95bFM: Stage Direction

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!

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! 

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! 

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

Today Alice chats about Emily Hurley's brand new show The Judas Sheep, some 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! 

Alice is joined by pillar of the arts community, Morgana O'Reilly, to kōrero about her show Stories About My Body. It opens May 17th at Basement, so grab some tix and whakarongo mai nei to hear all about it. 

The malevolently-benevolent-theatre-eye-of-Sauron also known as thee Alice Canton shares a most hearty theatre roundup! There's some excellent comedy at Basement this Friday, acting classes at Te Pou (Te Pou Awe 2022) from some of the industry's Tuakana, and also some Creative New Zealand funding for their Global Digital New Work Fund. Alice truly sees all. Whakarongo mai! 

Friends, Romans, and local theatre-makers, listen in to Alice's community notice board of some super cool opportunities about town! Submissions for Basement Theatre's Ideas in Residence and Ahurei Mōwaho ō Tāmaki Makaurau (the Auckland Fringe Festival) close TOMORROW (Wednesday 20 April). Also, if you're a budding playwright or just have some ideas steeping in your brain juice, check out what Playmarket has to offer! Phew! Lots of stuff, cheers Alice! 

Alice is joined by the incredible Julia Croft to chat about all the scientific-poetic-nerdery that is her show TERRAPOLIS. Catch it at Q Theatre from April 19th to April 23. 

Alice chats with Jessie McCall about Daybreak Estate, a very cool dance-theatre piece you can catch this week. Cheap champagne and art, dolls! Whakarongo mai!