David takes his famous Spiegeltent to the world
When it comes to exporting Canberra razzle-dazzle to the world, there are few personalities who can compete with David Bates, says arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Musical Theatre
"Queanbeyan Players' celebratory production of The Pirates of Penzance, offers an unmissable opportunity to discover why this show continues to entertain and delight almost 150 years since its creation," says reviewer BILL STEPHENS.
Three silly sisters singing in close harmony and a major-general with a 21st century patter routine are just the beginning of what audiences can expect from Queanbeyan Players’ 60th anniversary production of The Pirates of Penzance.
Reality TV and drag aficionados are in for a dazzling spectacle when the touring show, Bring Back My Wives, arrives at the Hellenic Club for a one-night-only show.
Musical Theatre
Dot-point comedy when an affair of the heart goes wrong
BILL STEPHENS reviews Gladys a Musical Affair.
Musical Theatre
Giddy pipes feeling into organ’s centenary recital
"Attending a live organ recital is the best way to appreciate the power of this instrument and the music written for it." LEN POWER reviews Samuel Giddy's recital marking the centenary of the organ at Canberra City Uniting Church.
Musical Theatre
Charity begins with Amy Orman, singing and dancing up a storm
"Amy Orman as Charity Hope Valentine brings impressive overseas professional experience to the role, which demands expertise to capture the spirit of the girl who wears her heart on her sleeve. " BILL STEPHENS reviews Sweet Charity.
Sweet Charity, coming soon to The Q, is one of those tricky things, a "thoughtful" musical, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
"It’s all delightfully silly, but remarkably, in all the threatening chaos, WS Gilbert’s story gets told... and Arthur Sullivan’s music is respected." BILL STEPHENS reviews the wickedly silly laugh fest that's The Pirates of Penzance.
When actor Jay Laga'aia steps on The Playhouse stage as The Pirate King in the Gilbert & Sullivan classic, The Pirates of Penzance, he'll be doing what he likes best – interacting with audiences, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
"Guys & Dolls is rarely seen on a football stadium-sized arena, and it could hardly match the power and the passion of grand opera on which Handa Opera was based," writes reviewer HELEN MUSA.
In a piece of good news for opera-starved Canberrans, Canberra Theatre has announced a professional production of Puccini’s La Bohème for July, reports HELEN MUSA.
Newsboys, remember them? In Arts in the City this week, HELEN MUSA reports there's a new musical about them coming up. But first the auditions.
BILL STEPHENS reviews Canberra Philharmonic Society's colourful production of Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat.
“Every director has a list of shows that they’d like to see happen and I've got that list,” says Kelda McManus, director of Joseph and his Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat for Canberra Philharmonic Society.
"The musical is given a playful, cartoon-like production, by first-time Queanbeyan Players director Tijana Kovac." BILL STEPHENS reviews Bubble Boy.
The writers of Titanique have played fast and loose with facts for this cleverly conceived concoction that tells the probably untrue story of what really happened on the Titanic before it hit the iceberg. BILL STEPHENS reviews Titanique.
Continuing its impressive run of refreshingly lesser-known musicals, Queanbeyan Players is about to present an unlikely show about a boy who grows up in a bubble, reports HELEN MUSA.
Friends gathered at the Canberra Repertory Theatre on Wednesday to celebrate and reminisce about the life of one of their most admired and respected members, Norma Robertson, reports BILL STEPHENS.
