As CEO of the Australian Commercial Disputes Centre, Carol wrote dozens of role plays to train mediators. Once retired, she wrote short plays,15 of which have been produced in festivals. Her longer plays have been produced by Nautanki Theatre, Subtlenuance Theatre and the Indian Association. She founded Scene Theatre Sydney in 2008.
SMALL HABITS FOR A BIG LIFE is a classic self-help book for the general public. It is jargon-free and easy to read. She discusses habit transformation, trigger words, self-affirmation, self-defeating behaviours, goal setting, reward systems and self-trust. These are concepts …
Thirty years ago the S. H. Ervin Gallery began exhibiting a selection of paintings not accepted into the prestigious Archibald portrait competition and to the Wynne Landscape competition held at the Art Gallery of NSW. Ever since, we have known …
Allie Reynolds’ THE BAY is a classic thriller, a who-done-it where the evil-doer is not revealed until the last few pages. The setting is a remote beach on the east coast of Australia where the waves are perfect. People would …
Many will love this novel, especially artists, horse racing fans and historians. There are three key settings: the American south pre-Civil War, New York City in 1954 and Washington, D.C. in 2019. The chapters rotate back and forth between these …
In this World Premiere of BECOMING ELIZA, Anna O’Byrne tells her personal story of playing Eliza in the 2016 recreation of the original musical My Fair Lady. Dame Julie Andrews personally interviewed, coached and gently encouraged Anna in the …
How does he do it? SPARRING PARTNERS is John Grisham’s 45th book of fiction, and it could be one of the best. It is not part of the Theodore Boone series his fans would know well. It is three …
William Zappa’s presentation of some entertaining parts of Homer’s The Iliad demonstrated that the Epic is contemporary. Fate: men have no choice but to go off to war! Love: women tend the babies while the men fight! Patriotism: loyalty to …
Six weeks ago Maria Timofeeva and Victoria Stepanenko thought of having a charity concert in aid of Ukraine. Within the next three weeks philanthropist Judith Neilson, the City Recital Hall, Caritas Australia, four commercial organisations, fifteen musicians and a dozen …
This timely and superb exhibition is on until May 14. Don’t miss it. It’s free. Take the teenagers. Tell your friends.
First, what is the Tin Shed Gallery? It is not a tin shed. Perhaps it once was, as the …
CIRCUS OF ILLUSION played two shows only, both on April 21 at the State Theatre. Excited children, smiling grandparents and keen amateur magicians of all ages packed the theatre. Magicians and illusionists have been around for thousands of years. …