Interview: Playwright Sam Brooks discusses his latest play ‘Burn Her’
Sam Brooks is one of New Zealand's most exciting young contemporary playwrights. Known for his searing wit, snappy dialogue, and incisive commentary, ...
2018 World Press Photo Exhibition
Earlier today I was browsing a well known news website, I clicked on an article that featured ‘throwback’ photos that Heartbreak Island contestants ha...
In Review: Dara
Review by Eloise Sims
If you were looking for an easy, mindless, feel-good play to spend your weekend night watching, be warned – Dara definitely i...
In Review: Cellfish
Review by Emily Joshua and Theo Lee
There are a lot of ways that a play centered around a Shakespeare-in-prison narrative could have gone. Cellfish...
In Review: A Gambler’s Guide to Dying
Review by Marie-Claire Taylor
There are no certainties in this life. Except that you die. This (bleak) premise is key in the one-man show, A Gamble...
In Review – Precious Little
I made my way out to Basement Studio this week to catch Precious Little, a dark comedy by Madeleine George, about the nature of communication, and lov...
In Review: Daniel Champagne @ Blue Smoke 22/04/18
Sunshine, a pint, and some chill tunes - is there any better way to spend a lazy Sunday afternoon? This weekend's tunes were provided by Daniel Champa...
Auckland young professionals come together to create comedy sketch show
Now in its seventh year, The Revue, a comedy sketch show produced by 40+ young Kiwi professionals at SKYCITY Theatre is proving to be more popular tha...
In Review: Romeo and Juliet by Broken Quill Theatre
Romeo and Juliet by Broken Quill Theatre
Review by Holly Roberts
Going into Romeo and Juliet by Broken Quill Theatre last night I was more than a ...
Guest Violinists Added To NZTrio Performances
NZTrio is soaring into a new era, inviting some of the globe’s top violinists to join them on stages across New Zealand from August to November. Four ...
Time Is Running Out To Check Out The World Press Photo Exhibition
Time is running out for Aucklanders to experience the eye-opening World Press Photo Exhibition. Hosted at Smith and Caughey’s on Queen St, the arresti...
Chye-Ling Huang talks about her new play ‘Like Sex’
Prudes, sluts, users and the used - in a carousel of episodic scenes, Like Sex a bold play written by 2015 and 2016 Playmarket b425 Playwright award w...
In Review: Like Sex
Like Sex | The Basement Theatre | 24 May-3 June, 6:30pm
Review by Jennifer Kirby
If you attended high school in New Zealand, chances are you remem...
Game Of Rhones Returns To Auckland
Send forth your ravens because wine is coming!
With over 100 wines on hand for tasting and a wide range of styles on offer, GAME OF RHONES, the lig...
Auckland Fringe: Nathan Joe Discusses ‘Penis Elegy’
During the Auckland Fringe Festival, the Basement Theatre is transformed into a 'Performance Salon' - think Moulin Rouge at the beach – where works of...
Karlie Kloss Accused of Cultural Appropriation After Dressing Like Geisha In Vogue Shoot
I'm not sure if supermodel Karlie Kloss needs a new team or simply needs to take an extra second before signing on to things, but she needs to reevalu...
Ben Anderson talks ‘The Last Man on Earth is Trapped in a Supermarket’
An eerie experience of hours spent working alone in a Countdown supermarket drove Ben Anderson to write a play - and not just any play.
Anderson's ...
Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again. – This Play Should Not Be Well Behaved
REVOLUTIONISE THE WORK. REVOLUTIONISE THE LANGUAGE. REVOLUTIONISE THE WORLD.
Subversive and darkly comic, the New Zealand premiere of Revolt. She Sai...
One-of-a-kind SIGNED Coldplay Platinum Award up for auction
While on tour in Auckland last week, Coldplay were presented with an award for their album A Head Full of Dreams, which recently achieved platinum sta...
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In Review: Carbolic Productions presents ‘The Revue 2016’
It certainly isn't everyday you get to see one of your best friends in drag.
Of course, that wasn't the defining feature of how I ended up at the p...
Party with the World’s Greatest (?) Lover: Don Juan is coming soon
Don Juan will be hitting Q Theatre’s Loft every weekend from 27 October – 12 November, and it looks set to be a bit of a revel. Five fabulous French p...