EntertainmentReview: <i>Faux Real</i> at The BasementSolo performer Gareth Williams takes us on a delightfully whimsical journey inside his head.06 Jun 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: <i>Marriage of Figaro</i> at the Aotea CentreNBR New Zealand Opera's <i>The Marriage of Figaro</i> is as engrossing a night of theatre as one could wish for.04 Jun 04:00 PM
OpinionBrian Rudman<i>Brian Rudman:</i> Arts centre meddlers forget names are an important link to the past30 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: <i>Pear Shaped</i> at The Pumphouse TheatreThis debut work by local drama teacher Andy Saker shows an easy familiarity with the North Shore's casual backyard culture.23 May 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> NZSO at Auckland Town HallPredictably, the star of last weekend's visit by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra was Dame Malvina Major.23 May 04:00 PM
New ZealandMuch ado about loss of SkyCity Theatre venueThe SkyCity Theatre looks set to become a cabaret space or sports theatre, leaving a gaping hole in venues for the city's performing arts.23 May 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's <i>Discover New Zealand Music</i>There was a buzz and a bustle in the Town Hall foyer as punters collected tickets for Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Happy Hour concert.19 May 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> Ute Lemper's Angels over Berlin at Auckland Town HallAs she did at her exceptional Town Hall show in 2003, on this return visit Ute Lemper proved persuasively she doesn't merely deliver a concert of songs.17 May 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra at Auckland Town Hall<i>Poets of their Age</i> presented three first-generation Romantic composers coming to terms with the expressive potential of the symphony orchestra.16 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: <i>Avenue Q</i> at The CivicOpening with the eternal question - 'what do you do with a BA in English?' - <i>Avenue Q</i> dispenses a bright and breezy antidote to the pressures of life in the big city.16 May 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Comedy Fest Review:</i> Jarred Fell, Pani & PaniFell, a 2010 Billy T. Award Nominee, is rude, suggestive and sex-crazed, asking the many audience members he uses during the show about their sex lives.12 May 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Comedy Fest Review:</i> Tarun Mohanbhai, The ComediettesThere are fewer Indian jokes this year, even though they are clearly what the audience is after - the thick accents Mohanbhai did pull out had the room roaring.12 May 04:00 PM
LifestyleArt of glassFour glass artists tell us why they chose the medium and what inspires their unique creations.11 May 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> Charles Lloyd New Quartet at Bruce Mason CentreAt its most pure and best, jazz is a live art where musicians disassemble, explore, then reconstruct melodies and rhythms right before your ears.10 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentReview: <i>Horseplay</i> at the Maidment TheatreThere are Baxter self-quotations and talk of cut-throats and fowlhouses for literary experts to spot, but you don't have to know a line of the great men's work to enjoy the play.09 May 04:00 PM
New Zealand<i>Unsung Heroes:</i> Singing enthusiast discovers hidden talent in childrenChoir teacher Rhondda Garland is serious when she says everyone can sing, or at least hit the right note with her help.05 May 04:00 PM
Entertainment<i>Review:</i> <i>Tic Tic</i> at the Limelight LoungeAt the more refined end of the Comedy Fest spectrum is an elegant memoir chronicling Paul Barrett's life-long engagement with Tourette's syndrome.05 May 04:00 PM
EntertainmentCultural immersion or imitation?What do Maori haka, Fijian firewalking and yoga have in common? According to a book by Canadian writer Andrew Potter they are all part of an authenticity hoax.03 May 04:00 PM
