1996 | 35mm | US, MEX, AUS, CAN | D: Baz Luhrmann

BOOK CLUB AT THE NFSA IN PARTNERSHIP WITH CANBERRA WRITERS FESTIVAL

This screening will be followed by a discussion of the film and the play with Bell Shakespeare Associate Director James Evans.

Baz Luhrmann slams Shakespeare’s most famous love story down in a punk futuristic setting where the Montagues and Capulets are feuding corporate empires on fictional Verona Beach.
Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes sizzle in Luhrmann’s second feature film (after Strictly Ballroom), which keeps Shakespeare’s original script and injects it with a kicking soundtrack and gritty modern visuals.

“Amid the clamour from outraged purists and Shakespeare spinning in his Stratford-upon-Avon, England grave, you should notice that Luhrmann and his two bright angels have shaken up a 400-year-old play without losing its touching, poetic innocence.” – Rolling Stone

ABOUT JAMES EVANS

James Evans is the Associate Director of Bell Shakespeare, Australia’s national theatre company specialising in the works of Shakespeare and his contemporaries. He graduated from the National Institute of Dramatic Art (NIDA) and holds a Master of Arts in English Literature from the University of Sydney.

During his time at Bell Shakespeare, James directed significant productions of Much Ado About Nothing and Julius Caesar. He has also directed several versions of Romeo and Juliet and has played the roles of Romeo, Tybalt, and Capulet at different times in his career.

James hosts Bell Shakespeare's popular podcast, Speak the Speech, and has led leadership and communication workshops for Wesfarmers, Deutsche Bank, Telstra, King & Wood Mallesons, Ernst & Young, and Melbourne Business School.

He co-wrote and presented the award-winning Starting Shakespeare iPad app, which was named Apple's Best New App in 17 countries, and co-directed the ABC online series Shakespeare Unbound. The award-winning documentary, Kings of Baxter, aired in 2017 and focused on James' work with theatre in juvenile detention centres.

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$21 Full / $18 Concession

Arc Cinema

1 McCoy Circuit Acton, Australian Capital Territory, 2601

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Transport

Accessibility

We are situated in the heart of Canberra on McCoy Circuit, Acton, between the shores of Lake Burley Griffin and the grounds of the Australian National University. Just a 10-minute walk from the city and state bus interchanges.

BY BUS - WEEKDAYS

Note: the NFSA is open daily 10.00am – 4.00pm (except Christmas Day and New Year's Day), and outside those times for special film screenings and events – see our upcoming events calendar.
ON THE NUMBER 6
Route R6 runs between Woden Interchange and City West approximately every 10 to 20 minutes from 5.30am to 11.00pm weekdays. To use this service to visit the NFSA, alight at London Cct after Edinburgh Ave and proceed 600 metres along Gordon Street to the entrance on McCoy circuit.
ON THE NUMBER 53
Route 53 runs between National Museum Lennox Crossing and Dickson Shops Cowper Street on average every 30 minutes from 7.00am to 10.10pm weekdays. Bus alights at Liversidge St behind the NFSA.
Transport Canberra's Routes and Timetables site can help you find the most practical way to our venue (and others).
ON THE CULTURE LOOP FREE SHUTTLE BUS
The free Culture Loop shuttle bus stops at NewActon (on Edinburgh Avenue), within walking distance of the NFSA.

BY BUS - WEEKENDS

Note: the NFSA is open daily 10.00am – 4.00pm (except Christmas Day and New Year's Day), and outside those times for special film screenings and events – see our upcoming events calendar.
ON THE NUMBER 6
Route R6 runs between Woden Interchange and City West approximately every 10 to 20 minutes from 7.00am to 9.00pm weekends and public holidays. To use this service to visit the NFSA, alight at London Cct after Edinburgh Ave and proceed 600 metres along Gordon Street to the entrance on McCoy circuit.
Transport Canberra's Routes and Timetables site can help you find the most practical way to our venue (and others).
ON THE CULTURE LOOP FREE SHUTTLE BUS
The free Culture Loop shuttle bus stops at NewActon (on Edinburgh Avenue), within walking distance of the NFSA.

PARKING

There is dedicated visitor parking on the premises between McCoy Circuit and Ellery Cresent (paid parking, up to three hours). There is also limited free parking surrounding the building on Liversidge Street.
We recommend using public transport in peak times.

Accessible parking is available off McCoy Circuit.
Wheelchair/accessible access via Liversidge Street.