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  • NZ's oldest theatrical artist choreographs 2m steps for Peter Pan

    NZ's oldest theatrical artist choreographs 2m steps for Peter Pan

    Mon, 09th Nov

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    Russell Kerr has been described as New Zealand’s greatest living theatrical artist – and he is certainly one of New Zealand’s oldest.



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  • Auckland-based playwright wins Bruce Mason award

    Auckland-based playwright wins Bruce Mason award

    Mon, 09th Nov

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    Auckland-based playwright Pip Hall has won New Zealand's most significant national theatre award, the Bruce Mason Playwriting Award.

  • Dancers gather to honour Patrick Swayze

    Dancers gather to honour Patrick Swayze

    Thu, 05th Nov

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    A huge, eclectic group of dancers gathered to Patrick Swayze him this week at the annual fundraiser for Career Transition for Dancers, a group that helps dancers develop new careers after age or injury forces them to halt dancing.

  • Aussie comedian in NZ to make Kiwis cackle

    Aussie comedian in NZ to make Kiwis cackle

    Wed, 04th Nov

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    Making people laugh is no easy feat, but Carl Barron has carved a successful career out of observing people's behaviour and making them the butt of his jokes.

  • Geraldine Brophy and David McPhail gear up for Grumpy Old Women

    Geraldine Brophy and David McPhail gear up for Grumpy Old Women

    Fri, 06th Nov

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    Its not often you get to call an old woman grumpy and live to tell the tale.

  • School kids produce feature film

    School kids produce feature film

    Wed, 04th Nov

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    Pahoia Primary School students have pooled their creative talents together and created a feature length film called The Great Stone of Isthgul.

  • Josh visits with the cast of Oliver!

    Josh visits with the cast of Oliver!

    Wed, 04th Nov

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    Josh hangs out with the cast of Oliver! and speaks to one of it's stars, Mark Hadlow.




  • The comedy and controversy of Billy T James

    The comedy and controversy of Billy T James

    Tue, 03rd Nov

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    Nearly 20 years after his death, Billy T James remains arguably the country's best loved Kiwi joker. A new biography looks at the life of the New Zealand great.

  • Steven Soderbergh pens play about toddler tragedy

    Steven Soderbergh pens play about toddler tragedy

    Tue, 03rd Nov

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    Steven Soderbergh is to tackle one of America's most controversial stories of 2009 after writing a play about the death of Florida toddler Caylee Anthony.

  • Creature of the night is knighted

    Creature of the night is knighted

    Sat, 31st Oct

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    It is Halloween night so it’s fitting that the actor Christopher Lee, who brought Count Dracula to life on the big screen, has received a knighthood at Buckingham Palace.

  • Demi Moore joins Ashton Kutcher for 24 hr plays

    Demi Moore joins Ashton Kutcher for 24 hr plays

    Wed, 28th Oct

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    Demi Moore will join husband Ashton Kutcher onstage for a 24-hour Broadway marathon next month.

  • Dave Chappelle fails comedy record attempt

    Dave Chappelle fails comedy record attempt

    Thu, 22nd Oct

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    Dave Chappelle failed in his attempt to set a new record for comedy endurance - by walking offstage during his performance to go to the bathroom.

  • John Cleese turning A Fish Called Wanda into musical

    John Cleese turning A Fish Called Wanda into musical

    Tue, 20th Oct

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    John Cleese has revealed his plans to turn the 1988 comedy movie about a jewel heist – which he wrote and starred in alongside Jamie Lee Curtis and Kevin Kline – into a stage production.

  • Broadway manager charged with 'peeping'

    Broadway manager charged with 'peeping'

    Mon, 19th Oct

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    The stage manager for Broadway's South Pacific has been charged with secretly filming an actress undressing backstage.

  • New play satirises New Zealand's TV news culture

    New play satirises New Zealand's TV news culture

    Wed, 14th Oct

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    It's a rivalry that dates all the way back to 1989 when TV3 established the country's second major news network, and according to a new play on at Wellington's Bats Theatre, it's a relationship that supplies ample fodder for comedy writers.

  • Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles struggle to win over Broadway

    Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles struggle to win over Broadway

    Wed, 14th Oct

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    Bill Pullman and Julia Stiles have earned mixed reviews from Broadway theatre critics with their revival of David Mamet's play Oleanna.

  • Lily Cole to tackle Kevin Spacey play

    Lily Cole to tackle Kevin Spacey play

    Mon, 12th Oct

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    British actress/model Lily Cole is set to make her theatre debut in Kevin Spacey's latest creative venture in London's West End.

  • Line up announced for NZ International Arts Festival

    Line up announced for NZ International Arts Festival

    Tue, 03rd Nov

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    The line up for next year's New Zealand International Arts Festival is just being announced in Wellington.

  • Broadway bosses defend Matthew Broderick play

    Broadway bosses defend Matthew Broderick play

    Mon, 02nd Nov

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    Theatre bosses in charge of Matthew Broderick's new Broadway show have denied they are planning to sack the director after a shambolic preview performance.

  • Mel C says stage acting is her biggest challenge

    Mel C says stage acting is her biggest challenge

    Thu, 29th Oct

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    Mel C says starring her first theatre role is the most challenging thing she’s ever had to do.

  • Andrew Lloyd Webber diagnosed with cancer

    Andrew Lloyd Webber diagnosed with cancer

    Mon, 26th Oct

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    Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber has been diagnosed with prostate cancer, his spokeswoman said Sunday.

  • Ashton Kutcher to make Broadway debut

    Ashton Kutcher to make Broadway debut

    Wed, 21st Oct

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    Ashton Kutcher will scramble to make his Broadway debut later this month in The 24 Hour Plays - the actor will star in a production written and rehearsed in a single day.

  • Spice Girls working on musical

    Spice Girls working on musical

    Mon, 19th Oct

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    The Spice Girls have reunited to turn their life story into a stage show extravaganza, according to a new report..

  • Broadway's God of Carnage gets a cast change

    Broadway's God of Carnage gets a cast change

    Fri, 16th Oct

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    Broadway's God of Carnage is getting Jimmy Smits, Annie Potts, Christine Lahti and Ken Stott to the cast on November 17.

  • Matt Lucas will not return to West End role

    Matt Lucas will not return to West End role

    Wed, 14th Oct

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    Matt Lucas has quit his role in West End play Prick Up Your Ears for good following the suicide of his ex-husband.

  • Daniel Radcliffe to make Broadway musical debut?

    Daniel Radcliffe to make Broadway musical debut?

    Tue, 13th Oct

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    Daniel Radcliffe is eyeing a return to the Broadway stage to debut his song and dance skills, in a new production of Tony Award-winning musical How to Succeed in Business Without Really Trying.