If you believe ANU Film Group sponsorship officer Brett Yeats – and he's pretty persuasive – you'd be mad not to join the 57-year-old society which started in 1966 and is still going strong.
Artistic director of National Opera, Peter Coleman-Wright, has hit upon a winning formula with his “Pocket Operas,” arranged by himself as condensed versions of famous operas each running for about 60-90 minutes, reports HELEN MUSA.
The Grand Kyiv Ballet of Ukraine is coming to The Playhouse soon with an enticing double-bill that includes a classic Ukraine folktale that carries a poignant message about peace in the world, reports HELEN MUSA.
“It's ‘Twelve Angry Men’ – with teenagers,” Canberra Youth Theatre director Luke Rogers says of Dawn King’s “The Trials”, the hot-topic play to which he’s just snared the Australian performing rights.
When Geraldine Turner appears in Canberra in the 70th anniversary production of Agatha Christie’s “The Mousetrap”, her character’s reputation as “the seriously unpleasant retired magistrate, Mrs Boyle” will precede her, writes HELEN MUSA.
One of the undisputed cultural treasures of the ACT is QL2 Dance, and the annual showcase by its Quantum Leap Dancers is coming up at The Playhouse, reports HELEN MUSA.