Rehearsals are under way at Auckland Theatre Company for the female sidekicks of aspiring ballet dancer Billy Elliot.

As I child, I remember having terrible stage fright. I was terrified of drama class and anything that required me to speak in front

A few words with Elizabeth Whiting, lawyer-turned-costume designer.

History is written large at five year old Q Theatre.

This surprising show - by new writer/director Ash Jones - is bonkers in the most wonderful way.

James Wilson, chief executive of Q, talks about signatures stars have left at the theatre backstage.

Geoff Allen's snippets-of-life drama is prettily presented by director Amanda Rees and holds attention with some lovely moving moments

When the internationally-renowned Cirque du Soleil blows into town, there's a group of local circus performers they're keen to see. Based

Twelve weeks, two season extensions, 128 mostly sold-out performances attended by 100,000 (including 20,000 school students) and 10

There are some similarities in these two provocative tales of sexual tension by talented young New Zealand playwrights.

On a cold Edinburgh night, it's like a slice of a Kiwi summer has come to theatre as Todd Emerson launches into a raucous version of Th' Dudes' Bliss.

A few words with Shona McCullagh.

They say there's a first-time for everything; for Oliver Page and Benjamin Henson that time is now. Already established in their

Melodrama falls a little flat on debut but theatre company shows potential.

COMMENT: I've loved the Harry Potter series and J.K. Rowling for over 10 years, but now, for the first time, I feel disappointed with her - and it hurts.

COMMENT: Dynamotion's fifth comedy-dance show, Mia Blonde in Ice Dagger is a winner.

By allowing the audience to decide how much they will pay for the show, Free Happiness poses a challenge that doubles as an attractive, if somewhat risky, marketing ploy.

Harry Potter has cast his last spell, his creator JK Rowling said at the gala opening of Harry Potter and the Cursed Child in London's West End.

Comedy dance goes boogie, writes Dionne Christian.

The script book for the stage production 'Harry Potter and the Cursed Child', which has received rave reviews, has surpassed order expectations

The story's 15-year-old detective suffers from acute Asperger's syndrome and his weirdly distorted perspective on life proves to be deeply revealing.

Home and Away actor Ray Meagher says he's counting the days until he reprises his role as Bob the mechanic in the musical Priscilla, Queen of the Desert.

Hawkins Construction will within the next week hand over the new $35 million ASB Waterfront Theatre when the main construction contract is complete.

Award-winning director Sara Brodie drew on her experience of brain injury to depict the inner world of an autistic teenager in her new play.

Drawing on the notoriety of Jack the Ripper, Albert Belz' play Yours Truly uses various theories about who the murderer was.

ATC's celebration of youth theatre has thrown up three plays that coalesce into a wildly energetic, multi-vocal snapchat on what it is like to be young.

Stage fright will no longer stop Siobhan Marshall.

A few words from actor Rima Te Wiata.

Two formerly homeless men have become stars in a fundraising video for the Auckland City Mission.

This beautifully sung song cycle follows the same unusual format as Brel: two guys and two gals singing songs without an overarching