Three top New Zealand musicians and an international musical theatre performer will star in Auckland Theatre Company's (ATC) Kensington Swan season of Jesus Christ Superstar.

The lavish and much-anticipated London production of THE SOUND OF MUSIC comes to New Zealand in September. The show will open at Wellington's St James Theatre on 12 September for a strictly limited season then move to The Civic in Auckland, opening on 3 October.

A passionate contemporary drama about one of Aotearoa's most distinctive iwi will have its world premiere in Auckland Theatre Company's stellar 2014 season.

When you learn that the star of Howick Little Theatre’s last show of the season is a 6’6" Samoan drag queen you might realise that this is not one of the community theatre’s traditional end of year productions.

So, I saw this play that you should go and see.

What’s it about?

... See, the thing is, I can’t actually tell you.

What happens is, there’s an actor. And they’re told two things before they perform:

The world premiere of a new New Zealand work performed by 30 of the country's brightest young stars opens at The Basement on 26 July.

 Julie Andrews is currently gracing Auckland with her presence, as the star and subject of An Evening with Julie Andrews, on tomorrow night at The Civic.

At the time when much of Christchurch is either living in a motel, has had to spend time in one, or scheduled to stay in one due to the home repair issues the new play Motel looks at what can happen in a motel at any time in New Zealand.

I went to The Glass Menagerie at the Selwyn Theatre knowing three things about the production: it’s a play by Tennessee Williams; theatre doyenne Elizabeth Hawthorne was cast in it; it was potentially about hope.

A 60 minute school holiday show will be presented at the Factory Theatre in Newmarket from Wednesday 24th to Friday 26th April at 2pm and 6pm daily.