PamWalker Archive

Behind the Quiet Fences

Emerging young writer Rogelio Alfonzo Mendoza has an abundance of energy and imagination. Born in Venezuela and now living in Sydney, Australia, Mendoza is tomorrow launching his new book Behind the Quiet Fences. The attraction to the thriller genre goes back many …

The photographic portrait Framed, and hung

Artist Laura Moore was first attracted to photography as a way of collecting evidence and proof. The medium she both loves and intensely scrutinises was a way of certifying her own existence. A decade on and she’s decided that photography can’t replace …

Review: As You Like It, Sydney Opera House

Bell Shakespeare’s production of As You Like It is a pleasant lighthearted jaunt through an Arcadian world of love, deception and hidden identities. This fanciful tale begins with court intrigue as younger son Orlando (Charlie Gaber) confronts older brother Oliver (Dorje Swallow) about his …

Review: Cock, The Old Fitz

    Mike Bartlett’s smash hit play Cock had its Sydney premiere at the Old Fitzroy Hotel on February 6. This delightful and incisive comedy is propelled by an excellent script full of great one-liners and bitchy repartee delivered with great comic …
Sydney Festival: Love is dancing in the air

Sydney Festival: Love is dancing in the air

  Forget gliding gracefully down an elaborate staircase to make a stunning entrance at the ball. That’s old hat. To really catch everyone’s attention there’s no better way than to fly in and come careering down the wall. Audiences will have the …
James Cromwell takes on Rupert

James Cromwell takes on Rupert

US actor James Cromwell would hardly be surprised by the latest controversy that has engulfed media mogul Rupert Murdoch. The former Australian has earned much opprobrium on Twitter for tweeting his congratulations to his tabloid Sydney paper, The Daily Telegraph, for its “scoop” …
Review: Rupert, David Williamson

Review: Rupert, David Williamson

  If you’re going to see Rupert in the hope of participating in a fierce hate fest against a controlling power hungry megalomaniac, you’ll be disappointed. David Williamson’s latest play, a musical satirical narrative about the rise of media mogul Rupert Murdoch, is surprisingly …
Review: Constellations

Review: Constellations

“Think of a guitar string that has been tuned by stretching the string under tension across the guitar. Depending on how the string is plucked and how much tension is in the string, different musical notes will be created by the string.” …