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Canberra's Entertainment Guide. Established 1992.
The Good Liar — Palace Cinemas — January 2020

The Good Liar — Palace Cinemas — January 2020

Review by Michele E. Hawkins. Roy Courtnay (Ian McKellen) is a ruthless con artist who with a partner, Vincent (Jim ...
[Win!] One of five double passes to 'Mystify', an intimate and insightful portrait of the internationally renowned INXS frontman, Michael Hutchence, with a Q&A with Director Richard Lowenstein

[Win!] One of five double passes to 'Mystify', an intimate and insightful portrait of the internationally renowned INXS frontman, Michael Hutchence, with a Q&A with Director Richard Lowenstein

Dir: Richard Lowenstein , M, Australia, 2019, 102mins, DCP An intimate and insightful portrait of the internationally renowned INXS frontman, ...
[Win!] One of FIVE double passes to Radio Birdman doco 'Descent Into the Maelstrom' + Q&A with Director Jonathan Sequeira

[Win!] One of FIVE double passes to Radio Birdman doco 'Descent Into the Maelstrom' + Q&A with Director Jonathan Sequeira

Dir: Jonathan Sequeira , M, Australia, 2017, 110mins, DCP During the heyday of satin jumpsuits and screaming teens on Countdown, a ...
Catch Jazida @ Canberra Theatre is top burlesque from a pint-sized, high-energy dancer with a wicked sense of theatrical fun, blending burlesque, clowning, farce, circus, and magic into a noir, hardboiled detective plot

Catch Jazida @ Canberra Theatre is top burlesque from a pint-sized, high-energy dancer with a wicked sense of theatrical fun, blending burlesque, clowning, farce, circus, and magic into a noir, hardboiled detective plot

Review by Simone Penkethman Catch Jazida is a full length show and a tour de force for Canberra burlesque artist ...
Locality Jan/Feb - detailing the many bushfire fundraisers you can attend this month, with the region's best and brightest talent

Locality Jan/Feb – detailing the many bushfire fundraisers you can attend this month, with the region's best and brightest talent

By Ruth O'Brien Hello and... Happy New Year?  It feels strange saying that when our beautiful city has been shrouded ...
Ed Orman, Co-Founder/Director of local legendary makers Uppercut Games, waxes career and craft ahead of his NFSA talk

Ed Orman, Co-Founder/Director of local legendary makers Uppercut Games, waxes career and craft ahead of his NFSA talk

Ed started making games in 1997 with Canberra company Micro Forte, rapidly moving into a senior management role as Lead ...
The Gadflys have reemerged, with their punk ethos intact, writing an enchanting paean to rock icon Deborah Harry

The Gadflys have reemerged, with their punk ethos intact, writing an enchanting paean to rock icon Deborah Harry

Review by Vince Leigh The legendary Moriarty brothers are back. The Gadflys have just released Deborah, the first single from ...
Foxie Balboa implores that you don’t give those abject, controlling loser parters any time with 'Ain't Got Time'

Foxie Balboa implores that you don’t give those abject, controlling loser parters any time with 'Ain't Got Time'

Review by Vince Leigh Ain’t Got Time is the debut single for Australian artist Foxie Balboa. The track is an ...
Izellah's 'Glow' is good clean pop performed with stridently optimistic panache

Izellah's 'Glow' is good clean pop performed with stridently optimistic panache

Review by Vince Leigh This singer-songwriter from Queensland began her career in musical theatre, and her last release, Treat You, ...
Violeta Bozanic's 'Dance With You' presents as shiny contemporary dance-pop, but packs a self-empowerment bite

Violeta Bozanic's 'Dance With You' presents as shiny contemporary dance-pop, but packs a self-empowerment bite

Review by Vince Leigh Violeta Bozanic has only just begun her trek to pop stardom but if this new tune ...