Entertainment<i>Review</i>: <i>Purapurawhetu</i> at Hawkins TheatreThe inaugural Maori Playwright's Festival has made an inspired choice by opening with a beautifully crafted revival of Briar Grace Smith's <i>Purapurawhetu</i>.17 Jun 04:00 PM
EntertainmentCurtain call for those honoured with TonysCatherine Zeta-Jones, Douglas Hodge and Sir Alan Ayckbourn were among the winners at Sunday night's Tony Awards.14 Jun 10:50 PM
KahuCarving path for Maori theatre's rising starsThe Maori New Year festival Matariki gets bigger every year. This year Taonga Whakaari: The Inaugural Maori Playwrights Festival has been added to the calendar of events in Auckland and Papakura.13 Jun 04:00 PM
KahuA tiki tour into the pastShifting from his hard rock group to a play about the good old days of the Maori showband wasn't that much of a leap for Francis Kora.13 Jun 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: <i>Sweeney Todd</i> at Maidment TheatreSeizing the dark heart of the show Ross Girven captures the haunted nature of Sweeney Todd's psychosis.08 Jun 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: <i>Faux Real</i> at The BasementSolo performer Gareth Williams takes us on a delightfully whimsical journey inside his head.06 Jun 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: <i>Marriage of Figaro</i> at the Aotea CentreNBR New Zealand Opera's <i>The Marriage of Figaro</i> is as engrossing a night of theatre as one could wish for.04 Jun 04:00 PM
EntertainmentA mother of a yearMichele Hine is revelling in a trio of rich maternal roles _ from <i>Go Girls'</i> downtrodden parent, to fading theatrical star, to hell-bent control freak in the Auckland production of <i>The House Of Bernada Alba</i>.30 May 04:00 PM
New ZealandTributes flood in for pioneering actressDame Pat Evison, a much-loved stalwart of New Zealand radio, television and theatre who died at the weekend, will long be remembered for her colourful contribution, colleagues say.30 May 04:00 PM
OpinionBrian Rudman<i>Brian Rudman:</i> Arts centre meddlers forget names are an important link to the past30 May 04:00 PM
New ZealandDame Pat Evison diesOne of New Zealand's best known actresses, Dame Pat Evison, has died at the age of 85 after a long illness.30 May 04:50 AM
EntertainmentThere will be bloodThe razor gang behind a new stage production of Sweeney Todd talk to Dionne Christian about bringing the mythical murderer to musical life.28 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTaika Waititi backs Opotiki theatreThe director has agreed to become the first patron of Opotiki's De Luxe Theatre, in the eastern Bay of Plenty.27 May 03:45 AM
EntertainmentReview: <i>Pear Shaped</i> at The Pumphouse TheatreThis debut work by local drama teacher Andy Saker shows an easy familiarity with the North Shore's casual backyard culture.23 May 04:00 PM
New ZealandMuch ado about loss of SkyCity Theatre venueThe SkyCity Theatre looks set to become a cabaret space or sports theatre, leaving a gaping hole in venues for the city's performing arts.23 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: <i>Avenue Q</i> at The CivicOpening with the eternal question - 'what do you do with a BA in English?' - <i>Avenue Q</i> dispenses a bright and breezy antidote to the pressures of life in the big city.16 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: <i>Horseplay</i> at the Maidment TheatreThere are Baxter self-quotations and talk of cut-throats and fowlhouses for literary experts to spot, but you don't have to know a line of the great men's work to enjoy the play.09 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: <I>The Suburban Murder</i> at Galatos TheatreThe devised work is clearly actor-driven and the huge cast of 17 all get a chance to get their teeth into well-rounded characters.02 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentThoroughbreds go head to headGiven actor/writer Tim Balme's workload, it's amazing he answers interview questions so coherently and affably.30 Apr 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Michele Hewitson Interview</i>: John LeighJohn Leigh talks about acting as though it still isn't really his idea, as if he has no idea how he ended up being an actor and that it has, just this minute, occurred to him that he is one.30 Apr 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> <i>Rent</i> at the Civic TheatreIt was when the drag queen in the Santa coat started banging her drumsticks on the scaffolding, singing about sending a barking annoyance to "doggie hell" that <i>Rent</i> came to life.23 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentRent rehearsals in full swingThe cast of stage production <I>Rent</I> are put through their paces during a dress rehearsal at Auckland's Civic Theatre.21 Apr 02:46 AM
New ZealandFamous names join fight to restore historic theatreEnglish theatre luminaries Sir Ian McKellen and Dame Judi Dench are on a heavyweight list of artists and historians calling for the reopening of Auckland's St James Theatre.20 Apr 04:00 PM
