Mark Pigott

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.

276 posts by Mark Pigott

boom! international festival of percussion

 

The BOOM! INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF PERCUSSION opened at Sydney Town Hall with an entertaining and diverse selection of artists performing a delightful mixture of styles of percussion. This opening event showcased some of the artists that will perform in …

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audrey clark – stinky pig gets rich

 

Audrey Clark likes to make fun of herself, answering machines, stand up comedians, writers and musicians. Marketers, Christians, affirmations and families are also in her sights. Audrey’s comedy takes on these entities with intelligence and humour.

Audrey flippantly presents …

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freedman jazz 2022 @ the studio

Tom Avgenicos has been announced as the 2022 Freedman Jazz Fellow. The finals of this prestigious award were held in The Studio at the Sydney Opera House. The three finalists were Tom Avgenicos, Flora Carbo and Holly Conner. They presented …

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all you can carry : a work in progress

Ash is in the unenviable position of having an ageing mother needing care, a typically solipsistic teenage daughter, a husband who cannot grasp Ash’s despair, and an overachieving and needy best friend. Ash has always juggled these competing needs and

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nick and tom – real estate agents

 

A comedy about real estate agents could follow many trajectories.
I expected it to pillory the archetypical pushy, brash,
shallow and deceptive agent who you can tell is lying
by the fact that his lips are moving. Instead NICK

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taikoz and guests : coming together

Brilliant dancing, stirring drumming and driving synthesisers were the highlights of this eclectic Seymour Centre show. TAIKOZ has been performing Japanese drumming, known as taiko, for twenty five years. Japanese percussion is a spectacular type of performance which can feature …

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the song company : paul capsis : dry my tears

Choosing some great songs, applying your singing talents and acting skills with accompaniment from a fine pianist has resulted in a very entertaining show. Paul Capsis and Francis Greep’s acoustic show evokes 1930’s Berlin’s cabaret scene while recounting an
emotional …

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burn witch burn @ the old fitz

 

BURN WITCH BURN is given a Lynchian makeover where plot and dialogue are minimalised and prominence is given to atmosphere, sound, visuals and movement. The sound design was reminiscent of the David Lynch film Eraserhead and set, movement and

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once @ the eternity playhouse

ONCE is a story about a guy and a girl who connect through music. The audience can connect with the story as it is real, touches us with its humanity, and is enlivened by wonderful singing, highly skilful musicians and …

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here @ annandale creative arts centre

HERE is a concept of a collaboration of artists that is a concert of lost lockdown intimacies, a meditation on identity, locality and reconnection in the wake of isolation. These ideas are conveyed through music, words and visuals. During COVID-19 …

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