EntertainmentTheatre review: Romeo and Juliet, TapacShakespeare's tale of teenage love is brought to life with an authentic, very contemporary infusion of teenage vitality from the Young Auckland Shakespeare Company.07 Dec 04:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: Hauraki Horror, The BasementThe Basement's Christmas fundraising tradition is as scruffy and silly as a present wrapped by toddlers using tinsel and a gluestick.07 Dec 04:00 PM
New ZealandPeter Calder: Stage veteran's Monkey businessFinding Warwick Broadhead's house on Waiheke Island is a bit of a mission. The confusion comes down to the distinction between east and west, which seems faintly ironic, since his current inspiration is of distinctly oriental origin.02 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentAngels in America takes top prizeDirector Shane Bosher and the Silo Theatre team behind the staging of Tony Kushner's epic <i>Angels in America</i> last night won top prize at the annual Auckland Theatre Awards.01 Dec 04:00 PM
EntertainmentA theatre full of superstarsKiwi fans of one of the world's most popular stage shows will get a chance to be cast members for one night only " and they won't even have to audition.29 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentExpat actors return homeExpat actors gather in Auckland to play in At the Wake.22 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentMovie review: SkylightTime has taken tragically little toll on David Hare's 1995 play. The pungent one-liners amuse, but the real sting is that references to inequality and the erosion of social conscience have become more pointed.19 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Famour Flora, The White HouseAn historical excursion into the salacious underbelly of Auckland's nightlife finds a suitably lascivious venue in the central hall of the White House16 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: One Day Moko, Q TheatreThis enjoyable, artful jumble, One Day Moko, starts with a fun stand-up comedy set from a lively homeless guy, Moko, who banters with the audience.09 Nov 04:30 PM
EntertainmentHewitson: Elisabeth EastherElisabeth Easther, the sometime actress, playwright and part-time journalist, lives in a pretty little house in Pt Chevalier.08 Nov 01:24 AM
EntertainmentHumour in search for loveHaving decked out The Basement as a real bar with table seating, a mirror ball and a tinsel-draped karaoke stage, Silo's end-of-year bash kick-starts the festive season with a Shortland Street star and a roster of theatrical A-listers strutting their stuf05 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentMusical review: Jesus Christ Superstar, Q TheatreIn reimagining Jesus and the Apostles as a rock band, director Oliver Driver delivers a hot mess; it's sometimes excellent, writes Janet McAllister.02 Nov 04:00 PM
EntertainmentFools, monsters and cereal boxesTen years ago, three artists who met through the Bournemouth music scene piled into a small car and embarked on a micro-tour of London, Newcastle and Edinburgh showcasing their blend of paper....28 Oct 04:00 PM
EntertainmentHeLa's gift to science dramatisedA one-woman show toured under the auspices of the British Council testifies to live theatre's unrivalled ability to enliven storytelling with a palpable sense of a real human presence.22 Oct 04:00 PM
Entertainment12 Questions: Victor RodgerAcclaimed writer Victor Rodger is the illegitimate son of a teenage mum and his play Sons, which he wrote 20 years ago, is being performed again in Mangere this week.20 Oct 04:00 PM
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
