The Green Room Episode Thirteen

We’re getting stuck into a classic slice of Kiwi comedy with two fabulous guests, Julie Dykes (Annabel) and Amy Blake (Siobhan), joining us to chat about The Pink Hammer by Michelle Amas! Presented by the Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe, this popular New Zealand play is bringing the laughs to Muritai School Hall in Eastbourne this November. We’ll be talking characters, comedy, and all the behind-the-scenes goings-on that bring this Kiwi favourite to life. So, grab your hard hat, mind your fingers, and get ready for some theatrical hammering! 😂🔨 🎙️ The Green Room Podcast — bringing you the news, views and backstage gossip from Wellington theatre! Tune in and join the fun! 🎭

We’ve got another cracking theatre chat coming your way! This week, our very own Neil Brewer joins me and the fabulous Lottie Butcher to talk about his new Wellington Rep show Accomplice — and he’s brought along two of the four actors bringing it to life, Jonathan Ensor and Phoebe Day! 👏🎭 We get stuck into the show, the characters, the twists, the turns and what it’s like bringing this intriguing play to the Wellington stage. Will Neil reveal too much? Will Jonathan and Phoebe give away the secrets? Will Lottie behave herself? …Absolutely no promises on that last one. 😂 🎧 Tune in to The Green Room Podcast this week for plenty of laughs, theatre chat and a little bit of Accomplice intrigue!

This week we’re joined by the fabulous director Trudy Dalziel and the absolutely amazing Gillian Boyes to chat about Social Climbers the new show from Stagecraft. We get the inside scoop on the show, the characters, the chaos, it’s a great chat, plenty of laughs, and all the theatre goss you need to get you through the week! 🎧 Listen to The Green Room Podcast — your weekly dose of Wellington theatre news, views, interviews and general theatrical nonsense!

Put down the bourbon, hide the dancing shoes and alert the good people of Bomont… because Footloose has arrived in Wellington! 🕺💃 This week we’re joined by Lottie Butcher and Bruin Maunder from Wellington Footlights’ brand-new production of Footloose. We chat about what it’s like being told YOU ARE NOT ALLOWED TO DANCE… and then immediately agreeing to star in a musical that is basically 90% dancing. 😂 We get into the music, the madness, the choreography, the characters and what happens when Wellington theatre people are let loose with Footloose. There’s singing. There’s dancing. There’s questionable decision-making. Basically… exactly what you’d expect from The Green Room. 🎭

40 episodes! Who knew we’d have this much to say about theatre?! 😂 For our big Episode 40, we’re joined by director Ewan Coleman to chat about his upcoming production of Sense and Sensibility starting this week at Hutt Rep. We get stuck into Jane Austen, directing actors, bringing a classic story to life, and — perhaps most importantly — how Ewan actually directs! 🎬 It’s a great behind-the-scenes chat about the joys, challenges and occasional madness of directing for the stage. So grab yourself a cup of tea, settle into the Green Room and join us for Episode 40! ☕🎭 🎙️ The Green Room – Wellington theatre news, views, interviews and the occasional bit of nonsense.