Markus Weber, born 1953 in Hall in Tyrol. After his drama-education at the Otto Falckenberg Academy in Munich he has worked as an actor, director, dramaturgy and musical-producer at numerous European and international theatres. In addition, he is the successful author and translators of plays, musicals, opera and ballet-librettos. His rock-musicals for children, Jungle Book and Koala Joe, were international successes and are presented regularly. His play End of Dreams won the German Theatre Association Award for Best New Play. After over 150 professional theatre productions in Europe and 35 years of living like rover on highways and in too many hotels, he decided to embark on his biggest dream ever – live and work in what he calls the home of his heart: Australia. He now lives in Sydney, specialising in Arts Management.
And six more weeks to go. After the hype of the first two weeks week three comes on a sudden low. Low in content and lower in audience numbers. Let’s face the facts. 180 new short plays in the ten
Normally we do not quote other reviewers. In this case, it is necessary to point out that not everything on paper is anything but the truth.
In her review for the Edinburgh Fringe Festival, Charlotte Smith writes: LA PUTYKA is
The vibe is incredible. Once everyone has recovered from Christmas feasting and New Year’s Eve binging King Street Theatre, formerly Newtown Theatre, is abuzz. Even the dress rehearsal (reserved for Writers, Directors and Actors of S+S only) is a sell-out.
It starts with a bang. The program selection for week one of the world’s wide biggest Festival for short plays is superb. The new Artistic Director, Pete Malicki, truly has a golden hand in dramaturgically putting together an entertaining and
8/12/2012. Sidetrack Theatre 7:30 pm. It rains in buckets. The Jumbo jets roar away as if on a crash course with the Addison Arts & Events District. The potholes are deep and overflowing from the never-ending heavy rain. Good weather
A small group of people waiting amongst people attending other shows at the Riverside Theatre Foyer. Then appears a floating white chair, accompanied by a graceful and charming woman and an over the top eager man. Our tour guides have
THEN. Berlin. 08.12.1978, 11:15 pm. It is over. Dead silence in the audience. As if no one wants to breathe. Then we all got on our feet, applauded and cheered for 30 minutes. We just had witnessed epoch-making theatre directed
MELINDA SCHNEIDER DOES DORIS DAY
It isn’t a tribute show, not a musical, it is just Melinda Schneider doing Doris Day in a narrative concert evening for the whole family.
Doris Day recorded 616 songs, starred, and sang in thirty-nine
This is not a full review, there’s no criticism and certainly not a conviction. These are only a few personal thoughts of a theatre professional groomed in a different cultural environment than Australia. Why no comprehensive review? Because I attended
A LAND OF QUESTION MARKS
“What happens if we hoose not to follow them” is a quote straight from the program. It took me a while to realise that it is just one of those mean little, printing errors the