Richard Roxburgh helms inaugural arts festival

Actor Richard Roxburgh has been appointed creative director of the inaugural Spectrum Now arts festival in his native Australia. The Moulin Rouge! star will be in charge of the three-week arts and culture event which will celebrate music, film, books, dance and art in a variety of exhibitions, gigs, talks and performances.
He tells the Sydney Morning Herald, “I’m in equal measure honoured, excited and daunted to take up the challenge to bring a blockbuster program of artistic surprises to Sydney – it’s going to be brilliant.
“Sydney has one of the most rich and diverse artistic communities in the world, it’s no mistake that our city emblem, the Opera House, is a building dedicated to the arts. For the month of March during Spectrum Now we will be showcasing that entire community and encouraging them to join us in bringing a degustation of delights to the people of Sydney.”
Spectrum Now will take place around the city from 11 to 29 March (15).