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![Melbourne: Perfect for Mary Poppins](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Melbourne: Perfect for Mary Poppins
The musical city of Melbourne seems an appropriate setting for a stage production of Mary Poppins, writes Megan Anderson.
![Theatre Review: Grease <i>at Civic Theatre, Auckland</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Theatre Review: Grease <i>at Civic Theatre, Auckland</i>
The South African-sourced production delivers the goods, bringing a hint of regional flavour to the show's all-American ambience.
![Children's group to glorify 'martyrdom' in Gaza concert](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Children's group to glorify 'martyrdom' in Gaza concert
A Jordanian children's musical troupe well-known for songs that glorify "martyrdom" in battle with Israel was to perform a rare outdoor concert in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip on Tuesday.
![Theatre Review: Te Kaupoi <i>Hawkins Theatre, Papakura</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Theatre Review: Te Kaupoi <i>Hawkins Theatre, Papakura</i>
Daring drama brings curtain down on Maori playwright's festival, hopefully not for last time
![Theatre Review: Heat <i>at the Herald Theatre</i>](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Theatre Review: Heat <i>at the Herald Theatre</i>
For once, a play's tagline is accurate: this drama-on-ice is pitched as "a woman, a man and a penguin" - and they're not kidding.
![Shooting star keeps a hectic schedule](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Shooting star keeps a hectic schedule
Go Girls' mum Bronwyn Bradley tackles a killer role in the hit musical Assassins, about the people who set their sights on the US presidents. By Michelle Coursey.
![Buried treasure, magic and a fat ginger cat](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Buried treasure, magic and a fat ginger cat
School holiday theatre shows are all over town, writes Dionne Christian.
![Preview: Young and Hungry Festival of New Theatre at the Basement](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Preview: Young and Hungry Festival of New Theatre at the Basement
Two favourites and one new work are on show in the Young and Hungry line-up, writes Dionne Christian.
![Review: <i>Heroic Faun No One</i> at the Basement](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Review: <i>Heroic Faun No One</i> at the Basement
This one-man show engages the audience with an intimate conversational tone.
![Review: <i>Raising the Titanics</i> at Tapac](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Review: <i>Raising the Titanics</i> at Tapac
A homage to the Maori showbands of the 1960s, the Titanics have all the harmonies, musicality, glamour and humour of their heroes.
![Heroic Faun reveals secrets of the wardrobe](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=793)
Heroic Faun reveals secrets of the wardrobe
A Narnia extra gives audiences a peek into the world of a big-budget movie, says Dionne Christian.