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Dance review: Hypnotic work is one out of the box
The opening work in this most mesmerising of programmes begins with a filmed section projected on to a large wooden cube which contains and catapults the dancers into action.

Review: Steve-O, Bruce Mason Centre
It was supposed to be a fun comedy show. Turn up, sit down and have a few laughs. But at Steve-O's Bruce Mason Centre comedy set - it didn't take long for things to turn ugly.

Concert review: Ben Howard, Town Hall
There is something magical about live music. Standing amongst a community of people in love with the songs. Closing your eyes and just letting the sounds flood through you.

Game review: The Last of Us Remastered
One of the Playstation 3's best games has been transported onto the PS4. Is it worth playing again? Chris Schulz evaluates The Last of Us Remastered ...

Theatre review: An Unseasonable Fall of Snow, The Basement
The twist in Gary Henderson's short 1998 mystery is just the right level of difficult: it's solvable but hard enough that you'll feel pleased you got it, with the help of some cleverly-spaced clues.

Colin Hogg: Rocking tale that hits high notes
Colin Hogg writes: Is it that we don't have enough stories to tell that we have to keep repeating the same famous old ones over and over?

Theatre review: MAMIL, Herald Theatre
MAMIL , which stands for Middle-Aged Man In Lycra, may appeal to the older SUCC - Stand-Up Comedy Crowd.

Album review: Weird Al Yankovic, Mandatory Fun
If you go down to the dole queue today, "Weird Al" Yankovic should probably be lingering about.

Colin Hogg: Sundays brought back to earth
Sunday, a week ago, the nation's biggest television channel TV One seemed to suddenly remember what it was here for.

Classical review: Doric String Quartet, Auckland Town Hall
The Doric String Quartet's Town Hall concert fully deserved the crowd that Auckland mustered for Saturday's Tristan und Isolde.