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In the final episode of season two of Play:Notes, Allison and Emily discuss Banging Cymbal, Clanging Gong with playwright Jo... more
For the second of three episodes on women playwrights connected to Ōtepoti Dunedin, Allison and Emily are joined by Amy... more
For the first of three episodes on women playwrights connected to Ōtepoti Dunedin, Allison and Emily talk to Abby Howells... more
Is Three Sisters Masha 2.0? Is The Cherry Orchard an early examination of NIMBYism? We cover all this and more –... more
Uncle Vanya shows us just how much Anton Chekhov loved trees, even if not all his characters did. In this... more
When is a seagull not a seagull? And why did everyone have so many names? In the first of three episodes... more
We go out in phenomenal style in the final episode of season one with Fleabag. Since its first showing at... more
Did they really say that?! It’s time to cover your grandmother’s ears – or not – as we take a... more
We round off season one with a trio of monologues. First up, is the New Zealand classic The End of... more
In the final of three episodes on Shakespeare we ask if The Merchant of Venice really fits the comedy mould.... more