newtown festival 2019
If you were wondering what has happened to the tall red Wiggle, Murray Cook then the Newtown Festival had the answer. Cook has formed a group called ‘Murray Cook’s Soul Movers’ which was the last band to perform at the …
11 November 2019
first love is the revolution : full of surprises and optimism
London-based Australian playwright, Rita Kalnejais, presented her first production of ‘FIRST LOVE IS THE REVOLUTION’ at the Soho Theatre, London, in 2015. She has handed the play to Griffin Theatre Company’s Artistic Director, Lee Lewis, for its first Australian premiere.…
philippine festival 2019
The Philippine Festival held at Tumbalong Park at Darling Harbour over the last weekend. I was only able to attend yesterday which had a Christmas theme with a Santa Claus and a Filipino choir competition. The harmonies were glorious …
japanese film festival: saints, samurai and sleuths
Consider this.
Jesus and Buddha are flatmates in modern day Japan.
This is the conceit of SAINT YOUNG MEN 2nd CENTURY, one of the many little nuggets of cinematic gold to be found in this year’s Jpanese Film Festival.
A …
ailo’s journey: for deer life
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas so those sugary, saccharine, sweet movies are about to descend on our screens to dispense syrupy sentiment to our much more cynical kiddies.
AILO’S JOURNEY, on the face of it, sounds like …
the report: not to be redacted
What on paper probably looks like a dry as dust docudrama, THE REPORT is turned into a compelling thriller, akin to the mighty conspiracy pictures of yore like All The Presidents Men and The Parallax View.
THE REPORT is a …
judy and punch : a bracingly original directorial debut by mirrah foulkes
In the anarchic town of Seaside, nowhere near the sea, puppeteers Judy and Punch are trying to resurrect their marionette show. The show is a hit due to Judy’s superior puppeteering, but Punch’s driving ambition and penchant for whisky lead …
a delicate balance : more harsh than delicate
This Albee play garnered Edward Albee the first of three Pulitzer Prize for Drama awards.
It isn’t long into this work that the delicate balance keeping the characters in a holding pattern totters over, and chaos and enmity ensue.
We …