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.
Eight excellent performers of the main act, Mr Ott, on stage with a grand piano, an enormous baritone sax and an impressive double bass, plus the six sexy dancers on the floor added a spectacular visual dimension to the great …
The wonderful collaboration between writer Vanessa Bates, director Chris Bendall and performer Ursula Yovich sees the stars in alignment for this delightful production.
Ursula tells a series of stories, based on fairy tales but with a veneer of modernity and …
THE LAST IMPRESSARIO is a documentary about “the most famous man you have never heard of,” the theatre producer Michael White. Michael was responsible for Oh! Calcutta!, A Chorus Line, The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Monty Python and the Holy …
THE FACTORY is writer and director Vela Manusaute’s musical tribute to the Pacific Island people that migrated and worked in the factories of New Zealand in the 1950s and 1960s. A simple morality tale is made into a memorable production …
With his new film THE LITTLE DEATH, Josh Lawson has written and directed a very funny film. Various stories relating to the sex lives and fantasies of a group of friends and neighbours are hilariously examined.
The film opened at …
In the opening scene Eleanor, in a fine performance by Jessica Chastain, attempts suicide by jumping off a bridge. The attempt is unsuccessful and she is pulled out of the water and taken to hospital.
The film then follows two
IT’S DARK OUTSIDE is a charming play from the Perth Theatre Company about the lost and confused thoughts, memories and feelings of an old man in his twilight years.
An old man wanders off from his residence into the surrounding …
The renowned British artist Tacita Dean is famous for her drawings and film. Dean has the ability to capture in her works qualities that make them not only extraordinarily beautiful but her works have an intimacy that can be almost …
How often do you see a funny existential play that examines the reason and nature of theatre, life, death, meaning and the sheer randomness of the universe?
A man, played impressively by Heath Ivey-Law, walks into a comfortable middle class …
Emily Calder’s play commences with three children, represented by children’s toy dolls, playing in a sandpit. These dolls are manipulated by three actors who also adopt children’s voices for the dialogue, initially about an insignificant playground struggle. A patronising offstage …