95bFM: Stage Direction
181 episodes - English - Latest episode: 8 days ago -All your thesp-y knowledge needs sated by our resident theatre writer and dramaturg Zoë Larsen Cumming.
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Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming: May 1, 2020
April 30, 2020 12:00 - 11.5 MBWe've got all sorts of (virtual) theatre for you to catch this week for free, from National Theatre At Home's Frankenstein, to James Malcolm's podcast "James Malcolm Reviews James Malcom" and an absolute classic, Swan Lake, on Marquee.tv.
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming: April 24, 2020
April 23, 2020 12:00 - 11.3 MBZoë shares with us her favourite (virtual) theatre picks for the weekend and it's looking pretty Shakespear heavy (no surprises there). King Lear is playing through the Stratford Festival, Twelfth Night is play on the National Theatre at Home, and Silo Theatre's Instagram Artist in residence is always good to check out, this week is Hamish Parkinson.
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming: April 17, 2020
April 16, 2020 12:00 - 12.8 MBZoë's back this week with more virtual theatre and a review of last weeks picks. Plenty to indulge into, kicking off with The House Is Open: Live From Wellington Open Mic Night at 8pm tonight. As well as National Theatre At Home's Treasure Island, and The Shows Must Go On!'s Phantom of the Opera. Catch all of these all from the comfort of your own home.
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming: April 10, 2020
April 09, 2020 12:00 - 12.3 MBZoë joins us with a bunch of top picks of theatre for your staycations. Get amongst Funny As on TVNZ on Demand, Jane Eyre on National Theatres' YouTube channel, Fleabag on Soho Theatres' streaming site and Jesus Christ Superstar on The Shows Must Go on YouTube channel. Plenty to keep us entertained.
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming: April 3, 2020
April 02, 2020 11:00 - 11.1 MBZoë's joining us with a plethora of theatre options to watch from the comfort of your own home. Get amongst the National Theatre at Home: One Man, Two Guvnors, or catch the Comedy Festival Gala 2019 on the telly, the Royal NZ Ballet are performing Hansel and Gretel online and inbetween all that, you can catch Rose Matafeo and Alice Snedden’s podcast: Boners of the Heart on all your podcasting platforms. Plenty to watch!
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming: March 27, 2020
March 26, 2020 11:00 - 13 MBZoë brings us a different kind of theatre guide this morning, a virtual theatre guide with her top reckons of things to entertain yourself over the next little while. Plus, a bit of theatre history! Plenty to dive into.
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming: March 20, 2020
March 19, 2020 11:00 - 6.04 MBZoë pops in to talk theatre, some of the shows that are still on are Scotty Cotter's Babble, and how about some opera? You can catch Eight Songs for a Mad King to fulfil all your theatre needs.
Stage Direction w/ Roimata Templeton: March 13, 2020
March 12, 2020 11:00 - 15.9 MBEveryone's been raving about Emilia, and we've got Roimata Templeton in studio to chat about the show. Get yourself along to Emilia at the Pop-Up Globe, this is one all women cast show that you don't want to miss.
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming, Rebecca Stubbing & Frankie Browne: February 28, 2020
February 27, 2020 11:00 - 10.6 MBZoë joins us for another Stage Direction with two special guests this week Rebecca and Frankie to talk about Dungeons and Dragons and their new show, Can I Get an Underground Location and a Mythical Creature? Based on a game close to many people's hearts, this show is definitely not one to miss.
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming, Beth Kayes & Katie Burson: February 21, 2020
February 20, 2020 11:00 - 16.3 MBBeth and Katie from GET OUT OF MY LETTER BOX joins Rachel and Zoë to talk about their show at Q Theatre, and Zoë reckons you may as well make a night out of it and head long to Dr Drama Makes a Show afterwards. Yay for theatre!
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming, Sarita Das & Brigid Costello: February 14, 2020
February 13, 2020 11:00 - 20.4 MBRachel is joined by Zoë, Sarita and Brigid. Sarita describes their show Perfect Shade as personal and confronting. They discuss the place of colourism and privilege in South Asia, Aotearoa, and the wider world. Then, Brigid teases how she and her cast are handling Shakespeare in a 2020 New Zealand context. The Works of William Shakespeare by Chicks starts next week, so get your tix quick!
