EntertainmentSins of the parents dominate family drama with laughs thrown inThis cross-cultural family soap opera is a revival of celebrated playwright Victor Rodger's 1995 play about respect and broken promises, written when he was in his mid-twenties.19 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentDance review: The Status of BeingThere is no complacent sitting back comfortably to watch Alexa Wilson's explosive and challenging choreography The Status of Being, made on the company's very new quintet of five impressive young dancers.17 Oct 01:15 AM
EntertainmentMovie review: Two Gentlemen of VeronaThe Royal Shakespeare Company's project to stage all the plays over six years (the centrepiece of which will be the 400th anniversary, in 2016, of the playwright's death) continues with an energetic and good-natured production.16 Oct 05:00 PM
LifestylePay-per-laugh comedy clubBarcelona comedy club Teatreneu has installed facial-recognition technology on the back of its chairs to track how much each person in their theatre has enjoyed the show. Each single laugh will cost you €0.30 (NZ50 cents), and customers could face a maximum charge of €24 (NZ$38).Watch14 Oct 07:49 PM
EntertainmentOpera review: Lucia di Lammermoor, Mercury TheatreIt was difficult not to be swept away by Lucia di Lammermoor, a joint production by the Auckland Chamber Orchestra and Auckland Opera Studio.13 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentDance review: Tempo Dance Festival 2014 presents FRESHIn the FRESH showcase at Tempo Dance Festival 2014, the communication of ideas through the dancing body is still the primary focus of this new generation of dance artists, but the ways in which that body dances are divergent.12 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentHewitson: Lesley GarrettLesley Garrett, the English soprano, is in town for The Sound of Music in which she is playing the Mother Abbess, and she was over the moon to be here.10 Oct 07:09 PM
EntertainmentMusical review: The Sound of Music, The CivicRight now The Sound of Music seems even more in tune with the times than when it premiered in 1959 and anticipated all the major themes of the 60s.05 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentThe golden age of Shirley MacLaineShirley MacLaine has been a star for nearly 60 years. She's been an author for nearly 45.27 Sep 02:00 AM
Entertainment12 Questions: Michael HurstMichael Hurst, ONZM — actor, director, stage and screen veteran — is starring in Trees Beneath the Lake at Auckland’s Maidment Theatre.15 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentMentors give marginalised teenagers power to tell their storiesA team of Kiwi musicians, actors and artists are joining forces with marginalised Auckland teenagers to bring their street stories to the stage.09 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Rural take on dodgy dealsThe fraudulent world of high finance has furnished plenty of high-stakes drama in recent years.07 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentClassical review: 'Jewels' on show fail to dazzle for quartetFour months ago, the New Zealand String Quartet enthralled a town hall audience playing Mozart and Brahms quintets with Canadian clarinetist James Campbell.07 Sep 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre preview: What Have You Done To Me?Acting duo open performance to people from other industries to try to find a new perspective on their work.04 Sep 05:30 PM
EntertainmentGirls star becomes Peter PanAllison Williams looks ready to fly in her newly-released first photo as Peter Pan.04 Sep 04:30 AM
EntertainmentSexy circus heads to NZA new circus with characters including the 'Half Naked Asian Dude Wearing Pigtails from Japan' will begin touring New Zealand for the first time later this year.01 Sep 07:22 PM
EntertainmentClassical review: The Medium, Opera FactoryThe music theatre of Gian Carlo Menotti fits in well with the strengths of Auckland's Opera Factory, as its new production of <i>The Medium</i> revealed.31 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Belleville, Herald TheatreA knock at the door sounds like hammering with an anvil in this Silo Theatre production, but clever, compelling <i>Belleville</i> is really only playing dress-up as a thriller.31 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentPreview: The Sound of MusicLiving travelled to Singapore to see The Sound of Music ahead of the show opening in Wellington and Auckland.31 Aug 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Earnest, Q TheatreThe party fun starts even before you enter the theatre for this Importance of Being Earnest, fabulously reimagined as an all-male dandy revel.28 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTen-minute theatrical turns a treatThis week, 10 light-hearted "slice of life" plays start the month-long Short+Sweet suite of theatre, song and dance. Next week sees another round of 10-minute plays before the dancers and musicals get a week each.27 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentA play for a generationMatt Whelan goes against type in his new play, finds Barney McDonald.23 Aug 09:00 PM
