It's all new for Pop-up Globe which returns with four more plays, a different location and groundbreaking interior design.

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Final Symphony was a marketing triumph, selling out its first performance and occasioning a Saturday night re-run.

COMMENT: Libraries are not in decline because of some natural progression, but because of the cultural vandalism of cost-cutting.

Nostalgia is one of the reasons updated versions of so many old movies are returning to our screens these days.

What's driving the rash of nostalgic remakes that have viewers catching up with old screen friends - from Bridget Jones to an ageing cast of Cold Feet?

New theatre company re-imagines one of Shakespeare's bloodiest works.

Soprano's star status guarantees local release.

Black Grace founder Neil Ieremia is a hard man to pin down.

The Ronisch Auckland Secondary Schools Piano Competition puts top young piano players in the spotlight.

TJ McNamara finds an exhibition which breaks the mould of an artist's former works

After an absence of nearly a decade, Taiwan Day will be celebrated this weekend at Auckland's Aotea Square.

When translation programmes go wrong, the results can be hilarious.

Creative excellence and exquisite performances close this year's Tempo Dance Festival.

Does Priscilla, Queen of the Desert still wear the crown?

Shakespeare fans rejoice - Pop-Up Globe is back.

Rodney Bell's Meremere is a beautifully crafted hour of beguiling story-telling through dance.

The eight expert players of the London Conchord Ensemble delivered a high-minded Friday night variety concert.

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa's Aotea Centre recital was a courageous undertaking for the 72-year-old soprano. It was an evening of some entrancement.

Billy Elliot, a story of triumph over adversity.

Alfred Nobel intended that the prizes in his name be awarded for achievements that "have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind".

The weather didn't ruin the first day of the Auckland Diwali Festival, but protesters had a go at spoiling a "joyous moment", an organiser says.

Freeing the Memory is one of the large standout images on display at Artweek.

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and Indian musicians combine talents for unique Diwali Festival performance.

Revisiting classic plays provides a lesson for younger actors and entertainment for audiences.

Overseas performers flock to perform at Auckland's Diwali Festival.

A CD that well and truly proves Polish music is more than Chopin mazurkas and the 1960s radicalism of Krzysztof Penderecki.

The latest Priscilla, Queen of the Desert bus has a global passenger list, writes Stephen Jewell.

Classical music meets high-tech gaming at the Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra.

A road trip with a legend changed one actor's life, writes Dionne Christian.

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra delivers an evening with a mood of celebration.