Opera meets animation in magical production
Auckland Arts Festival announces it first 2019 show, an opera with appeal for film fans.
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Chicago brings razzle dazzle and all that jazz
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Breathing new life into adversity
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Review: Filthy Business, ASB Waterfront Theatre
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NZ crime fiction dominated by new queens of crime
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All the jazz on Chicago
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Poet spreads the word on the street
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Teachers' strike: What can you do with the kids?
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Professor rubbishes girl ban in era of Shakespeare
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Women of the World art exhibition
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Indian Ink goes back to school
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