review

Dunedin is renowned for producing world-class musicians, especially singers, with many continuing to achieve notable success overseas.

Breanne Randall’s debut novel follows Sadie, a young witch dogged by a curse and memories of her childhood sweetheart.

A full house became enraptured with the combined sounds of Indian Raga and Irish Reel presented in the Clarkson Studio of the Regent Theatre on Thursday evening.

A strong cast, clever staging, and superb language combine in an intriguing mystery, as the Globe Theatre kicks off its 2024 season with Tom Stoppard’s Artist Descending A Staircase.

The leafy surrounds of ‘‘Wedding area 1’’ at Chingford Park played host to a different kind of match-up on Sunday.

The newest evolution of Logitech’s Astro gaming headset series comes with the promise of some fancy features.

In the first chapter of Nick Hornby’s best-selling memoir of being an Arsenal fan, Fever Pitch, the young Hornby describes his fascination watching the adults at his first Highbury match.

Conductor Umberto Clerici (now based in Australia) guided the Dunedin Symphony Orchestra through three popular classical works last Saturday evening, in a very well-filled Dunedin Town Hall.

Pianist Tom McGrath showcased works by Vienna-born composer Paul Schramm to a good-sized audience at Marama Hall on Friday evening.

Just in time for the festive season is a delightful pantomime that gives a comic twist on J.M. Barrie’s timeless tale.

Those who said, "I’ve heard it before" and stayed away missed a musical treat when Handel’s Messiah was presented in the Dunedin Town Hall on Saturday evening.

A modern re-imagining of Chekhov’s classic play The Cherry Orchard by Dunedin’s Sahara BreeZe (SBZ) Productions brings spectacular physical performance, original music, and multi-media together in an absorbing, entertaining production.

At the Mayfair, anyone expecting a traditionally naturalistic staging of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard is in for a surprise.

Alternative rock musical Spring Awakening (The Musical) translates surprisingly well from Broadway to The Playhouse stage in a new production presented by Dunedin’s own Pop Up Productions NZ.

Inspired by Frank Wedekind’s 1891 play, Fruhlings Erwachen, Spring Awakening is a rock opera with lyrics by Steven Sater and music by Duncan Sheik, that premiered on Broadway in 2006.

A packed St Paul’s Cathedral was held spellbound by a feast of baroque music, presented by The Octagon Ensemble and superbly performed by some of the country’s top musicians.