The play Magdalena of Mangere offers an eye-opening portrait of overlooked suburb.

The brilliance of I am Innocent is telling NZ stories we'd rather not see, but need to.

Ambitious, inclusive and inspiring dance one of Auckland Arts Festival's closing events.

You could complain about the rain, or you could get into it. Many Adele fans did.

Edo de Waart and the NZ Symphony Orchestra launch their 2017 selection of Masterworks.

Music and magic mixed together as Twenty One Pilots rocked Vector Arena.

Standing ovations greeted super-star ballet dancers at the Auckland Arts Festival.

The Wrong Girl is Australia's answer to Bridget Jones.

Trio Mediaeval's latest CD take listeners on a mystical Nordic tour, writers William Dart.

How well do our favourite spine-chilling moments from horror films work on stage?

The play Every Brilliant Thing proves there's genuine joy to be found in the everyday.

Rufus Wainwright dynamic duo of the divas thrills Aotea audience, writes William Dart.

Sonya Kelly presents a romantic comedy with modern love in a shrinking world at its heart.

This year's slightly odd lot put real back in Reality TV.

New Zealand television has a problem. Too much talent.

Fifth album from stellar Swedish soprano delights with impressively rendered vignettes of love from Mozart and Gluck.

High-tech wizardry makes The Encounter spellbinding theatre, writes Paul Simei-Barton.

Chamber Music New Zealand's 2017 season gets off to an exciting start, writes William Dart.

Karl Puschmann puts Nintendo's new two-in-one console to the test.

It's been 13 years since Natalie Portman promised a band would change your life.

Sunday has become a rare bird, keeping its head down while others go extinct.

Trolls, dancing and cake make Peer Gynt absurd, smart and funny, says Janet McAllister.

La Soiree is a spiegeltent spectacular thanks to three amazing acts, writes Raewyn Whyte.

The storm clouds swirling above the open roof of the Pop-up Globe seemed to hold a mirror to the wild passions unleashed in the staging of Othello.

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre's highly polished RICE is a performance to sit back and absorb.

The Biggest is a highly entertaining journey into male identity, says Paul Simei-Barton.

A German violinist selects favourites for fans while a US composer makes musical magic.

iD is heart-stopping spectacle and circus at its most modern, writes Dione Joseph.

A play about Shakespeare in prison avoids clichés, writes Janet McAllister.

Dance work 21 Movements reflects on torrid 21st century, writes Raewyn Whyte.