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Standing Ovations for an Outstanding Performance One man show extraordinaire, and founding member of the Ensemble Theatre, Reg Livermore, introduces us to the charismatic theatre jack-of-all trade’s actor Arthur Kwick (with a KW) whose career has been unremarkable despite a surprisingly notable …

The Lexus Short Film fellows of 2017 presented their new works at the Dendy Cinema at Circular Quay as part of the Sydney Film Festival last month. The fellowship is aligned with such names such as Marta Dusseldorp, Judy Davis and David …

You don’t even hear your Uber as it pulls up outside your house due to its electric engine. As you get in the car you notice the company has done away with supervising drivers and the car is entirely autonomous. Would you …

As anyone who has ever set foot in a Centrelink office can testify, it’s not a happy experience. But when Genevieve Hegney and Catherine Moore, who wrote and star (yes, star!) in Unqualified, meet on their different job quests in such an …

Want to work abroad as a professional communicator? Before stepping foot on a plane, there are some preparations you should make. Dr Lukasz Swiatek, a Lecturer in Communication and Public Relations at Massey University, recently co-organised and co-led a unique international study …

“Music is a thing we turn to when we abandon the kingdom of reason” Richard Wagner’s music (somewhat unluckily for the composer) is inextricably bound with Hitler and the Third Reich, the Fuhrer idolising Wagner’s work and eventually using it to open …

When it premiered in Los Angeles in 2014, Marjorie Prime was reviewed as a comedy. At the Ensemble, under the very able direction of Mitchell Butel, there are certainly some funny moments but the treatment of Jordan Harrison’s play, which takes the …

There is so much to like about this new Australian play. Written by Joanna Erskine and performed at the artist-run Old 505 with a great ensemble cast, it is full of life, occasionally laugh-out-loud hilarious, and all about death! Ultimately, it’s how …

Soldier, maid, madwoman, saint, misguided teenager? The powers that were had difficulty working her out in the 15th century, so how can we hope to do better? Joan heard voices (the Archangel Michael, virgin martyrs St Catherine and St Margaret) and they …

“This time last year, I was plotting a murder.” As opening lines go, this one is hard to beat. It is spoken by David Holthouse (Graeme McRae), the protagonist in Stalking the Bogeyman, who goes on to tell us the true story of …