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Friday, April 19, 2024

Entertainment

WIN! Haven Mother’s Day gift pack

Canberra Daily has an amazing offer, giving four lucky readers the chance to win one of these  incredible prize packs valued at $65.00 each. Treat your mum to a Mother’s Day she'll never forget!

WIN! Eric Clapton: A Tribute tickets

CD has two tickets to be won to the Friday 10 May, 8pm show at the Harmonie German Club.

What’s on around Canberra this weekend, 19-21 April

Locals and visitors are encouraged to get and enjoy the best season in Canberra this weekend, 19-21 April.

Book talk: adventures in rural Australia

Jeff Popple reviews three good reads about fictional and true adventures in rural Australia.

Monkey Man (MA15+) film review

In a forest village in India, a mother tells her young son about Hanuman, a Monkey god.

WIN! Happy Place by Handsel bundle

One lucky CW reader will win a Happy Place bundle by Handsel, valued at $235.

WIN! CinemaLive Titanic, The Musical passes

CW has 5 x CinemaLive Titanic, The Musical in-season double passes to be won.

What’s on around Canberra this weekend, 12-14 April

The appreciation of culture and heritage is rich across the Canberra region this weekend, 12-14 April, see how to get involved here.

Amy Winehouse biopic, Back to Black, is a celebration, director says

Amy Winehouse's lyrics and music were the "guiding star" for director Sam Taylor-Johnson in bringing the late singer's story to the screen in Back to Black. The biographical feature film follows Winehouse's rise...

The Shoe-Horn Sonata: One of Australian history’s darkest tales

John Misto's award-winning Australian play The Shoe-Horn Sonata is on at the Mill Theatre at Dairy Road, from 3 to 27 April.

Book talk: 3 books written by Australian authors

This week, Michael Popple highlights three amazing books written by talented Australian authors. 

Documentary shines the light on Canberra carers

Unconditional, a Canberra documentary aims to showcase the love, sacrifice and dedication of those who care for their family members.

Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire (M) film review

In the Hollow Earth, King Kong searches for family under the watchful eye of Dr. Ilene Andrews (Rebecca Hall). Kong discovers a deeper, uncharted region, home of a psychic signal that reaches topside, causing Skull Island local Jia (Kaylee Hottle) to experience odd hallucinations, while also waking up Godzilla!

School holiday activity guide autumn 2024

If you’re looking for great ways to entertain the family these school holidays, check out what our advertisers in this special feature have to offer.

In small moments everything happens, Seagull at ACT Hub

An idyllic countryside manor transforms the lives of its inhabitance when the Chekov classic Seagull flies into ACT Hub on 10-21 April.

WIN! Billy Elliot The Musical tickets

Thanks to Free-Rain Theatre, CW has 2 x doubles passes to give away for the Tuesday 16 April show of Billy Elliot The Musical at The Q – Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre.

WIN! Back to Black film passes

CW has 5 x double passes to see Back to Black to be won.

What’s on around Canberra this weekend, 5-7 April

With the cool weather autumn is finally here and CD has compiled a list of how to soak up Canberra's best season this weekend, 5-7 April.

I was disrespected on Sacha Baron Cohen film: Rebel Wilson

Australian actress Rebel Wilson says she felt "disrespected" on the set of the 2016 comedy film Grimsby.

Take 6 with Myf Warhurst

Australian media darling Myf Warhurst has been gracing our airwaves and screens for the past two decades. Warhurst, along with her friend, co-host and partner in crime, Zan Rowe, invites Canberra audiences...

Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire (PG) film review

In 1904, New York City, firefighters enter a gentlemen's club to find a group of frozen bodies and a traumatized woman in a suit of ancient armour clutching a bronze orb.

Book talk: three enjoyable novels

This week, Jeff Popple reviews three enjoyable novels to keep you entertained over the Easter eggstra-long weekend.

What’s on around Canberra in April 2024

Hello April, the month when Canberra turns chilly and the fallen leaves crunch underfoot along the pathways.

Canberra game to plant Roots in national video game scene

Roots was one of the two Canberra video games to receive funding from Screen Australia Emerging Gamemakers Fund and Games Production Fund.

What’s on around Canberra this Easter long weekend, 29 March – 1 April

An eggstra long weekend marks the Easter season from 29 March- 1 April and Canberra takes a few days to relax, here's how to spend it.

WIN! Wiltshire prize pack

Thanks to our friends at Wiltshire, CW has one prize pack to be won valued at $219.

WIN! A rural romance book pack

HQ Fiction has 4 rural romance book packs to give away in this edition of Canberra Weekly. The pack includes the new books Red Dirt Home by Renae Black and The Grazier’s Son by Cathryn Hein.

Moulds are broken and passions awoken in Billy Elliot the Musical

Cycles are broken and freedom found as Free-Rain Theatre Company brings Billy Elliot the Musical to The Q, Queanbeyan on 9 April- 5 May.

Long-term ‘folky’ hooked on Canberra’s National Folk Festival

When Sharon Casey started volunteering at the National Folk Festival in 1998, she wasn’t into folk and didn’t play an instrument, but 26 years of volunteering later she’s “folkified” and plays a mean fiddle.

Book talk: thrilling crime novels

This week, Jeff Popple reviews three thrilling new crime novels. More of Jeff’s reviews can be found on his blog
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