Judith is a Sydney theatre worker who was ‘born in a trunk’. With a lifelong passion for all performing arts, she has turned her hand to many jobs in film, TV and live theatre. Ranging from earning pocket money for trimming the back legs off tables, so they sat flat on raked stages to owning her own touring theatre company.
A lighting designer by trade, Judith experiences performances with a technical eye and an understanding of the jobbing actor and the theatrical bedrock which supports them.
TECHNOLOGY FOR OLDIES eh? I’m an oldie and my oldest friend is an oldie so off we toddled to see what the whippersnappers could teach us. The Corrugated Iron show is on tour from Darwin and playing in association with …
The setting for A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC at the Everest Theatre is simple. Black risers upstage on the right. On the left, a large, bare branch artfully suspended parallel to the floor above a grand piano. But this is not …
I loved this show. One of my favourites this year so far, in fact. But there is a secret to enjoying it. Luckily I had a crony with me who had seen it earlier in the week and he let …
In their program and on-line, Lane Cove Theatre Company is lobbying the local council for a space to call home. After a 20 year commitment to community based work, it’s about their future. And from the work I saw on …
There is a lot of skill evident in BLUE WIZARD, playing at Belvoir Downstairs at the moment. And it’s right there and up close in this intimate venue.
There are true moments of engagement. There is really accomplished puppetry from …
Talk to any LGBTIQA person (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Intersex, Queer/Questioning and Allied) and there is a coming out story. And another. And another. There is always another person, organization or situation where coming out is required. Talk to any …
A chat over dinner before hitting the Enmore Theatre for SANDYLANDS. Over Thai spring rolls, a discussion of Sandra Bernhard and how funny she is. Sure, sure. All true I thought but as a Mardi Gras event I was hoping …
Colours everywhere in this beautiful harbour city of ours. The last day of Summer and a dance party backgrounded by the Opera House and the Harbour Bridge. Blue water, white sparkling ship sails and a mirror ball of epic proportion. …
Theatre people are much more superstitious than film people and Bette Davis began her career as a dancer and actor on the Broadway stage. It wasn’t until she headed to Hollywood in her early 20’s that she took the path …
Volunteers are very much the backbone of our society. Almost everyone I know does something in their precious spare time. Human nature knows a good cause when we feel it. Last night we theatricals, theatre lovers or music lovers put …