EntertainmentKiwi fashion icon gets nakedLearning lines, frumpy clothes, and getting naked … Kiwi fashion queen Denise L’Estrange-Corbet talks to Suzanne McFadden about her very revealing stage debut.09 May 04:05 AM
EntertainmentTheatre review: A Doll's HouseEmily Perkins' A Doll's House is to Henrik Ibsen's original what Clueless is to Jane Austen's Emma: it's a wonderfully assured adaptation, writes Janet McAllister.03 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandPandas invade A Doll's HouseLaurel Devenie is tackling her biggest acting challenge yet - working with 1000 toy pandas.02 May 05:00 PM
New ZealandPrepare to soak it up at the CivicA raincoat isn't what you'd normally wear to a theatre show - but if you've got front row tickets at the Civic tonight, get set for the wet.01 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentMichele Hewitson interview: Peter ElliottActor Peter Elliott shares eclectic details of his ‘funny old life’, including his worries and nerves - and a tale about an awful actress.01 May 05:00 PM
EntertainmentAlone in the spotlightOne of New Zealand's most talented clowns makes magic out of nothing, alone in his spotlight, tights and singlet, Janet McAllister writes.29 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentSingin' in the Rain: What a wonderful feelin'With Singin' in the Rain splashing down in Auckland next week, Lydia Jenkin talks to the show's leading man.26 Apr 12:00 AM
EntertainmentDance Review: RotundaThe opening stage is set with a tall scarlet banner which flows, bloodlike, from the rafters and bears the names, of relatives of the company one suspects, lost to the savageries of war.24 Apr 01:09 AM
EntertainmentFull-size replica Globe in wingsWilliam Shakespeare's famous Globe theatre is heading to Auckland next year, as the world marks 400 years since the playwright's death.23 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Portraits of a lonely manExistential loneliness is writ large in the three short Samuel Beckett solos presented here by actor/producer Edward Newborn and director Paul Gittins.09 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Pianist hits right key for laughsThomas Monckton is forging an international reputation with a style that has acrobatics, clowning and mime bouncing off each other in a wildly imaginative piece of absurdist comedy.09 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: This is Our YouthA claustrophobic city slice of intriguing, aggressive and hyper-articulate characters whose vulnerability (and self-obsession) makes them rough each other up.08 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Bard's rom-com a crowd-pleaserThe fact that Shakespeare wrote a play called Love's Labours Won is beyond dispute, though no copy has been found.27 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival review: WhiteThis simple, measured, gentle charmer can be found inside a soft white cube inside the black box studio of Q Loft.18 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Othello - The RemixChicago-based hip-hop crew the Q Brothers bring plenty of verve to their remix of Shakespeare's cross-cultural tragedy Othello.15 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: The Kitchen, SkyCity TheatreTwo cooks, high drama and hypnotic rhythms - yet this illustrated drumming show from South India is emphatically not some relaxed mix of <i>My Kitchen Rules</i> and <i>Stomp!</i>.15 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: The Book of EverythingSilo Theatre brings flair to the stage adaptation of a delightful modern fable by Dutch writer Guus Kuijer.15 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandDonation lets kids see hip-hop style OthelloRemix a modern take on classic play about jealousy and racism.13 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Cedar Lake Contemporary Ballet, The CivicThe It company from New York City boasts 14 of the best dancers that the money of its founder and funder Wal-Mart heiress, Nancy Laurie, can buy and what those 14 fabulously honed and interestingly diverse beings can do is certainly superb.12 Mar 09:00 PM
EntertainmentMayhem backed by metalIf you know anyone who thinks the arts festival isn't for blokes take them to see BLAM! - a 75-minute blast of testosterone-driven mayhem with amped-up, gaming style SFX and a heavy-metal soundtrack.08 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentDinosaur role one to sink teeth intoPlaying the human star of the Walking With Dinosaurs live show is a dream role for Actor Andrew Blackman. He talks to Rachel Bache.02 Mar 04:00 PM
