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More MoreGlass Animals: ‘We Had No Idea What We Were Doing’ David Bayley is a softly spoken man, almost delicately so. There is a certain level of poetic justice to this, given he is the frontman...
More MoreEd Kuepper: Saints And Sinners When I speak to Ed Kuepper, it is after a confusing exchange of rescheduled interview slots to take into account the time difference between Sydney...
More MoreGlen Hansard @ Sydney Opera House Reviewed on Thursday March 20 (photo by Prudence Upton) You could travel far and not see a performance as remarkable, nor a performer so appealing....
More MoreThe Soul Rebels: ‘The Energy Of The People’ Lumar LeBlanc from The Soul Rebels has one of the most evocative names you’re likely to come across in the next few paragraphs. Even more...
More MoreGanesh Versus The Third Reich While most theatre companies purport to have fresh and challenging productions, the truth is that few are able to achieve genuine innovation or originality. Ganesh...
More MoreArt On The Runway Of course the Artistic Director of Art Month is called Scrap Wall. With a moniker like that, any other job would be inevitably unsatisfying. Over...
Features FeaturesGlen Hansard : Drive All Night I love Eddie Vedder. I do. Catching him perform solo at the State Theatre recently was just amazing. And yet, I can’t hide the truth:...
More MoreThe Winter’s Tale In what turned out to be one of the more entertaining interviews I’ve conducted, Terry Serio unexpectedly broke into an impersonation of Cate Blanchett impersonating...
More MoreDolly Parton @ Qantas Credit Union Arena Reviewed on Tuesday February 18 (image by Ashley Mar) The night starts with an overture that sounds suspiciously like the theme from Hello, Dolly! Not...
More MoreTwelfth Night Just in time for Shakespeare’s 450th birthday (who is looking pretty good for someone who hit their quadricentennial without even breaking a sweat), theatre company...
More MoreOkkervil River: ‘A Companion To Somebody’ Another interviewer has jumped the queue and shamelessly stolen my allocated time with Will Sheff. I feel like a jerk, because when I call and...
