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
EntertainmentThis Chinese fable has a warm heartAttending one or both of these two new plays by the prolific Renee Liang would be a great way to start a Lantern Festival visit this weekend.25 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentFriends make sure the show goes onWhen actor-singer Robbie Tripe lost his long-running battle with depression last November, grieving family and friends wanted to ensure the death of the 41-year-old would not be in vain.23 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTwelve Questions: Pip HallPip Hall, the daughter of playwright Roger Hall, is a playwright herself, as well as a scriptwriter, actor and producer. Eight years ago she started synchronised swimming troupe Wet Hot Beauties.23 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentThe Ladykillers, Maidment TheatreAuckland Theatre Company's season-opening comedy this year is a black slapstick that crowds in some favourite old gags - you know before they begin how they're going to turn out, but the comfortable....17 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentThriller show cross between Jackson tribute and karaoke nightA day after seeing Thriller Live at Auckland's Civic Theatre, I'm still trying to work out what exactly it is.16 Feb 03:30 AM
EntertainmentReview: A Midsummer Night's DreamThe brilliantly inventive stagecraft energises a uniformly excellent cast who bring a clear sense of purpose to the smallest details of their performances.15 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentThe open face of Doctor WhoRobert Smith talks to the 5th Doctor, still happily wandering the Whoniverse.14 Feb 12:00 AM
EntertainmentFringe Festival review: I wanna be na nah na nah nahStories about shocking pink taffeta ballgowns, drinking Baileys at the Open Late Café and seeing Dave Dobbyn at the Gluepot; this audio tour shamelessly mythologises Ponsonby in the 1980s.13 Feb 06:00 PM
EntertainmentHappy in 'Dream' job at 94There was only one thing that mildly irked Joyce Irving when she got her performance schedule for A Midsummer Night's Dream: she wouldn't appear every night.11 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Shakespeare's RebelsAs a setting for Shakespeare it would be hard to beat the café balcony of the historic Pah Homestead.10 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Girl on a Corner, The BasementLocal playwright Victor Rodger has followed up last year's revival (Sons) and premiere (At the Wake) with a new play that brings a light touch to tragedy.09 Feb 03:00 PM
EntertainmentDr Who Spectacular: Time's signatureWonder of Who is as much about the music as the monsters, writes Phil Welch.07 Feb 07:00 PM
