Theatre Guide

Cymbeline

Venue: Silo Theatre
Season ends: Oct 21;
On the web: silotheatre.co.nz/shows

Heaven for fans of Shakespeare. Cymbeline, directed by Stuart Devenie and staged by the Peripeteia Players, centres on the adventures of Imogen who must embark on a quest to reunited with her true love and avert the tragedy of war. A flip of the coin each night decides the cast line-up.

Titus Andronicus

Venue: Maidment Musgrove Studio
On the web: maidment.auckland.ac.nz
Season ends: Oct 21

Stage Two Productions' Titus Andronicus is about the Roman war on the Goths. Roman general Titus returns triumphant with the trophies of Goth Queen Tamora and her three children. His sacrifice of the oldest child starts a deadly cycle of sadistic revenge. The blackest black comedy. Watch for the pie.

The Ocean Star

Venue: Maidment Theatre Season ends: Oct 21

Shortland Street's Michael Galvin has been polishing this dark comedy for years and at last the ATC is getting behind one of the funniest scripts we've read in ages. Directed by Roy Ward, starring Greg Johnson as the agoraphobic father of Dean O'Gorman and Adam Gardiner. Galvin nails what makes brother hate brother, and son hate father. A must-see.

* Others and upcoming

One-act Play Festival
Waitemata Theatre, Corban Estate, Henderson, to Oct 14, ph 827 8561

500 Letters
Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, Oct 12-13, tickets from ticketek.co.nz

Les Miserables
Glen Eden Playhouse Theatre, 15 Glendale Rd, Glen Eden, to Oct 14, tickets from iticket.co.nz

Dance Like A Man
SkyCity Theatre, Hobson St, Oct 13-14, tickets from ticketek.co.nz

A Madman Sings to the Moon
Dolphin Theatre, 12 Spring St, Onehunga, to Oct 14, ph 636 7322

The Fifteenth Minute
Maidment Studio, 8 Alfred St, Oct 24-26, ph 308 2383

Halloween Mayhem & Malarky
Essex Reserve Park, Mt Eden Village, Oct 28, 12.30pm-2pm

Alex Ellis in Biscuit & Coffee
Herald Theatre, Aotea Centre, Oct 31-Nov 11, tickets from ticketek.co.nz