“THE Auction” is playing for one night only at a park in O’Connor this week. Written by O’Connor resident and Canberra music identity Katie Cole, it’s the first ever play to be staged in the […]
theatre / “Once Upon A Mattress”, directed by Anita Davenport, Ickle Pickle Productions, at Belconnen Theatre until January 25. Reviewed by LEN POWER.
THEATRE patrons could be forgiven for thinking they were looking at a mainstage Canberra Theatre season when The Q, Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre, today (December 10) announced its 2019 season in two showbiz-style shows. Queanbeyan-Palerang […]
WHEN it comes to reliable, heart-warming Christmas theatrical fair, it’s hard to go past “Miracle on 34th Street”. The 1947 triple-Oscar-winning film centred on an elderly man who takes a temporary job as a Santa […]
theatre / “Coda for Shirley”, by Geoff Page, The Courtyard Theatre, until December 8. Reviewed by PHILLIP MACKENZIE
Theatre / “Mistakes Were Made”. By Craig Wright, directed by Brendan Kelly and James Scott, Honest Puck, CADA Theatre, Fyshwick, to December 2. Reviewed by LEN POWER
Theatre / “Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again”. By Alice Birch, directed by Karla Conway. At The Street Theatre to December 1. Reviewed by LEN POWER
COMING up at the Courtyard Studio is the final verse play in Canberra poet Geoff Page’s satirical triple-treat, “Lawrie and Shirley”, “Cara Carissima” and now “Coda for Shirley”. “They were written in a different order”, […]
BRITISH playwright Alice Birch shows how the world is made of more barriers and glass ceilings than you’d think in her play “Revolt. She Said. Revolt Again”. Admired for her brilliantly excoriating dialogue, in “Revolt” […]
theatre / “One Man Two Guvnors”, by Richard Bean, Canberra Repertory, Theatre 3, until December 2. Reviewed by JOHN LOMBARD.
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
A COOMBS woman was arrested after a series of vehicle thefts from July 2018 to early January. The 24-year-old was charged yesterday (Thursday, January 17) with five counts of riding or driving a motor vehicle […]
LIGHTENING hit and ruptured a gas mainline at 2 Barkly Crescent, Forrest, during last night’s (January 17) storm. The street was closed off in both directions until ACT Fire & Rescue isolated the gas leak. Contractors […]
THE fire-like haze visible across the ACT is caused by dust from southern Australia. ACT ESA says the haze is expected to last into the evening. There are currently no fires in the ACT. ACT […]
CHILDREN have died from being left alone in cars, yet media reports show parents and caregivers are still ignoring warnings, according to the ACT Children and Young People Death Review Committee and Kidsafe ACT. Kidsafe CEO […]
FOUR children and one adult have been taken to hospital after a fire sparked in the kitchen of a Duffy home today (January 17). Firefighters extinguished the fire but the rear of the property on […]
