This week Emma & Stephen chat with:

• Rebekah from Embers Collective about their upcoming season of ‘Stop Kiss’

• Matt Billington from the Playhouse Theatre Trust

• Tom & Jackson from Kiwi band FloorFive

• Beth Kayes from CoPhysicalTheatre about their new work ‘Drama Gone Viral’

As we are back in red all interviews are prerecorded...

Emma & Stephen chat with

• Hayden Tee - “Bad Guy” Auckland Live

• Miss Manage & Miss Givings - Les Femmes “Sirens of the Silver Screen” Auckland Live

• Ania Upstill “To Much Hair”

• Zone Fleming (producer) & Matt Baker (Director) “The Women in Black” Masked Productions

This week Stephen and Blake talk with

• Sam Cullen

• Maddi Claire

• Catherine Waller from The Creep Show

• Aria and James from Shoreside Theatre Company’s Summer Shakespeare

Stephen and Taylor catch up with:

• Emma from Dunedin

• some of the cast of Kids4Drama Addams Family Musical

• Writer/ performer Lucy Dawber from “Hardly Working”

• Wendy Preston and Laya Rasooli from Mixit Theatre Company’s “Voices”

• Henry joins us with his book reviews

And we drop new tracks from Charlotte Oldershaw and Bad Llamas

Emma & Stephen chat with

• Sebastian from Clovis Music

• Albert Belz - Playwright, Screenwriter, Dramaturge, Raconteur

• Nicolette, Caleb & Jack from Bravi Theatre’s “Dogfight”

Emma & Stephen were back live in studio to recap the year that was and to welcome our new intern Blake

Our recap included three favourite interviews from:

• singer/songwriter Chris Bates

• author Dr Hinemoa Elder

• actor/creatives Amelia and Shadon from Sos and Sha Creative
  
  Also two favourite moments:

• Theresa from the cast of Wicked - Auckland sings live

• Ant Tarrant and Steven Lyons improvising “The Magpie Song” using inspiration from Kate Parker’s new book

We also drop a new single from Butter Wouldn't Melt

And caught up with some of last weeks guests to find out what actually was under their trees at Xmas

Join Emma & Stephen as they talk all things 2021 and Christmas with some very special KickArts friends and whanau

• actor, director Taylor Rogers

• actor TJ Snow

• singer, performer Jamie Cottingham

• dancer, choreographer, teacher Quinn Annemans

• book reviewer Sharon Sykes

• musician, musical director Zyia-Le Teh

• musician, répétiteur Da-Hae Kim

• teacher, stage manager Nick Smit

• teacher, KickArts host James Devereaux

Join Emma & Stephen as they catch up with:

• author, filmmaker David Whittet

• author Sue Allison

• author Nicola McCloy

• Chelsea from Alphabet Book Club

• Artistic Director Sophie Robert’s with the 2022 Silo Theatre Programme

Join Emma & Stephen as they catch up with:

• Singer/songwriter and now author Simon Stanley

• Author Trisha Hanifan

• Singer, actor, rapper, poet Phodiso Dintwe

• Author, gardener extraordinare Kath Irvine Edible Backyard

  and we played the latest song from @aromusicao

Join Emma & Stephen as they catch up with:

• Jenni Francis - Author;

• Singer Songwriter La Coco;

• Presenter, chef, writer, fashionista Peta Mathias

  And we also pay a special tribute to Stephen Sondheim

Join Emma & Stephen as they catch up with:

• David Hill MNZM, author;

• Tim Bray QSM , producer, writer from Tim Bray Theatre Company;

• Nick and Andrea from Butter Wouldn't Melt;

• Jay and Ben from DANZA Dance Studios;

• Alicia from Northern School of Performing ;

• Lana and Quinn from Tiptronic Choreography

Join Emma & Stephen as they catch up with:

• Carlene and Deborah from Tempo Dance Festival NZ;

• Ace Dalziel and Issac Andrews about their Double Bill Season of happening in Poneke;

• Yvonne Hook, The Costume Queen;

• Author/ illustrator Gavin Bishop about his latest publication “Atua: Maori Gods and Heroes”

  We also drop two new singles from Flora Falls new EP and much more...

Join Emma & Stephen as they catch up with:

• Astrid Visser, Design Kaihapai and Jean Donaldson, graduating honours design student from Massey University Exposure Graduate Exhibition

• Eileen Merriman author

• Jonathan Price, actor, director,teacher from The Splendid Pretender

• Joel Ruys, singer songwriter from Joel Ruys & the Huia Express

• Helen Dowthwaite, Chair of Music Therapy New Zealand

And Sharon is back to review “The Heron’s Cry” by Anne Cleaves

Join Emma & Stephen as they catch up with:

• singer / songwriter Chris Bates,

• writer and self publisher Trudi Jaye, SPA Girls Podcast

• breakbeat and electro soul artists Substax,

• children’s author James Norcliffe,

• musician Belladonna Music

And Sharon is back to review “The Pink Jumpsuit by Emma Neale

Join Emma & Stephen as they catch up with:

• Producer Todd Waters and Director Olivia MaHood from O and P Works 'Big Time Clocks'

• US Bestseller Wendy Vella/ Lani Blake Author, from SPA Girls Podcast

• Matthew Farnell, final year student at NASDA at Ara,

• Singer songwriter Ant Utama

and Sharon joins us for her review of The Seekers’ Garden by Isa Pearl Ritchie

Join Emma & Stephen as they catch up with:

• Kyle from We Will Ride Fast?;

• Amelia and Shadon from Sos and Sha Creative;

• Richard from Street Georges

• Author Isa Pearl Ritchie

and Sharon is back with her book review of Crime Time by Mark van Leewarden

Join Emma & Stephen as they catch up with:

• Craig Ogilvie, General Manager Showbiz Christchurch

• Jason Wade, General Manager Clarence St Theatre

• Theo David, Actor

• Amelia Elliot, Actor and owner of Milly’s Magical Parties

• Craig Phillips Illustration from Wildling Books
  

Emma & Stephen catch up with the Someday Stories Film Series:

Chris Widdup - Someday Stories Exec Producer

Todd Waters and Allyssa Medel-Khew from Mekeni

Micah Winiata from Taiao

Genevieve Kent, Lucinda Jones and Mikaela Ruegg from A Peek Inside The CHCH Internet Troll Agency

Ethan Alderson-Hughes from A Fracking Tour of Taranaki

Emma & Stephen are joined by:

• doco filmmaker Ethan Alderson-Hughes from Someday Stories Series “A Fracking Tour of Taranaki”

• dancer / choreographer Quinn Annemans - Dancer

• multi disciplinary artist and educator Michael Sharp - Sharp Performing Arts

• award winning author Cheryl Phipps Author

  All this and a mix of great music

Emma & Stephen are joined by:

• Stacey Morrison about her latest publication 'Kia Kaha';

• Baylee Watene-Kay and Te Aorewa Rolleston from Te Pou Theatre's Koanga Festival;

• Singer/Songwriter Steve Mathieson of Lunavela

• Richard from Orise

  and Sharon is back with her review of 'Magic Beans' by Terrence Bull.