Elizabeth had a passion for theatre and performing from her youth and was a keen contributor to the joint school musicals- mostly the Gilbert and Sullivan romps. Once she headed to university this passion dominated with a 4 year stint at UNE in Armidale encompassing both performance and directing as major components of her Double Major in Drama and Major in English Literature.
The year after graduation she found herself not only at the newly formed Actors’ Centre but also teaching high school drama. She is still there, teaching, directing, writing for high school Drama and on the side across the years has performed in small season productions at Q theatre and directed several productions for the Short & Sweet program being a part of the inaugural group.
Keenly she has represented other drama educators as committee member then President of Drama NSW also representing NSW on the National Committee at Drama Australia National Conferences. She completed her MA a century ago also with a focus on Drama & Theatre at UNSW. She is now a mum of two and recently directed her sixth Musical – perhaps now coming full circle in the scheme of things. She was contributing and consulting editor on a major Drama text for Cambridge Uni Press “Drama ReLoaded”.
More than anything she loves theatre and is very keen to share her experiences with this forum. Each year she directs secondary students in plays from Australia and across the globe, in productions large and small.
You walk into Belvoir and the theatre has been transformed. I know that happens every time but somehow, this is different. We are in Emerson’s Bar and Grill, a cabaret dive in South Philadelphia.
There are 9 tables for the …
THE NIGHT THE STARS CAME OUT TO PLAY
Hosted this year by Rove McManus with co-host Monique Dykstra and improvising musician Benny Davis, the galaxy of stars included Wil Anderson, Gep Blake, Nikki Britton, David Callan, Ewan Campbell, Kate Coates, …
Set in the basement flat in Notting Hill Gate, across barely 24 hours we take a ride with Susy Henderson who until now has been somewhat dependent on her husband after having lost her sight only twelve months earlier in …
NATASHA, PIERRE AND THE GREAT COMET OF 1812 (BOOK AND LYRICS IS BY DAVID MOLLOY) IS THE AUSTRALIAN PREMIERE OF THE TONY AWARD® NOMINATED ELECTRO-POP OPERA BASED ON A SCANDALOUS SLICE OF TOLSTOY’S WAR AND PEACE
Set in 1812, …
The Diva is our musical goddess, in both popular music and opera, adored yet also known as somewhat “difficult, temperamental and demanding”.
Bernadette Robinson has joined with Simon Phillips (Director and Collaborator) to create a showcase of ten famous female …
Jeonghwan showed us why he was the winner of the Sydney International Piano Competition in a performance at the Sydney Conservatorium of Music that had lyricism and explosive virtuosity in equal measure. Jeonghwan reprised some of the pieces that he …
Jules Orcullo is really clear in the beginning, she speaks slowly, deliberately and carefully, directly to the audience. Nothing is real. This is a work of fiction. She has never met Tim Minchin.
Tim Minchin, who spent his twenties writing …
Sydney International Piano Competition is a Sydney based competition open to musicians from around the world, to find a virtuoso pianist. Every three years, 32 musicians are selected to compete over a three week period in July. It is a …
SLIDE NIGHT! is an invitation to some live and improvised Australian comedy hosted by Rove McManus, familiar to television audiences.
The “Australian sense of humour” is often characterised as dry, ironic and irreverent. The Australian tradition of self-mockery runs …
Darlinghurst Theatre Company has announced the Australian premiere of Tony Award winning electro-pop opera Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812 written by composer and lyricist Dave Malloy. It is based on a scandalous slice of Tolstoy’s War …