Category: Arts In Review

Review: Canberra Writers Festival 2019: Power, Politics, Passion

Review: Canberra Writers Festival 2019: Power, Politics, Passion

Summation by Michele E. Hawkins A writers’ festival holds much promise: to engage through new ideas, to challenge by diverse ...
[Comedy In Review] Whet Brekkie Presents - Civic Pub - Fri–Sat, 22-23 March

[Comedy In Review] Whet Brekkie Presents – Civic Pub – Fri–Sat, 22-23 March

There’s some things that are near impossible to describe in words. Like love. And grief. Oh, and the Canberra Comedy ...
[Theatre Review] 'Love’s Labour’s Lust' - Belconnen Community Theatre - Wednesday 1 May – Friday 3 May

[Theatre Review] ‘Love’s Labour’s Lust’ – Belconnen Community Theatre – Wednesday 1 May – Friday 3 May

Review by John P. Harvey Written by Tessani Wells and composed by Ella Ragless, Love’s Labour’s Lust is a young ...
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[Theatre Review] The Wharf Revue 2018: Déjà Revue – Oct 23 – Sat Nov 3 – The Playhouse

Review by John P Harvey The Sydney Theatre Company’s Wharf Revue launches a fresh set of surprises every year despite ...
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[Review] Switzerland – Courtyard Studio, Canberra Theatre Centre – Tuesday–Saturday 3–14 July

Review by John P Harvey Set in the Swiss Alps in 1995, Switzerland pits a self-exiled American novelist, Patricia Highsmith (a ...
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[Review] Pilot Season – Canberra Comedy Festival – The Street Theatre

Pilot Season The Street Theatre Fri-Sat March 23-24 Review by Agata Nabaglo I’m not quite sure how to describe Pilot ...

Comedy @ La De Da, Thursday January 11

The comedy night held monthly at Belconnen’s La De Da might be Canberra’s newest room, but it bustles with an ...
GAMMA.CON @ AIS Arena, Sat–Sun August 5–6

GAMMA.CON @ AIS Arena, Sat–Sun August 5–6

I saw a Storm Trooper, Ash Ketchum, Crash Bandicoot, Heath Ledger’s The Joker, Rorschach of Watchmen, Spider-Man, an Ewok, Eleven ...
Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival @ Palace Electric, Tue Jul 18–Wed Aug 2

Volvo Scandinavian Film Festival @ Palace Electric, Tue Jul 18–Wed Aug 2

As I write, the final few films of the Scandinavian Film Festival are enjoying additional screenings by popular demand. If ...
Jazida Presents: Hi Brow at the LoBrow #2 @ LoBrow Galley & Bar, Saturday July 22

Jazida Presents: Hi Brow at the LoBrow #2 @ LoBrow Galley & Bar, Saturday July 22

The second of Jazida’s quarterly variety shows featured burlesque, belly dance, salsa, fan dancing and boylesque. 80 very happy patrons ...