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Review: The Broken Circle Breakdown (MA) *** and a half
STARRING Johan Holdenbergh as farmer and blue-grass musician Didier and Veerle Baetens as Elise, the tattoo artist with whom he shared a decade of marital felicity, Felix’s film of Holdenbergh’s play...
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The interminable Giralang supermarket debacle heads to the High Court
WHILE Giralang shops lie long derelict the surrounding area’s business owners are celebrating that the High Court has given leave to hear their appeal against the decision to build a Woolies on the...
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Old Wells Station Road closure
Old Wells Station Road will be closed between the Federal Highway and Morisset Road from 7am on Monday 19 May to 5.00pm Thursday 31 July 2014. For the period of the closure, stall holders and patrons...
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Christos Tsiolkas raves about Omar Musa
Canberra poet, author and rapper Omar Musa (also the son of “CityNews” Arts Editor Helen Musa) has had a big rap with leading Australian author Christos Tsiolkas heaping high praise on Omar’s new book...
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‘Most extraordinary performance”
IT’S December 24, 1914 and the warring sides are in the dark, dank trenches. There’s a strange silence, guarded by a rifle here and there. Elizabeth Wallfisch A few lights flicker over the lip. The...
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Review: Dame Kiri at the Llewellyn Hall
Joined by pianist Terence Dennis, Dame Kiri Te Kanawa celebrated her 70th birthday at Llewellyn Hall last night with performances of loved arias, folk tunes and broadway songs. It was remarkable to...
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Tuggeranong teenager crashes car into the Brewbar Cafe
Firefighters have made an area safe around the Brewbar cafe, Anketell and Reed Streets, Greenway. following a single motor vehicle crash. ACT Fire & Rescue inspected for any structural damage and...
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Farrer house fire
Firefighters have extinguished a fire at a Farrer home on Hawkesbury Street. The four-bedroom home was unattended at the time of the fire and discovered when the resident arrived home. ACT Fire &...
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Review: Sounding the Lake
SOMETIMES it’s hard being a critic. Imagine having to maintain focus on a picture-perfect Canberra day, cruising Lake Burley Griffin, while being aurally seduced by two of the most beautiful female...
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Review: Atmosphere of prayer and restrained joy
YESTERDAY’S “Quartet for the End of Time” concert represented some of the most challenging and interesting pieces of the music festival. Predominantly modernist works from Scandinavia and France, with...
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Review: Full house for Prokoviev children’s favourite
ONE could have heard a pin drop as a capacity audience of young and old audibly gasped when three french horns heralded the arrival of a wolf. Paul Goodchild, detail of photo by Peter Hislop This...
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Majura Park Woolworths selling out of date stock
A keen eyed “CityNews” reader out at Majura Park yesterday (May 17) was surprised to see the “fresh” lasagna was five days past its use by date and still on the shelves. With a heady mix of meat and...
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Cheap lunches. The Golden Myanmar Cafe on Allara Street
THE Golden Myanmar Cafe is the third leg of Civic’s Burmese Curry Triangle. On Allara Street, just off City Walk as you head up to Transit, they have pre-made plastic boxes with curries and rice...
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Review: ‘Prodigious’ Cook honours Sitsky informally
IT was a charming gesture by pianist Adam Cook to honour the 80th birthday of his teacher and mentor, Larry Sitsky, with this recital. Adam Cook, photo Peter Hislop Although Sitsky’s actual birthday...
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OFFICIAL: EASTMAN’S CONVICTION A MISCARRIAGE OF JUSTICE
The board of inquiry into the conviction of David Eastman for the murder of Police Commissioner Colin Winchester has found the original conviction was wrong. The applicant did not receive a fair trial...
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M16 seeks executive director
M16 Artspace is farewelling its general manager Ren Pryor, who has resigned after nearly four years in the job to relocate to Sydney. First two managers, l Ren Pryor and r Joseph Falsone Since moving...
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In Defence of Knowledge: the ANU Read-In, Politics, and a mention of...
Louis Klee sits on a milk crate – a surprisingly everpresent symbol of Australian youth – reading Judith Butler’s new book, Disposession: The Performative in the Political. He’s surrounded by other...
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Plugging the budget gap with a burnt toast tax and a new unit tax
SIMON Corbell has announced he’s making up for slashed fire safety contributions from the Commonwealth with some jumped up fees and charges. “The false alarm fee will be broadened to now also cover...
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Battle of the (video) Anzacs: do your duty
WHEN the National Portrait Gallery, emails you about what they call “a matter of national pride,” you know there’s something funny going on. Dancing gallery staff including (centre) director Angus...
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Pictures from the World Environment Day Fundraiser for the Conservation...
“CITYNEWS” was vindicated in its observation that sunset might be a little early for the Conservation Council’s World Environment Day Dinner at the National Arboretum this Saturday. Undeterred Sabine...
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