EntertainmentTotem - Cirque du SolielAs an instantly recognizable brand celebrating their 30th anniversary Cirque du Soliel must stretch a tightrope between making it new and delivering on the expectations of its loyal customers.22 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Dog, The BasementPlaywright Ben Hutchison establishes himself as an original and very distinctive voice with a play that has the gritty realism of a kitchen sink drama merging seamlessly into the weirdness of dream.19 Aug 11:30 PM
EntertainmentTheatre preview: Earnest, Q LoftWhen Robin Kelly and Cherie Moore established their theatre company Last Tapes, they sat down and talked at length about the types of productions they wanted to produce.19 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: HairsprayThis bright, feel-good musical left us so happy that we were possibly high on hairspray fumes, writes Janet McAllister.17 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentThe Illusionists: Now that's magicBarney McDonald meets a rock star of the world of illusion.16 Aug 08:00 PM
EntertainmentShavaughn: Out of the blueGood fortune, rather than good management, has seen Shavaughn Ruakere snare top TV roles. Now, on the eve of her theatre debut, she talks to Alan Perrott about image, her new health kick, and rubbing shoulderswith Dame Judi Dench.15 Aug 10:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre preview: Hairspray, SkyCity TheatreThe ebullient Lavina Williams - one-third of the singing trio Ma-V-Elle, former Australian Idol contestant and musical theatre star - embarks on another entertaining tale.11 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentHairspray: Strap on those heels and high hairMany will remember Russell Dixon as TV3’s affable, clean-cut weather presenter from the mid-2000s who dabbled in theatre.09 Aug 08:00 PM
EntertainmentWriter chooses drama over drinkAfter her parents acrimoniously divorced, scriptwriter Jess Sayer thought there were two ways of coping.07 Aug 05:00 PM
EntertainmentDigital Winds blow fierce but too longWith a cast of 25, a live band, dancers and video projections, The Tautai of Digital Winds presents a truly epic piece of community-based theatre.06 Aug 04:45 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: An Unseasonable Fall of Snow, The BasementThe twist in Gary Henderson's short 1998 mystery is just the right level of difficult: it's solvable but hard enough that you'll feel pleased you got it, with the help of some cleverly-spaced clues.29 Jul 09:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: The good Soul of Szechuan, Q Theatre<i>The Good Soul of Szechuan</i> presents a thoroughly contemporary take on the age-old question of whether there is enough goodness remaining within humanity.27 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: MAMIL, Herald TheatreMAMIL , which stands for Middle-Aged Man In Lycra, may appeal to the older SUCC - Stand-Up Comedy Crowd.27 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentCirque du Soleil: Vive l'evolutionWalking into the enormous yellow and blue striped support tents that surround the grand Cirque du Soleil big top, is like entering a little parallel universe where everyone can fly, leap, spin, and somersault like the world's most impressive animals.25 Jul 02:00 AM
EntertainmentAuckland Theatre Company: The Good Soul of Szechuan Much-loved New Zealand actress Robyn Malcolm (Agent Anna, Outrageous Fortune) will take on dual male and female roles in Auckland Theatre Company's production of Bertolt Brecht's The Good Soul of Szechuan. Playing at Auckland's Q Theatre from July 24 to August 17, Malcolm will demonstrate why she is one of the best in the business as she channels both good and evil, man and woman, in the carnival-esque masterpiece by one of theatre's most respected and influential playwrights. Watch24 Jul 12:14 AM
EntertainmentThe play making people faintTitus Andronicus, the “grotesquely violent” Shakespearean tale of revenge, has 14 deaths, many violently bloody, as well as rape and mutilation.22 Jul 11:05 PM
EntertainmentMalcolm asks the big questionsWhatever it is they're doing behind the closed doors of the Auckland Theatre Company's rehearsal room, it sounds like fun.20 Jul 05:30 PM
KahuTheatre review: Putorino HillChris Molloy's atmospheric new drama, produced by Taki Rua, is ostensibly a period piece via reminiscence.16 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Sin, Q TheatreThe talented cast of 14 throw themselves into the enterprise with plenty of verve and emotional honesty and there is a wildly anarchic quality to the storyline.13 Jul 05:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Mana Wahine, Q TheatreOkareka Dance Company has hit the jackpot with this exploration of the strength, the spirit, the wiles and the primal beauty of women, specifically Maori women.03 Jul 12:00 AM
New ZealandLast show at historic cinemaIn a little mountain town otherwise famous for carrots, time has run out for a piece of Kiwi cinema history.01 Jul 08:00 PM
EntertainmentAustralia: It's show time in OzHop across the ditch and catch some world-class theatre.21 Jun 04:15 PM
EntertainmentMichele Hewitson interview: Mark HadlowWhat an interesting face actor Mark Hadlow has. It is as though somebody had made a cartoon character by animating one of those giant balls made from rubber bands.21 Jun 02:37 AM
