Samoan Language Week runs until Samoan Independence Day on June 1, so the season of this bilingual play set about Mau - the non-violent Samoan independence movement - is timed very nicely.

It is never difficult to find contemporary events that point to the relevance of Titus Andronicus, but Shakespeare's reflections on the extremes of human cruelty are given particular poignancy by the recent murder of a young soldier on a London str

Australian actress Maggie Kirkpatrick is looking forward to showing off some of her wicked side to Kiwi audiences.

If you know actress Anna Jullienne only as Shortland Street’s lesbian nurse, Maia, she’s working hard to change that, she tells Greg Dixon.

Danielle Wright finds Wellington alive with art events, food and popular culture this winter.

Patua means "to hit, kill, subdue, ill-treat", and writer-director Renae Maihi bravely takes on the subject of child abuse in the 75 nicely paced minutes of this, her second play.

The stage show War Horse has scrapped its Auckland season, blaming high costs, a competitive market, sluggish ticket sales and even a long summer.

So, you think your child's funny? Danielle Wright talks to the kids comedy industry to find out how you can encourage your children to make people, other than their mum and dad, laugh.

Over the next few months children, from tots to teens, can immerse themselves in music, comedy and drama as they like it: loud and boisterous, writes Dionne Christian.

The Auckland Theatre Company is scrambling to find a venue for its new show starring Robyn Malcolm after a fire at the Maidment Theatre, rendering it out of action.

King Kong thunders into Melbourne this June. Rachel Grunwell meets the lead.

Cast members of the internationally acclaimed musical Wicked touched down in style in Auckland yesterday.

The festival offering from playwright Mitch Tawhi Thomas is a taut study of family dysfunction that finds plenty of life and laughter in the explosive quarrelling of estranged brothers.

Around 100,000 people are expected at Western Springs Lakeside Park in Auckland today for the annual Pasifika festival.