Mr Peabody and Sherman (PG): Animated film about the world’s most accomplished dog (Ty Burrell) and his pet boy Sherman who must travel back in their time machine to fix a rift. 3D some sessions.

Noah (M): Russell Crowe stars as the man chosen by God to build an ark before the world is destroyed.

Nymphomaniac (R): The story of a woman’s journey from birth to the age of 50 as told by the main character, the self-diagnosed nymphomaniac, Joe (Charlotte Gainsbourg). In two parts.

The Raid 2 (R): A Jakarta cop goes undercover in the criminal underworld to find the corrupt politicians and police pulling the strings at the top of the heap.

Romeo and Juliet (M): William Shakespeare’s classic tale reimagined for the 21st century, with Douglas Booth and Hailee Steinfield as the young lovers from warring families.

LOVE GAMES

‘‘If music be the food of love, play on ...’’ William Shakespeare’s comedy Twelfth Night, or What You Will a story of twins and romantic entanglements, is on at Theatre 3 at 8pm. It’s produced by Canberra Repertory Society and directed by Ed Wightman. Single ticket prices; Adult $40 Concession one hour before the performance.

MUSIC AND LYRICS

Can an uptight composer and a passionate lyricist make beautiful music together in life as well as art? That’s the question asked by the musical They’re Playing Our Song by Neil Simon, Marvin Hamlisch and Carol Bayer Sager, which is on at the Queanbeyan Performing Arts Centre at 2pm and 8pm. Tickets at the venue one hour before the performance.

READ ON

Lifeline Canberra is holding its Autumn Bookfair this weekend at Exhibition Park. The sale includes more than 200,000 books and a wide range of rare collectable items such as vinyl records and maps. There’s a wide range of categories for everyone such as: cookbooks, travel books, gardening books, fiction and non-fiction and games. Entry is via gold coin donation. Open 9am to 5am today, 10am to 4pm tomorrow.

WITCHES FLY OFF

Supa’s production of the musical The Witches of Eastwick – about three bored women in a small town who conjure up their ideal man, only to find he’s a bit of a devil – has its final performances at the ANU Arts Centre at 2pm and 8pm. Tickets $35 adults, $25 children under 16 at the door.

VOCI STUPENDE

Voci Stupende, a group of students from the Sydney Conservatorium of Music, presents a recital of operatic solos, duets, trios and ensemble pieces including Bizet’s much loved duet from The Pearl Fishers, Bellini’s Casta Diva and Mozart’s Ave Verum Corpus. The Primo Live CD will also be launched. Wesley Music Centre, Forrest, 7.30pm. Tickets $35/$25 from trybooking.com/75112 or at the door. Also performing on Sunday at 2pm at Woden Seniors Centre, same booking details.

LOVE AND LOSS

Art Song Canberra’s next concert, Love and Loss, will take place in the Wesley Music Centre, 20 National Circuit, Forrest, beginning at 3pm. It will be given by Sydney artists Prudence Dunstone (mezzo-soprano) and Maryleigh Hand (piano). Exploring the themes of love and loss through songs in English, Italian, French, German and Spanish, this concert includes Italian songs by three 19th-century female composers: Marietta Brambilla (contralto), Isabella Colbran (Rossini’s first wife and creator of many roles) and the great romantic, Maria Felicité Garcia de Bériot (better known as Malibran). The program also includes songs by Duparc, Elgar, Strauss and Granados. Admission, including program and light refreshments: full price $35, concessions $30, Art Song Canberra members $25, full-time students $15. Tickets available only at the door.

WALK ON

In the Canberra Walking Festival, walk around the city centre and surrounding suburbs. Start your walk at the appointed time at the Control Centre in Barton and return before 4pm. A non-competitive event; the 23rd Two Day Walk is open to walkers of all ages. Australian Centre for Christianity and Culture, 15 Blackall Street, Barton, 7am-4pm. Adult $25. Children, seniors and family costs vary, aussiewalk.com.au.

FREE FILM

The Milk of Sorrow (2009, M) will be screened in the James O Fairfax Theatre, National Gallery of Australia, at 2pm. It is in Spanish and Quechua with English subtitles and is about Fausta, a woman who is suffering from a rare disease called the Milk of Sorrow, which is transmitted through the breast milk of pregnant women who were abused or raped during or soon after pregnancy.