Indian Ink play Mrs Krishnan's Party offers timely reminder of theatre's power to connect.

The TimeOut and Arts team choose their picks for an entertaining weekend.

Pacific art and culture features in the UK's first ever major exhibition of Oceanic art.

Star-crossed lovers play Romeo and Juliet in rare operatic take on tragic love story.

Dan Goodwin's life took an unlikely turn after he was mugged in a London park.

COMMENT: The predictable but amiably executed storyline may not be for everyone.

When it comes to NZ crime fiction, Greg Fleming says the boys' club is long gone.

Siobhan Harvey reviews the latest New Zealand poetry books.

Street poet David Merritt's works may be the most performed of all on National Poetry Day.

David Hill recommends a short book which could change the way you look at your world.

Aucklanders head to Chicago this month as the world's most performed musical arrives.

Bring on the weekend - there's theatre, music and art that we can't wait to see.

"It's an opportunity to create a memory" - parent Keryn Grogan.

Musical world of composer John Elmsly revealed by Auckland Chamber Orchestra.

Were female performers illegal in Shakespeare's day? A visiting professor thinks not.

Pianist Henry Wong Doe soars with Rachmaninov's popular Second Piano Concerto.

It's not everyday you can play ping-pong - on a futuristic table - as part of an art show.

Annabel Gooder rounds up the best in recent sci fi and fantasy book releases.

Going back to school gives one of our most successful theatre companies a chance to learn.

Rather than run from his past, Ryan Craig embraced and re-imagined filthy family business.

Nearly 150,000 Kiwis could hold a conversation in te reo at the 2013 census.

Feminist version of Manet's Déjeuner sur l'herbe helped shape the young Split Enz stars.

From big names starts to home-grown theatre, it's another busy weekend in Auckland

Author Bren MacDibble's had a tough few years, but now she's got two reasons to smile.

Chris Parker returns to the stage - with his younger sister in riotous family comedy.

Australian music superstar James Morrison jazzes things up with the APO this month.

"Can anything be done to stop this from happening again?" This student has the answer.

Jacinda Ardern's Te Reo plans don't just stop with Neve Te Aroha.

Acclaimed Japanese writer Haruki Murakami turns to radio.

New York playwright Taylor Mac's Hir is a powerful and provoking piece of theatre