Shakespeare’s four folios set for auction in London
William Shakespeare's four folios, which compile his plays, will go on sale at Sotheby's in London a month after the Bard's birthday.
Arts & Entertainment
Canberra’s best coverage of local arts news plus reviews, including dining, film, theatre, music, visual arts and dance
Arts editor HELEN MUSA opens her latest Artsweek column with news of an art gallery that's thinking big and another that's dedicated to pop-ups.
A new book, Tulips in the Capital, is less about horticulture than about Canberra's thriving Dutch community and early Dutch migrants here, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
"It is impossible to quantify the value of this program, particularly on younger or emerging artists." MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews the Craft + Design Canberra's Regenerate: Artists-in-Residence Exhibition.
Craft
Craft exhibition where less might have been more
MEREDITH HINCHLIFFE reviews With Moth, an exhibition by Sue Peachey at Craft + Design Canberra.
Music
Festival ends taking the mickey out of Mick
"The Infinite is an event prone to a bit of self indulgence but given the depth of The National, a couple of hours taking the mickey is not out of place." Reviewer ALANNA MACLEAN sees the curtain down on the National Folk Festival for 2025.
Theatre
A haunting comedy about ghosts, but it’s not
A new production of Blithe Spirit by one of Canberra's brightest young directors, Lachlan Houen, is unashamedly setting out to make people laugh, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Here's HELEN MUSA's weekly Arts in the City, a quick wrap of making arts news around town.
MICHAEL WILSON reviews Look at the Stars, a performance by the Australian Youth Orchestra Young Symphonists, conducted by Luke Dollman.
"The whole event is a sea of music and performance that can be overwhelming, but settle to the fact that you’ll never see it all and enjoy what you do see." Reviewer ALANNA MACLEAN revels in the atmosphere of the National Folk Festival.
New streaming service Max has burst on to Aussie screens with the blockbuster second season of The Last Of Us, reports streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
"This outdoor performance attracted a bumper audience and suggests that there is a demand for Greek tragedy." Arts editor HELEN MUSA reviews Sophocles’ Antigone, by Greek Theatre Now, playing at the Botanic Gardens.
Arts editor HELEN MUSA reports from the opening performance of the National Folk Festival, which is off to a great start.
"Thom Roberts needs to be lauded for his ability to create instantly recognisable art that could be a whole new form of art in itself." ROB KENNEDY reviews The Immersive World of Thom Roberts.
"Mobley sings with beautiful control and tone, each note perfectly placed, each word clearly enunciated" NICK HORN reviews Because, a memorable concert by counter-tenor Reginald Mobley and pianist Paul Grabowsky.
In HELEN MUSA's weekly wrap of all things arts and entertainment around Canberra, she reveals news of a new autumn painting festival.
Sweet Charity, coming soon to The Q, is one of those tricky things, a "thoughtful" musical, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Fresh as a daisy even though it was written around 440-2 BC, one of the world’s most famous plays is being staged outdoors at the Australian National Botanic Gardens over Easter, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
A 40-minute radio play dramatising the courtship of Charles and Effie Bean at Tuggeranong Homestead in 1920 will be broadcast on ArtSoundFM on Anzac Day.
