A lower key offering in the Auckland Live Cabaret Season shines, says Janet McAllister.

Politics, old age and rest home life are laughing matters for playwright Roger Hall.

Theatre attracts more people than sport bar rugby so we should celebrate, says playwright.

Age is mainly a state of mind, say some of our most experienced performers.

Tickets to a "hit rock musical" about women's suffrage are being discounted for women.

OTHER [chinese] is educational, gentle and filled with off-the-cuff humour.

Stars are about to shine at Auckland's annual cabaret spectacular, says Dionne Christian.

Ever wanted to run away to the circus? Meet the Cirque du Soleil crew and cast who did.

Contemporary Katya Kabanova contrasts the power and passion of nature with daily life.

Massive company takes a wholehearted message to theatres and communities around NZ.

New Zealand can be an island of innovation with the WOW factor, says industrial designer.

A ground-breaking new programme for Maori playwrights in under way in Auckland.

Robyn Malcolm gets risqué in her next gig.

Divine discotheque circus keeps singer Marcia Hines on her toes.

Silo celebrates 20th year with an edgy re-interpretation of A Streetcar Names Desire.

Matilda the Musical is first-rate entertainment, writes Paul Simei-Barton.

Ngahuia Piripi turns into a Na'Vi to celebrate the arrival of Cirque du Soleil's new show.

The conflict of being Chinese in NZ is the focus of a new play, writes Ethan Sills

Theatre maker Julie Zhu is getting 100 Chinese Aucklanders on stage to tell their stories.

Nell Gwynn is a highly recommended night at the theatre, writes Janet McAllister.

Sara Wiseman stars in a string of successful TV shows, now she's going back to the start.

Silo theatre sets classic A Streetcar Named Desire in Trump's America.

What would you have done? Play asks tough questions, says actress Elizabeth Hawthorne.

Matilda - The Musical means a family reunion for one of its star and NZ opera boss.

Actress Robyn Paterson's life-changing injury made her more determined to perform.

NZ's worst road accident to be remembered in a play that finds grief still raw 54 years on

Show is a winner despite unlikely political theme, writes Paul Simei-Barton.

Meet the celebrity actress who refused to bow to norms.

Musical champions the communities of Dominion Rd, writes Dionne Christian.

Believable portrayal of deeply felt connection satisfies, writes Janet McAllister.