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.

Karl Puschmann puts Nintendo's new two-in-one console to the test.

It's been 13 years since Natalie Portman promised a band would change your life.

Sunday has become a rare bird, keeping its head down while others go extinct.

Trolls, dancing and cake make Peer Gynt absurd, smart and funny, says Janet McAllister.

The storm clouds swirling above the open roof of the Pop-up Globe seemed to hold a mirror to the wild passions unleashed in the staging of Othello.

La Soiree is a spiegeltent spectacular thanks to three amazing acts, writes Raewyn Whyte.

Cloud Gate Dance Theatre's highly polished RICE is a performance to sit back and absorb.

The Biggest is a highly entertaining journey into male identity, says Paul Simei-Barton.

A German violinist selects favourites for fans while a US composer makes musical magic.

Dance work 21 Movements reflects on torrid 21st century, writes Raewyn Whyte.

Theatre reviewer Janet McAllister has a mixed night out at the fringe festival.

Broadchurch is tackling a new crime this season with boldness and bravery, writes Duncan Greive.

Reviewer Dione Joseph leaves Pop-up Globe's Henry V with a new favourite play.

Respighi's third suite of Ancient Airs and Dances made a welcoming overture for the APO.

As TVNZ resurrects Sensing Murder, a format change makes a bad show even worse.

William Dart finds the NZSO's collaboration with the Modern Maori Quartet has mixed results.

A night on the Floating Theatre makes for an enchanted evening, writes Janet McAllister.

Two albums in two weeks? Future is moving so fast he can't keep pace with himself.

Can a performance make us genuinely care about the dying? Dione Joseph thinks so.

Dance show Castles shows maybe life's mosaic of experiences are difficult to fathom.

Theatre review: Paul Simei-Barton takes a look at the Pop-up Globe's latest production.