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming, James Luck & Rebekkah Schoonbeek: February 7, 2020
February 06, 2020 11:00 - 13.3 MBJenn is joined by Zoë, Rebekkah and James, to talk about the birds and the bees,ahead of Night of the Queer, the show that's returning to TAPAC for Auckland Pride featuring an exotic garden of earthly delights. Plus, Zoë reckons you should head along to OurMarch and OurParty, both part of Pride Festival. And Take The Crown has finally hit the stage so get your tickets.
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming & Freya Finch: January 31, 2020
January 30, 2020 11:00 - 17.2 MBZoë's back this week but she's not alone, joining her and Rachel in studio is Freya Finch. Freya chats to Rachel and Zoë about directing OurGala, and launching the 2020 Auckland Pride Festival. Alongside this very speciale event, Zoë reckons you should get yourself along to Ghost Trees, because who doesn't love a talking tree?
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming, Ravi Gurunathan & Kierron Diaz-Campbell: January 24, 2020
January 23, 2020 11:00 - 16.5 MBRavi and Kierron join Zoë in studio to chat about their show at the Basement theatre, Take The Crown. The pair chat to Zoë and Rachel about queer representation in theatre and the power of having a platform. Would it really be a theatre guide in January if we don't talk about Shakespeare? Get yourself along to Macbeth at Shakespeare in the Park and Much Ado About Nothing at the Pop-Up Globe. Plus, one last mention, Oldest Friend, at the Pumphouse Theatre.
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming: January 17, 2020
January 16, 2020 11:00 - 8.39 MBZoë's back from her holiday with some reckons on what's good in theatre this week. Get yourself along to the Shakespeare Pop-Up Globe to catch the ol' classic Romeo & Juliet. And following that theme, Auckland's Shakespeare in the Park 2020 is on at the Pumphouse, so why not make a weekend of it?
Stage Direction w/ Johanna Cosgrove: December 13, 2019
December 12, 2019 11:00 - 11.5 MBJohanna returns for one last time this year, to make sure you know all you need to so you can catch the last of the festive theatre. Get yourself along to the Basement Theatre's annual Christmas show A Frickin Dangerous Space-mas, and Q Theatre's Top Down. Both great, both an absolute must.
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming: December 6, 2019
December 05, 2019 11:00 - 10 MBWith some jazzy bed music, Zoë runs us through what's cooking in theatre this weekend. You can get yourself along to the Pop Up Globe for the last time because it goes global, or get festive at Basement Theatre's A Frickin Dangerous Space-mas. Plus, check out Kura Woulda Shoulda, because you don't want to miss this. Glorious.
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming: November 29, 2019
November 28, 2019 11:00 - 13.9 MBIs there really anything more festive than threate? Zoë brings us her top theatre picks to really get you excited about Christmas, starting of course with the annual Basement Theatre Christmas show, A Frickin Dangerous Space-mas, Les Misérables (you know it'll be good), My Heart Goes Thadak Thadak, and Snort.
Stage Direction w/ Shaan Kesha & Mayen Mehta: November 22, 2019
November 21, 2019 11:00 - 15 MBShaan and Mayen pop into the studio to chat about the highly anticipated play My Heart Goes Thadak Thadak, a play featuring sibling showdowns, divas, dancing and pure movie-making magic. What more can we say? Get your tickets.
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming: November 15, 2019
November 14, 2019 11:00 - 10.4 MBZoë brings in her theatre picks as a form of glamorous study procrastination, and we're all for it. She reckons you've got to get yourself along to Drone, and Welcome to Thebes, both at the Basement Theatre, and Enchanted April, because what a great name right?!
Stage Direction w/ Johanna Cosgrove: November 8, 2019
November 07, 2019 11:00 - 12.9 MBJohanna brings us a joyful selection of her top reckons for upcoming theatre. Get yourself along to Welcome to Thebes this week to dive into some emerging talent, and make sure you lock in your tickets to My Heart Goes Thadak Thadak because it looks like a wildly good time.
