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Theatre Review: Short+Sweet Theatre Festival, Week 1
Ten short plays by emerging actors take a conservative look at human relationships.
Laurel Devenie: Climbing life's ladders
Actor Laurel Devenie inhabits the world of one of New Zealand's earliest female pioneers in a play inspired by her memoirs. Dionne Christian reports.
Theatre Review: One Day Moko, The Basement
Tim Carlsen comes close as a homeless busker in One Day Moko... and he's got the voice for the role.
Waters to bring his Wall to town
Pink Floyd's The Wall will be playing at Vector Arena this week, brought to life by former bassist-singer Roger Waters.
US tour means Indian Ink's cup runneth over
Having toured successfully and extensively through New Zealand, Australia and Asia, theatre company Indian Ink is the first from this country to be signed by American artists' representative David Lieberman.
Theatre Review: The Tuakana/Teina Project
A "tuakana" is a mentor (literally "older sibling") to a "teina", and this $20 double bill includes Strong Hands, a contemporary drama by Michael Rewiri-Thorsen and Te Awarua, a tragicomic melange of history and myth by tuakana Albert Belz.
An angel of music in Melbourne
The sequel to Phantom of the Opera has hit Australia and it is a treat for the ears and eyes of Lloyd Webber fans.
The Magasivas: Brothers in arts
In The Brothers Size, a Silo play now on at Auckland's Herald Theatre, Pua Magasiva plays Oshoosi Size, a wayward young African-American just released from prison.
Paris: A visit to the Moulin Rouge
It's still the most famous cabaret show in the world, and has been since the 1890s, but is it any good? P.K. Stowers spends a night at the Moulin Rouge.
Darren Criss is singing his praises
Darren Criss rocketed to teen idol status by playing a gay high school heartthrob. Leena Tailor talks to the ascending star about 'living the dream'
Mayor takes another look at saving St James Theatre
Auckland Mayor Len Brown has ordered an urgent report assessing ways to save the iconic St James Theatre.