Pop up Globe brings robust treatment to one of Shakespeare's most controversial works.

Spin doctors, skulduggery and main character killed early: Recommended.

This was not a show where clapping would cut it. Even shouting was a waste of time.

There were some excellent films released in 2017 - and then there were these stinkers.

After a year of bad news, The Greatest Showman could be the balm you need.

No wonder he's rapping about butts - Eminem's just squeezed out his worst album in years.

William Dart reviews Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Celebrate Christmas.

Tim Roxborogh says McCartney's Auckland performance was "profound. Profoundly fun too."

William Dart rounds up his top classical music CDs for 2017 in time for Xmas gift buying.

They played impeccably to a sold out crowd, but there's an obvious problem with Alt-J.

Antonia Prebble's new character is a world away from the West family.

The Australian reviews are unanimous; Paul McCartney live is simply fab

Greg Bruce takes a look inside the latest Black Mirror and is disquieted by what he sees.

A Midsummer Night's Dream is the perfect primer for summer theatre in Aotearoa.

Sia brought her unusual live show to Auckland last night.

Is Harry Styles Gen-Y's version of Bowie or Jagger? It's a big call, but hear me out.

The crowd riled up screaming anti-police chants across the arena.

Paul Casserly on Ken Burns' latest doco epic The Vietnam War.

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and the Dust Palace craft magic from music and movement.

Requiem for the Fallen, superb choral tribute to Kiwi sacrifices on European battlefields.

Evanescence is back giving old hits a weird electro-orchestral revamp...but why?

Don't Give It Up is a total summer stunner. How does the rest of their new EP measure up?

"That little girl is one of the most exquisitely great artists I have known," says star.

Auckland-based chamber choir Viva Voce continues its fine form, writes William Dart

Sprightly tunes and triple-time ingenuity offering a piquant preview of Mahler yet to come

It's when Swift unleashes unapologetic swells of emotion that Reputation truly soars.

Sleigh Bells is back with a mini-album full of war songs to see out 2017.

It's a more mature Ty Dolla $ign on display - but there's still room for summer sex jams.

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus is a blast, with one of the most insane storylines ever.

Honesty of MAFS makes The Bachelor seem too kitsch to continue.