EntertainmentBook lover: Conor LovettConor Lovett is a virtuoso actor and widely acclaimed as the best living interpreter of Samuel Becket's work.13 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentFringe Festival Review: StandstillSome marvellous images are being created at the Basement this Fringe, writes Janet McAllister10 Mar 06:59 PM
EntertainmentFringe Festival Review: The Hermitude of Angus, EcstaticAt first, this late-night one-man show from Australia looks like just a vehicle for a <i>Mr Bean</i> impersonator in younger, more alternative clothing.08 Mar 10:13 PM
EntertainmentArts Festival Review: The Interminable Suicide of Gregory ChurchIf you are looking for a show that is funny and uplifting, it is unlikely that you would settle on something that has interminable and suicide in its title.08 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentFringe Festival Review: The Turn of the ScrewWhen the Basement theatre is packed out at 10pm on a Monday night for a local production based on a 19th century novella by Henry James, I think it is safe to say the Auckland Fringe Festival and the Auckland Arts Festival are going off.07 Mar 10:02 PM
EntertainmentMatt Whelan: Tall orderGo Girls' sidekick Matt Whelan gets his chance to shine on the big screen as a sorely tested suitor in the Kiwi romantic comedy My Wedding And Other Secrets.07 Mar 04:30 PM
Entertainment<i>Deborah Hill Cone:</i> Bitching as an olympic sportThink Fame plus Benny Hill and you get the gist of hit reality show Pineapple Dance Studios, writes Deborah Hill Cone.07 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentFringe Festival Review: Drowning in Veronica LakeBoldly and cleverly, this Flaxworks solo show is built upon one solitary, striking symbol of celebrity. 06 Mar 11:16 PM
EntertainmentFringe Festival Review: SilkPaul Simei-Barton reviews <i>Silk</i>, on at the Basement Theatre as past of the Auckland Fringe Festival06 Mar 10:29 PM
EntertainmentArts Festival Review: Paper Sky - A Love StoryAfter creating a sensation at the previous Auckland Arts Festival, the creators of <i>The Arrival</i> have returned with an exquisitely crafted rhapsody of image and movement-based theatre.06 Mar 04:30 PM
LifestyleJohn Verryt's favourite thingsSet designer John Verryt shows <i>Viva</i> a few of his favourite treasures.03 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentBreaking legs on broadwayA multimillion-dollar stage adaptation of Spider-Man has been plagued by broken limbs, stage collapses and walkouts. Critics have branded it a joke. But even before it's opened it's already breaking box-office records.03 Mar 04:00 PM
New ZealandChristchurch earthquake: Fundraising eventsIn response to the tragic earthquake in Christchurch on Tuesday, several events across New Zealand have been organised to raise money for relief funds.02 Mar 11:30 PM
EntertainmentArts Festival Review: Havoc in the GardenThe latest piece of youth-oriented theatre from Massive Company adopts the admirably egalitarian but dramatically unsatisfying strategy of giving what amounts to a lead role to each member of the 14 person cast.02 Mar 09:50 PM
EntertainmentArts festival: Dance exponentsWhen is a dance work not a dance work? asks Bernadette Rae about an Arts Festival piece which mixes French intellectualism, untrained performers and Lionel Richie.02 Mar 06:00 PM
EntertainmentFringe Festival Review: Basement TheatreThe Fringe festival has exploded into life nowhere more so than at The Basement which is serving up a moveable feast of up to five fast-turn-around shows a night.27 Feb 08:00 PM
EntertainmentForeign artists converge for festivalThe first of 250 artists from around the world have begun to arrive in time for the opening of the Auckland Arts Festival on Wednesday.27 Feb 04:30 PM
OpinionBrian RudmanBrian Rudman: Despite quake, show must go onArt has the power to comfort and the demise of an Auckland festival wouldn't help Christchurch.27 Feb 04:30 PM
EntertainmentFringe Festival Review: When Animals Dream of Sheep, Lower Myers ParkThe avant-garde end of Fringe Fest spectrum finds an appropriate niche with a free event held at the base of the stairs that link Saint Kevin's Arcade with Myers Park.24 Feb 08:00 PM
EntertainmentFringe Festival Review: Sirens, Parnell BathsBefore they'd even put a toe in the water this week, the Wet Hot Beauties were the media's feel-good, sold-out hit of the summer. 24 Feb 08:00 PM
EntertainmentCountry and jazz artists for AprilCountry stars Lady Antebellum and jazz pianist Herbie Hancock will both be heading to NZ to play shows this April.24 Feb 06:00 PM
