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Playwright gives voice to hidden histories
Musket wars are the setting for a drama of race and power.

Historic theatre comes complete with ghosts
Auckland's 99-year-old Mercury has many stories to tell.

Silo gets off the white sofa and into the dirt
Jennifer Ward-Lealand plays a "beautiful monster" addicted to booze, pills and her son.

Pacific flavours wow Manukau
A Pacific-flavoured extravaganza of dance, music, fashion and art is wowing the crowds in Manukau.

Peachy keen
Jesse Peach was once a teenage soap star. At 25, he’s now a theatre director attracting some of the industry’s biggest names to work for him, and tackling challenging works other more experienced directors shy away from.

<i>Review:</i> The History Boys at Maidment Theatre
It is easy to see why Alan Bennett's play has enjoyed phenomenal success on both sides of the Atlantic.

Aussie duo bringing 'boobs on a mission'
Two well-endowed comedians hope to get Kiwi women to love their breasts just as much as they love their own less-than-perfect ones.

What's On
Initially brought together by music marketing mastermind Simon Cowell, Il Divo blend traditional operatic techniques with popular songs. It seems to have worked for the foursome.

Drinking on the job
It is not only comedians who have an intimate relationship with the bottle. Alcohol is a prerequisite to career advancement in many New Zealand professions, reports Matt Nippert