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Using immersive reality technology in art
MacPlanet blogger Mark Webster talks to artist Marcia Lyons about her work.

A tiki tour into the past
Shifting from his hard rock group to a play about the good old days of the Maori showband wasn't that much of a leap for Francis Kora.

Review: <i>Sweeney Todd</i> at Maidment Theatre
Seizing the dark heart of the show Ross Girven captures the haunted nature of Sweeney Todd's psychosis.

Long-lost US cinema treasures found in NZ
The films include a silent feature by legendary director John Ford, a number of early one-reel Westerns and period drama starring glamorous 1920s screen siren Clara Bow.

Review: <i>Faux Real</i> at The Basement
Solo performer Gareth Williams takes us on a delightfully whimsical journey inside his head.

Review: <i>Marriage of Figaro</i> at the Aotea Centre
NBR New Zealand Opera's The Marriage of Figaro is as engrossing a night of theatre as one could wish for.

Review: <i>Pear Shaped</i> at The Pumphouse Theatre
This debut work by local drama teacher Andy Saker shows an easy familiarity with the North Shore's casual backyard culture.

<i>Review:</i> NZSO at Auckland Town Hall
Predictably, the star of last weekend's visit by the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra was Dame Malvina Major.

Much ado about loss of SkyCity Theatre venue
The SkyCity Theatre looks set to become a cabaret space or sports theatre, leaving a gaping hole in venues for the city's performing arts.

<i>Review:</i> Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's <i>Discover New Zealand Music</i>
There was a buzz and a bustle in the Town Hall foyer as punters collected tickets for Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra's Happy Hour concert.

<i>Review:</i> Ute Lemper's Angels over Berlin at Auckland Town Hall
As she did at her exceptional Town Hall show in 2003, on this return visit Ute Lemper proved persuasively she doesn't merely deliver a concert of songs.