Fringe Festival

New Zealand Fringe Festival director, Vanessa Stacey, gives an overview of the next three weeks featuring local and international acts at New Zealand's largest open-access arts festival. Emerging… Audio

My Current Song this morning is from Chris Priestley & The Unsung Heroes, who are currently touring New Zealand, singing about... our unsung heroes. Prominent actor and director Peter Elliott, the… Audio

The Dunedin Fringe Arts Trust is ready to take bookings for its pilot performing arts venue in the centre of the city. Audio

Borni Te Rongopai Tukiwaho is heavily involved in Te Pou Theatre and the Hobson Street Theatre Company that works with Auckland's homeless while also running Atawhai, a two month-long mental health… Audio

Running away to join the circus is a dream for many, but for Kiwi theatre performer Thom Monckton it's been an absolute reality. Thom's based in Helsinki but is Calling Home is currently touring his… Audio

In this episode of Voices; we hear how a famous Spanish story got adapted for Kiwi audiences. Produced by Sara Vui-Talitu. Video, Audio

Learning to read with your fingers isn't something many of us have to do, but we all know what those little dots are on things like lift buttons - it's Braille.  Audio

The US elections have inspired a new piece of theatre for the Basement Theatre as part of Auckland Fringe Festival. Power Ballad takes a swipe at politicians who don’t know the meaning of “feminist”… Audio

These days when we see bruises - especially on children and women - the first thought might be suspicion they've been abused. Bruises, cuts and gashes - both real and artiticial - feature in the… Audio

Described as provocative, passionate and political, story teller Sameena Zehra and Irish musician Mike McKeon seem like an unlikely pair. But the married couple is in NZ to bring their unique flavour… Audio

David Klein is taking his award-winning one-man science show on tour, by bicycle, around small town community halls. Audio

For two shows only the Space Place at Carter Observatory will host an immersive, audiovisual exploration of the cosmos with The Tuataras. Yadana Saw heads to the opening-night set up and takes a space… Video, Audio