Here’s Artsweek – arts editor HELEN MUSA’s weekly look at what’s on where and when.

Aussie classic film Malcolm is celebrating 40 years since its release in 1986 with a screening, music from the film’s soundtrack by The Penguin Cafe Orchestra performed by the CSO Chamber Ensemble and a Q&A with the film’s writers, husband-and-wife duo David Parker and Nadia Tass. National Film & Sound Archive, April 11.

Candice Fox will be in conversation with Chris Hammer on her new novel Redbelly Crossing for ANU Meet The Author. Cinema, Lowitja O’Donoghue Cultural Centre, formerly Kambri, April 14.

ANU Drill Hall Gallery’s new lecture series opens with Siena, City of the Virgin by Dr Louise Marshall, Coombs Theatre, ANU, April 12.

Elizabeth Cameron Dalman’s Mirramu is holding workshops for all ages as well as continuing to work on the new documentary based on her book Nature Moves. Mirramu Arts Centre, Lake Road Bungendore, April 11-14.

Stage

• Bell Shakespeare brings political intrigue to life in Julius Caesar, The Playhouse, April 10-18.
• Jean-Paul Sartre’s classic No Exit, directed by Céline Oudin, where characters confront the reality that “hell is other people”, Mockingbird Too Studio, Belco Arts, April 15-18.
• A dark experience unites singer Amita Hachidori with the accordion of Kentaro Tamura. The Pot Belly, April 10; Smith’s Alternative, April 11-12.
• Families will be treated to the inventive musical comedy Pajamazon Jungle by The Vegetable Plot at Tuggeranong Arts Centre, April 10.

Concerts

• Sabrina Live! is a concert experience inspired by chart-topping Sabrina Carpenter, played by Nakita Clarke. Llewellyn Hall, April 9.
• Musician Tim Rogers brings his Le Charme Defensif tour to Canberra, reflecting on a three-decade career, Smith’s Alternative, April 10.
• Buzz Bar will host Canberra singer-songwriter Winnie Weir at The Hive, Crawford Street, Queanbeyan, April 10.
• Folk singer-songwriter Sam Buckingham showcases her new album Beautiful Machine at The Street Theatre, April 11.
• The Australian Youth Orchestra Symphonists present Voyage of Discovery, an orchestral program led by Prof Chan Tze Law and featuring works by Tchaikovsky, Elgar, and emerging composers, Snow Concert Hall, April 11.
• Oriana Chorale opens its 2026 season with Uprisings, weaving together composers from Tallis to Shostakovich alongside contemporary voices and poetic texts, Duntroon Chapel, April 12.
• The next Merry Muse will feature Shanagolden and Daniel Kelly. The Canberra Irish Club, Weston, April 12.
• Celebrated NZ singer Bic Runga is at Canberra Theatre, April 14.
• Pianist Robert Schmidli returns to the Wesley Lunchtime Concert series with a program of Beethoven, Chopin, and Liszt.  Wesley Uniting Church, April 15.

Galleries

• Grainger Gallery hosts Art Rocks, by David Jensz, alongside the group exhibition Invitation: Staying with the Trouble featuring Linda Dening, Kim Mahood, Sally Simpson and Wendy Teakel, Grainger Gallery, Geelong Street, Fyshwick, April 9-May 3.
• The exhibition Leonardo da Vinci – 500 Years of Genius continues its extended run, offering an immersive exploration of the Renaissance master’s life, inventions and artistic legacy, Parliamentary Triangle, until April 12.