The Effect is a play by British Playwright Lucy Prebble which opens in Auckland on the 16th April 2024. Directed by Benjamin Kilby-Henson, it stars kiwi actors Sara Wiseman, Jarod Rawiri, Jayden Daniels, and Zoë Robins.

Talking to Andrew Whiteside about the production and her part in it is Sara Wiseman.

Rainbow Games ’24 is a LGBTQ sporting event coming to Auckland in early April 2024. It involves three days of competition in 10 different sports.

To talk about the initiative is Brad Christensen who is the Co-Chair of the event.

A look into NZ Opera's 2024 season by Andrew Whiteside

Heartbreak Hotel is a play written by kiwi writers Eleanor Bishop and Karin McCracken. It’s a comedy drama about the grief and drama we've all faced when a relationship ends. Karen McCracken stars alongside kiwi actor Simon Leary. In this interview Simon joins me to discuss the play, and why he feels he needed to be a part of it.

Sally Stockwell is a kiwi actor who has been in a range of screen dramas. This month she launches a theatrical show called We’ve God So Much to Talk About which is an exploration of motherhood and the myriad of issues connected with that.

She sat down with Andrew Whiteside to discuss the show.

REHAB is an improvised play about addiction and recovery conceived by Elizabeth Cracroft and is based on her own experience with alcohol addiction in her youth. The play originally debuted in 2021 but has been reworked for a new season in Auckland.

Joining Andrew Whiteside to discuss the play is Elizabeth and two cast members - Carmen Adams, and Mark Scott.

Actor Jack Buchanan talks about Zombies by Andrew Whiteside

Shadon Meredith is an actor and poet in New Zealand of Samoan heritage. He has worked acted in many theatre, film and television roles including the kiwi soap Shortland Street. In this interview with Andrew Whiteside he talks about a very personal theatrical production called ‘Waiting’ which opens in Auckland on the 26th September 2023.

Bernadette Robinson is a classically trained Australian singer who brings her show DIVAS to Auckland for a season beginning the 11th October 2023.

In the show, Robinson performs music from 10 beloved Divas - and that includes Shirley Bassey, Dolly Parton, Barbara Streisand, Miley Cyrus among others. Andrew Whiteside spoke to Bernadette via phone about the show.

Switzerland is a play written by Joanna Murray-Smith which fictionalises a part of real life author Patricia Highsmith. It is Auckland Theatre Company’s final theatrical piece for 2023. To talk about the play is the wonderful actor Sarah Peirse who plays Highsmith in this tight thriller.