EntertainmentTheatre Review: Poor Boy, Maidment TheatreLink between the plot and Tim Finn's songs is tenuous, but it's a striking piece of theatre.20 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentMy Big Week: Ben BarringtonBen Barrington plays Olaf in The Almighty Johnsons, Mondays, 9.30pm, TV3.16 Mar 05:00 PM
EntertainmentStage is set for the Finns<i>Poor Boy</i>, the play inspired and soundtracked by Tim Finn's songs, has arrived in Auckland after seasons in Melbourne and Sydney. Dionne Christian goes behind the scenes.16 Mar 05:00 PM
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
