Musician and theatre director Robin Kelly from the Last Tapes Theatre Co, talks about his show 'Valerie'.

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.

Who says you need to be on land to see a show in the Auckland Fringe Festival?

William Dart reviews the APO's latest concert.

Can't understand Te Reo? Hakarongo Mai will help you out. This year, the live translation service for Te Matatini launched an app to help non-Te Reo speakers keep up with performances. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Forget the musical Cats, here's a genuine cat show where the feline stars are centre stage if they want

Disappointment with one CD turns to delight for William Dart who is alerted to a composer most of us should get to hear.

Ray Chan is the APO's first conducting fellow, one of the orchestra's many initiatives to bring music to more Aucklanders

A play at the Fringe Festival questions the pardons being given to gay men

From comedy to science fiction, there are few topics acclaimed New Zealand playwright Stephen Sinclair hasn't brought to the stage.

Not only are performers putting their best feet forward for Te Matatini 2017 - but several are using it as a chance to progress their education by earning NCEA credits and even tertiary. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

National kapa haka festival Te Matatini has started in Hastings today with an emotionally charged opening performance from Auckland

A Te Matatini life member who was one of the stars of the national kapa haka festival the last time it was held in Hawke's Bay is

Theatre reviewer Janet McAllister takes a theatrical trip to the supermarket.

This is a dance show worth rushing to be part of, writes Raewyn Whyte.

Students at Otaki's Te Kura-ā-Iwi O Whakatupuranga Rua Mano, study NCEA, and tertiary papers at the same time. Made with funding from NZ On Air.

Provocative play prompts us to think before we speak.

Violinist Chloe Hanslip will play Mozart her own way on her beloved 1737 Guarneri del Gesu instrument.

It's a dance show where the audience gets to move, too.

The stage show fans of horror films must see.

Summer Shakespeare As You Like It is a good time, but a long one.

Silo Theatre's latest play takes the words out of our mouths and considers how powerful they really are.

Women of colour stand up and make some noise in Hot Brown Honey as part of Auckland's Pride Festival.

William Dart reviews the latest classical music CDs.

Eli Kent has put his spin on Ibsen's Peer Gynt.

NZ Opera's The Mikado sounds sweet, writes William Dart.

Opera singer Natasha Wilson is performing in the world premiere production of NZ Opera's Candide at the Auckland Arts Festival in March 2018.

Auckland Arts Festival director Jonathan Bielski discusses his personal highlights of the festival.