Theatre

Prepare yourself for a massive magic show simply titled Magicians.

The spectacle is opening its North Island tour in Wellington before heading off to Palmerston North, New Plymouth, and Auckland.

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Soon - depending on whether your idea of hell or heaven is hundreds of kids performing musical theatre - the Aotea Centre in Auckland will either be an incredibly joyous place to be, or the place to… Audio, Gallery

In the 1860s Richard Burgess and his outlaw gang roved the West Coast, robbing and murdering dozens of people. Black Sheep investigates his life story and what drove him to a life of crime. Audio

Ross Jolly co-founded Wellington's Circa Theatre 41 years ago and has been at the helm of many notable productions. This new one is close to his heart, and it's a play that has caused a big stir… Audio

Horrible Histories was a book, and then a television show, and now a highly popular stage show, which is currently touring New Zealand. It tells historical stories to the young, and the young at heart… Audio

The Pop-Up globe has been an extraordinary success in Auckland with people coming from all over the country to see Shakespeare in the city. Pop Up Globe director and founder Miles Gregory is brains… Audio

Jesse Mulligan's guest is composer, performer and music producer Victoria Kelly. Victoria is also the Director of New Zealand Membership at APRA AMCOS - The Australasian Performing Rights… Audio

We go beyond the red velvet rope for a glimpse of what Studio 54 might have looked like if it was a true circus. Aria nominated, Velvet is an Australian created hit show, which has been on the global… Audio

Singer, actor, musician: all those skills are required when Cameron Goodall performs his solo show The Sound of Falling Stars. The cabaret work was created with Australian theatre veteran Robin… Audio

Liz and Peter Hunter have it all. A great marriage, successful careers, a beautiful house and two wonderful children. Until their son Harry goes missing. But all is not what you think. Anahera written… Audio

Doris Day is the inspiration behind Ali Harper’s new show A Doris Day Special. Ali documents the “singing sweetheart” of America though a string of movie hits and top 10 songs, with music direction… Audio

Kip Chapman is an actor, playwright and director who is having a very busy 2017. He directs That Bloody Woman, a rock opera about Kate Sheppard, and is also the co-creator, writer and director of… Audio

Kathryn Ryan talks to Kate Parker about her environmental fable, The Wild Seed Thief, one of three new theatre pieces that will form part of The Navigators theatre project that aims to challenge… Audio

Leos Janácek's opera Katya Kabanova is the story of a woman caught in a loveless marriage, who falls in love with another man, but ultimately doesn't find happiness. The opera debuted almost 100 years… Audio, Gallery

One of the many guests at the Going West Books and Writers Festival is Professor of Education, Peter O'Connor, who works with trauma victims, prisoners and troubled school children to address their… Audio

A classic Kiwi book has been modernised thanks to playwright and actor Arthur Meek. Erewhon Revisited revamps the famous Samuel Butler satire about life on a back country sheep station. Meek tells the… Audio