OpinionDeborah Hill ConeDeborah Hill Cone: The wonders of Hamilton - the musicalCOMMENT: It sounds weird but this Broadway musical is a reminder of what is truly great and inspiring about America.18 Apr 01:54 AM
EntertainmentTheatre review: HMS PinaforeGeraldine Brophy's robust, stripped down treatment of HMS Pinafore suggests their inimitable brand of musical mirth could easily win over a new generation.18 Apr 12:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: The Lighthouse Keeper's LunchTo celebrate its silver jubilee, Tim Bray Productions is bringing back favourite shows from its repertoire and The Lighthouse Keeper's Lunch is first.17 Apr 10:32 PM
EntertainmentShakespeare season extended as Kiwis flock to GlobeExtra dates have been added to the Pop Up Globe following "overwhelming demand", organisers have announced.17 Apr 08:03 PM
EntertainmentMusical set to make splash in AucklandStage show brings 80's movie Flashdance to life, writes Dionne Christian.16 Apr 04:00 AM
EntertainmentActivist and rape survivor channels impulses into writingFormer resistance activist and rape survivor Carmen Aguirre these days channels her revolutionary impulses into theatre and writing, says Dionne Christian.16 Apr 12:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: New Original Dance 2016This third annual season of New Original Dance, showcases the choreographies of four nascent dance makers on a cast of five dancers.15 Apr 10:44 PM
TravelTim Bray's love letter to AucklandTim Bray appreciates the past of Auckland's theatre industry and how it has become home.15 Apr 09:00 PM
EntertainmentFinal curtain due at the GlobeOn April 23, Auckland will be the first city in the world to mark 400 years since the death of playwright William Shakespeare.09 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentSatire on ageing a bundle of joyRoger Hall's collaboration with British singer songwriter Peter Skellern throws up an entertaining confection celebrating the joys and hazards of grandparenting.05 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentWholehearted look at loveIt's a risky ambition to tackle the meaning of love - how we find it, how it changes us and how it feels to have loved and to have lost.03 Apr 05:00 PM
New ZealandGeorge Henare is a lad again in AladdinAt 70, Henare is taking on his biggest role ever as the Sultan in the popular blockbuster Aladdin, which opens in Sydney in August.02 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentArtists strive to take Basement to the topLast year, it staged 111 shows - 62 in its regular programme, 23 in the Fringe, 26 in the NZ Comedy Festival and more than 100 "other" events.01 Apr 10:00 PM
EntertainmentA grand generation issueA couple of years ago, playwright Roger Hall well and truly put the "grand" into grandparenting.01 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentSmall Auckland theatre inspires KowloonOne of the largest cultural hubs to be developed in the world could be influenced by one of Auckland's smallest theatres, The Basement.01 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Miss Jean Batten, Basement TheatreThis Flaxworks production mentions the boyfriends but ignores the image, and instead presents a girlish Jean, enthusiastic and sweet.30 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionJoanna HunkinDawn French shines bright in Auckland showNo subject is off-limits in Dawn French's stage show Thirty Million Minutes, which tackles even the most harrowing of topics with charm and good humour.29 Mar 08:01 PM
EntertainmentEmotions fly in epic tale of love and warIn <i>Antony & Cleopatra</i> the clash of civilisations is set against the intimacy of a tender love story.29 Mar 04:00 PM
Banking and financeFirst glimpse of new cultural iconIs it a giant diamond, perhaps an icicle, maybe a lighthouse, lantern or even a huge ice block?22 Mar 12:12 AM
EntertainmentDance doyen booted out of 'boring' performanceOne of NZ's most influential dance choreographers was booted out of an Auckland Arts Festival show this week for booing and calling it boring.18 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentCross-cultural work ranges from intimate to explosiveThe curtains lift, revealing a dancer seated solemnly to one side. All is quiet barring the sound of audience members settling into their seats.17 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Masterclass, Loft TheatreThis excellent one-man show is not chatty or casual. Tight, dramatic spotlights focus sharply on the orator in the dark.16 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: 'Snacks of art' whet the appetiteAround 30 Aucklanders jumped on and off the White Night Art Bus from Q Theatre on Saturday night and went west.15 Mar 04:00 PM
TravelMy Holiday: Alex EllisI've been having dreams of Queenstown/Wanaka lately. I'd like a bit of adventure, so a week of fast rivers and jumping off things and flying high14 Mar 09:00 PM
EntertainmentWatch: La Cucina dell'Arte at Auckland Arts FestivalLa Cucina dell’Arte beckons us to peep through a keyhole into the world’s worst restaurant and open the doors to a topsy-turvy, pizza-flipped joint where servants become masters, candles and crockery take on lives of their own and spoons play a tarantella on wine bottles.Watch14 Mar 08:28 PM
EntertainmentTommy fuses rock and theatreThe Great Downhill is about a boy who leaves his single mother to see the sea, riding downhill on his bike and encountering rag-tag characters.14 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentKorean Oedipus jumps to chorusIf one of the roles of an arts festival is to present genre-blurring work, then the Auckland festival is doing its job with a show that opens this week.13 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionPeter Bromhead: Pop-up Globe's Henry V far from OlivierOverall, I enjoyed the production but, on reflection, would probably only give the performance six out of 10, writes Peter Bromhead.10 Mar 08:32 PM
EntertainmentTheatre Review: WavesAmong the razzle-dazzle of the big shows, the Auckland Arts Festival always throws up some hidden gems like <i>Waves</i>.10 Mar 04:00 PM
KahuReview: Te Po, Auckland Arts FestivalIn this fantastical Kiwi detective story, Carl Bland's musings on truth and loss are framed as "three men in search of a playwright," writes Janet.10 Mar 04:00 PM
LifestyleArts Festival review: Meow Meow's Little Mermaid, SpeigeltentFunny, sexy and feminist all at the same time, Australian cabaret star Meow Meow (Melissa Madden Gray) delivers wonderful frivolity.09 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Duck, Death and the TulipThe makers of this show have given themselves a challenge: they've attempted to adapt what is primarily adult literature for 4-8-year-olds.07 Mar 04:00 PM
