HR The Musical #2, the sequel to 2004’s big hit, revealed Human Resources for its irredeemable double-speak: how inhuman and unresourceful “human resources” are; how impersonal are the Personnel Department where, due to “privacy concerns,” employees are referred to only as numbers.
Life on a Loop brings theatre icon Ellie Smith back to the local stage for the first time in 17 years with her award-winning solo show, direct from London, throwing us with humour and heart straight into a care home. And if you’re in the right demographic, it zings!
Written By Wolves electrified the Rangatira Room at Auckland’s Q Theatre on Saturday, October 11, 2025, with a cinematic rock performance that marked their 10-year anniversary.
Hot off its 2024 run on Broadway, MOTHER PLAY has us packing and unpacking — emotions, family relationships, sexual orientations, living arrangements —all of them. All are unpacked, laid out, and put back. As our narrator Martha admits: she’s getting good at it.
Saint Joan puts us into the mind of a young girl who led a revolution, to be betrayed by those her will and resolve had elevated. As the curtain closes on Flyleaf Theatre’s magnificently sparse re-creation of Bernard Shaw’s masterwork, an audience member behind us cried out, “Holy fuck!” I knew how she felt. We felt […]
Stellar* celebrated the 25th anniversary of their award-winning debut album, Mix, in front of a sold-out audience at Auckland’s Q Theatre.
Scenes From The Climate Era delivered a series of scenarios from past, present and future —short conversations ranging from scientists in Antarctica, at a bioengineering think tank, about alternative ways to cool the planet, ethically deciding to have children, maintaining community during devastating circumstances. It dives deeply into serious and thought-provoking topics but balances its […]
Mel Parsons closed out her Sabotage Album Release Tour with a sold out concert at Auckland’s Q Theatre, a venue that seems to be growing in stature in a city that needs more quality places to play.
Delaney Davidson performed to a packed house at Auckland’s Q Theatre last night. The 13th Floor’s Aaron Christiansen was on the scene with his camera and his pen.
Critically-acclaimed Mel Parsons will release her new album SABOTAGE on June 7 and has also announced a three-date New Zealand tour, before she heads to Canada for a northern hemisphere festival run.