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    <title>95bFM: Stage Direction</title>
    <description>All your thesp-y knowledge needs sated by our resident theatre writer and dramaturg Alice Canton.</description>
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      <title>Stage Direction w/ Laika Rountree: Rāhina 4 May, 2026 </title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Laika Rountree </strong>joins Matthew Crawley and producer Harry, chatting about what's currently happening, and what's coming up, in the theatre space in Tāmaki Makaurau, such as 'Nosferatu Looking for Love' a part of the NZ Comedy Festival! Whakarongo mai nei!</p><img src="https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/18453/17335280.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Laika Rountree &lt;/strong&gt;joins Matthew Crawley and producer Harry, chatting about what's currently happening, and what's coming up, in the theatre space in Tāmaki Makaurau, such as 'Nosferatu Looking for Love' a part of the NZ Comedy Festival! Whakarongo mai nei!&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Laika Rountree joins Matthew Crawley and producer Harry, chatting about what's currently happening, and what's coming up, in the theatre space in Tāmaki Makaurau, such as 'Nosferatu Looking for …</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>Stage Direction w/ Laika Rountree: 9 March, 2026</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Laika reviews recent production <em>Music Portrait of a Humble Disabled Samoan</em>, the upcoming <em>My Name is Rachel Corrie </em>at Te Pou Theatre, and <em>Words In Motion </em>at Basement Theatre. Whakarongo mai nei!</p><img src="https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/18453/17333334.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Laika reviews recent production &lt;em&gt;Music Portrait of a Humble Disabled Samoan&lt;/em&gt;, the upcoming &lt;em&gt;My Name is Rachel Corrie &lt;/em&gt;at Te Pou Theatre, and &lt;em&gt;Words In Motion &lt;/em&gt;at Basement Theatre. Whakarongo mai nei!&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Laika reviews recent production Music Portrait of a Humble Disabled Samoan, the upcoming My Name is Rachel Corrie at Te Pou Theatre, and Words In Motion at Basement Theatre. Whakarongo mai nei!</itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>Stage Direction w/ Laika Rountree: Rāhina, February 23rd, 2026</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p><strong>Laika Rountree</strong> joins Matthew for <strong>Stage Direction</strong>, having been to the dress rehearsal of the upcoming production for <em>Embrace</em>, and the planning of the upcoming production, <em>Before We Begin</em>.</p><img src="https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/18453/17333333.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Laika Rountree joins Matthew for Stage Direction, having been to the dress rehearsal of the upcoming production for Embrace, and the planning of the upcoming production, Before We Begin.</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Kia ora! The first Stage Direction of 2026!</p>

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      <itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Kia ora! The first Stage Direction of 2026!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Matthew speaks to our new contributor, Laika Rountree, about what direction the segment will take this year.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Kia ora! The first Stage Direction of 2026!
Matthew speaks to our new contributor, Laika Rountree, about what direction the segment will take this year.</itunes:subtitle>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Kia ora! The first Stage Direction of 2026!
Matthew speaks to our new contributor, Laika Rountree, about what direction the segment will take this year.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Kia ora! The first Stage Direction of 2026!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Matthew speaks to our new contributor, Laika Rountree, about what direction the segment will take this year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/18453/17333332.gif" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Stage Direction w/ Tom Clarke for Perry: September 29, 2025</title>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Kia ora! The first Stage Direction of 2026!
Matthew speaks to our new contributor, Laika Rountree, about what direction the segment will take this year.</itunes:subtitle>
      <itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Kia ora! The first Stage Direction of 2026!&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Matthew speaks to our new contributor, Laika Rountree, about what direction the segment will take this year.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;img src="https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/18453/17333332.gif" height="1" width="1"/&gt;</itunes:summary>
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      <title>Stage Direction w/ Bridie Thomson and Dylan Underwood for It's Alive: September 22, 2025</title>
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      <itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Matthew and Alice speak to two of the improvisers behind &lt;a href="https://pumphouse.co.nz/whats-on/show/its-alive/"&gt;It's Alive&lt;/a&gt;, starting 23 September at Pumphouse Theatre. &lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Matthew and Alice speak to two of the improvisers behind It's Alive, starting 23 September at Pumphouse Theatre. </itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Matthew is joined by Alice Canton in the studio to speak with Ben Ashby and Nadiyah Akbar of a2 Company about their upcoming show at Basement Theatre, <em>Running into the Sun</em>. </p><img src="https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/18453/17333342.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Matthew is joined by Alice Canton in the studio to speak with Ben Ashby and Nadiyah Akbar of a2 Company about their upcoming show at Basement Theatre, &lt;em&gt;Running into the Sun&lt;/em&gt;. &lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Matthew is joined by Alice Canton in the studio to speak with Ben Ashby and Nadiyah Akbar of a2 Company about their upcoming show at Basement Theatre, Running into the Sun. </itunes:subtitle>
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      <title>Stage Direction w/ Amber Curreen for Kōanga Festival: September 8, 2025</title>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Amber Curreen, one of the founders of Te Pou theatre, is in the studio for a korero about the upcoming <em><a href="https://www.tepoutheatre.nz/koanga-festival-2025/">Koanga Festival</a> </em>2025. The festival kicks off on 12 September.</p><img src="https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/18453/17333344.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Amber Curreen, one of the founders of Te Pou theatre, is in the studio for a korero about the upcoming &lt;em&gt;&lt;a href="https://www.tepoutheatre.nz/koanga-festival-2025/"&gt;Koanga Festival&lt;/a&gt; &lt;/em&gt;2025. The festival kicks off on 12 September.&lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Amber Curreen, one of the founders of Te Pou theatre, is in the studio for a korero about the upcoming Koanga Festival 2025. The festival kicks off on 12 September.</itunes:subtitle>
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      <description><![CDATA[<p>Crawley is joined by Alice to discuss the upcoming season of <em>Mother Play </em>at Silo Theatre with castmembers Tim Earle and Amanda Tito. </p><img src="https://feeds.95bfm.com/link/18453/17333346.gif" height="1" width="1"/>]]></description>
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      <itunes:summary>&lt;p&gt;Crawley is joined by Alice to discuss the upcoming season of &lt;em&gt;Mother Play &lt;/em&gt;at Silo Theatre with castmembers Tim Earle and Amanda Tito. &lt;/p&gt;</itunes:summary>
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      <itunes:subtitle>Crawley is joined by Alice to discuss the upcoming season of Mother Play at Silo Theatre with castmembers Tim Earle and Amanda Tito. </itunes:subtitle>
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