Here and Now festival shows plenty of potential, writes Ethan Sills

Janet McAllister sees a gentle Maori fantasy drama part of season of plays by new artists.

Evan Fenemor needed to lose weight for an upcoming role, court told.

WEiRdO's Waylon Edwards wants production to tackle subject without taking sides.

Pippi Longstocking brings many fun moments for kids wanting school holiday theatre fun.

Dionne Christian talks to the organisers of social events and shows for all party people.

The contours of the story are familiar but it is told with humour and sincerity .

Ice cream and theatre are all in a day's work for young entrepreneur Matt Billington.

Two plays at the Basement show the variety of work on offer at dynamic Auckland theatre.

The Timeout and Arts team pick their weekend highlights.

The Basement Tapes keeps audiences guessing, writes Paul Simei-Barton.

Tales we tell about dead relatives and stories they may tell us on stage at the Basement.

The Naked Samoans have returned - a tad more clothed and definitely a lot more dapper.

Us/Them is about tragedy, yet jet black humour ensures you'll continue to think about it.

The Far Side of the Moon still appealing to audiences, 20 years after it first played.

Silo Theatre's Body Double gives a feminist take on sex and desire, says Janet McAllister.

Everyone's a winner in re-enactment of famous Shakespearean court case.

Much-loved Reg Livermore is in town to perform Bernstein's operetta Candide.

The bros are buffed and ready for magic with a little help from Les Mills.

A circus like no other where the contrast between town and country vividly comes alive.

Jack Charles, a drug addict for 40 years and a prisoner for 20 of those, argues his case.

A possible miscarriage of justice highlighted by Shakespeare gets second hearing.

Battle rap and traditional Samoan oratory go head to head in Auckland Arts Festival show.

Disney on Ice has a reason to celebrate when it skates its way to New Zealand in August.

Theatremaker Ahi Karunaharan delivers seven fine stories in seven sips, says Dione Joseph.

Auckland Arts Festival seeks shows to appeal to young audiences; Junk was an absolute gem.

Putting George Orwell's dystopia onstage is a way to skewer our era of alternative facts.

Published 21 years ago, Barbara Ewing's novel The Actresses is more relevant than ever.

Cleaner Bas van Wel is a star of Auckland Arts Festival because his squeegee never stops.

After 20 years, a Canadian artist is still enchanted by Robert Lepage's space race story