The exuberant vitality of community theatre is abundantly demonstrated as Prayas Theatre launch a wildly ambitious production that condenses the vast sweep of Rohinton Mistry's much-loved novel into....
The wheel of death rolls out for the latest spectacular, writes Dionne Christian.
As the Japanese logo is brought to life for a global touring show, Julia Llewellyn Smith discovers the amazingly far-ranging appeal of the squeaky clean "cat".
A full-scale temporary replica of Shakespeare's Globe Theatre is being built in downtown Auckland.
What Olaf Hojgaard finds - and what he becomes - is wide open to interpretation: are all the views misleading or odious or only some?
At the start of this intellectually confronting and complex one-man play, Olaf Hojgaard (Edwin Wright) tells us he was watching the 2011 Tour de France telecast when he first heard about Anders Behring Breivik's politically-motivated murder.
The play Manifesto 2083 examines the narcissistic world of a Norwegian mass killer.
A new documentary about the initial restoration of Auckland's historic St James Theatre will premiere next month.
Playwright Aroha Awarau has created a sensitive and engaging drama out of something that is almost unimaginably tragic - the random death of a young man cut down in his prime as an innocent bystander at a police shooting.
New Zealand Opera's Tosca is more than extraordinarily gripping theatre, marking the huge advances made since the company last presented the opera in 2003.
The 1980s musical smash Cats returned to Auckland last night. But it hasn't aged gracefully, writes Tess Nichol.
From high-school teacher to a professional in the art of burlesque dancing - Natalie Hugill, left, has done it all.
Remarkable New Zealand playwright Eli Kent pulls off a difficult conceit: a show within a show, directed by an autocratic talking lightbulb.
In a thoughtful response to the horror of mass shootings, acclaimed Scottish playwright David Greig experiments with theatrical forms as he attempts to extract meaning from the carefully calculated....
Auckland Theatre Company gives the translator of this gentle comedy - Tom Stoppard - as much billing as its French playwright Gerald Sibleyras, but those expecting sparkling Stoppardian wit and show-off intellectual depth will be disappointed.
It's not often New Yorkers see a New Zealand theatre production before Aucklanders, but that's the case with All Your Wants and Needs Fulfilled Forever.
If you are going to do fairies there can be no holding back, so wunderkind English choreographer Liam Scarlett unashamedly mixes.
Kyle Jean-Baptiste, the first African-American and youngest person to ever play the role of Jean Valjean in Les Miserables on Broadway has died after falling from a fire escape.
By giving physical embodiment to recorded interviews, verbatim theatre creates a remarkably powerful form of communication that is far more intimate than video.
Playwright Gary Stalker's intriguingly titled work pulls off a surprising feat with sophisticated, unashamedly literary writing.
It appears Benedict Cumberbatch's star turn in Hamlet has not been universally popular with diehard fans of Shakespeare.
One of the most influential contemporary operas in the world, about two of the 20th century's biggest political figures, is coming to Auckland.
Michael Hurst's racy adaptation is true to the spirit of the play rather than the letter, with Athenian women strutting the stage as Sex and the City-style cougars
In his latest role, Emmett Skilton tackles the issue of climate change.
Director Michael Hurst is bringing Greek comedy Lysistrata to the stage. Written 2500 years ago, its message is just as strong today.
There are sparks of humanity to be found in Success' skilfully drawn takes on deeply flawed middle-aged former buddies.