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Choral performance a masterclass in making classics truly breath-taking.
Theatre review: A romantic comedy first
Māori/Aboriginal first a reason to celebrate, showing what happens when we work together.
Steve Braunias: The Bachelorette a dating show from an innocent time
COMMENT: In time of uncertainty, it's still with us, a reassuring and familiar presence.
He saw, she saw: One marriage, two film reviews
Greg Bruce and Zanna Gillespie watch Honeyland and ask questions of their marriage.
Performers let their fingers do the talking
Is a show where the performers use only their fingers a festival highlight? You bet.
Maddest opera is a must-see
Why Eight Songs for a Mad King succeeds in taking Opera NZ into a brave new world.
Noirish violence and passionate sensuality feature in Snow White ballet
Disney this is not, Snow White ballet dazzles with magical dance and special effects.
Should you see The Book of Mormon? Our take on shocking, inappropriate musical
Does The Book of Mormon live up to the hype?
Movie review: Color Out Of Space
A trippy tale of cosmic horror that occasionally rises above its B-horror roots.
Movie review: Military Wives
If you're looking for a pleasant distraction on a Sunday arvo, this is just the ticket.
Wanting to hear new stories? Upu is the theatre show you need to see
Upu shows the depth of Oceanic poetry.
Landmark New Zealand production opens at Auckland Arts Festival
Powerful story told well highlights links between NZ and Zimbabwe.
Siena Yates: Mosque documentary a timely reminder that we need to do better
We Are One feels warm and personal and real.
Steve Braunias: Tolstoy's shadow over The Bachelorette
COMMENT: War and peace and bachelors - this show has no limits.
Book review: Charity Norman's The Secrets of Strangers
Greg Fleming reviews Charity Norman's new novel.
Theatre review: Emilia sends Pop Up Globe off in style
Pop-up Globe's last Auckland production sends the theatre company on its way in style.
Play's title does nothing to sell its intelligent and powerful story
Don't let the title put you off; Little Black Bitch is intelligent, moving and essential.
Urban sounds capture town hall audience
Two different cities brought together in music for appreciative city dwellers.
Pixies concert review: Fire and ire from rock greats
90-minute set showcases the releases that inspired a generation.
Pup Academy - - barking up the wrong tree?
Barking mad Pup Academy leaves Canvas critic with more questions than answers.
Would you leave your spouse and children to deal with disaster on their own? Hollywood's hilarious take on this question
Lost in translation? Hollywood gets its hands on a wry Swedish comedy.
Fringe farewells Auckland for another year
Auckland Fringe Festival brings laughs and heart to varied stories.
Siena Yates: The new show that's the epitome of stupid reality TV
This show could send you round the bend just trying to make sense of it all
Auckland Fringe Review: Fetished world and a hidden gem
Auckland Fringe shows why we need to keep developing unique NZ dance and theatre voices.
How classical musicians are making the old new again
Youthful musicians achieve a bold goal, writes William Dart.
Luncheon sausage with the bachelors
COMMENT: Much of the series has played out as a slow, witless drag.
The Invisible Man makes very visible modern relationship terror
Tom Augustine reviews the weekend in film for Canvas.
Provoked, amused and disappointed - reviews of Auckland Fringe's first shows
In a crowded and diverse Auckland Fringe, shows have to stand out. Did these?
The Dead Lands: Māori supernatural thriller's badass heroine
The Dead Lands is more than enough to make you sit up and watch, writes Siena Yates.
Bach and Brahms equals Baroque splendour with
New classical foots it with Baroque splendor at APO's latest performance.
Pacific/martial arts legend kicks cultural cliches to touch
Tom Augustine reviews the weekend in film.
On the edge: a taste of what to expect at the Auckland Fringe Festival
Auckland's biggest performing arts festival opens next week.
Christchurch earthquake doco is about the power of hope
Stories from those trapped in the Hotel Grand Chancellor make for compelling viewing.