A large audience was kept spellbound by a programme of extraordinary music spanning 300 years in the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra’s "Amalia Plays Piazzolla" matinee concert on Sunday.
Shaky Hollows is that band in the background of the Gothic western.
Through the haze of the St James Theatre in Gore shone the pastels of the 1950s, as Happy Days: A New Musical had its opening weekend.
When Madonna released Ray of Light in 1998, its fusion of trip-hop, techno, pop and more set a high watermark for her career.
A large and responsive audience gave a warm welcome to Christchurch-based playwright/actor Lizzie Tollemache’s wildly engaging, high-energy exploration of the life-long impact of neurodivergence.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps, is not a flashy or over-the-top special effects extravaganza, the type we’ve become used to over 36 previous Marvel entries.
A crowd-pleasing showcase of music by some of the world’s greatest Baroque and Classical era composers delighted a capacity audience at Sunday’s second Dunedin Symphony Orchestra "Sublime Schubert" concert.
Though the four tracks that make up Dancing Shoes started life in the same writing rooms as Nilufer Yanya’s acclaimed 2024 LP My Method Actor, they have an identity of their own.
For decades now, any production of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew has been an object of suspicion.
The Dunedin Symphony Orchestra presented a fascinating and deeply-moving musical journey on Saturday.
A large audience in the Dunedin Town Hall on Saturday witnessed the performance of works by two musical giants — one Māori and one German.
Storming in with a chip on his shoulder, Heath Franklin’s Chopper claims he has travelled back from a future where humanity has slithered into "giant pink slugs".
Sealed with a kiss?
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Royal New Zealand BalletThe Firebird with My Brilliant CareerRegent TheatreSaturday, May 24 What a superb night of dance.
St Paul’s Cathedral was a sellout for a performance by Southern Youth Choir of The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace.
A large and committed cast put their all into a spirited and entertaining performance of Chess the Musical for Thursday’s opening of the show at a packed Mosgiel Coronation Hall.
Dunedin Concerto Competition"Rising Stars" Finalists’ ConcertFriday, May 16Dunedin Town Hall The extraordinary talent of Otago and Southland’s young classical musicians was to the fore in...
DSO and DYO Concerto CompetitionRising Stars FinalistsDunedin Town HallFriday May 16 The 2025 Dunedin Concerto Competition final, in which three young musicians performed with a full...
New Zealand String QuartetAt Orokonui EcosanctuarySaturday, May 10. The wonder, joy and drama of music kept a capacity audience spellbound during a thrilling performance by the New Zealand...