John Smythe

John Smythe discusses youth theatre - the annual Young and Hungry festival in Wellington, and The Next Big Thing in Auckland. Audio

John Smythe from Theatreview.org.nz reviews the Indian Ink Theatre Company's production of THE ELEPHANT THIEF. Audio

John Smythe has trained and worked professionally in Australia and New Zealand as a writer, screenwriting teacher, actor, director and theatre critic. Audio

'The Wholehearted' and 'Jekyll and Hyde'. Audio

Hillary Clinton - Young Lover and Much Adoe About Nothing. Audio

The late Bruce Mason was one of the pioneers of the era of professional theatre in this country. He wrote, performed and toured his plays - here and overseas - as well as being a fearless theatre… Audio

We consider the future for Wellington theatre with Downstage closing its doors for the final time last night. You'll hear from Peter Bland, one of the founders of Downstage nearly fifty years ago as… Audio

Creative New Zealand explains why two well respected online sites devoted to critiquing the arts - theatreview and EyeContact have both lost their funding, while theatreview's founder John Smythe… Audio

A panel chaired by Lynn Freeman and comprising Colin McColl, John Smythe, and Arthur Meek discuss the state of theatre criticism in the wake of the recent decision by The Listener to "dial back" its… Audio

John Smythe reviews Other Peoples' Wars which is on at Bats Theatre in Wellington. Audio

Festival Review discusses the musicians Shivkumar Sharma and Sharon Shannon, and the stage show Raoul. Audio

Festival Review discusses the theatre show Leo, the band Tinariwen from North Africa, and visual arts in the festival. Audio

Festival Review discusses the concert Walk a mile in my shoes, the Maori Troilus and Cressida and the New Klezeland concert. Audio

Writer/Choreographer and Actor performing in Wellington Fringe Festival production of DANCING IN THE WAKE: The story of Lucia Joyce. Audio

Stephen Wainwright from Creative NZ on the proposed funding for Downstage. Audio