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fixing the broken nightingale
One of Australia’s most uniquely versatile and inventive creative artists, charismatic Dr Richard Allen has a multi-award-winning track record as a writer, director, choreographer, filmmaker, performer, new media artist, yogi and scholar. This is his tenth book. His previous books …
upshaw. elgar and grieg
A ravishing, enchanting concert that challenged and left one thrilled – what a way to start this year’s season! It was a delicious mix of works by contemporary composers and standard concert favourites performed under the energetic and passionately committed …
bright days ahead
If there is one singular reason to attend the Alliance Francais Film Festival it’s Fanny Ardant. Those who are not already ardent fans of Fanny Ardant should be after seeing BRIGHT DAYS AHEAD, with Fanny at her funniest as a …
endless love
One for the romantics, perfectly timed with a Valentine’s Day release, ENDLESS LOVE, directed by Shaun Feste from a screenplay by Feste and Joshua Safran, is a remake of the 1981 teen romance movie which starred Brooke Shields. It is …
will and me: how shakespeare took over my life
The joy of Shakespeare is that whether you are a Bard Tragic or just a dabbler, you are guaranteed to find at least one or two quotes that feel so tasty and nice to speak and hear that you want …
dallas buyer’s club
Matthew McConnaughy’s Oscar nomination for Dallas Buyers Club is not only right and just for this particular project but a fitting tribute to an actor whose past eight films show a consistently excellent body of work.
His work has often …









