ZB ZB
Live now
Start time
Playing for
End time
Listen live
Listen to NAME OF STATION
Up next
Listen live on
ZB

Auckland Theatre Company presents classic play The Seagull over lockdown

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 30 May 2020, 11:47AM
Jennifer Ward-Lealand stars in a Zoom version of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull. Photo / Supplied
Jennifer Ward-Lealand stars in a Zoom version of Anton Chekhov's The Seagull. Photo / Supplied

Auckland Theatre Company presents classic play The Seagull over lockdown

Author
Newstalk ZB,
Publish Date
Sat, 30 May 2020, 11:47AM

One of the industries hardest hit by COVID has been the arts, and this week the government announced 175 million dollar package to try and save a predicted 11,000 jobs.

But in the meantime, many artists have seen COVID as a challenge, how can they keep doing what they love despite lockdown?

That’s what the Auckland Theatre Company did, presenting classic play The Seagull in four, 30 minute online segments over lockdown.

And they’re all still on the company’s website for everyone to watch.

One of the show’s leads, theatre legend and current New Zealander of the Year Jennifer Ward-Lealand joins Jack Tame.

LISTEN ABOVE

Take your Radio, Podcasts and Music with you