A memorable part of Mark’s childhood, in Sydney in the sixties, was spent queuing up in George Street to watch the latest movies. Mark remains an avid cinema and theatre goer, and believe that the essentials of great drama remain the same in both “genres”.
Mark’s other interests are photography, cricket and rugby. He is happy to discuss the finer points of swing bowling at any time.
UNindian is an uplifting Australian made Bollywood film directed by Anupam Sharma, written by Thushy Sathi, lensed by Martin McGrath and and marks the feature film debut of Aussie fast bowling legend Brett Lee.
The film finds …
This colourful and energetic interpretation of the ancient Chinese tale will also entertain fans of the seventies television show. The creator, designer and co-director Kim Carpenter is renowned for his highly visual productions and MONKEY is spectacularly in that genre. …
Andrea is stung by a wasp in the neck and her mother tells her this is the wasp’s way of telling her she loves her. This is an early drama in Andrea’s life and one of many lies that Andrea …
LADIES IN LAVENDER featuring the very popular Penny Cook is a sweet, charming and humorous play that has a subtly dark undercurrent of racism, snobbery, delusion and sibling rivalry which adds a layer of complexity and richness to the performance …
KITTY FLANAGAN’S SERIOUSLY is a very funny, entertaining and intelligent show.
The show opens with Penny Flanagan singing the Paul Kelly song, Sydney from a 747. Kitty joins her on stage and explains that Paul Kelly is obviously from …
A cantankerous, funny, intelligent and eloquently foul mouthed Lily Tomlin plays a wonderful Grandma, Ellie Read. Her granddaughter, Sage (Julia Garner), approaches her for money to fund an abortion. Unfortunately, Grandma has recently settled all her debts and cut up …
This is a classic play for a very simple reason. It is a very well written. Today it is an interesting study of an aspect of Australian culture as it was over sixty years ago. It brings the classic legend …
Two beautiful sisters, Caroline and Charlotte von Lengenfeld, fall in love with Friedrich Schiller, the popular eighteenth century German playwright, poet and philosopher. Schiller falls for both the sisters and this makes the threesome’s intense relationships somewhat complicated.
This drama …
Phillip Ridley’s harrowing play of grief and the impact of post traumatic stress is given the full on, in your face treatment, under Claudia Barrie’s direction. The play opens with loud heavy guitar sounds before a stark, all white room …
A visit to the Allen House Rehabilitation Clinic is an amusing and entertaining experience. The clinic staff welcomes us and informs us that the Prime Minister will be arriving shortly and we are left to wander around the clinic observing …