Author Jay McInerney admits he shares some characteristics with his protagonist, Russell.

Corporate art collections unlocked during Artweek tours.

APO's next concert is a welcome opportunity to sample the first commission from its resident composer.

A former west Auckland cop has swapped pounding the beat for writing grisly crime novels after being struck down with a rare autoimmune disorder.

You'd think actor Mick Innes would be more cautious about staging another one-man show at the Basement Theatre; last time he was there, he came close to dying on stage.

On the eve of its Auckland show, Footnote dancers talk about the impact of costumes.

Playing video games inspired dancer Joshua (Fale) Faleatua.

Mex Festival's Day of the Dead celebration will feature skull candies, skeleton costumes and tables with photos of the dead.

Conductor Giordano Bellincampi ensured an exhilarating night with the APO.

Auckland Shakespeare Company's Lucrece confronts the way rape debases our humanity.

COMMENT: Melania Trump has been pooper-scooping after Donald since 1998, but she will never be cast as a victim, in her eyes or anyone else's.

A retired Kiwi academic is behind the decision to name Christopher Marlowe as co-author of three of William Shakespeare's plays.

It's all new for Pop-up Globe which returns with four more plays, a different location and groundbreaking interior design.

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Final Symphony was a marketing triumph, selling out its first performance and occasioning a Saturday night re-run.

COMMENT: Libraries are not in decline because of some natural progression, but because of the cultural vandalism of cost-cutting.

Nostalgia is one of the reasons updated versions of so many old movies are returning to our screens these days.

What's driving the rash of nostalgic remakes that have viewers catching up with old screen friends - from Bridget Jones to an ageing cast of Cold Feet?

New theatre company re-imagines one of Shakespeare's bloodiest works.

The Ronisch Auckland Secondary Schools Piano Competition puts top young piano players in the spotlight.

A new exhibition details the wealth of work and talent of New Zealand's prolific portraitist, Gottfried Lindauer.

TJ McNamara finds an exhibition which breaks the mould of an artist's former works

Janet McAllister continues her mission to visit each and every one of Auckland's 55 libraries.

After an absence of nearly a decade, Taiwan Day will be celebrated this weekend at Auckland's Aotea Square.

When translation programmes go wrong, the results can be hilarious.

Creative excellence and exquisite performances close this year's Tempo Dance Festival.

Does Priscilla, Queen of the Desert still wear the crown?

Shakespeare fans rejoice - Pop-Up Globe is back.

Rodney Bell's Meremere is a beautifully crafted hour of beguiling story-telling through dance.

The eight expert players of the London Conchord Ensemble delivered a high-minded Friday night variety concert.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's Aotea Centre recital was a courageous undertaking for the 72-year-old soprano. It was an evening of some entrancement.