Category: Arts

Arts in the ACT

1984 Or 2017? Canberra Theatre's Next Show Raises Some Poignant Questions

1984 Or 2017? Canberra Theatre’s Next Show Raises Some Poignant Questions

There are few books that seem as eerily prescient today as George Orwell’s 1984. First published in 1949, the setting ...
Get Ready For Smørrebrød And Cinema At The Scandinavian Film Festival

Get Ready For Smørrebrød And Cinema At The Scandinavian Film Festival

Eighteen years ago, Elysia Zeccola wondered why there was no Italian Film Festival, and founded one. In 2014, she wondered ...
On To The Next Game: Good Game's Bajo Talks Life After Good Game And Coming To Canberra's GAMMA.CON

On To The Next Game: Good Game’s Bajo Talks Life After Good Game And Coming To Canberra’s GAMMA.CON

Of all the Australian media personalities with a knack for video games and pop culture, few are as regarded and ...
We're Gonna Need A Bigger Theatre For Tom Gleeson

We’re Gonna Need A Bigger Theatre For Tom Gleeson

After twenty years on the comedy scene, TOM GLEESON’s star continues to rise. He’s done stand-up, commercial radio, TV and ...
Constellations: The Street's Next Theatre Production Is Out Of This Universe

Constellations: The Street’s Next Theatre Production Is Out Of This Universe

Only a few days into rehearsals, Lexi Sekuless and Kristian Jenkins act like they’ve known each other for years. The ...
Science Meets Street Art At Co-Lab This National Science Week

Science Meets Street Art At Co-Lab This National Science Week

I must admit that I’ve never had a head for science, having dropped it in high school as soon as ...
The Parents Are All Right: Laugh About Your Kids At Ginninderra Labor Club

The Parents Are All Right: Laugh About Your Kids At Ginninderra Labor Club

There is a lot of advice out there for parents, and most of it can have the effect of making ...
The RocKwizards Of Oz: Get Your RocKwiz Fix In Canberra With Brian Nankervis And Julia Zemiro

The RocKwizards Of Oz: Get Your RocKwiz Fix In Canberra With Brian Nankervis And Julia Zemiro

"It introduces new music to the older generation, and teaches younger audiences about music before their time." ...
Join Sam Taunton And Daniel Connell For Stacks Of Laughs At The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow

Join Sam Taunton And Daniel Connell For Stacks Of Laughs At The Melbourne International Comedy Festival Roadshow

There are few certainties in life, but one thing you can count on is that every year, without fail, the ...
David Stratton Presents Akira Kurosawa Film Retrospective At The NFSA

David Stratton Presents Akira Kurosawa Film Retrospective At The NFSA

"[Akira Kurosawa] was a great technical director [and] the stories he told were universal. Humanism is at the core of ...