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Stage Direction

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

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Justine Simei-Barton: July 12, 2022

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Justine Simei-Barton: July 12, 2022 Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Justine Simei-Barton: July 12, 2022, 15.27 MB
Tue 12 Jul 2022

I tēnei ata Alice speaks to Justine Simei-Barton, the director of an incredible show TAKURUA - Nafanua War Goddess. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Oli Mathiesen: July 5, 2022

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Oli Mathiesen: July 5, 2022 Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Oli Mathiesen: July 5, 2022, 17.01 MB
Tue 5 Jul 2022

Alice chats with Oli Mathieson about Atamira Dance Company's three part offering KAHA - Triple Boost! It's on from Thursday 7 July to Saturday 9 July. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Carrie Rudzinski: June 28, 2022

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Carrie Rudzinski: June 28, 2022 Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Carrie Rudzinski: June 28, 2022, 17.23 MB
Tue 28 Jun 2022

Alice is joined by Carrie Rudzinski from poetry collective How We Survive to have a kōrero about the poetry theatre show, HYSTERICAL. Whakarongo mai nei, and catch the show at Basement Theatre 5 - 9 July!

Stage Direction w/ Hadleigh Pouesi: June 21, 2022

Stage Direction w/ Hadleigh Pouesi: June 21, 2022 Stage Direction w/ Hadleigh Pouesi: June 21, 2022, 12.76 MB
Tue 21 Jun 2022

Director and choreographer Hadleigh Pouesi has a kōrero about Fresh Movement’s dance-theatre work MĀUI!  in celebration of Matariki. It's back for one night only (!) at the Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre at Aotea – Te Pokapū Aotea Centre on Rāpare/Thursday 23 June. Whakarongo mai nei to hear all about it. 

 

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Nathan Joe: June 14, 2022

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Nathan Joe: June 14, 2022 Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Nathan Joe: June 14, 2022, 8.95 MB
Tue 14 Jun 2022

I tēnei ata Alice is joined by playwright, poet, and actor Nathan Joe to kōrero about his fantastic play Scenes From a Yellow Peril, which Nathan describes as a "celebration of anger and rage". You can catch it from 21 June - 3 July at the ASB Waterfront Theatre - definitely not one to miss! Whakarongo mai nei! 

Stage Direction w/ Batanai Mashingaidze and Grace Bentley-Tsibuah: June 7, 2022

Stage Direction w/ Batanai Mashingaidze and Grace Bentley-Tsibuah: June 7, 2022 Stage Direction w/ Batanai Mashingaidze and Grace Bentley-Tsibuah: June 7, 2022, 19.88 MB
Tue 7 Jun 2022

Batanai Mashingaidze and Grace Bentley-Tsibuah are the cast of 'Seven Methods of Killing Kylie Jenner', a hotly anticipated new show at the Basement theatre. Whakarongo mai nei!

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: May 31, 2022

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: May 31, 2022 Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: May 31, 2022, 15.28 MB
Tue 31 May 2022

Alice is here with all the thespian news our hearts desire, and this week reckons we should check out She's Crowning at Basement! Whakarongo mai! 

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Sananda Chatterjee: May 24, 2022

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Sananda Chatterjee: May 24, 2022 Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Sananda Chatterjee: May 24, 2022, 16.61 MB
Tue 24 May 2022

I tēnei rā Alice is joined by Sananda Chatterjee to kōrero about the wonderful Prayas Theatre's latest production, Dhaba on Devon Avenue. Catch it at TAPAC from this Thursday, 26 May. Whakarongo mai nei! 

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Penny Ashton: May 17, 2022

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Penny Ashton: May 17, 2022 Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton & Penny Ashton: May 17, 2022, 18.48 MB
Tue 17 May 2022

I tēnei ata Alice is joined by Penny Ashton to chat about her show Olive Copperbottom: A Dickensian Tale of Love, Gin and the PoxOn next week at Q Theatre! Whakarongo mai nei to hear all about it. 

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: May 10, 2022

Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: May 10, 2022 Stage Direction w/ Alice Canton: May 10, 2022, 20.79 MB
Tue 10 May 2022

Today Alice chats about Emily Hurley's brand new show The Judas Sheepsome auditions for a Touch Compass show, a timeline tracking the impact of Covid-19 on Aotearoa's theatre scenes, and a report on Orange's impact on theatre in particular. Phew! Whakarongo mai!