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

If the title Venus in Fur sounds vaguely familiar you could be thinking of Velvet Underground circa 1967 or the 19th century erotic novel.

As the centenary commemorations of World War I loomed, theatre-maker Geoff Allen wanted to write a play about New Zealand's contribution

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.

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.

COMMENT: If you're looking to read about Harry Potter and the Cursed Child without any spoilers, read this instead.

In an office crammed with books and stage memorabilia, theatre-maker and teacher Pedro Ilgenfritz finds space for a battered brown

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.

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

Masks and quick character changes lend vitality and humour to the tragic love story.

A voice-over for vision-impaired kids puts the fun back in 'Badjelly'.

I don't think there was a clear moment I decided I wanted to be an actor. Certainly there were experiences I had that helped seal

Almost ten years since its premiere Briar Grace-Smith's timeless classic of love, loss and legacies once again takes to the stage

We're about to get a Simon and Garfunkel tribute show through town but there's another musical-theatre interpretation of rock history on the way.

This warm-hearted hour is a signature Massive Company ensemble piece: real-life snippets cleverly performed with spark and verve by

Theatre doesn't get much more real than this. Two brothers and their father stand onstage to give an unfiltered account of their lives

An array of artefacts have been found beneath the floorboards of the historic St James theatre as it undergoes a transformation.