Auckland Arts Festival
Simon London in 1984: 'It's a visceral, surprising experience'
Kiwi actor Simon London is best known for his role in The Hobbit playing elf Feren but how he's returning to Auckland for the Auckland Arts Festival production of 1984. It's been touring Australia for… Audio
Anna Coddington on musical collaboration and motherhood
Anna Coddington is a singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and finalist in NZ's top songwriting award - the Silver Scrolls. Video, Audio
Jack Charles: 'a reformed and rehabilitated old coot'
Aboriginal actor and activist Jack Charles brings the show Jack Charles V The Crown to next year's Auckland Arts Festival. Everyone likes the story of a "reformed and rehabilitated old coot like… Video, Audio
Parmenter returns with large scale dance opera
Acclaimed New Zealand choreographer Michael Parmenter is bringing the myth of Greek hero Orpheus alive with the New Zealand Dance Company. OrphEus explores the relationship between music and movement… Audio
Body Double: Julia Croft and Karin McCracken
Long before the hashtag #MeToo began and the dark underbelly of abuse of women in Hollywood came to light, two New Zealand women were exploring, for a theatre piece, women's sexuality in both negative… Video, Audio
Jonathan Bielski - Auckland Arts Festival
Jonathan Bielski, who began his career in theatre as a lighting designer in Palmerston North, has taken over the job of artistic director of the Auckland Arts Festival from Carla van Zon, and will… Audio
Paris Combo live at The Spiegeltent
Paris Combo live at The Spiegeltent as part of the Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
Auckland Arts Festival 2017 - L'Arpeggiata
The early music ensemble with a difference, L'Arpeggiata performs "Music for a While", a concert for the Auckland Arts Festival in association with Chamber Music New Zealand. They perform music by… Audio
Two ambitious dance works wow crowds
Two dance pieces, at opposite ends of the art form, have wowed crowds at the Auckland Arts Festival. “Rock star” classical ballet dancers Natalia Osipova and Sergei Polunin showed their impressive… Audio
How to Keep An Alien: Australia To Ireland
We like Irish performers here in New Zealand.
Partly it's because they're terrific - a line of genius from Oscar Wilde, Dave Allen, Father Ted and Dylan Moran.
Case in point: writer-actor-comedienne… Audio
Acted-out horror movie Auckland arts festival finale
The 2017 Auckland Arts Festival is about to wrap up and our reviewer Justin Gregory finally got to see his top pick. He says 'Horror' a scary movie performed live on stage was well worth the wait. Audio
Awa – A personal story told through dance
The story of loss is told through dance in Awa, a multi-disciplinary arts piece opening on Saturday at the Auckland Arts Festival. It’s a personal story for artistic director and choreographer Moss… Audio
R.E.S.P.E.C.T. Aretha Live
'Queen of Soul' Aretha Franklin gets the 'Respect' she deserves from four of New Zealand's best soul singers: Annie Crummer, Bella Kalolo, Esther Stephens and Aaradhna. Audio
The Bone Feeder - a haunting new opera
In 1902, a steamship called the SS Ventnor sunk off the coast of the Hokianga. On board were the bones of nearly 500 Chinese gold miners for burial in their homeland of Canton. A century later their… Audio, Gallery
The Bone Feeder - a haunting new opera
In 1902, a steamship called the SS Ventnor sunk off the coast of the Hokianga. On board were the bones of nearly 500 Chinese gold miners for burial in their homeland of Canton. A century later their…
AudioPassio – great or gimmick?
Voices New Zealand Chamber Choir with Madeleine Pierard and Auckland Chamber Orchestra presented Passio featuring works of six composers including Jack Body and Dame Gilliam Whitehead. The Auckland… Audio
French jazzers Paris Combo plays at Auckland Arts Festival
The Auckland Arts Festival continues....French jazz group Paris Combo, an intrepid journey in 3D sound and a Morrissey covers-band Mexrissey were all part of the mix.
Morning Report's reviewer Justin… Audio
Theatre Critic - Leigh Sykes
The Auckland Arts festival has been underway for a week and continues until the end of the month. Reporting on just one of those show is someone new to our family of critics. Leigh Sykes is a drama… Audio
Jazzy classics delight
Classical purists might not enjoy it, but the crowd at last night’s L’Arpeggiata concert soaked it in. Peter Hoar reviews the performance, as part of the Auckland Arts Festival, by the European group… Audio
Week two of the Auckland Arts Festival
Our correspondent Justin Gregory reviews some of the weekend offerings from the second week of the Auckland Arts Festival. Audio
