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by Glenda Pearce - February 21, 2026
What did our critic think of THE LAST FIVE YEARS at PUmphouse Theatre Auckland?...
by Neil Brewer - February 22, 2026
What did our critic think of KING LEAR at Butterfly Creek Theatre Troupe?...
by Neil Brewer - February 04, 2026
The Book of Will is a contemporary play by American playwright Lauren Gunderson, first premiering in January 2017 at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts. It went on to win the 2018 Harold and Mimi Steinberg / American Theatre Critics Association New Play Award, recognising it as one of the mos...
by Glenda Pearce - January 18, 2026
What did our critic think of 'MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING' AND 'ROMEO AND JULIET' at Shoreside Theatre?...
by Glenda Pearce - December 11, 2025
Imagine the situation. You’re in love. You are asked to defend your present relationship as one that could endure. Could you be supremely confident that nothing could shake its foundations? If asked by authorities, what proof would youneed? How easy is it to truly have an open mind? Do we make a...
by Glenda Pearce - December 10, 2025
What did our critic think of A CHRISTMAS CRISIS at Q Theatre, Auckland?...
Past Shows
Haydn’s String Quartet Opus 20 No. 2 is one of six quartets from Haydn’s mid-career which became a milestone in the development of the genre....
This programme presents contrasting energies and atmospheres: from the melodic delight of Mozart’s Divertimento, a late masterpiece, through to the rhythmically complex String Trio by...
Albert Einstein was not only the greatest physicist of the 20th century – he was also a keen musician. He carried his violin, “Lina”, with...
This concert comprises two of the largest-scale works in the trio repertoire: Tchaikovsky’s moving elegy to Rubinstein, and Beethoven’s grandest trio, the ‘Archduke’, dedicated to...
“Outstanding Beethoven all round. The special attraction is the rare spiritual dimension in Houstoun’s playing of the serene finales... It’s as though Beethoven were no...
The New Zealand String Quartet return in their first appearance for Wellington Chamber Music since 2010. The programme straddles the late Romantic era of the...
This concert features three of the loveliest, and greatest, piano trios in the repertoire, all from late in their composers’ careers: Mozart’s second-to-last trio, contemporaneous...
“Intensity, playfulness, exoticism, romance – this is a mix of pieces that we know really well with these lovely fresh new works, and we’re very...
The series opens with a rare opportunity to hear the complete Etudes by Ligeti and Debussy. Ligeti’s 18 Etudes are not often performed in concert...
“Outstanding Beethoven all round. The special attraction is the rare spiritual dimension in Houstoun’s playing of the serene finales... It’s as though Beethoven were no...
You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll never think about music and entertainment in the same way after you've been subject to the thought provoking, stomping, all-singing,...
Haydn’s “mourning” symphony is among his best known. Written in 1772 during his Sturm und Drang (“storm and stress”) period, its dramatic contrasts and high...
“playing of jaw-dropping prowess revealing masterpieces of the 20th century quartet literature … seek out this group – they are clearly bound for greatness.” MusicWeb...
Since his early teens Rick had his eye on a career as a concert pianist, but he left the Royal College of Music college as...
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