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.
A double bill at the charming and intimate Church St
Studios was part of the 2023 Sydney International
Women’s Jazz Festival. Featuring Panghalina Three
and The Rest is Silence, both ensembles push boundaries
and have an eclectic vision of improvised …
In an evening where both acts used modern technologies to
enhance and augment their performances the audience were
treated to some international boundary-pushing music for
some serious, entertaining and captivating listening. The artists
expand their compositions by capturing non-musical …
Tina Harrod & Kate Wadey
Jazz in a church on a Friday night is an inspired choice.
St Stephens Uniting Church, with its sandstone walls,
towering pipe organ and delightful stained glass windows,
has a history of supporting music and …
The Women’s Club was the venue for the opening night of the 2023 Sydney International Women’s Jazz Festival. Thinking of a refined salon rather than a jazz dive will convey an impression of the room. It looks more suited to …
Some good conversations between a corpse and a civil servant is an unusual scenario but in Jean Tay’s play Boom, it has a substantial richness and a quirkiness and is very amusing. I found the character of Corpse fascinating and …
Dancing around the issue schoolboys Xavier and Sebastian tease
and flirt with each other. They want to appear cool but still
interested in helping with study and homework. Accused of being
a distraction the cute response is: “You’re delighted …
EMBELLISHMENT is a collection of women’s stories
from across Australia and the world. The stories are
from contemporary writers from Indigenous and
non-Indigenous Australian, South Asian, Indian,
African American and Irish cultures. Wiradjuri woman
Aunty Cheryl Penrith tells the audience …
Rob Mallett brilliantly embodies The King in ELVIS: A MUSICAL REVOLUTION and leads an inspiring cast and crew in this very
entertaining music and dance spectacular. The story of Elvis’
background is cleverly woven around many of the great …
THE HERO LEAVES ONE TOOTH is an evocative piece
of theatre set around a reunion and a dinner party where
nothing is quite what it seems. It has a noirish opening,
followed by an introduction of Neeve and Felix, two …
Linda Nicholls-Gidley’s new show at Flightpath Theatre
tells the story of Veronica and her struggles with
motherhood, pregnancy, mental and physical health.
Her heartfelt portrayal of the challenges of women
not quite coping in difficult situations delves into
depression, grief …