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Play: Notes
Ever wondered what’s the big deal with a particular play or playwright?
Was Romeo really worth it? What exactly was Oedipus’ complex? Who was Antigone antagonising? And why was a play about vaginas revolutionary for its time?
This is where Play: Notes comes in.
Join Dramaturgs Emily Duncan and Allison Horsley as they give you the need-to-know notes on plays that have influenced how we watch, read, and think about theatre.
Warning: Contains mature themes, language, and spoilers.
Play:Notes is produced by Prospect Park NZ and engineered by Otago Access Radio. Season Two original theme music is by Matthew Morgan.
https://www.prospectpark.co.nz/
Episodes
16 episodes
Playwright Jo Randerson
In the final episode of season two of Play:Notes, Allison and Emily discuss Banging Cymbal, Clanging Gong with playwright Jo Randerson and how both the work and the playwright have changed since it was first presented ...
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Season 2
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Episode 6
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35:37
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Playwright Amy Wright
For the second of three episodes on women playwrights connected to Ōtepoti Dunedin, Allison and Emily are joined by Amy Wright to talk about the script she developed during the 2021 Otepoti Theatre Lab Playwrights Programme, Wish ...
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Season 2
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Episode 5
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29:50
Playwright Abby Howells
For the first of three episodes on women playwrights connected to Ōtepoti Dunedin, Allison and Emily talk to Abby Howells about her one-woman autobiographical and award-winning show, HarleQueen. <...
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Season 2
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Episode 4
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30:24
Three Sisters and The Cherry Orchard by Anton Chekhov
Is Three Sisters Masha 2.0? Is The Cherry Orchard an early examination of NIMBYism? We cover all this and more – including a big fire of little consequence – in the final of this sea...
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Season 2
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Episode 3
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34:22
Uncle Vanya by Anton Chekhov
Uncle Vanya shows us just how much Anton Chekhov loved trees, even if not all his characters did. In this episode we also look at the social setting of Chekhov’s Russia and some approaches to translation and adaptation. ...
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Season 2
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Episode 2
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28:44
The Seagull by Anton Chekhov
When is a seagull not a seagull? And why did everyone have so many names? In the first of three episodes on Anton Chekhov’s most famous plays, Allison and Emily discuss The Seagull.Links:<...
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Season 2
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Episode 1
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30:37
Fleabag
We go out in phenomenal style in the final episode of season one with Fleabag. Since its first showing at the 2013 Edinburgh Fringe, Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s smash hit one-woman show has launched an astonishing career. J...
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Season 1
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Episode 9
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19:42
The Vagina Monologues
Did they really say that?! It’s time to cover your grandmother’s ears – or not – as we take a look at the play that got so many talking in ways they never had before. Eve Ensler’s landmark work started a movement still going today.
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Season 1
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Episode 8
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21:51
End of the Golden Weather
We round off season one with a trio of monologues. First up, is the New Zealand classic The End of the Golden Weather. If you’ve ever wondered how we do Christmas on the beach in Aotearoa, then this is the episode for ...
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Season 1
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Episode 7
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18:28
Merchant of Venice
In the final of three episodes on Shakespeare we ask if The Merchant of Venice really fits the comedy mould. Was the Bard an anti-Semite? What did he want us to make of Antonio and Bassanio’s bromance? And did Portia r...
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Season 1
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Episode 6
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25:53
Othello
What’s in a prop? How can one handkerchief create so much drama? And why and how would you stage a story about a Moorish General today? Content Warning: Discussion of intimate partner violence.
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Season 1
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Episode 5
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20:14
Romeo and Juliet
Oh Romeo, Romeo, what did you do? Why did Juliet fall so hard for you? In the first of three episodes on Shakespeare, we get to grips with the Bard’s language.Content Warning: Discussion of suicide and domestic violence.
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Season 1
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Episode 4
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19:09
Medea
The perfect cautionary tale for why you should never receive gifts from an angry ex. In the final of our three Greek Tragedy episodes for season one, we discuss how playwright Euripides modified the story of Medea and ...
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Season 1
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Episode 3
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20:14
Antigone
Was Antigone the original kick-arse woman character? She’s definitely not going down without a fight. In this episode we also take a look around some theatre architecture, the social context in which Greek tragedies were performed, and what ...
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Season 1
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Episode 2
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16:31
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