Artswire: Anapela Polataivao on her new Senior Pacific Artist award, and more mostly good news
Gabi chats to the Arts Pasifika Award recipient and tells you everything you need to know about arts news this week.
‘No re-takes, no going back’: Ellie Smith on why she loves theatre most of all
A writer and actress shares memories from 1987 and the reasons why she loves being on stage.
‘Quarter the budget but triple the workload’: The future of theatre is broken
Lizzie Tollemache interviews 20 established theatre artists on making work for children.
Community and excellence: Prayas Theatre hits 20 years
This month, Prayas Theatre celebrates its 20th year lighting up stages with South Asian storytelling. Sam Brooks talks to co-founders Amit Ohdedar and Sudeepta Vyas about the company’s journey.
Artswire: Koha not cutting it, goodbye to a trapdoor, and Marlon wins again
Diving into new guidelines for working with Kaihanga Toi Māori, and almost everything that’s happened in the arts this wiki.
Writers rally as Robin Hyde’s attic faces demolition
Penman House is facing imminent demolition. Salene Schloffel-Armstrong speaks to Paula Morris who is leading the charge to save the piece of literary history.
‘I’d rather learn that way than stick to a tepid middle-ground’: Virginia Frankovich on going too far
The arts therapist and artist opens up about what it's like to be a papier-mâché cake and why she always goes too far.
Exploding Rainbow Orchestra: A joyful eruption of sound, colour and spectacle unlike anything else
Rachel Ashby speaks to the conductor of an audacious project which brings together 50 musicians, pseudo-orchestral arrangements, shiny rainbow ponchos and a glow stick.
‘I CAN BE TOLD TO STOP’: Sean Burnett Dugdale-Martin on clowning and running a maths classroom
Recently returned from Ecole Philippe Gaulier, the clown shares his personal motto, most embarrassing career moment, and details about his commute.
‘They’ve worked so hard for me, I’m lucky’: Alyssa Medel on the immigrant hustle.
A proud Filipino and JAFA storyteller needs her family for her sanity and creativity.
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How I quit worrying and learned to love the Bard
Penny Ashton hated Shakespeare for much of her life, but new love is sprung from old hate.