Loved theatre personality dies after short illness
One of Canberra’s most-loved theatre personalities, Graham Robertson, has died at Clare Holland House after a short illness, surrounded by family. He was 94.
Theatre
"Equus is a hell of a play. A boy inexplicably blinds six horses. A psychiatrist sets out to find out why," writes theatre reviewer ALANNA MACLEAN.
English actor Richard Griffiths once famously said of Peter Shaffer’s Equus: “It’s not a whodunnit. It’s a why-dunnit”. And it's playing at ACT Hub reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
The 2025 Helen Tsongas Award for Excellence in Acting goes to a performer who began as one of Canberra’s best-known TV and radio presenters before turning to the stage in the early 2000s.
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A season of dangerous liaisons to an encounter with Dracula
Canberra Repertory Society, about to step into its 94th year, has unveiled its 2026 season before subscribers, members and friends with everything from dangerous liaisons to an encounter with Dracula, reports HELEN MUSA.
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Off the Ledge, straight into sharp, funny play
For its debut production, director Lachlan Houen’s new company, Off the Ledge Theatre, has chosen Australian playwright Kendall Feaver’s work The Almighty Sometimes, reports art editor HELEN MUSA.
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History comes alive through voices of young performers
The 16th annual Come Alive Festival of Museum Theatre will light up the Joe Woodward Theatre at Daramalan College, showcasing original performances by, with and for ACT schools.
"A strong and spirited piece, though it could use a little tightening," is reviewer HELEN MUSA's advice to entertainer Michael Simic.
"The Wolves is a tense group play about an American girls’ soccer team, very useful for giving a large group of young actors a chance to test their performance skills," writes theatre reviewer ALANNA MACLEAN.
The 2017 Pulitzer Prize-nominated play The Wolves, by American playwright Sarah DeLappe is the fifth and final main stage production this year for Mockingbird Theatrics, reports HELEN MUSA.
"The Story of the Oars succeeds, and is worth attending, but mainly because the music elevates the play." SARAH BYRNE reviews The Story of the Oars.
They're saying the coming side-splitting comedy, Lend Me A Tenor, is the perfect the antidote to Canberra’s winter chills, and they could be right.
"An infectious energy flowed about the stage like a superbly choreographed children’s theme party." ARNE SJOSTEDT reviews Peter/Wendy.
"Nothing like The Cadaver Palaver has been seen in Canberra in recent years. If you can get a ticket; do so now…" JOE WOODWARD reviews The Cadaver Palaver, written and performed by Christopher Samuel Carroll.
The Story of The Oars a 90-minute 'play with spoken-word songs', but most definitely not a musical, as arts editor HELEN MUSA discovers when she catches up with author Nigel Featherstone and composer Jay Cameron.
"Lizzy, Darcy & Jane is what you might call a thoughtfully amusing literary romp," writes reviewer ALANNA MACLEAN.
The names of festival-theatre director, the late Domenic Mico, and popular ACT arts minister, the late Bill Wood, have been given jointly to the Wood-Mico Theatre, launched on Friday at Tuggeranong Arts Centre.
Actor Christopher Samuel Carroll is heading back to town after a lightning trip to the Edinburgh Fringe with his one-man show, The Cadaver Palaver, reports arts editor HELEN MUSA.
ALANNA MACLEAN reviews Bell Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet: "It has an intense Juliet in Madeline Li and a Romeo with feeling in Ryan Hodson and they make a convincing couple."
