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![Special FX creature scoops top prize at Body Art Awards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Special FX creature scoops top prize at Body Art Awards
There was no shortage of fantastical creatures on show at last night's NZ Body Art Awards.
![Death becomes her](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Death becomes her
By day, Morag McDowell investigates death. And by night, well, she sings about it. The full-time Auckland coroner and part-time opera singer talks to Rebecca Barry.
![Bulldoze theatre over my dead body, says UK star](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Bulldoze theatre over my dead body, says UK star
UK actor Sir Donald Sinden has threatened to lie down in the path of bulldozers to save the St James Theatre.
![St James Theatre rocked like no other](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
St James Theatre rocked like no other
Russell Baillie on the real star of some shows - the St James Theatre.
![Venue fit for a visiting Queen](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Venue fit for a visiting Queen
When the Queen visited Auckland in 1981, Doug Harley spent a week sleeping in the St James Theatre before the Royal Variety Performance.
![Historic theatre's future in the spotlight](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Historic theatre's future in the spotlight
Auckland's St James Theatre is part of one of five convention centre bids being considered.
![Staging some fun for children](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Staging some fun for children
An Asian fairytale extravaganza and a well-known witch are ready to entertain the kids these holidays, writes Dionne Christian
![First time on 42nd Street](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
First time on 42nd Street
TimeOut sent Jacqueline Smith to join the chorus line of classic musical 42nd Street and she lived to tell the story...
![Theatre Review: Biography of my Skin, <i>Auckland Concert Chamber Town Hall</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Theatre Review: Biography of my Skin, <i>Auckland Concert Chamber Town Hall</i>
For those who haven't seen this play, it would be easy to think: actors, eh, gawd what a narcissistic bunch, touring a performance autobiography.
![Cirque Mother of Africa: Bending over backwards](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Cirque Mother of Africa: Bending over backwards
Winston Ruddle, creator of Cirque Mother Africa, has searched the continent looking for the most heart-stopping acts to be found.
![Blood will have blood](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Blood will have blood
Opera NZ's staging of Macbeth revamps Shakespeare's tragedy about a deranged couple dragging each other to destruction, director Tim Albery tells William Dart.
![Don't miss: Canadian Aboriginal Festival](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Don't miss: Canadian Aboriginal Festival
North America's diverse indigenous culture is explored and celebrated at this massive pow wow and festival.