Billy Elliot, a story of triumph over adversity.

Director Janice Finn has assembled a dream cast for The Pink Hammer, including The Real Housewives of Auckland star Louise Wallace.

Alfred Nobel intended that the prizes in his name be awarded for achievements that "have conferred the greatest benefit to mankind".

The weather didn't ruin the first day of the Auckland Diwali Festival, but protesters had a go at spoiling a "joyous moment", an organiser says.

Freeing the Memory is one of the large standout images on display at Artweek.

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra and Indian musicians combine talents for unique Diwali Festival performance.

A CD that well and truly proves Polish music is more than Chopin mazurkas and the 1960s radicalism of Krzysztof Penderecki.

The latest Priscilla, Queen of the Desert bus has a global passenger list, writes Stephen Jewell.

Revisiting classic plays provides a lesson for younger actors and entertainment for audiences.

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra delivers an evening with a mood of celebration.

A road trip with a legend changed one actor's life, writes Dionne Christian.

Beautiful and thought-provoking show is exquisitely staged and marvellously theatrical.

Auckland Council has pulled down a public art installation depicting homelessness because they thought the piece was a pile of trash.

Architecture students learn building playhouses with no budget from recycled materials only isn't child's play.

The deaths of high profile performers has prompted actors to set a world-first service especially for those in the entertainment industry.

RED HERRING by Jonothan Cullinane (HarperCollins, $37) Auckland 1951: trams run along Queen St, women aren't allowed in the RSC

Dancer Rodney Bell spent 3 years homeless in San Fran; his show Meremere reflects this.

VOU Dance Fiji invokes traditional ceremony and ritual.

Experts concerned by role of social media

Taiwanese tribal woman Jouan Pan is in New Zealand with a mission - to get her "long lost cuzzies" to visit "home".

Jodie Dorday talks about how a call out of the blue saw her abandoning life in Indonesia for the Auckland theatre.

Steve "Shag" Hansen is usually pretty quick to remind any of the Super Rugby franchises about the expected standards of a professional

Dame Kiri Te Kanawa says her next Auckland recital is like putting together a personal story.

Proudly Asian Theatre is about to mark a number of firsts.

A great English composer is farewelled with poetry and politics.

Newcomers fill gallery with video, words and illusion.

Tempo Dance Festival's FRESH showcase offers a glimpse of dance future.

Producing good food is certainly an art, but can food be art? That's what artist Tiffany Singh and chef Ed Verner have explored in a rare collaboration.

A full house was predictable with Vladimir Ashkenazy on the podium; it proved one of the APO's finest performances of the season.

Ponsonby identity Sam Ford has returned from 17 years at London's Tate and National Galleries where his work tin restoration led him to design and construct fine furniture.