EntertainmentThe battle of BrittenAuckland Arts Festival celebrates Benjamin Britten's centenary not once, but twice next week.15 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentHeadliner mixes wit with superb comedyThe Auckland Arts Festival's centrepiece demonstrates what happens when the sophisticated elegance of commedia dell'arte collides with the eccentric weirdness of classic British comedy.15 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentIt's all white on the nightDozens of events all over Auckland will be shining brightly and busily tonight for Auckland Arts Festival's White Night, which stretches from the CBD to all corners of the city.15 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentTheatre comes to Dominion RdOne of Auckland's best-known streets, Dominion Rd, will be sharing some of its history in a unique way this weekend.14 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentSongs from the source of Scots' theatreThe Scottish National Theatre makes an exuberant return to ale-house culture with a riotously funny and at times tenderly lyrical tribute to Scottish narrative ballads.13 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentCircus meets hip-hop in dazzling displayScreens filled with red clouds at dawn start this contemporary circus with hip-hop styling, but instead of a shepherd's warning, they herald a city delight.13 Mar 04:30 PM
New ZealandThe circus comes to townThose planning to go to Circolombia's performance shouldn't expect a circus show, but a circus concert, says its founder.11 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: Chinese theatre a revelationThis rich 1999 experimental classic from China is stylish, hip, humorous, streetwise - and hopelessly romantic: under youth's swagger are youth's desperate illusions.10 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: Rare mingling of wonderful music and enchantmentWe had come to the Civic Theatre to hear Haydn and Mozart from Kronos Quartet; in partnership with pipa virtuoso Wu Man, the Americans were offering a rare mingling of music and magic.10 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentSeriously Playing the FoolMicahel Hurst dons the Fool costume for King Lear, three decades after first tackling the role. By Barney McDonald.09 Mar 06:00 PM
EntertainmentRevisiting the 17th century with elegance and attitudeThe cover of Max Emanuel Cencic's Venezia says it all. The Croatian countertenor is all elegance, in dinner jacket and cravat, in front of an ornate wallpaper that might adorn the walls of a Venetian palazzo.09 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentPasifika kicks off at Western SpringsAround 100,000 people are expected at Western Springs Lakeside Park in Auckland today for the annual Pasifika festival.08 Mar 09:52 PM
EntertainmentThe Breath of the VolcanoPictures from the opening night of the Auckland Arts Festival performance by French pyrotechnical wizards Groupe F07 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentRaise your stein to StraussThose heading to tonight's performance by the Royal New Zealand Ballet should expect the rowdiness of a beer hall and a touch of Hollywood action mixed in with the more traditional fare.07 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentReview: En route, Auckland CBDWalking tours - especially those guided by a remote, apparently all-seeing, all-knowing central HQ - are full of tantalising possibilities: where will I be going? How will I know how to get there?06 Mar 10:10 PM
EntertainmentReview: Cantina, Aotea Square<i>Cantina</i> opens with a velvety voiced crooner promising to "shoot the moon right out of the sky" and honours that with an exhilarating acrobatics display set in the seductive ambience of a 1920s speak-easy.06 Mar 09:35 PM
EntertainmentReview: The Factory, Q TheatrePacific Les Mis musical hugely leavened by romance, humour and funky 70s style06 Mar 09:25 PM
