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Sins of the parents dominate family drama with laughs thrown in

This cross-cultural family soap opera is a revival of celebrated playwright Victor Rodger's 1995 play about respect and broken promises, written when he was in his mid-twenties.

Life after death

Dance review: The Status of Being

There is no complacent sitting back comfortably to watch Alexa Wilson's explosive and challenging choreography The Status of Being, made on the company's very new quintet of five impressive young dancers.

Movie review: Two Gentlemen of Verona

The Royal Shakespeare Company's project to stage all the plays over six years (the centrepiece of which will be the 400th anniversary, in 2016, of the playwright's death) continues with an energetic and good-natured production.

Pay-per-laugh comedy club

Barcelona comedy club Teatreneu has installed facial-recognition technology on the back of its chairs to track how much each person in their theatre has enjoyed the show. Each single laugh will cost you €0.30 (NZ50 cents), and customers could face a maximum charge of €24 (NZ$38).

Opera review: Lucia di Lammermoor, Mercury Theatre

It was difficult not to be swept away by Lucia di Lammermoor, a joint production by the Auckland Chamber Orchestra and Auckland Opera Studio.

Bitter experience arms duo

Dance review: Tempo Dance Festival 2014 presents FRESH

In the FRESH showcase at Tempo Dance Festival 2014, the communication of ideas through the dancing body is still the primary focus of this new generation of dance artists, but the ways in which that body dances are divergent.

Dancing like there is no tomorrow

A sting in the union tale

Mentors give marginalised teenagers power to tell their stories

A team of Kiwi musicians, actors and artists are joining forces with marginalised Auckland teenagers to bring their street stories to the stage.

Theatre review: Rural take on dodgy deals

The fraudulent world of high finance has furnished plenty of high-stakes drama in recent years.

Classical review: 'Jewels' on show fail to dazzle for quartet

Four months ago, the New Zealand String Quartet enthralled a town hall audience playing Mozart and Brahms quintets with Canadian clarinetist James Campbell.

Kids line up for Mozart with drugs

Theatre preview: What Have You Done To Me?

Acting duo open performance to people from other industries to try to find a new perspective on their work.

Girls star becomes Peter Pan

Allison Williams looks ready to fly in her newly-released first photo as Peter Pan.