Year: 2019

A good year in the theatre – 2018. Not too traumatic. Many rewards. 1. New Australian Writing I liked a lot: MOTHER, by Daniel Keene, at the Belvoir Upstairs. Play has been around – first time in Sydney – one woman piece.BURIED, by Xavier Coy, at the Old 505. Two new one act plays of promise by a new writer. Also, well performed.SINCE ALI DIED, by Omar Musa, as part of the Bach Festival at the Griffin. Memoir Monologue written and performed by Award-winning Slam-Poet, Omar Musa. It is having a return season at Griffin in January. Highly recommend.HOME INVASION,…

This is not a blog concerning a Performance. This concerns the plans for two theatres in the Independent circuit in Sydney. On Sunday 25th November and 2nd December I attended the launch of two 2019 Seasons. It was quite a pleasure to see, at both, a majority of young artists and their supporters, present. I just thought to remark on the foresight and enterprise of LIMELIGHT ON OXFORD and THE KINGS CROSS THEATRE (bAKEHOUSE). Both organisations have planned 2019 with a generous sense of the development of the young artists in this city by giving the opportunity to create and…