Mixing comedy and music with science is meant to make us more interested in the latter.

If you want a band to soundtrack a looming apocalypse, you won't go wrong with Mastodon.

Frustrated by small talk? Then Weaves is theatre for you, writes Janet McAllister.

Interview-derived show offers surprisingly eloquent take on shared sense of identity.

Problematic acoustics compromise a stirring presentation of Bach's St John Passion.

COMMENT: The Hui changed the narrative on a major story this week, writes Duncan Greive.

Anzac Eve is entertaining and intriguing

John Adams' Shaker Loops deserved to headline the Great Masterworks concert.

NZ Herald Premier Series continues with a chic French tribute, writes William Dart.

Carmen and L'Arlésienne: an exceptionally good night at the ballet not to be missed.

The play Magdalena of Mangere offers an eye-opening portrait of overlooked suburb.

Sci-fi suspense at times silly but surprisingly satisfying with a stellar cast.

The brilliance of I am Innocent is telling NZ stories we'd rather not see, but need to.

Ambitious, inclusive and inspiring dance one of Auckland Arts Festival's closing events.

You could complain about the rain, or you could get into it. Many Adele fans did.

Edo de Waart and the NZ Symphony Orchestra launch their 2017 selection of Masterworks.

Music and magic mixed together as Twenty One Pilots rocked Vector Arena.

Standing ovations greeted super-star ballet dancers at the Auckland Arts Festival.

Extraordinary opera is a moving tale from our past, writes William Dart.

More Life? More like more Drake.

How well do our favourite spine-chilling moments from horror films work on stage?

The play Every Brilliant Thing proves there's genuine joy to be found in the everyday.

Rufus Wainwright dynamic duo of the divas thrills Aotea audience, writes William Dart.

Sonya Kelly presents a romantic comedy with modern love in a shrinking world at its heart.

This year's slightly odd lot put real back in Reality TV.

New Zealand television has a problem. Too much talent.

Fifth album from stellar Swedish soprano delights with impressively rendered vignettes of love from Mozart and Gluck.

High-tech wizardry makes The Encounter spellbinding theatre, writes Paul Simei-Barton.

Chamber Music New Zealand's 2017 season gets off to an exciting start, writes William Dart.

Good performances from two of Ireland's finest actors, Fassbender and Gleeson.