, about what direction the segment will take this year.

Stage Direction w/ Beatriz and Zoe for The Dry House: October 6, 2025

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Mon 6 Oct 2025

Stage Direction w/ Tom Clarke for Perry: September 29, 2025

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Mon 29 Sep 2025

Stage Direction w/ Bridie Thomson and Dylan Underwood for It's Alive: September 22, 2025

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Mon 22 Sep 2025

Matthew and Alice speak to two of the improvisers behind It's Alive, starting 23 September at Pumphouse Theatre. 

Stage Direction w/ Ben Ashby and Nadiyah Akbar for Running into the Sun: September 15, 2025

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Mon 15 Sep 2025

Matthew is joined by Alice Canton in the studio to speak with Ben Ashby and Nadiyah Akbar of a2 Company about their upcoming show at Basement Theatre, Running into the Sun. 

Stage Direction w/ Amber Curreen for Kōanga Festival: September 8, 2025

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Mon 8 Sep 2025

Amber Curreen, one of the founders of Te Pou theatre, is in the studio for a korero about the upcoming Koanga Festival 2025. The festival kicks off on 12 September.

Stage Direction w/ Tim Earle and Amanda Tito for Mother Play: September 1, 2025

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Mon 1 Sep 2025

Crawley is joined by Alice to discuss the upcoming season of Mother Play at Silo Theatre with castmembers Tim Earle and Amanda Tito. 

Stage Direction w/ Rhiannon Hadlow and Molly Curnow for MOTHER IS A DAUGHTER IS A MOTHER: August 11, 2025

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Mon 11 Aug 2025

Alice speaks with director Rhiannon Hadlow and actor Molly Curnow about MOTHER IS A DAUGHTER IS A MOTHER. Playing at Basement Theatre, the new play from Brick Haus Productions interrogates the relations between art, motherhood and creation.