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.

Bullet Heart Club is well-named: the outfit that produced Rochelle Bright's heartbreaker hit Daffodils now brings us Bright's shot at heart-stopping suspense.

William Shatner is beaming back into Auckland, returning to where he first started his solo stage show four years ago.

Playwright Stephen Sinclair and comedian Jeremy Elwood have joined forces to produce a play about the world of stand-up comedy and the ramifications of success.

Since moving from London, director Benjamin Henson has made waves with his experimental company. He talks to us about his hometown, coming out and what he thinks of New Zealand.

On stage, she's the leader of a sex strike, aimed at ending a 20-year-old war. Off stage, Amanda Billing can't fathom such a drastic move.

No need for shivering at home in the mid-winter blast, you can find some seasonal sparkle in our top five list this weekend.

Rain is predicted, so we can legitimately head indoors for some winter treats.

The athletic villains steal this Imperial Ice Stars storybook show from the start. You can detect the baddies by their black netting and heavy metal head scarves, and by the dry ice preceding their every arrival.

Despite the provocative title the show does not feature any pornographic material but offers a raw and often poignant vision of two lives unravelling under compulsive addictions.

The removal of a nude scene from a play performed at Silo Theatre has left the playwright peeved - but the Auckland theatre's leaders are standing firm.

An ice-skating extravaganza returns - and it has more drama and bigger stunts, choreographer Tony Mercer tells Stephen Jewell.

She’s been a body double in the blockbuster Avatar, made a winning film about roadkill and is one of our brightest rising theatre stars. Alan Perrott meets Laurel Devenie and talks to her about her unorthodox career, and letting go.

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This miniature portrait of a girl running away from her troubled mother evokes a lot of short words. Red Leap Theatre's Dust Pilgrim opens in a bleak desert dystopia.