Saturday
Monet: Impression Sunrise
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10am: This exhibition ends on Sunday, September 1. National Gallery of Australia. nga.gov.au.
![A scene showing off lavish costumes in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of Shakespeare in Love. Picture: Jeff Busby A scene showing off lavish costumes in the Melbourne Theatre Company's production of Shakespeare in Love. Picture: Jeff Busby](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/fdcx/doc76kjzrxkmm9184urxjih.jpg/r0_181_3543_2181_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Shakespeare in Love
1.30pm: The Melbourne Theatre Company presents Lee Hall's adaptation of the Oscar-winning romantic comedy in which Will Shakespeare is inspired when he meets a stagestruck young woman named Viola. The Canberra Theatre. Also 7.30pm. canberratheatrecentre.com.au or 62752700.
Legally Blonde - the Musical
2pm: Philo presents the musical about Elle, a blonde who pursues her ex-boyfriend to Harvard Law and discovers a lot about herself. Also 8pm. Erindale Theatre. philo.org.au.
50 Years Swingin' With Ed Wilson
4pm: The Canberra Wind Symphony's latest concert is on at the Street Theatre. thestreet.org.au.
The Good Doctor
7.30pm: Limbo Theatre and Honest Puck present Neil Simon's adaptation of humorous Chekhov short stories. Perform Australia, 11 Whyalla Street, Fyshwick. honestpuck.com.au.
Metamorphosis
7.30pm: The Street Theatre presents Steven Berkoff's adaptation of the Franz Kafka novel about a man who turns into a giant insect. thestreet.org,au.
Tex Perkins - the Man in Black
8pm: The Australian brings his Johnny Cash tribute show to Canberra in the year of its 10th anniversary. The Playhouse, Canberra Theatre Centre. canberratheatrecentre.com.au or 62752700.
Belfast Girls
![From left, Natasha Vickery as Hannah, Joanna Richards as Ellen, Eliza Jennings as Molly, Phoebe Heath as Sarah in Belfast Girls. Picture: Cathy Breen From left, Natasha Vickery as Hannah, Joanna Richards as Ellen, Eliza Jennings as Molly, Phoebe Heath as Sarah in Belfast Girls. Picture: Cathy Breen](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/fdcx/doc76tmwroufoj1gxynye3p.jpg/r0_278_5447_3353_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
8pm: Echo Theatre presents Jaki McCarrick's play about five women fleeing the Potato Famine on a ship bound for Australia in the hope of a better life. Adult themes. Directed by Jordan Best. Also 2pm. Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre. theq.net.au.
Sunday
Painting on Country
10am: At the National Museum of Australia, this exhibition features works by five senior artists from Tjungu Palya art centre in the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands of South Australia. The artists have reinvigorated their ancestors' practice of painting directly onto the land. Free. Until November 10.
Seven Mountains and a Lake
10am: Cathy Franzi's exhibition of porcelain works runs until September 15. Beaver Galleries, 81 Denision Street, Deakin. Open Tuesday to Sunday 10am to 5pm.
How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
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11am: The final film in the Kambri Family Film Festival is on in First Australians Focus Gallery Cultural Centre Kambri (ANU Building 153), University Avenue, Acton. Tickets $10 plus bf. eventbrite.com.au.
The Flying Doctor + Vintage Sport
2pm: At the National Film and Sound Archive, rare screening of the 1936 film The Flying Doctor, about a love triangle involving an engaged couple and a doctor in the Royal Flying Doctor Service. Also screening are clips featuring Australian sports stars including Betty Cuthbert. nfsa.gov.au.
Next week
Monday
Adults-Only Science Night
6pm: Questacon's no-kids night features exhibitions, pop-up science and live music. Tickets: Presale $15, $20 at the door. eventbrite.
Thursday
Beyond the Edge
![Kate Bender, Stop Right There Don't Move, in Beyond the Edge. Picture: Supplied Kate Bender, Stop Right There Don't Move, in Beyond the Edge. Picture: Supplied](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/fdcx/doc76ts5wqjnkjmkx5fe3p.jpg/r0_0_3387_2604_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
6pm: This exhibition by sculptor Keith Bender and artist Kate Bender at Form Studio and Gallery, 1/30 Aurora Avenue, Queanbeyan is on until September 22. Open Tuesday to Saturday, 10am to 4pm.
Friday
National Capital Allstars
8pm: Guitarist and singer Michael SImic (aka Mikelangelo) is performing at the Polish White Eagle Club. Also performing: Endrey, Konrad Lenz, and Broads. trybooking.com/BERIA.
New films
![Aisling Franciosi in The Nightingale. Picture: Matt Nettheim Aisling Franciosi in The Nightingale. Picture: Matt Nettheim](/images/transform/v1/crop/frm/fdcx/doc76q8zk0apgnt7utbfhk.jpg/r0_131_1280_851_w1200_h678_fmax.jpg)
Amazing Grace (G): Documentary about Aretha Franklin recording a classic gospel album in 1972.
Dogman (MA): A small-time cocaine dealer is drawn into violence and crime by an ex-con friend. Italian, English subtitles.
Dragged Across Concrete (R): Two suspended cops use their criminal connections to make money.
The Kitchen (MA): The wives of New York gangsters continue to operate their jailed husbands' rackets. Stars Melissa McCarthy.
The Nightingale (R): In 1829 in Tasmania, a young Irish convict bent on revenge pursues a British soldier.