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Janet McAllister: Who does Boy Walking sculpture represent?
COMMENT: Janet McAllister on how the sculpture reinforces what is regarded as the norm.
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Theatre review: Jack Charles Vs The Crown
Jack Charles, a drug addict for 40 years and a prisoner for 20 of those, argues his case.
Grim slide into Big Brother's arms
Putting George Orwell's dystopia onstage is a way to skewer our era of alternative facts.
Great ambiance in Botany, Otara libraries
Janet McAllister continues her literary odyssey in the woman who read Auckland.
The woman who read Auckland visits Ranui
The woman who read Auckland visits Ranui where locals love their library.
Highs, lows in the Scottish play
Pop-up Globe's Macbeth is enjoyable but it lacks the wow factor, says Janet McAllister.
Pop-Up Globe's Julius Caesar smart and fun
Spin doctors, skulduggery and main character killed early: Recommended.
The woman who read Auckland hears a torrid library history
Janet McAllister visits Blockhouse Bay and Avondale and finds a torrid library history.
The woman who read Auckland goes shoreside
Janet McAllister visits Birkenhead and Northcote for the next chapter of her book safari.
Theatre review: The Mountaintop
Play about Martin Luther King's final hours sees big themes dealt with warmth and humour.
The woman who read Auckland visits Manurewa Library
Janet McAllister, who's reading Auckland, steps inside warm and welcoming Manurewa library
Review: Picking over the bones of family ties
Sweet and sour siblings served with a liberal helping of messages about morals.
Life lessons delivered for the young and worried
Assured storytelling from Wellington playwright explores identity, writes Janet McAllister
Pleasuredome is a sublime hot mess
Pleasuredome - the musical is pure spectacle, writes Janet McAllister.
The woman who read Auckland finds a youthful library
Janet McAllister visits Tupu Youth and Manukau libraries on her library quest in Auckland
Theatre review: O A'u
A lower key offering in the Auckland Live Cabaret Season shines, says Janet McAllister.
'The Chinese' are no homogeneous group
OTHER [chinese] is educational, gentle and filled with off-the-cuff humour.
The woman who read Auckland visits two libraries by the sea
Devonport Library should be a major tourist attraction, writes Janet McAllister.
Theatre review: Nell Gwynn
Nell Gwynn is a highly recommended night at the theatre, writes Janet McAllister.
Theatre review: The Effect
Believable portrayal of deeply felt connection satisfies, writes Janet McAllister.
Laboratory love storymore than skin deep
Emotion-as-drug tale off-theme toward end but more than enough here to satisfy.
The woman who read Auckland visits Papatoetoe
On a quest to visit every library in Auckland, Janet McAllister visits Papatoetoe.
The woman who read Auckland goes west
Janet McAllister continues her quest to visit every one of Auckland Council's libraries.
Theatre review: Double delight for Matariki
Two surprising Matariki shows use music to express new ideas, writes Janet McAllister.
Theatre review: Kororareka is a rollicking yarn
Maggie Flynn is a charismatic heroine in NZ history tale Shakespearean in its telling.
Library safari takes in inner-city suburbs
The woman who read Auckland visits Leys Institute in Ponsonby and Parnell Library.
Theatre review: Jingles
Musical based on our favourite TV ad jingles is nostalgic fun, writes Janet McAllister.
Teen sex is grist to gossip mill
A play about sex education is assured and innovative theatre, writes Janet McAllister.
The woman who read Auckland
Janet McAllister, the woman who's reading Auckland, visits Panmure and Glen Innes.
The woman who read Auckland goes west
Janet McAllister, the woman who's reading her way around Auckland, heads west.
Struggle behind the bookcases
COMMENT: Janet McAllister explores the next chapter in the future of Auckland libraries.