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March 24 & 25| Master Class with Rosie Dennis
Create original work with one of Australia’s finest writer/ performers – Rosie Dennis. Read more

As I write this, I want you to imagine me (or a version of me that your imagination fancies) dressed in a red velvet smoking jacket, a silk cravat. I want you to imagine me sitting in a book lined room, with a side table heavy with dusty tomes. Perhaps a crystal sherry glass by my side? A fire cracking and popping nearby – lighting my face with an autumnal, sunset glow… Now, imagine I am an octopus. Read more

On the pastel wall-papered rooms of my grandparent’s house in Coffs Harbour, three small prints (copies of paintings by Albert Namatjira) hung in silence. Read more

There are moments in our lives that are only ours. Pure moments, hidden from the ones we love, or love us. There are moments, thoughts that are not ever externalized. They sit replaying in us – gently, invisibly guiding our decisions and our patterns – of love, of hate, of self-sabotage, of victory, of sheer delight in living. Read more

It was Mardi Gras Fair day, when I headed to New Theatre. The streets were filled with clusters of people – long legged drag queens, petite men with stripey shirts, men holding hands, rainbow colours, music. Read more

“Imagination is the beginning of creation. You imagine what you desire, you will what you imagine and at last you create what you will.”
G B Shaw. Read more

It was last Wednesday when I saw this show. I don’t need my diary to remind me of that. Read more

A quiet and modest email lands in my inbox. Unlike the usual “COME SEE MY PLAY” demands of the industry, it’s a neat and modest request, that I come to the International premiere of new Australian play. How could I resist? Read more

As the Sydney Festival explodes with various opening nights and outdoor events – like well-considered fireworks – there has been the usual buzz and hum of opinions colliding and clashing in print, in cafes, in foyers, in parks and online. Read more

It’s been a long time since I have seen anything like BURIED CITY. Read more