We’ve got another cracking theatre chat coming your way!

This week, our very own Neil Brewer joins me and the fabulous Lottie Butcher to talk about his new Wellington Rep show Accomplice — and he’s brought along two of the four actors bringing it to life, Jonathan Ensor and Phoebe Day! 👏🎭

We get stuck into the show, the characters, the twists, the turns and what it’s like bringing this intriguing play to the Wellington stage.

Will Neil reveal too much? Will Jonathan and Phoebe give away the secrets? Will Lottie behave herself?

…Absolutely no promises on that last one. 😂

🎧 Tune in to The Green Room Podcast this week for plenty of laughs, theatre chat and a little bit of Accomplice intrigue!

This week we’re joined by the fabulous director Trudy Dalziel and the absolutely amazing Gillian Boyes to chat about Social Climbers the new show from Stagecraft.

We get the inside scoop on the show, the characters, the chaos, it’s a great chat, plenty of laughs, and all the theatre goss you need to get you through the week!

🎧 Listen to The Green Room Podcast — your weekly dose of Wellington theatre news, views, interviews and general theatrical nonsense!

Put down the bourbon, hide the dancing shoes and alert the good people of Bomont… because Footloose has arrived in Wellington! 🕺💃

This week we’re joined by Lottie Butcher and Bruin Maunder from Wellington Footlights’ brand-new production of Footloose.

We chat about what it’s like being told YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DANCE… and then immediately agreeing to star in a musical that is basically 90% dancing. 😂

We get into the music, the madness, the choreography, the characters and what happens when Wellington theatre people are let loose with Footloose.

There’s singing. There’s dancing. There’s questionable decision-making.

Basically… exactly what you’d expect from The Green Room. 🎭

40 episodes! Who knew we’d have this much to say about theatre?! 😂

For our big Episode 40, we’re joined by director Ewan Coleman to chat about his upcoming production of Sense and Sensibility starting this week at Hutt Rep.

We get stuck into Jane Austen, directing actors, bringing a classic story to life, and — perhaps most importantly — how Ewan actually directs! 🎬

It’s a great behind-the-scenes chat about the joys, challenges and occasional madness of directing for the stage.

So grab yourself a cup of tea, settle into the Green Room and join us for Episode 40! ☕🎭

🎙️ The Green Room – Wellington theatre news, views, interviews and the occasional bit of nonsense.

Joining us on The Green Room is Sara Schroder, talking all things Lettice and Lovage at Mana Little Theatre.

With plenty of laughs, and boy did we have some laughs... we chat about Peter Shaffer’s hilarious and wonderfully eccentric comedy, and what audiences can expect when the curtain goes up.

Lettice and Lovage runs at Mana Little Theatre from 2–12 September 2026, directed by Lauren Ford-Jones.

This week on The Green Room Podcast, we're joined by Kevin Hastings, President of Wellington Repertory Theatre, to celebrate an incredible 100 years of Rep!

We chat about the history, the shows, the people, the stories and what the future holds for one of Wellington's much-loved theatre companies.

Joining us for Episode 37 are Sera Devcich and Martin Tidy, talking all things Maven Theatre Company’s exciting new production of Mother Courage and Her Children.

We had a fantastic chat about the show, the challenges of bringing this powerful Brecht classic to the stage, and what audiences can expect.

It sounds like it’s going to be an amazing production, and we’re definitely looking forward to seeing it!

Another great conversation from The Green Room Podcast — your dose of theatre news, views and goings-on from around Wellington.

We had a fantastic chat with the wonderfully entertaining director Liz Ebrey and actor Shane Abrahams about Obvious Guilt, coming up at Heretaunga Players. If their conversation is anything to go by, audiences are in for a brilliant night of theatre!

We also run through all the usual theatre news, including what's coming up, audition opportunities, and everything else happening around the local theatre scene.

This week, Lindsey Rusling joins us for a great chat about life, theatre, and what it's like being one half of this year's epic adjudicating team for the Wellington theatre scene.

As always, there's plenty more to catch up on too, including what's coming up and the latest audition opportunities.

Have you ever tried writing a play? We catch up with the writer of New Players Theatre Company's newest production, Murder & Matters More Pressing, Amelia Lucie-Smith. Amelia also stars as Prudence in the show, alongside Rich Taylor, who plays Blunder. He joins the conversation too as we chat about bringing this new production to the stage.