Theatre and dance

120 Birds is the rise and fall of an Australian dance company in the 1920's and 30's and a glowing tribute to ballet star Anna Pavlova. Be prepared for vintage outfits, outrageous archival images from the National film and sound archive and a magnificent mixture of choreography exploring tango,...

Join Akmal as he tries out new material for his new show. The show promises to be Akmal's most punctual and jam-packed with lots of words, some of which he will be c gsing for the first time. Also, for the first time Akmal will be appearing in high definition3D (glasses not provided). Please...

Spend an evening with legendary UK comic John Cleese - star of Monty Python and Fawlty Towers . Cleese describes his one man show as "an evening of well honed anecdotes, psychoanalytical tit-bits, and unprovoked attacks on former colleagues, especially Michael Palin." Cleese has mastered...

Witness one of Australia's strongest performers Paul Capsis in Angel's Kitchen, an astonishing piece of evocative autobiographical theatre. Witness a story about leaving poverty and war behind for the promise of a better life in Australia; a story about reclaiming your past and a young man's...

Sydney Theatre Company and Melbourne Theatre Company present Australia Day. This wickedly funny new play from stalwart of political satire, Jonathan Biggins, was inspired by his own experiences as an Australia Day Ambassador, and will be realised by the comic genius of veteran director, Richard...

Terrain, is a new story told through music, theatre and dance by acclaimed choreographer and longtime member of the Bangarra family, Frances Rings. Inspired by the landscape of one of Australia's greatest natural wonders, this work explores the metamorphosis and timeless beauty of Lake Eyre....

Bell Shakespeare's associate director, Peter Evans fulfills a long awaited collaboration with Dan Spielman in the title role and Kate Mulvany who plays his highly erotic wife. This season's Macbeth reveals what the lure of power can do to a man, and the devastation it can wreak on a marriage and...

Following on from the delightful Codgers, Don Reid's latest play Biddies centres around five ordinary, but extraordinary women. After finding themselves locked in their infants classroom, their confessions are frank, rivalries intense and their jokes outrageous. With nothing but ingenuity to...

Take a journey through Italian Renaissance dance with Earthly Delights Historic Dance Academy. Be transported by the music, costumes, masks and dance to a world of exquisite beauty. Join in for some of the dances and take yourself back in time. See the dancing then buy a ticket to see the...

Another amazing brand new show from the twisted mind of master ventriloquist David Strassman! Alternate realities? Parallel universes? Strassman's hilarious new show truly ventures down the rabbit hole! It's a mind-bending journey into a world where nothing is as it seems. Chuck and Ted E. Bare...

BAFTA®-award winning actress Miriam Margolyes returns to Canberra for an encore tour of her one-woman tour-de-force, Dickens' Women. Bringing to life twenty-three of Charles Dickens' most affecting and colourful female (and male!) characters, Margolyes presents her powerful, comprehensive, and at...

Don'ts for Dancers comes from a 1920s book of the same name. Constraints, conformity, success, heartache and rebellion are explored in this 60 minute tour de force of live music and dance. Vintage meets viagra and everyone's looking for the answer to one question: is life better when we live...

Over four exclusive evenings see Canberra in a whole new light at ENLIGHTEN. Be entertained by spectacular lighting projections and late night openings at 11 world-class attractions. See blockbuster exhibitions combined with live music, outdoor bars and an eclectic array of special performances.

Experience spectacularly lit garden beds, live entertainment and bustling night markets at Floriade NightFest. See breathtaking views from the giant ferris wheel and grab a bite to eat and a drink as you wander through Commonwealth Park. Floriade NightFest will serve up five fun-filled evenings....

Caravaggio, DVD, 1986, M rating, 93 minutes Discover this fictionalised retelling of the life of Italian Baroque painter Caravaggio. Directed by Derek Jarman, it stars Noam Almaz, Dexter Fletcher and Dawn Archibald. The National Gallery of Australia runs free films during summer. See the film...

Romeo and Juliet, DVD, 1936, G rating, 125 minutes. Don't miss the greatest melodramatic romance of all time. Directed by George Cukor, it stars Norma Shearer, Leslie Howard and John Barrymore. The National Gallery of Australia runs free films during summer. See the film then buy a ticket to...

The agony and the ecstasy, DVD, 1965, G rating, 138 minutes. The biographical tale of conflict between Michelangelo and Pope Julius II during the painting of the Sistine Chapel. Directed by Carol Reed, this film stars Charlton Heston, Rex Harrison and Dianne Cilento. The National Gallery of...

The Decameron. DVD, 1971, R rating, 112 minutes. See nine bawdy tales of love and life, wit and practical jokes adapted from Decameron by 14th-century Italian author and poet Giovanni Boccaccio. Directed by Pier Paolo Pasolini. The National Gallery of Australia runs free films during summer. See

The merchant of Venice, DVD, 2004, M rating, 138 minutes. Watch an intelligent and rare film adaptation of this Shakespearean comedy. Directed by Michael Radford, it stars Al Pacino, Jeremy Irons and Joseph Fiennes. The National Gallery of Australia runs free films during summer. See the film...

The Seventh Seal. Blu-ray, 1958, black and white, 98 minutes, PG rating (Swedish with English subtitles) Watch this cinema classic written and directed by Ingmar Bergman and set during the time of the Black Death. The life of a medieval knight (Max von Sydow) is on the line in a game of chess...

Don't miss, New Zealand actor Michael Hurst with two of New Zealand's hottest writers Natalie Medlock and Dan Musgrove in Frequently Asked Questions, an innovative new solo work set in set in Shakespeare's afterlife. An insomniac Hamlet returns home to discover a script documenting the end of...

International music heavyweight, social commentator, spoken word artist and solitary traveller, Henry Rollins lets loose in Canberra for one night only as part of his The Long March Tour. Be prepared for a barrage of new stories, and no holds barred opinions from the man that has done and seen...

Everyone loves a holiday and so will you. It's a Hi-5 Holiday! Join the Hi-5 gang as they go on their special holiday with loads of singing, dancing and excitement. It's a brand new show. Hi-5 Holiday features all your favourite songs plus some new ones. Tickets from Canberra Ticketing. Booking...

Witness the true story of a teenage boy who conspired to murder himself in the name of love in the disturbing one man show I Love You Bro. Meet Johnny and delve into the modern teenage psyche of loneliness, longing, and online chat rooms. Johnny seduces chat room virgin Mark through a string of...

Join veteran Aussie actor Henri Szeps for the hilarious and touching one man show I Wish I'd Said that. Witness the touching story of failed actor Joe Bleakly performing for his inmates in a retirement village come to life through Szeps performance. Witness full excerpts, anecdotes, jokes, songs