Daring drama brings curtain down on Maori playwright's festival, hopefully not for last time

Elegant dancers take Swan Lake to new level with spirited stunts and acrobatics

For once, a play's tagline is accurate: this drama-on-ice is pitched as "a woman, a man and a penguin" - and they're not kidding.

Go Girls' mum Bronwyn Bradley tackles a killer role in the hit musical Assassins, about the people who set their sights on the US presidents. By Michelle Coursey.

Seven days in the life of the live theatre actress.

The former world junior ice skating champ is now part of the Imperial Ice Stars troupe and plays Odette in Swan Lake on Ice.

Only Bill Bailey could have a theatre roaring with laughter over the Renaissance painting The Incredulity of Saint Thomas.

Actor and director Simon Prast is standing for the Super City mayoralty to challenge the heavyweight contenders, John Banks and Len Brown.

A homage to the Maori showbands of the 1960s, the Titanics have all the harmonies, musicality, glamour and humour of their heroes.

Catherine Zeta-Jones, Douglas Hodge and Sir Alan Ayckbourn were among the winners at Sunday night's Tony Awards.

The Maori New Year festival Matariki gets bigger every year. This year Taonga Whakaari: The Inaugural Maori Playwrights Festival has been added to the calendar of events in Auckland and Papakura.

Contemporary dance is enjoying an explosion in popularity, from belly dancing to street and ballet styles.

Seizing the dark heart of the show Ross Girven captures the haunted nature of Sweeney Todd's psychosis.

Solo performer Gareth Williams takes us on a delightfully whimsical journey inside his head.