We crept down the long, abandoned alley at the back of the State Theatre, bypassing smelly dumpers and mangy street cats, peering, equal parts eagerly and warily, around each twist and turn, until we came to the stage door. We took…
On Sunday December 6th I spent the afternoon hanging out with the champions at the Forest Lodge Hotel, affectionately known by locals as ‘The Flodge’. Their taps were playing host to 6 beauties from Melbourne gypsy brewer Adam Betts, otherwise…
In an era in which performing arts venues and companies are closing down at a rate of knots due to lack of funding, it is comforting to see that some patrons are investing in the future of Australian theatre and…
Two world-class masters of music, conductor Edo de Waart and pianist Ronald Brautigam, both hailing from The Netherlands, head the final program in the 2015 Sydney Symphony Orchestra subscription series. The fellow countrymen have chosen a classical Mozart concerto, a…
Every month or so, film maker’s, actors/actresses and film connoisseurs get together for a screening of short films. 14th Nov was the 100th Kino; and to celebrate it, I was given the privilege of being the projectionist for this amazing…
Unwrap a night of musical, comedic, and performative treats on Saturday 12th December at PACT centre for emerging artists. From 7pm the theatre will play host to an assortment of live acts and Christmas cheer. I sat down with the…
Cuba – a country that is, for most Australians, synonymous with Fidel Castro, rum and cigars and old cars. But before Communism took its grip, life in Cuba in the 1920-50s could be described as a playground for the rich…
New choreographies, new dancers, new costumes, new lights. Same show, same music: still so intense to overwhelm and drag the audience through all the 5 stages of the performance. The production didn’t loose any of its intensity and perfectly conjugated…
Summer finally arrived in New South Wales, just in time for the Fairgrounds Festival held in South Coast’s Berry on Saturday 5th December, only a two-hour journey from Sydney. Fairgrounds is different to other music festivals as organisers had curated a day of family…
Lounging on a beach chair by a pool by the ocean sipping on a few orange margaritas and cheeseburger and Korean fried chicken burger sliders. Not too bad of way to enjoy the beginning of summer? And working at The…