Liam Budge News Today

It's not all about the big mainstage productions, 2023 has shown, as Canberra’s artistic treasures are often found in smaller venues, writes arts editor HELEN MUSA.

A Canberra diplomat, musician, philosopher, poet and raconteur has been named 2023 “Canberra CityNews” Artist of the Year.

A triumvirate of musicians with deep roots in the Canberra arts community will head up the 2024 National Folk Festival.

"It's impossible not to underplay the importance Creswick’s innate capacity to weave composition through his lyrical and documentary style investigation of the subject," writes reviewer ARNE FEALING.

Staged by The Street Theatre, a new project aims to balance the books when it comes to representations of fatherhood in the arts.

Arts editor HELEN MUSA compiles the who-what-where of the coming week of Canberra arts events.

Jazz vocalist and songwriter Liam Budge, one of Canberra music's greatest success stories, is changing direction and, under his stage name Creswick, is about to stage a theatre work on the subject of fatherhood at The Street Theatre.

For Creswick, the journey of fatherhood is endlessly fascinating, especially when he gets other men talking.

For Creswick, the journey of fatherhood is endlessly fascinating, especially when he gets other men talking.