Walliams denies allegations as book publisher cuts ties
Children's author David Walliams says he has not been informed about allegations raised by his publisher after HarperCollins said it was cutting links with him.
Arts & Entertainment
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Streaming columnist NICK OVERALL sees a bleak future for struggling cinemas and subscription prices rising as Netflix cements itself as the winner of the streaming wars with its takeover of Warner Bros.
Aussie pop princess Kylie Minogue has topped the Christmas charts in the UK for the first time with her song, XMAS.
"Daniel Röhn lives and breathes music; he has it in his being, which makes his concerts a most special experience, as this was," writes reviewer ROB KENNEDY.
Books
Publisher ditches Walliams after harassment claim
British comic and children's author David Walliams has been dropped by his publishers after allegations of harassment of its female employees.
Theatre
Indies take a curtain call for a big year
Canberra’s thriving independent theatre scene is currently the most active and vibrant it has been since the 1990s – and it’s not just confined to the inner city and suburbs.
Books
Garner’s intimate mix of the mundane to the profane
"Garner mixes the mundane with the profane, juxtaposing washing the dishes with the creativity of writing." COLIN STEELE reviews the collected diaries of "national treasure" Helen Garner.
The posthumous memoir of Virginia Giuffre, a prominent accuser of Jeffrey Epstein, has sold one million copies worldwide.
Canberra-Queanbeyan designer and 3-D storyteller Caolán Mitchell has been awarded the Georgie Waterman Career Achievement Award for his impact and innovative approach to the unusual professional field of interpretation.
The annual Hawker Carols celebration on Christmas Eve will once again feature celebrated Australian soprano Lorina Gore.
Patrons of The Q can comfortably expect a year of delicious entertainment if artistic director Jordan Best’s announcement of the 2026 theatre season on Monday evening was anything to go by.
Canberra flautist Sally Walker has been nominated for Limelight magazine’s Artist of the Year this year – the only Canberra artist and the only wind player in the line-up.
BRIAN ROPE reviews two complementary, but different photo exhibitions.
HELEN MUSA rounds up all sorts of arts news in her latest Art in the City column.
MICHELLE POTTER reviews the Emerging Choreographers Program 2025 by Quantum Leap Australia.
LEN POWER reviews A Handel Celebration, a performance by the Canberra Choral Society.
The Canberra-only exhibition, Hallyu! The Korean Wave is now open at the National Museum.
America – and indeed the world – is celebrating Dick Van Dyke, as the beloved entertainment icon reaches his 100th birthday.
Benoit Blanc has fast become something of a Sherlock Holmes for the streaming age, writes streaming columnist NICK OVERALL.
