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Pop-up Globe scraps all-male casts
Faced with fierce protests about gender in its casting, Pop-up Globe reverses position.
Nothing covert about performers' love for comedy
The audiences might do much of the plotting but there's always a plan with Covert Theatre.
Theatre review: Sightings not always clear
Paul Simei-Barton reviews Massive Company's latest group work, Sightings.
Actor honours rebel ancestor with solo show
Performer honours rebel woman from history and ancestor Black Agnes with solo show.
Top Kiwi actor slams Pop-Up Globe over all-male show
Kiwi actor Edwin Wright blasts "tone deaf" publicity for all-male shows.
Kiwi stars tell: The soap stars that got us in a lather
Who were the soap opera stars who inspired some of New Zealand's funniest women?
Frozen with excitement: Meet the crew behind Disney on Ice
Stacey Morrison meets the crew behind Disney on Ice.
Director's special link to Agatha Christie
An Auckland theatre director has a personal connection to Queen of Crime, Agatha Christie.
In the company of friends
On the eve of their new show, Kura Forrester and Miriama McDowell talk about friendship.
Pop-up Globe faces angry response to use of #metoo in marketing
Pop-up Globe faces backlash over decision to call all-male production "feminist".
Pop-up Globe pledges controversial line-up
Abuse of power to be explored in Pop-up Globe's next season of Shakespeare.
Unsettled arrangement around the table
The Chairs is a strange linguistic experiment but also a rather bizarre cultural one.
French stage at forefront after Bastille Day
The Auckland Music Theatre announced Les Misérables will come to Auckland in 2019.
Nelson Mandela musical heading to NZ in 2019
The musical looks at the life of Mandela and his fight against apartheid in South Africa.
Putting a bite into school holiday fun
School holidays mean that Tim Bray Productions will stage one of its plays for children.
Cirque company moves to fly higher
The Dust Palace, our biggest cirque theatre company, aims to take its work to new heights.
Wizarding school to be held on Wellington train
New Zealand's first wizarding academy is coming to the capital.
Theatre reviews: two for Matariki at the Basement Theatre
The Basement Theatre celebrates Matariki with two very different plays worth seeing.
Wizard of Otahuhu blows into Q Theatre
The Wizard of Otahuhu is theatre to make you laugh, sing and be proud to be an Aucklander.
Play to sit in multiple languages
In a world first, local theatre-makers will stage same play in four different languages.
Play dives into murky depths
Murky depths of Jacobean drama are chillingly illuminated in Michael Hurst's production.
The Wizard of Otahuhu is all drama for your school holidays
It's how The Wizard of Oz might have been had it come from South Auckland circa 2018.
Get ready for Shortland Street - The Musical
"In Ferndale, something bad always happens at Christmas, or on Fridays."
Big J shows his style to the world
Theatre stars come out to play in Matariki theatre that champions diversity and difference
Classical review: NZ Symphony Orchestra
The evening was entitled Brahms & Tchaikovsky, but NZ composer Gareth Farr shone.
The revival of te reo Māori
Te reo Māori taken to the page and the stage as language learning continues.
Summer (not) Shakespeare returns for winter season
Michael Hurst fires up winter with (not) Shakespeare to show thrilling Jacobean theatre.
Chekhov's classic gets a Kiwi twist
More is lost than is gained by the rewriting exercise.
Theatre review: Dara is an astonishing achievement
A turning point in global history is told in rich compelling play, says Dionne Christian.
Broadway stardom beckons for Auckland teen
Libby Johnston first Kiwi to win Presidential Scholarship to study in New York
Theatre review: 'Cellfish' presents hard home truths
Performers shine in Silo Theatre's production of "Cellfish", writes Dione Joseph.
Theatre review: Play's gamble pays off
'A Gambler's Guide to Dying' is a gently humorous night of theatre, says Paul Simei-Barton