17 Mar 2025

Shine On | Episode 8: Inspiration to Compose

From Shine On Katherine Mansfield, 10:00 am on 17 March 2025

Series ClassificationPG (Parental Guidance) | Find the series here.

Charlotte Yates in concert: Mansfield in Her Own Words

Charlotte's show Mansfield in Her Own Words brings together some of our most talented musicians. Yates chooses poems for composers and performers Brooke Singer and William Ricketts.

On a Wellington beach, Ricketts reflects on Mansfield's poem "A Sunset." We film Singer's poignant rendition of "A Wounded Bird."

Both poems foreshadow Katherine Mansfield's early death. Brooke Singer is 34, the same age as Mansfield when she died.

Charlotte Yates

Charlotte Yates Photo: AC Productions

Will Ricketts and Charlotte Yates

Will Ricketts and Charlotte Yates Photo: AC Productions

William Ricketts

William Ricketts Photo: AC Productions

Katherine Mansfield

Katherine Mansfield Photo: AC Productions

NZ On Air

Photo: NZ On Air