David Fa'auliuli Mamea's one-woman play is a charming chamber production.

This driver's fake licence wasn't fooling anyone.

Northern Advocate chief reporter Mike Dinsdale chats with a bona fide reggae legend.

Writers Festival stars reveal the ones that got away.

Story of a dancing queen is packed with advice, writes Dionne Christian.

The bros are buffed and ready for magic with a little help from Les Mills.

The $8.4 million gallery will be open to the public on Saturday morning.

A circus like no other where the contrast between town and country vividly comes alive.

Jack Charles, a drug addict for 40 years and a prisoner for 20 of those, argues his case.

World-renowned New York composer's bespoke gift is icing on the cake for NZ string trio.

Battle rap and traditional Samoan oratory go head to head in Auckland Arts Festival show.

Wynyard Quarter Silos are a fascinating place to make music from, says pianist.

A possible miscarriage of justice highlighted by Shakespeare gets second hearing.

Choreographer Michael Parmenter's long-dreamed of Orpheus is sublime, says Raewyn Whyte.

Classiest of boy bands shows how pop anthems become secular anthems, writes William Dart

Theatremaker Ahi Karunaharan delivers seven fine stories in seven sips, says Dione Joseph.

Auckland Arts Festival seeks shows to appeal to young audiences; Junk was an absolute gem.

Putting George Orwell's dystopia onstage is a way to skewer our era of alternative facts.

In the open-air Silo Park, people were mostly subdued.

The world's most popular composer wants to put his audience to sleep. Why?

Cleaner Bas van Wel is a star of Auckland Arts Festival because his squeegee never stops.

After 20 years, a Canadian artist is still enchanted by Robert Lepage's space race story

Body language expert Suzanne Masefield uses story-telling to teach kids life lessons.

Bless the Child reminds us we're part of a society with responsibilities to one another.

Janet McAllister continues her literary odyssey in the woman who read Auckland.

The Piano: the ballet doesn't hit all the right notes but is an intriguing proposition.

An international publishing deal is only half the story for NZ author Tammy Robinson.

One of our youngest opera stars talks about why she just wants to sing.

In theme of Auckland Arts Festival's theatre sleepover, here is a list of night-time fun.

Celebrities reveal the best and worst advice they were given about sex.