New ZealandGeorge Henare is a lad again in AladdinAt 70, Henare is taking on his biggest role ever as the Sultan in the popular blockbuster Aladdin, which opens in Sydney in August.02 Apr 05:00 PM
EntertainmentArtists strive to take Basement to the topLast year, it staged 111 shows - 62 in its regular programme, 23 in the Fringe, 26 in the NZ Comedy Festival and more than 100 "other" events.01 Apr 10:00 PM
EntertainmentA grand generation issueA couple of years ago, playwright Roger Hall well and truly put the "grand" into grandparenting.01 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentSmall Auckland theatre inspires KowloonOne of the largest cultural hubs to be developed in the world could be influenced by one of Auckland's smallest theatres, The Basement.01 Apr 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Miss Jean Batten, Basement TheatreThis Flaxworks production mentions the boyfriends but ignores the image, and instead presents a girlish Jean, enthusiastic and sweet.30 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionJoanna HunkinDawn French shines bright in Auckland showNo subject is off-limits in Dawn French's stage show Thirty Million Minutes, which tackles even the most harrowing of topics with charm and good humour.29 Mar 08:01 PM
EntertainmentEmotions fly in epic tale of love and warIn <i>Antony & Cleopatra</i> the clash of civilisations is set against the intimacy of a tender love story.29 Mar 04:00 PM
Banking and financeFirst glimpse of new cultural iconIs it a giant diamond, perhaps an icicle, maybe a lighthouse, lantern or even a huge ice block?22 Mar 12:12 AM
EntertainmentDance doyen booted out of 'boring' performanceOne of NZ's most influential dance choreographers was booted out of an Auckland Arts Festival show this week for booing and calling it boring.18 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentCross-cultural work ranges from intimate to explosiveThe curtains lift, revealing a dancer seated solemnly to one side. All is quiet barring the sound of audience members settling into their seats.17 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Masterclass, Loft TheatreThis excellent one-man show is not chatty or casual. Tight, dramatic spotlights focus sharply on the orator in the dark.16 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: 'Snacks of art' whet the appetiteAround 30 Aucklanders jumped on and off the White Night Art Bus from Q Theatre on Saturday night and went west.15 Mar 04:00 PM
TravelMy Holiday: Alex EllisI've been having dreams of Queenstown/Wanaka lately. I'd like a bit of adventure, so a week of fast rivers and jumping off things and flying high14 Mar 09:00 PM
EntertainmentWatch: La Cucina dell'Arte at Auckland Arts FestivalLa Cucina dell’Arte beckons us to peep through a keyhole into the world’s worst restaurant and open the doors to a topsy-turvy, pizza-flipped joint where servants become masters, candles and crockery take on lives of their own and spoons play a tarantella on wine bottles.Watch14 Mar 08:28 PM
EntertainmentTommy fuses rock and theatreThe Great Downhill is about a boy who leaves his single mother to see the sea, riding downhill on his bike and encountering rag-tag characters.14 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentKorean Oedipus jumps to chorusIf one of the roles of an arts festival is to present genre-blurring work, then the Auckland festival is doing its job with a show that opens this week.13 Mar 04:00 PM
OpinionPeter Bromhead: Pop-up Globe's Henry V far from OlivierOverall, I enjoyed the production but, on reflection, would probably only give the performance six out of 10, writes Peter Bromhead.10 Mar 08:32 PM
EntertainmentTheatre Review: WavesAmong the razzle-dazzle of the big shows, the Auckland Arts Festival always throws up some hidden gems like <i>Waves</i>.10 Mar 04:00 PM
KahuReview: Te Po, Auckland Arts FestivalIn this fantastical Kiwi detective story, Carl Bland's musings on truth and loss are framed as "three men in search of a playwright," writes Janet.10 Mar 04:00 PM
LifestyleArts Festival review: Meow Meow's Little Mermaid, SpeigeltentFunny, sexy and feminist all at the same time, Australian cabaret star Meow Meow (Melissa Madden Gray) delivers wonderful frivolity.09 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: Duck, Death and the TulipThe makers of this show have given themselves a challenge: they've attempted to adapt what is primarily adult literature for 4-8-year-olds.07 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: The James PlaysThe National Theatre of Scotland offers both history lessons and captivating drama in its trilogy of plays about the country's early kings being staged at the Auckland Arts Festival.06 Mar 08:02 PM
EntertainmentWho will play Billy Elliot?New Zealand's brightest acting and dancing talents have been pirouetting and singing their way around the stage in Auckland today.05 Mar 04:30 PM
EntertainmentStories of refuge women heard loud and clearThis play's compassion and understanding is endless, and that's what makes it a necessary piece of theatre.04 Mar 11:19 PM
EntertainmentStar Wars actor returns to ShakespeareOscar Isaac is set to star as Hamlet.04 Mar 10:24 PM
LifestyleThe cat's meow meowA post-postmodern diva is about to take over the Auckland Arts Festival's Spiegeltent with her take on a Hans Christian Andersen folk tale.04 Mar 07:30 PM
EntertainmentAuckland Arts Festival: High heels for Shorty boysTwo Shortland Street starts will don wigs, make-up and bespangled evening wear to join Dragon's Diva Den as special guest female impersonators.03 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentMagic from the shadowsThe hour-long work starts with a shaft of light spilling on to a large leaf as if through the forest canopy, before a spider walks over to a woman emerging from shadow.03 Mar 04:00 PM
EntertainmentTheatre review: Henry VThe local production of Henry V, with an all-female cast of 29, steers a path somewhere between the two extremes.29 Feb 04:00 PM
EntertainmentVisceral tale a rousing wake up for humanityIt's a dog-eat-dog world in this uncompromising reworking of John Gay's 1728 <i>The Beggar's Opera.</i>28 Feb 04:00 PM
