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.
‘This is my second time to see Peepshow’, the woman sitting next to me said. ‘I see everything Circa does!’ It was opening night in Sydney. How had she already seen Peepshow? ‘I came down from Brissie especially to see …
This 300 page book about transhumanism claims “to rattle your mind’s cage with some new ideas in this time of ‘accelerating change’. Some of the “new” ideas discussed have been around thousands of years. Others have been around for decades. …
“The exchange of knowledge on stars and planets between elders and their youth is an example to us all”, writes archeoastronomer Duane Hamacher. This informative 250 page book could be a lesson to all of us. We might recognise Venus …
Talented crime writer Thomas Mogford has turned his attention to historical fiction, and we are very happy he did. This is a wonderful novel.
THE PLANT HUNTER is set in London in 1867. A handsome young man works in a …
HEROES OF THE FOURTH TURNING by American Will Arbery premiered in New York in 2019. It was an immediate success and became a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Australia’s Outhouse Theatre Company has brought the play to Sydney. It may not translate …
This Brecht-Weill operatic double-bill at the Old Fitz is an outstanding production. Exuberant musical theatre at its best! Who would have thought 17 musicians, the conductor, a piano and seven performers could fit into the Old Fitz Theatre? The removal …
Feel the isolation of remote New Zealand. Live vicariously in the foggy mountains with their treacherous slopes. Follow the angst of two secluded families united in their grief from the disappearance of a young woman 25 years ago. What secrets …
‘Nistisima’ translates to Lenten, or fasting foods. This vegan recipe book includes the history of the various cultural fasts and the stories of the cooks who prepared the foods to be eaten while fasting. The recipes are from the Mediterranean, …
It was intended to be the perfect escape. Two English couples living in Singapore, each with two children, go on a short holiday together to a remote Malaysian island. The beach is beautiful. There are carers for the children. There …
TaikOz and Synergy Percussion performed the world premier of Ian Cleworth’s BREATH at the Seymour Centre. This virtuosic 70-minute work presented various kinds of taikos (Japanese barrel drums), snare drums, the marimba, the xylophone, gongs, bells, singing and human breathing …