An eleventh-hour but temporary reprieve has quelled fears that that Thursday’s opening night of Canberra Rep's Christmas show, Bloody Murder, would be destroyed by the closure of its adjacent car park.
In a sweeping gesture signalling generational change, the 92 -year-old Canberra Rep has announced a line-up of almost entirely youthful directors for its 2025 season, repots arts editor HELEN MUSA.
ARNE SJOSTEDT reviews Canberra Rep's production of Lord of the Flies.
HELEN MUSA writes that in what could be controversial, in the Rep's upcoming production of Lord of the Flies the more sensitive, sacrificial characters –the wise Piggy and the innocent Simon – will be played by female actors acting as boys.
Billed as an “absurdist romantic comedy,” Canberra Rep’s next offering, Dead Man’s Cell Phone, begins when Jean (Jess Waterhouse), noticing that the man next to her in a café fails to answer his mobile phone, finds he's dead.
ALANNA MACLEAN reviews Canberra Rep's revival of Neil Simon's play Last of the Red Hot Lovers.
With a daring mix of old and new directorial faces, Canberra Rep’s 92nd season was launched on Friday evening before subscribers, members and old friends, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
"There are strong performances in this sharp but compassionate addition to the 'Pride and Prejudice' canon." SIMONE PENKETHMAN reviews "Mr Bennet's Bride".
"There's something slightly quirky about the title of Canberra Rep's coming production 'Home, I’m Darling'," reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Theatre reviewer LEN POWER says Michael Sparks and Andrea Close stamp their professionalism all over "Love Letters".
Loved, admired and occasionally sniffed at, Canberra Repertory Society has been one of the focal points of Canberra culture since the 1930s and it's no secret that it's just turned 90, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Canberra Rep is staging “Our Country’s Good”, Timberlake Wertenbaker’s play-within-a-play-within-a-play, with Karen Vickery at the helm.
Kelly Roberts and Chris Zuber are well-respected in Canberra as directors of stimulating productions and now they're in deep rehearsals as co-producers of Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet", coming soon for Canberra Rep.
Canberra Rep's latest extravaganza, the murderous black farce, "Arsenic and Old Lace", is bound to get up quite a few noses, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
A busy weekend in Canberra's arts scene has fallen foul of the snap lockdown, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
When arts editor HELEN MUSA catches up with director Tony Llewellyn-Jones, he’s on the last round of technical and dress rehearsals for Canberra REP's fourth production for 2021, “The Governor’s Family”.
The ceiling fans will be whirring and the mint juleps will be on ice when Canberra REP kicks off for the year with “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”, Tennessee Williams’ self-declared favourite play.
Canberra REP launches for the year with Tennessee Williams’ famous play, “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”, directed by Anne Somes, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA in her weekly Arts and the City column.
Canberra REP’s latest silly Christmas offering, “Absurd Person Singular” opens in preview tonight (November 19), writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
