Theatre / “12 Angry Men,” by Reginald Rose, directed by Jarrad West. At the Queanbeyan Bicentennial Hall until November 24. Reviewed by JOHN LOMBARD.
Theatre / “Exclusion”. Written and directed by David Atfield, at The Street Theatre until November 17. Reviewed by LEN POWER
IT’LL be a case of “Wham Glam Circus Man!” when Canberra’s Warehouse Circus launches its 2018 “Circus for Life” Festival tonight (November 8) with a show of the same name. “CityNews” caught up with seasoned […]
Arts editor HELEN MUSA previews a new Canberra satirical comedy that looks at how things might unfold if we had a gay prime minister.
Theatre / “A Vicar of Dibley Christmas – The Second Coming”. Adapted by Ian Gower and Paul Carpenter and directed by Jon Elphick. At Belconnen Theatre until November 3. Reviewed by LEN POWER
theatre / “Déjà Revue”, The Wharf Review, Sydney Theatre Company, at The Canberra Theatre, October 23 to November 3. Reviewed by JOE WOODWARD
“SHELL Shock” is a reminder that theatre at its best is always about something real, not an escape from reality. “CityNews” caught up with a preview performance two weeks ago at Canberra Museum and Gallery […]
GOULBURN is the place to be this weekend for all serious theatre lovers. In an exciting community initiative, Lieder Theatre Company director Chrisjohn Hancock has invited Polish performance company Teatr Brama to join them in […]
FERVENT declarations of devotion to theatre were to the fore today as The Q, Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, as it announced the formation of a new theatre company, Echo, with Canberra actor Jordan Best appointed as […]
Theatre / “Julius Caesar”. By William Shakespeare, directed by James Evan. Bell Shakespeare. At Canberra Theatre Centre until October 20. Reviewed by JOE WOODWARD
EVEN as the National Museum of Australia celebrates the noblest Roman of them all in “Rome: City and Empire”, Bell Shakespeare is letting slip the dogs of war in a gritty iteration of “Julius Caesar” […]
EVER since female actors were banned from the Kabuki stage in 1629, “gender-bending” has been the name of the game in this famous Japanese theatre tradition. But now a happy band of ANU students has […]
THE Association of Community Theatre (‘ACT’) in Sydney has just inducted Canberra publicist and founder of the CAT Awards, Coralie Wood, into the Community Theatre Hall of Fame. The announcement was made by musicals star […]
“Tao Po: is anybody home?” at The Street Theatre, September 18. Reviewed by HELEN MUSA.
CANBERRA Rep may be a senior citizen, but at a packed launch in Theatre 3 tonight (September 14), the theatre company that’s been going since 1932 announced that its 2019 season would be titled “New […]
INFORMATION about the real life of William Shakespeare is very sketchy but a new play written in Canberra has a go at filling in the details. “Shakespeare and his Mistress“ by Paul Kauffmann, puts forward […]
theatre / “A Midsummer Night’s Dream”, at Sydney Entertainment Quarter, until December 2. Reviewed by BILL STEPHENS.
BOXING has always arguably been the most theatrical of all sports and now, in a mighty blow for theatre, The Q’s Stephen Pike is bringing in one of the most successful productions ever to emerge […]
LISA Maza is a larger-than-life personality with a rich sense of humour and she is playing an even more colourful personality in Nathan Maynard’s raucous homecoming comedy, “The Season”, soon coming to The Playhouse. Last […]
THOMAS Lacey, best known as the star of “Dance Academy” and the lead in Baz Luhrmann’s stage version of “Strictly Ballroom”, will be visiting Canberra schools tomorrow, Friday, August 24, promoting his role as Danny […]
A BLACK Yamaha motorcycle was travelling north on Yamba Drive when it collided with another vehicle turning from Yamba Drive into Dookie Street, Farrer, this morning (November 16). Emergency services blocked the road following the […]
TWO faculties from the University of Canberra are providing support for drought-affected rural communities, with a caravan of researchers leaving tomorrow (Saturday, November 17) for the pilot of the “Creative Arts and Rural Health Initiative” […]
A NGUNNAWAL woman, 30, has allegedly used the internet to bring drugs to Canberra through the postal system. Police searched the woman’s home after a package was given to police earlier in the year, which […]
TRAFFIC was brought to a halt on Thursday (November 15) when a man suddenly stopped his ute on William Slim Drive, got out and struck a white Toyota Camry a number of times. It was […]
MORE than 1200 cases of fraud have been reported in Canberra this year, says ACT Policing, as International Fraud Awareness Week comes to an end tomorrow (November 17). Acts of fraud cost the world about $3.7 […]
