Tributes to a "wonderfully spirited woman" are flowing as news of Kiwi actress Sophia Hawthorne's death spreads.

This Pride Festival cabaret co-directed by Okareka Dance's Taiaroa Royal and Taane Mete is an enjoyable pick'n'mix of 14 diverse pieces, Janet writes.

This intriguing solo Pride show is misleadingly billed as "Real Housewives meets Krishnan's Dairy," Janet writes.

Cast of nine ensure laughs come thick and fast in satire on city's moneyed classes, Paul writes.

It's not every night frogs rain down on stage at a theatre, but in The Book of Everything that's what happens - sort of.

Harsh realities of modern life in the Pacific are portrayed in a stunning stage work, writes Dionne Christian.

He's best known for his roles on television as a funny guy, but Tainui Tukiwaho is serious about a long-term career in arts management.

Audience member pulled up on stage at Cirque du Soleil's Quidam show describes ordeal as "tasteless and very awkward".

Transgender actress Lexie Matheson appears in an all-women version of Shakespeare's Henry V at Auckland's Pop Up Globe Theatre this month.

An Italian actor died after a scene in an experimental play by hanging himself.

Chris Crowe takes Dionne Christian behind the scenes of theatre production.

Chris Crowe takes Dionne Christian behind the scenes of theatre production.

Chris Parker achieves a fine balance between poignancy and humour in his autobiographical tale about a boy's passion for dance and his journey of self-discovery.

Australia's appalling human rights record is in the limelight at the moment, thanks in part to the referring of Australia Day as "Invasion Day".

Festival-goers will be treated to the work of a pioneer of modern movement, writes Bernadette Rae.

Kiwis are culture vultures and we love the Bard, so the world's first full-scale working replica of the second Globe Theatre might stay open for longer than initially planned.

Comic mix of stage and home movies sad at heart, writes Dionne Christian.

For many authors, the prospect of having their books adapted for the stage or screen can be daunting.

Shakespeare will be celebrated in events around the globe in 2016, 400 years since his death, writes Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron.

The Pumphouse celebrates 20 years of presenting Shakespeare with an ambitious double-header that traverses the extreme poles of the Bard's art.

After 20 years of running Shakespeare in the Park, there isn't a lot that surprises the event founders - and Shoreside Theatre stalwarts Carol and Allan Dumbleton.

One of Auckland's busiest theatres is closed indefinitely because it has been deemed an earthquake risk.

The Massive Company Trust says cash will help young artists.

Boutique theatre company's opening Kiwi musical Daffodils is to be made into a movie

J.K. Rowling has said she "loves" the fact that Hermione Granger will be played by a black actress in the highly anticipated new Harry Potter play.