EntertainmentSerenading CinderellaAustralian director Lindy Hume has had fun reworking New Zealand Opera's La Cenerentola from the production that was first aired by Queensland Opera two years ago.30 May 02:57 AM
EntertainmentKiwi actor takes Hamlet worldwideGreg Dixon talks to Rawiri Paratene about how he came to be taking Shakespeare to the world.22 May 07:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Vivid reminder of terrorism in NZIt's worth being reminded, by this semi-fictionalised oral history, how unbelievably insolent and sordid "Underwatergate" was.21 May 05:00 PM
Entertainment80s hit musical CATS returning to AucklandLong before Lolcats became a thing, Andrew Lloyd Webber brought our feline friends to the forefront of popular culture with his record-breaking musical Cats.20 May 06:00 PM
EntertainmentSerial thriller blast from pastThe Thrilling Adventure Hour takes a little longer than that. It's actually about 80 to 85 minutes on stage, says Ben Blacker, laughing.17 May 05:30 PM
EntertainmentMoral answers come hardThe publicity photos shock. George Henare, an avuncular gentleman with a twinkle in his eye, is bound, gagged and has a gun to his head held by a determined but nevertheless vulnerable-looking and slightly built Tatiana Hotere.15 May 05:00 PM
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: 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: 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: 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
