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Māori Arts Awards honour our best

Dame Robin White wins supreme award.

Bro’town’s Ant Sang on the adventures of Astro Boy

An immersive digital dance experience that transports you to another universe.

All about Eve: Antonia Prebble on playing a kick-ass Hitchcock heroine

"She's this blonde bombshell; that's part of her allure but she's so much more than that"

Māori writers provide frank kōrero about returning home

A look at one of six intriguing writers' chats, soon to be heard at the Upsurge Festival.

Rita Paczian: 'Music reaches the soul and does something positive for humanity'

The conductor talks to Elisabeth Easther.

William Dart review: Auckland Opera Studio's Gala Concert

Hearts would have melted at Eliza Boom's beautiful "Un Bel Di" from Madama Butterfly.

Silo Theatre: From breast-milk martinis to a love affair with a goat

Secrets, scandals and success stories from the groundbreaking company's first 25 years.

Michael Hurst: 'I could put on a play with a bit of tinsel, a cymbal and a plank'

The actor talks to Elisabeth Easther.

Talking heads: How Frodo (nearly) caught Covid and other stories

Covid-19 isn't the only bad guy in Covert Theatre's Lord of the Rings puppetry mash-up.

Wētā to open blockbuster Le Quesnoy exhibition in France

The museum experience is set to open next year, on Anzac Day.

Ben Crowder: 'Working in theatre requires a certain devil-may-care madness'

The co-founder of the innovative theatre company Nightsong talks to Elisabeth Easther.

Face of evil: Joel Tobeck faces his demons in chilling festival debut

"If you're not working, you feel you're not good enough ... That's the battle."

Alice Canton: 'Theatre can enable people to hear and see things through a different lens'

The actor, writer, director was encouraged to be creative from a young age.

Taonga: Meet performer Scotty Cotter's imaginary childhood friends

"I'm just like a little cheeky monkey sometimes."

The Young Ones: From Downstage groupies to theatre royalty

At the end of an era, Colin McColl and Ginette McDonald mark 55 years of friendship.

Kura head boy named for Shakespeare's Globe in London

25 students around New Zealand have been named to travel to London to perform Shakespeare.