OpinionJanet McAllisterTheatre review: Arohanui: The Greatest LoveA traditional-style epic tale, this well-paced musical extravaganza is by turns cheesy, dramatic and genuinely moving.14 Oct 01:43 AM
OpinionDance review: Prime Cuts at Tempo Dance FestivalThe annual Prime Cuts showcase in this year's Tempo Dance Festival comprised just four works. 09 Oct 11:23 PM
EntertainmentTheatre Review: Yours Truly at The BasementPlaywright Albert Belz has earned considerable acclaim for his treatment of Maori subjects but his re-telling of the Jack the Ripper story seems to be making a statement about the perils of pigeon-holing writers according to their ethnicity.02 Oct 07:30 PM
OpinionJanet McAllisterTheatre Review: Anything Goes at Civic TheatreCole Porter's smart-to-be-silly, witty-and-warm songs are so exceptional that they could pull this 1934 hit musical comedy through by themselves.29 Sep 06:30 PM
EntertainmentAnything Goes: All hands on deckAnything Goes, set to open in Auckland, brings an ocean liner to the stage with plenty of familiar toe-tapping tunes, writes Dionne Christian23 Sep 05:30 PM
OpinionJanet McAllisterJanet McAllister: World Cup sitting duck for satire and dissentThe Rugby World Cup 2011 is good fodder for satire, and art is traditionally a burner as well as a builder of sacred cows.03 Sep 01:14 AM
EntertainmentOff to see the wizardOnce a munchkin himself, the director of the latest reincarnation of Oz tells Dionne Christian why he wanted to bring the Emerald City to a new generation.01 Sep 02:00 AM
EntertainmentTheatre Preview: West Side Story, Pacific Events CentreStudents from Manukau Institute of Technology will put a South Auckland spin on the much-loved musical West Side Story. 12 Aug 10:49 PM