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming & James Mustapic: November 1, 2019
October 31, 2019 11:00 - 11.6 MBHappy Halloween! Zoë brings up Billy T nominee, James Mustapic, ahead of his spooky show tonight, The Blair Witch Projector. As well as recommending you check out How We Survive at the Basement Theatre and Snort, because it's always a good time.
Stage Direction w/ Johanna Cosgrove & Arlo Gibson: October 25, 2019
October 24, 2019 11:00 - 14.9 MBJohanna's got all the theatre you could need to fill up your weekend with drama. And lucky for us, Johanna's joined by Arlo Gibson to talk about Owls Do Cry. If that's not enough, get yourself along to Manifesto of a Good Cripple, Live Reel: Halloween Spook-tacular, and Brynley Stent – Filthy Little Goblin.
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming & Jo Randerson: October 18, 2019
October 17, 2019 11:00 - 20.2 MBWe're lucky enough to have Zoë and Jo in the studio this morning. We're chatting with Jo Randerson about her latest theatre venture, Sing It To My Face, and Zoë guides us through all her theatre picks for the weekend. Make sure you get yourself along to Worm, and First World Problems 2.0.
Stage Direction w/ Johanna Cosgrove & Kura Forrester: October 11, 2019
October 10, 2019 11:00 - 16 MBJohanna joins us to share her theatre picks for this week, one of which features Kura Forrester, who we are lucky enough to have in the studio, aww. Johanna chats with Kura about Half of the Sky, the family reunion you didn't know you wanted. And if that's not enough, get yourself along to Owls Do Cry, at the Q Theatre, to fill all your theatre needs.
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming: October 4, 2019
October 03, 2019 11:00 - 11.6 MBIf you're looking for a weekend full of theatre, then look no further. Zoë's got her hot picks for a weekend full of drama. BLOOM at Q Theatre if you're interested in dance, the One Act Play Festival 2019 for a diverse range of plot twists, and Snort because it's always a good time.
Stage Direction w/ Johanna Cosgrove: September 27, 2019
September 26, 2019 12:00 - 12.7 MBJohanna's back from overseas with tales of comedy and performance. Plus she's got her hot picks for theatre in Tāmaki, she reckons you've gotta check out Pōhutu and NZ Music Double Bill: Dances with Aldous, both part of Tempo Dance Festival and James Roque's returning comedy show, Boy Mestizo, at The Basement Theatre.
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming, Atutahi Potaka-Dewes & Ali Foa’i: September 20, 2019
September 19, 2019 12:00 - 19.7 MBZoë is joining us in studio with Atutahi and Ali to talk about their play aloFA, this morning, that follows Niko, who returns home to Samoa after 25 years away, and is confronted with consequences of his long absence by his Papa and family. Zoë also reckons you've got to head along to Go Back For Murder and, of course, Reclamation at the Basement.
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming: September 13, 2019
September 12, 2019 12:00 - 10.2 MBZoë pops into the studio to deliver theatre recommendations for your whole weekend, from morning to night. Head along to I Didn't Invite You Here to Lecture Me, followed by New In Town, both at the Basement. And for your morning entertainment, Light Vs Dark: The Adventures of Rama will take care of you.
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming & Freya Finch: September 6, 2019
September 05, 2019 12:00 - 14.6 MBZoë's back with your theatre recommendations for this week, plus with a special guest, Freya Finch from Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead to talk about how they are turning Hamlet inside out with their slapstick comedy. Zoë reckons you've gotta make time for Ritu Alkemi and the Short & Sweet Festival this weekend, as well.
Stage Direction w/ Zoë Larsen Cumming: August 30, 2019
August 29, 2019 12:00 - 10.2 MBZoë got a stellar line-up of theatre for your weekend, if you liked the film, then you'll like the play, Steel Magnolias is on at The Rose Center, Mr. Redlight is finally here at the Herald Theatre and if that's not enough, Short and Sweet begins on Sunday. Special mention goes to Snort at the Basement theatre because that's always a good time.