Netflix heads East of Eden for more big drama
On the prowl for any popular classic it can reinvent for the modern age, Netflix's latest flagship drama series is John Steinbeck's East of Eden, says streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
Arts & Entertainment
Canberra’s best coverage of local arts news plus reviews, including dining, film, theatre, music, visual arts and dance
MICHELLE POTTER reviews We Come Together to Dance, a performance by Quantum Leap Australia.
The law says you can't use a song for political or commercial purposes without the permission of the author. But for artists, it's like playing whack-a-mole, reports ANDREW STAFFORD.
The second Canberra Art Fair opened at EPIC on Friday night with art, stalls and music by Sydney singer-songwriter Monico, bringing together 107 artists working in a range of media, predominantly painting.
Books
‘Little Bones’ claims Canberra’s top book award
Canberra writer Sandy Bigna has won the $10,000 2026 ACT Book of the Year Award for Little Bones, it was announced at the National Library of Australia on Friday, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Architecture
Taglietti exhibition wins heritage award ahead of Milan opening
An exhibition developed by Canberra Museum + Gallery celebrating the life and legacy of influential Italian-Australian architect Enrico Taglietti has won an award at the 2026 National Trust ACT Heritage Awards.
Books
Osman exasperates, while Cleeves’ book delights
ANNA CREER reviews new books from two star crime writers: one "convoluted with twists and turns", the other "powerful and poignant".
Canberra region authors Jackie French and Clare Hallifax have each received $5000 as shortlisted authors in the 2026 ARA Historical Novel Prize, announced in Sydney on Thursday.
The Rolling Stones will release five new songs on Foreign Tongues, Loose Lips on November 27.
From the deeply disturbing dance theatre of Little Dove's The Fool to the anarchic comedy of Frumpus's Landed, The Independents delivers two wildly contrasting shows, reviews GRACE CASSIDY.
Powderfinger has added six more concert dates as fans race to snap up the first tickets to their highly anticipated reunion tour.
Canberra’s live music scene will take centre stage at The ANU this weekend, with a festival bringing established Australian acts and emerging local talent together on campus.
Multiskilled documentary filmmaker and 2018 Canberra CityNews Artist of the Year, Kim Beamish, has been turning his hand to painting.
"In many years of covering the arts in Canberra, I have rarely met anyone as impressive as the late sculptor, Rosalie Gascoigne." Arts editor HELEN MUSA previews an important new exhibition.
Books take centre stage as Canberra Writers Festival turns 10, while film, dance and music add to the celebrations in arts editor HELEN MUSA's latest "Artsweek".
Arts editor HELEN MUSA reports that the "super-ambitious" Queanbeyan Players are embarking on a production of the musical Gypsy.
A forgotten gem by Emilie Mayer gave way to Beethoven's monumental Archduke Trio as Amalia Hall, Edward Neeman and Patrick Suthers delivered a memorable concert, reviews LEN POWER.
Performing in both English and French, singers Milko Foucault-Larché and Corinne Andrew are returning to The Street Theatre with Paris After Dark, billed as evoking the atmosphere of “a true Parisian soirée”, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
Bach and Handel went head-to-head as SCUNA turned a Sunday afternoon concert at University House into a musical contest, with plenty of reasons to smile, reviews ALANNA MACLEAN.
