Last week, I had the great fortune to venture beyond the usual triumvirate of Stables, Belvoir and Wharf to visit areas of Sydney’s theatre landscape that I do not often frequent – Bankstown Arts Centre (Bankstown), Joan Sutherland Performing Arts Centre (Penrith) and Riverside theatres (Parramatta). This is not due to snobbery, or ignorance or lack of interest. It is largely to do with logistics of being a long term public transport devotee and being based in the inner west of Sydney. However, I thought it was really very interesting that three shows – each which represent and reveal important aspects of our identity, our past and our present by local artists – were so different in style and tone and story. Read more

The Comedy Festival has once again descended upon Sydney. Posters of quirky/surprised/defiant/quizzical comedians urging us to take a holiday from the un-hilarious, wallpaper the cafes and bookstores of the inner west, amongst them, Greg Fleet. Read more

I’ve been typing. I have been sitting here typing. There are four sentences half-formed and mangled below this sentence. It’s been five days or so since seeing The Business and I have been sitting on it. Read more

OK… you may have noticed that i haven’t been my usual diligent self, updating all there is to update… being the loudest ranter on the web… perhaps you’ve thought I’ve been laying low. And indeed I have been. And here’s why… Read more

She starts. Read more

Check out these three opportunities that landed in my inbox in the last week… Read more

You may have noticed I’ve not been out and about as much as usual. The reason is because I have been observing for The National Play Festival. Read more

Now in its second year, the Australian Film Festival opened last week at the Ritz Cinema in Randwick with the Sydney Premiere of Amanda Jane’s The Wedding Party. Read more

AUDITION CALL: OPEN WORKSHOP
16 April, 2-4pm at Shopfront Contemporary Arts & Performance
for artists ranging between 12-25 years old to create a brand new multi-media performance on the theme of Change and Consequence. Read more

In an industry obsessed with youth and beauty and the next hot thing – what happens to the performer as they age? Theatre is largely about energy – the energy exchange between director and performer, then performer and audience. And it appears the stayers in the industry are those, who may not necessarily have the most “talent,” but those who have the most stamina. Read more