Normal
Katie Pollock’s AWGIE nominated play, Normal, deals with the plight of Poppy, a young woman stricken with a Tourette’s-like condition, who struggles for understanding and acceptance from those with whom she comes in cont...
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REVIEW: Sally Hepworth – The Good Sister
An easy, one-evening read, The Good Sister is an engaging twist on sisterly dynamics. And I use the word ‘twist’ intentionally. When I sat down to read The Good Sister, I was a little anxious that the book may have been ...
Intimacy
Intimacy is the third production in a series of small shows produced by Belco Arts to introduce its superb new performing space by exploring various human responses utilising variety of performing disciplines. Risk was t...
John Garrett: What’s Your “And”? Unlock the person within ...
John Garrett is a comedian and speaker, whose podcast What’s Your “And”? overflows with fascinating conversations with professionals about the hobbies that make them who they are. This book is a result of tho...
Chalet Monet: Inside the Home of Dame Joan Sutherland and Richard Bony...
It wasn’t the appearance of Chalet Monet, but its position, that attracted the attention of Richard Bonynge back in 1964. Situated high on a hill, the relatively unremarkable Chalet Monet, possessed glorious panoramic vi...
Mess
A production called Mess almost beggars the response, “It was”. But in this case “It wasn’t”. Far from it. Japanese-born dancer/sculptor, Natsuko Yonezawa, inspired by the Japanese phenomenon, hikikomori, has created a ...
Larry Wilson: Do What’s Right
Larry Wilson might be ‘the $2 billion man’ who learned a lot of lessons about business and life during his career. It’s just unfortunate that he was unable to turn it into a compelling story. It was when I wa...
Eleanor Lyons and Vladimir Fanshil: Wandering Hearts
To paraphrase the familiar proverb “It’s an ill-wind that doesn’t blow somebody some good”. In this case it was Canberra music lovers who benefited, as a direct result of Covid-19, from two sold-out performances by sopra...