In this edition I continue to look at alternatives to live performances while we're all staying at home.

I review a stage production from London - Oscar Wilde's 'An Ideal Husband', the award-winning German movie, 'The Lives Of Others' and 'Once Upon A Time In Hollywood'. I also review the classic British movies 'The Blue Lamp' and 'The Monkey's Paw', 'The Captive Heart and 'Odette'.

I provide information about the National Theatre Live free streaming from London, Selby& Friends Video Concerts, Hampstead Theatre Company free streaming of plays from their archive and shows coming up on Foxtel Arts like Jesus Christ Superstar Live and Miss Saigon Live. I also have a number of recommendations from Youtube including videos of the original productions of the Broadway musicals, 'Pacific Overtures' and 'The Will Rogers Follies'.

In this edition I look at alternatives to live performances now that that the theatres have closed due to the virus threat.

I recommend 'Best Worst Thing That Ever Could Happened', a documentary about Sondheim's musical, Merrily We Roll Along' which can be found on Netflix.

I also recommend 'The Marvellous Mrs Maisel', a very funny period comedy series that celebrates stand up comedy. It's available on Amazon Prime.

I also recommend a very enjoyable suspense movie from 1951. 'Cause For Alarm', that is available free for streaming on YouTube.

I'll also be reviewing David Williamson's 'Family Values', Eddie Perfect's play, 'The Beast' and the French documentary about singer, Charles Aznavour called 'Aznavour By Charles'.

And, as always, there'll be a few extra things along the way.

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In this edition I'm talking about the Canberra Comedy Festival, The Canberra Symphony Orchestra's first concert for 2020, a Wesley Music Centre Lunchtime Concert and 'The Beast', a play by Eddie Perfect which is being performed this week in a student production at Perform Australia. And the Canberra Theatre Centre has just announced a production in December of the British musical, 'Everybody's Talking About Jamie'.

I'll also be reviewing Art Song Canberra's 'Girls Wearing the Trousers' concert, the one man shows 'Breaking the Castle' and 'American Song' and I'll be reporting on the 'Revue For Recovery' concert.. As well as those, I'm reviewing the movie, 'The Mystery Of Henri Pick' which is coming to the Alliance 2020 French film Festival.

And there'll be a few extra things mentioned along the way.

In this program, I look at the plays 'American Song' and 'Family Values' which are both opening in Canberra/Queanbeyan in the next week or so.

There are also two bushfire recovery benefit shows - one a musical revue and the other a dramatized play reading.

I also have a look at the National Film and Sound Archive screening of the classic silent film, 'The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari' with live music accompaniment.

On the music scene I talk about the Chamber Brass concert coming to the Wesley Music Centre and the National Capital Orchestra's first concert for 2020.

I also review the musicals, 'HMS Pinafore' and 'Monty Python's Spamalot', and preview the French movie 'Roxane' which is coming soon to the Alliance French Film Festival.

And I've included a few other items that will hopefully be of interest.

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In this program, I look at ''HMS Pinafore', 'Spamalot' and 'Breaking the Castle' which are all opening in Canberra in the next week or so.

I also review Canberra REP's production of John Steinbeck's 'The Grapes of Wrath', the tribute show, 'Remembering the Carpenters', at the Queanbeyan Bicentennial Hall, a preview of the French movie 'La Belle Epoque' which is coming to the Alliance French Film Festival in March and the one man show, 'Hell Ship' at the Q Theatre in Queanbeyan.

On the music scene I look at three concerts coming to the Wesley Music Centre and I review the recent Sydney Consort concert.

Also included are other announcements and information about the local performing arts scene.

The first in a regular podcast about the performing arts in Canberra - what's on and what's coming - as well as reviews of recent shows, news and related items.