Backstage

Covid-19... deja vu! The madness that is Production Week (we secretly love everything about it)... and we spotlight Once, our #musicaloftheweek

In an exciting episode of Backstage, Mel and Mike catch up with one Mr Michael Hurst in the lead up to his Waikato performances of 'The Daylight Atheist'... And #MusicaloftheWeek is 'Hair'!

Mel and Mike this week go Backstage with ye olde stage adaptation, its history, and its many many forms! And the #musicaloftheweek is — drum roll please.... cymbal crash — Cabaret!

This week: Mel and Mike go Backstage with very young thespians and friends River, Meadow, and Emily to talk about why they think theatre is so important. And appropriately, the #musicaloftheweek is School of Rock!

Backstage this week is a big old deep dive into recommended/world-famous plays and playwrights; and #MusicaloftheWeek is 'Bonnie and Clyde'.

Mel and Mike are Backstage this week with the Tony Awards and its extensive history in the New York theatre community; plus #MusicaloftheWeek is 'Oliver!'

This week we're Backstage with the one and only Jeremy Mayall, wearer of many arts-related hats in the Waikato and around NZ. Plus #MusicaloftheWeek is 'Cats'!

Mel and Mike stroll through an extensive (if not quite exhaustive) list of what's happening on stages around the greater Waikato (and beyond)... and their #musicaloftheweek is the always dependable Little Shop of Horrors!

Wanna be a director? We have a list of essential tips you really need to hear! And our #musicaloftheweek takes us back to good ol' Rydell High... that's right – Grease!

Mel and Mike delve into the rules that apply backstage (see what we did there?) for performers... what's appropriate and what's not. Plus our #musicaloftheweek is Shrek!